The French are today commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz with a re—enactment in the Czech Republic, site of the original battle. Finding important French military victories takes some looking. Try going to google and type in French military victories, and then hit "I'm feeling lucky," for instance. But if you go back far enough, you do find the ultmately—defeated Napoleon, who won some important battles. Of course, Napoleon was a Corsican, and probably spoke Italian as his first language. But one makes do with what one has. At least he is a better military figure to celebrate than Marshall Petain. (AP) —— France's defense minister met with Czech leaders Friday while in the Czech Republic to help commemorate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's battle of Austerlitz. ''We live in the present, but we always return to the roots of our history,'' French Defense Minister Michele Alliot—Marie said after meeting her Czech...(Read Full Post)