Soon after the invasion of Kuwait, France sent an additional frigate to augment the two French warships already in the Persian Gulf.
Operation "Salamandre" launched with the deployment of the 5th Regiment of Combat Helicopters (RHC) and a company of the first Regiment of Infantry on board the  French aircraft carrier Clemenceau, escorted by the cruiser Colbert, the tanker Var and the tugboat A696 Buffle.

On 14 September 1990, Iraqi forces entered the residence of the French ambassador in Kuwait.
In response, French President François Mitterrand increased the number of troops and aircraft deploying to Saudi Arabia.
Soon after, the French intervention was renamed "Opération Daguet" under the command of General Michel Roquejeoffre.
Additional French reinforcements arrived in December 1990 and January 1991.

The French ground forces contribution was the provisional Division Daguet, which was drawn mostly from units of the 6th Light Armoured Division (6 DLB), with additional units like the 4th Regiment of Dragoons from the 2nd Armoured Division, and units from the French Foreign Legion.
Division Daguet split its forces into two tactical groups for the actual ground war: Group West (Groupement ouest) and Group East (Groupement est).
Initially, the French operated independently under national command and control, but coordinated closely with the Americans, Saudis and CENTCOM.
In January, the Division was placed under the tactical control of the US XVIII Airborne Corps and reinforced for the ground war with the following units from the US Army: 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, 18th Field Artillery Brigade and 27th Engineer Battalion.

The role of the 6th French Light Armoured Division and the US XVIII Airborne Corps was to protect the theatre left flank and perhaps draw off Iraqi tactical and operational reserves.

The landing platform ship Foudre was sent to Kuwait to increase the force's medical capabilities.
Soon after the invasion of Kuwait, France sent an additional frigate to augment the two French warships already in the Persian Gulf. Operation "Salamandre" launched with the deployment of the 5th Regiment of Combat Helicopters (RHC) and a company of the first Regiment of Infantry on board the  French aircraft carrier Clemenceau, escorted by the cruiser Colbert, the tanker Var and the tugboat A696 Buffle.
On 14 September 1990, Iraqi forces entered the residence of the French ambassador in Kuwait. In response, French President François Mitterrand increased the number of troops and aircraft deploying to Saudi Arabia. Soon after, the French intervention was renamed "Opération Daguet" under the command of General Michel Roquejeoffre. Additional French reinforcements arrived in December 1990 and January 1991.
The French ground forces contribution was the provisional Division Daguet, which was drawn mostly from units of the 6th Light Armoured Division (6 DLB), with additional units like the 4th Regiment of Dragoons from the 2nd Armoured Division, and units from the French Foreign Legion. Division Daguet split its forces into two tactical groups for the actual ground war: Group West (Groupement ouest) and Group East (Groupement est). Initially, the French operated independently under national command and control, but coordinated closely with the Americans, Saudis and CENTCOM. In January, the Division was placed under the tactical control of the US XVIII Airborne Corps and reinforced for the ground war with the following units from the US Army: 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, 18th Field Artillery Brigade and 27th Engineer Battalion.
The role of the 6th French Light Armoured Division and the US XVIII Airborne Corps was to protect the theatre left flank and perhaps draw off Iraqi tactical and operational reserves.
The landing platform ship Foudre was sent to Kuwait to increase the force's medical capabilities.
Opération Daguet