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> Despite this, what one could consider natural French territory, Belgium and Netherland What's natural about this? Those countries had been fendong off occupy
by brnt 4y ago
> Despite this, what one could consider natural French territory, Belgium and Netherland
What's natural about this? Those countries had been fendong off occupyers for centuries by the time the French made any serious progress during Napoleon. If you're refering to the Rhine/Maas delta, after the Roman empire it never was a (significant) border again, at least not in the Netherlands.
- panick21_ 4y ago> What's natural about this? Where is the center of power of the French crown? And then measure how far away the lowlands are. The French kings have been struggling to control Flanders for literally more the 1000 years. Given how much larger and richer France was, and how incredibly valuable that land is, the most successful military in history should have managed it. > Those countries had been fendong off occupyers for centuries Yes but if they had been opposed by the best military in history then they shouldn't have been able to.