Original sentence: Historically, the military had sided with the monarchy and the Catholic Church, but their struggles over the next ninety years eventually allowed the Republican and secular forces that had first come to the fore during the French Revolution to eventually cement their hold over French politics.However, after the start of the Franco-Prussian War, essentially a dispute over areas of France with large German speaking minorities, the French military suffered.Not only did it suffer setbacks in both World Wars, by 1960 it had lost its influence over all of its empire, suffering defeats in Indochina and Algeria.Today, despite having one of the largest and best equipped military forces in the world, and being a nuclear power, France's role is seen in terms of peacekeeping and minor disputes
Edited sentence: Historically, the military had sided with the monarchy and the Catholic Church, but their continued failure over the next ninety years eventually allowed the Republican and secular forces that had first come to the fore during the French Revolution to eventually cement their hold over French politics.However, after the start of the Franco-Prussian War, essentially a dispute over areas of France with large German speaking minorities, the French suffered a long and humiliating series of military defeats and embarassments.Not only did it suffer setbacks in both World Wars, by 1960 it had lost its influence over all of its empire, suffering particularly humiliating defeats in Indochina and Algeria.Today, despite having one of the largest and best equipped military forces in the world, and being a nuclear power, France's role is seen in terms of peacekeeping and minor disputes rather than as the superpower it often still believes it is