We do Napoleonics these days rather than the SYW, but having the French get their derrières handed to them on a plate is a long-held tradition on our tabletop.
Which is unfortunate, as I'm the one with the French army...
"So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable." -Aldous Huxley