ˈeɪtiːn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɑːɹmd fˈoːɹsᵻz wɜː dᵻplˈɔɪd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kˈɑːnflɪkt ænd ðeɪ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə sˈɛkənd lˈɑːɹdʒɪst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kəntˈɪndʒənt.
18,000 members of the French Armed Forces were deployed during the conflict and they represented the second largest European contingent.