Over the years there have been many French commander over all CANADIAN troops in Canada. Today many of the troops in Canada are not Canadian and while those troops politely let us believe they are here by invitation and would answer to us should something serious occur history tells us what would really happen.
One French Commander would be Lieutenant General Jean Jacques Paradis. Commander from 1977 to 1981.
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Napoleon III started the evacuation of his troops on May 31, 1866. All French troops were out of Mexico on November 13 of the same year.
French and English are Canada's official languages, in all parts of Canada.
It would be unwise to decline a command performance. Ground Control, this is Mission Command -Do you copy? By your command, my liege!
French is mainlly spoken in Quebec and New Brunswick, but French and English are official languages all over Canada.
US Army GEN Westermoreland; a WWII veteran.
General Westmoreland was the commander of all U.S. forces during Vietnam.
Nothing. At. All.
Roughly speaking, France gave the colonies the following 1. Moral support 2. Going to war against England, which lessened the number of British troops and navy in America. 3. A very young, very well-connected French General named Lafayette. Not only was Lafayette a much better commander than anyone the British sent to America, but he also personally knew the French king, and was a very serious supporter of the overall commander of troops in America - George Washington. 4. The French sent to the colonies a couple of infantry groups along with quite a number of French naval warships. The usefulness of the French troops and navy was not all that great, but the fact that they were on American soil worked heavily against the British commanders - they were never quite sure where the French were, so had to assign extra troops to guard against a French attack, leaving fewer soldiers to guard against an American attack.
The President is the highest authority for all the military troops in the United States.
The Commander-in-Chief is in charge of the Army, Navy, Air Force, & Marines and he/she decides where troops are stationed in order to protect the U.S.'s best interests.
The traditional answer is WWI and the taking of Vimy Ridge in France. Canadian troops, under the command of the British, were able to succeed where many other nations had failed. That Vimy Ridge is in France, was key to the Canadian propaganda of the event. At the time Canada was a young Confederation which included a large number of French peoples. The French in Canada were very resistant to fighting for a British King. Having Canadian troops be so successful in the French homelands showed that a strong Canada could help out the French even if it wasn't in Canada. The fact that the credit went to the British who were in command was also something the French Canadians could be convinced was less than optimal. Many French Canadians saw how Canadian troops were used against French Settlers in today's Manitoba. Even though such military actions were sold as being against savages and half bloods, it seemed clear to many French Canadians, still feeling the sting of 1759, that having a large and strong Canadian military might not be such a good idea. Vimy Ridge helped change that. By the time WWII came Canada had their own military, their own troops and commanders and were a proper part of the Allies of WWII. Getting out of from under British military command was key to Canada seeing itself as an independent country. It is this history that has many Canadians uncomfortable that Canada today does not have the military it once had and is for all practical purposes under American command. We are still allowed to have our own troops and under our own command but without the ability to support or equip those troops we are right back to where we were 100 years ago. That Canadian identity so hard fought for has been lost and is now being replaced by the myth that Canada is, and always was, a pacifist country with only peacekeepers. Canada needs another Vimy Ridge, Canada again needs a new identity.