Alex Batty's intended destination appeared to be an embassy in a big French city, but the student instead contacted the gendarmerie, the French military police.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67725568?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Before Mocka matriculated, however, he was drafted into the French military and shipped to Martinique.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-man-who-invented-fifteen-hundred-necktie-knots

Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in capital Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the military coup that took place last week.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9871995/niger-coup-evacuations-europe/

Mali however has considerably reduced military capacity after expelling the French military and asking UN soldiers to leave the country after a 10-year peacekeeping mission.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/08/06/nigers-coup-leader-faces-a-deadline-to-cede-power-will-military-action-come-next/

Napoleon was actually on garrison duty in southern France as an officer in the French military during that pivotal time at the start of the French Revolution (via Time Out).

Source: https://screenrant.com/napoleon-movie-true-story-changes-inaccuracies-fact-check/

The MP continued: “One of our criteria for giving away equipment is the condition of not weakening the French military.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1735606/UK-train-Ukraine-troops-to-defeat-Putin-Operation-Interflex