French Army

The French Army is the land-based and largest component of the. Throughout history, they have regularly fought the British Army for power and influence, and also vied for control of Italy.

French uniforms are typically colored white or gray, with Royal blue parts.

Renaissance
In 1499, King Louis XII forged a secret alliance with Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, through Cesare's relationship with Louis' distant cousin Baron Octavian de Valois. Cesare, the de facto leader of the Templar Order, planned to conquer Italy, and King Louis XII sent an army of soldiers led by Octavian to aid the Papacy.

The French Army set up their headquarters in the Castra Praetoria in Rome, and remained in the city for the next three years to protect the Vatican from the Assassins. They stormed Monteriggioni with the Papal army under Cesare and Octavian's command. The French forces quickly became entangled with the local mercenary guild led by the Assassin condottiero Bartolomeo d'Alviano.

In August 1503, the Master Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze aided the mercenaries in removing the French's presence in Rome after Octavian kidnapped Bartolomeo's wife Pantasilea Baglioni. Taking on the guise of French soldiers, Ezio and a regiment of mercenaries infiltrated the Castra Praetoria pretending to deliver Bartolomeo to Octavian, in exchange for Pantasilea's freedom. When Octavian instead opted to kill Pantasilea, the mercenaries attacked and a skirmish ensued inside the fortress. Octavian retreated deeper into the fortress with Pantasilea, though Ezio managed to follow and assassinate him. With most French soldiers and Octavian dead, the remaining French forces retreated back to France.

In 1509, the French were at war with the Republic of Venice. Despite Bartolomeo's efforts, the French were victorious at the Battle of Agnadello, causing the Assassins stationed there to lose possession of the Shroud of Eden. Four years later, France and Venice united against Milan, and Bartolomeo served under French command.

Colonial era
After the Age of Discovery, France entered a period of colonialism, establishing colonies throughout North America; France owned colonies in modern Canada and the United States, such as Louisiana, and also Saint-Domingue in the Caribbean. The French Army was present in all of these colonies, enforcing the French regime.

The French occupied Fort Duquesne during the Seven Years' War, and allied with the Shawnee, Abenaki and Lenape natives during the attack on the Braddock Expedition. They ultimately lost the war, forcing them to cede Quebec to the British, though they secretly agreed to hand over Louisiana to the Spanish Army before signing the treaty with the British. Over a decade later, French soldiers led by the Marquis de Lafayette and the French Navy helped the Continental Army win the American Revolutionary War, striking a major blow to the British Empire.

After the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte led the French Army to many victories across Europe using an Apple of Eden.

Trivia

 * Joan of Arc led the French Army with a Sword of Eden.
 * Stephane Chapheau's father was a cook in the French colonial army.