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| 1297 | Philip IV |  |
| Flanders The Flemish are defeated at the battle of Furnes during their struggle for independence from France |
| 1595 | Henry IV | |
| An Alliance of France, England & the Dutch which recognizes the United Provinces |
| France, England & the Dutch recognize the United Provinces |
| 1776 | Necker, Jacques | |
| Finances the American War of Independence by raising high interest rate loans |
| 1777 | Louis XVI | |
| 17th Dec Paris France recognizes the America's independence |
| 1778 | Jones, John Paul | |
| France enters the war on the USAside with the support of Spain |
| Jones leads a French sponsored naval unit |
| 1778 | Louis XVI | |
| France declares war on Britain & sends an army to nth America |
| 10th July France declares war against Great Britain |
| 1779 | Louis XVI | |
| 20th Mar Frankin meets Louis XVI to confirm the French-American treaty |
| 1780 | Jones, John Paul | |
| 23rd Sep Flanborough Defeats the British ship Serapis on the Bonhomme |
| 1781 | Destouches, Sochet | |
| 16th Mar Virginia Cap Destroys 3 British ships & has the better of the engagement but retreats to Newport |
| 1781 | Grasse-Tilly | |
| 5th Aug Chesapeake Bay Defeats the British enabling 16,000 Continental & Allied troops to besiege Yorktown |
| 30th Aug Chesapeake Bay Lands a French Fleet in Chesapeake Bay |
| 9th Sep Dunes The British leave the sea near Chesapeake to the French & Graves returns to New York |
| 1782 | Grasse-Tilly | |
| 12th April Loses control of the Caribbean to the British |
| 1783 | Louis XVI | |
| Versailles The treaty of Versailles recognizes the independence of the USA |
| 1849 | Oudinot, Nicolas | |
| 24th April Rome Oudinot lays siege to Rome |
| 29th June Rome Oudinot forces Rome to capitulate |
| 1926 | Poincare, Raymond | |
| 23rd May Lebanon is declared a Republic |
| 1943 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 3rd June Algiers Founds Committee of National Liberation in Algeria |
| 3rd June Algiers The Comm of National Liberation allows Algeria to have a say in running their country |
| 1945 | Cedile, Jean | |
| Paris September, rejects the Vietminh's demands for sovereignty |
| 1946 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Paris France recognizes Vietnam as a "free state" within the French Union |
| 1949 | Queuille, Henri | |
| Mar Paris Vietnamis given "independence within the French Union" |
| 1954 | Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| 31st July Carthage Mendes -France speaks on behalf of internal autonomy for Tunisia |
| 1st Nov A wave of terrorism begins bythe newly formed FLN |
| 1955 | Faure, Edgar | |
| April A state of emergency is declared in Algeria |
| May Bourgiba Agreement is reached on the independence of Bourgiba |
| May Agreement is reached on the independence of Tunisia |
| 1955 | Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| Feb Mendes -France is forced to resign during the Algerian crisis |
| 1956 | Mollet, Guy Alcide | |
| Paris The Algerian War of Independence begins under Mollet's government |
| Mar Tunisia & Morocco are granted independence |
| 1958 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 1st June Paris Offers the Algerians a referendum to decide their future |
| 1959 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Paris Comes to power in France & offers a plan for Algerian self-determination |
| 1960 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Paris The Peoples Republic of the Congo is granted full independence |
| 29th Jan Paris After "l'affaire des barricades" in Algiers appeals for order |
| 29th Jan Paris Speaks of the "national legitamacy that I incarnate & have done for 20 years" |
| 22nd April Under article 16 of the Constitution de Gaulle assumes dictatorial emergency powers |
| 23rd April A financial & economic blockade of Algeria is agreed in principle |
| 23rd April Paris Condemns the 4 retired generals leading the rebellion in Algeria |
| 23rd April Paris Forbids anyone to follow the orders of the rebellious generals in Algeria |
| 20th Aug Senegal becomes independent |
| 8th Sep The OAS attempt to assassinate de Gaulle as a last hope to save French Algeria |
| 1960 | Salan, Raul | |
| General Raoul Salan opposes the cease-fire & leads an unsuccessful insurrection |
| April Algiers Flies to Algiers from Spain |
| 21st April Algiers Paratroopers of the French Foreign Legion occupy the public buildings in Algiers |
| 22nd April Algiers Calls upon the rest of the Army to join the resistance to Algerian independence |
| 25th April Goes into exile after the collapse of the third Algiers rebellion |
| 1960 | Salan, Rauol | |
| General Raoul Salan opposes the ceasefire & leads an unsuccesful insurrection |
| 1962 | Bidault, Georges | |
| Appointed Chairman of the National Resisance Council |
| Supports the OAS against de Gaulle's policy in Algeria |
| 1962 | Pompidou, Georges | |
| 8th April Paris The Evian Accords are overwhelmingly accepted in a French referendum |
