Nevertheless,France has in the interim lost her sovereignty over a large portion of the European continent; she has suffered two devastating invasions,and had to pay milliards of money in war contributions and indemnities.

• 尽管如此，法国在这一过程中却丧失了欧洲大陆很大一个地区的主权，遭到了两次破坏严重的侵略，付出的战费和赔款达数十亿法郎。