Have the French Always Surrendered?

In the early days of Google, so the story goes, a search for the words "french military victory" prompted the question, "Did you mean 'french military defeat'?"  The 20th century featured much that could lead one to ask that question, but has it always been so?  Or is French military ineptitude and surrender a recent development?

In the 9th century, when the concept of "France" was just beginning to develop, the major world power was the Vikings .  In 885 the Vikings rowed their longboats up to Paris and laid siege.  This was not their first trip to Paris .  In several previous visits over the prior 40 years had all ended the same way: the Vikings only left when they had gathered enough bribes or plunder to fill their boats.  This time, the Vikings laid siege because the Parisians, were convinced of their strength.  Moreover, they had a strong king, Charles the Fat, who would come to their defense. 

The Vikings laid siege for a nearly a full year to the island city of Paris.  They were eventually scattered when Charles arrived on scene with a much larger army.  But even with his numerical superiority and "home field" advantage, Charles the Fat had no intention of fighting the Vikings.  Instead he paid them 700 pounds of silver to row downriver and attack Burgundy, where the people were revolting against his reign. 

The Vikings got the plunder they craved, and Paris survived another day.  It makes me wonder if the phrase "go along to get along" has a French analog...