French troops

Paris's armed forces

French troops are soldiers serving in the French military.

The phrase appears frequently in historical and news contexts discussing France's military operations: French troops were deployed to Mali, Napoleon's French troops crossed into Russia.

The modifier distinguishes nationality when multiple forces are involved.

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national military forces

French troopsBritish troops

UK armed forces personnel

British redcoats · Russian troops · American troops · Wehrmacht · British Army

military vs civilian status

French troopscivilian population

non-combatants

allied vs enemy forces

French troopscoalition forces

Multinational military alliance

resistance fighters

Family

French, troops, France, Frenchman, Frenchmen, Frenchwoman, Frenchwomen, troop, trooper

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G