"Ugly Bob" wrote in message ...

Actually it's Germany 3 France 0.

Pierre-Henri was probably refering to the war of 1870,

Though, technically, Germany didn't exist until 1871, after the war.

Thanks to the French victories during the Napoleonic Wars, Germany
didn't exist as a unified state 1806-1871, but on the other hand:
Germany remained split, after 1871 in two empires, one led by Prussia
and one led by Austria.

European history knowledge is understandably in short supply in the US
(as is actually knowledge on US history in Europe).

But we suffer with you, and hope you will recover soon, so you can get
your priorities right. Whom do you have the most in common with?
Oppressive regimes in South America and the Muslim World, or the
democracies in Europe?