It was going to be the Marie Rose, which was the biggest, best armed ship of its day. Unfortunately, it promptly sank in the Solent!
A lack of control over New England and the fear that the colonies would not be able to defend themselves against France if disconnected prompted ...
in 1585
Unable to develop or defend New France, Napoleon sold Louisiana to the US in 1803, in part to pay for his wars in Europe and against England.
an effort to defend Calvinism against Enlightenment ideas
they allied with england
The committee of Public Safety.
This is the political body of the French Revolution that controlled France during the Reign of Terror. The Committee of Public Safety was set up in April 1793 to defend France against its enemies, foreign and domestic.
No, Portugal did not defend Scotland against the British in the 1500s. During this period, Scotland was primarily dealing with its own internal conflicts and issues with England, particularly in the context of the Wars of the Roses and later the Protestant Reformation. While there were alliances formed between Scotland and various European powers, including France, Portugal was not directly involved in defending Scotland against the British at that time.
No, he believed it was his duty to protect Catholicism against the Muslims of the Ottoman Empire, the Protestant countries of Europe (England, Scotland, Netherlands, Switzerland), and their allies (France).
Germany started a series of invasions of neighboring Countries. France and England had a treaty with Poland to mutually defend each other. When Germany invaded Poland It was ON!
France had a huge military force needed to defend against the German might. The defeat of 1870/71 had grieviously wounded France. (Albeit this was against Prussia) The Alliance of France & Russia (as well as Britain, but to a lesser extent) was crucial to the Western Powers.
The Italians did not defend France and the low countries.