XEE4414578: France allied - The king (Louis XVI) had only to sign: on 6 February 1778, the treaty of friendship and trade between France and the rebel colony of North America was signed, which obliged France to guarantee the independence of the United States of America. As a result, war broke out between England and France in June. Illustration from the book Histoire de France by Jules Michelet, 1870., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4414308: Francois de Pons de Salignac de La Mothe-Fenelon (Mothe Fenelon, 1651-1715) treating the wounds after the battle of Malplaquet (or the French, commanded by the Marechal de Villars, suffered an honorable defeat (11 Sept. 1709) before the Imperials and the Anglo-Dutch commanded by Prince Eugene and Marlborough.) Engraving from 1866., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images