Abstract FR:

This work aims at showing that, between 1831 and 1861, the relations between france and the maronites of lebanon, relations thus far old but nevertheless shallow, have deeply altered. They have particularly gained on the political, cultural and emotional field, creating a true "friendship" between both people. The purpose of this work is also to unveil, in this historic reconciling, the leading role played by the exarcerbation of the anglo-french rivalry in the orient.