July 14 (UPI) -- France on Monday celebrated Bastille Day with the nation's biggest holiday in the air and on the ground. The parade in Paris included 7,000 people on horseback and tanks, axe-carrying French Legion troops, 102 warplanes and helicopters.

France celebrated its biggest holiday Monday with 7,000 people marching, on horseback or riding armored vehicles along the cobblestones of the

France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday July 14 with a major military parade and military jet flyovers in Paris.

The Bastille Day parade in 2017 on the Champs-Élysées in Paris inspired Donald Trump to plan a military parade in Washington to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.

France celebrated its biggest holiday Monday with 7,000 people marching, on horseback or riding armored vehicles along the cobblestones of the Champs-Elysées, the most iconic avenue in Paris.

Macron hosted Prabowo for dinner at the lyse Palace after France's National Day. They discussed bilateral and global issues over a French meal.

Bastille Day in France celebrates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, marking the start of the French Revolution. The event features parades, parties, and a display of military strength, celebrated with elaborate spectacles in Paris,

Gisele Pelicot has been given France ’s highest award as part of Bastille Day celebrations that included a traditional military parade and fly-past.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced $7.6 billion euros in additional military spending over the next two years.