List of battles involving the Kingdom of France

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The battle of Patay (1429), during the Hundred Years' War.

This is a chronological list of battles involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792).

These lists do not include the battles of the French civil wars (as the Wars of Religion, the Fronde, the War in the Vendée) unless a foreign country is involved.

The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the French allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:

  French military victory - 319
  French military defeat - 209
  Indecisive or unclear outcome - 36

House of Capet (987–1328)[edit]

Battle Date Current location Contemporary location Allies Enemies Issue
Norman conquest of England (1066)
Battle of Hastings 14 October 1066[1]  England Anglo-Saxon England Normans
Bretons
Flemings
Poitevins
Angevins
Manceaux
Picards
English Victory
Battle of Bremule 20 August 1119  France Duchy of Normandy Rebellious Norman barons Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
Defeat
First Crusade (1095-1099)
Siege of Nicaea 14 May - 19 June 1097  Turkey Sultanate of Rum Crusaders
Byzantine Empire
Sultanate of Rum Victory
Battle of Dorylaeum 1 July 1097  Turkey Sultanate of Rum Crusaders Sultanate of Rum Victory
Siege of Antioch 21 October 1097 - 2 June 1098  Turkey Sultanate of Rum Crusaders Sultanate of Rum Victory
Siege of Jerusalem 7 June - 15 July 1099  Israel Fatimid Caliphate Crusaders Fatimid Caliphate Victory
Battle of Ascalon 12 August 1099  Israel Fatimid Caliphate Crusaders Fatimid Caliphate Victory
Second Crusade (1145–1149)
Battle of Ephesus 24 December 1147  Turkey Sultanate of Rum None Sultanate of Rum Victory
Battle of the Meander December 1147  Turkey Sultanate of Rum None Sultanate of Rum Victory
Battle of Mount Cadmus 6 January 1148  Turkey Sultanate of Rum None Sultanate of Rum Defeat
Siege of Damascus 23–28 July 1148  Syria Fatimid Caliphate Crusaders Fatimid Caliphate Defeat
Third Crusade (1189–1192)
Siege of Acre August 1189 – July 1191  Israel Ayyubid Sultanate Crusaders Ayyubid Sultanate Victory
Battle of Arsuf 7 September 1191  Israel Ayyubid Sultanate Crusaders Ayyubid Sultanate Victory
Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)
Siege of Zara 10–23 November 1202  Croatia Kingdom of Croatia Crusaders
Republic of Venice
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Croatia
Victory
First Siege of Constantinople 1203  Turkey Byzantine Empire Crusaders
Republic of Venice
Byzantine Empire Victory
Second Siege of Constantinople 1204  Turkey Byzantine Empire Crusaders
Republic of Venice
Byzantine Empire Victory
Anglo-French War (1202–1214)
Siege of Château Gaillard August 1203 – 8 March 1204  France Angevin Empire None Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
Victory
Battle of Damme 30–31 May 1213  Belgium Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Siege of Roche-au-Moine 2 July 1214  France Angevin Empire None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Bouvines 27 July 1214  France Kingdom of France None Welfs
Flanders
Kingdom of England
Boulogne
Victory
Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229)
Sack of Béziers 22 July 1209  France County of Toulouse Crusaders Cathars Victory
Siege of Minerve Early June – 22 July 1210  France County of Toulouse Crusaders Cathars Victory
Battle of Muret 12 September 1213  France County of Toulouse Crusaders Crown of Aragon
County of Toulouse
County of Comminges
County of Foix
Viscounty of Carcassonne
Victory
Siege of Toulouse 22 September 1217 - 25 July 1218  France County of Toulouse Crusaders County of Toulouse
County of Comminges
County of Foix
Viscounty of Carcassonne
Victory
Siege of Montségur May 1243 – March 1244  France County of Toulouse None Cathars Victory
First Barons' War (1215–1217)
Battle of Lincoln 20 May 1217  England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Sandwich 24 August 1217  England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Defeat
Saintonge War (1242)
Battle of Taillebourg 21 July 1242  France Duchy of Aquitaine Pro-Capetian Poitou Kingdom of England
Pro-Plantagenet Poitou
Victory
Seventh Crusade (1248–1254)
Siege of Damietta 6 June 1249  Egypt Ayyubid Sultanate None Ayyubid Sultanate Victory
Battle of Al Mansurah 8–11 February 1250  Egypt Ayyubid Sultanate None Ayyubid Sultanate Defeat
Battle of Fariskur 6 April 1250  Egypt Ayyubid Sultanate None Ayyubid Sultanate Defeat
Eighth Crusade (1270)
Siege of Tunis 18 July 1270 - 10 November  Tunisia Hafsid Kingdom None Hafsid Kingdom Indecisive
Aragonese Crusade (1284–1285)
Battle of Les Formigues 4 September 1285  Spain Crown of Aragon Genoa Crown of Aragon Defeat
Battle of the Col de Panissars 1 October 1285 France/Spain Pyrenees Crown of Aragon None Crown of Aragon Defeat
Franco-Flemish War (1297–1305)
Battle of Furnes 20 August 1297  Belgium Kingdom of France None County of Flanders Victory
Siege of Lille 29 August  France Kingdom of France None County of Flanders Victory
Bruges Matins 18 May 1302  Belgium Kingdom of France None County of Flanders Defeat
Battle of the Golden Spurs 11 July 1302  Belgium Kingdom of France None County of Flanders Defeat
Battle of Arques 4 April 1303  France Kingdom of France None County of Flanders Defeat
Battle of Zierikzee 10–11 August 1304  Netherlands County of Holland County of Holland County of Flanders Victory
Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle 18 August 1304  France Kingdom of France None County of Flanders Victory
War of Saint-Sardos (1324)
War of Saint-Sardos 1324  France Duchy of Aquitaine None Kingdom of England Victory
Peasant revolt in Flanders (1323–1328)
Battle of Cassel 23 August 1328  France Kingdom of France None Flemings Victory

House of Valois (1328–1589)[edit]

Hundred Years' War[edit]

Battle Date Current location Contemporary location Allies Enemies Issue
Hundred Years' War (1337–1453)
English Channel naval campaign March 1338 – October 1339 English Channel Idem Genoese mercenaries
Castilian mercenaries
Kingdom of England
County of Flanders
Indecisive
Invasions of the Channel Islands March 1338 – 1468 Channel Islands Idem Genoese mercenaries Kingdom of England Indecisive
Battle of Arnemuiden 23 September 1338  Netherlands Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Cambrai (1339) September – 8 October 1339  France Holy Roman Empire None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Sluys 24 June 1340  Netherlands Kingdom of France Genoese mercenaries Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Saint-Omer 26 July 1340  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England
County of Flanders
Victory
Siege of Tournai 21 July – 25 September 1340  Belgium Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England
County of Flanders
Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Guelders
County of Looz
Victory
Battle of Champtoceaux 14–15 October 1341  France Kingdom of France House of Blois House of Montfort Victory
Battle of Morlaix 30 September 1342  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Bergerac August 1345  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England
Gascony
Defeat
Battle of Auberoche 21 October 1345  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Caen 26 July 1346  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Siege of Aiguillon 1 April – 20 August 1346  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Blanchetaque 22 August 1346  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Crécy 26 August 1346  France Kingdom of France Genoese Mercenaries
Kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of Bohemia
Kingdom of Majorca
Kingdom of England
German knights
Denmark
Defeat
Siege of Calais 4 September 1346 – 3 August 1347  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England
County of Flanders
Defeat
Battle of La Roche-Derrien 18 June 1347  France Kingdom of France House of Blois Kingdom of England
House of Montfort
Defeat
Battle of Lunalonge May or June 1349  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England
Gascony
Indecisive
Battle of Calais 1 January 1350  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Saintes 1 April 1351  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Ardres 6 June 1351  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (1351) February–August 1351  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Mauron 14 August 1352  France Kingdom of France House of Blois Kingdom of England
House of Montfort
Defeat
Siege of Rennes 3 October 1356 – 5 July 1357  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Poitiers 19 September 1356  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England
Gascony
Defeat
Battle of Nogent-sur-Seine 13 June 1359  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
War of the Two Peters 1356–1375  Spain Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Castile
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of England
Republic of Genoa
Navarre
Granada
Defeat
Battle of Brignais 6 April 1362  France Kingdom of France None Routiers Defeat
Battle of Cocherel 16 May 1364  France Kingdom of France None Navarre
Kingdom of England
Victory
Battle of Auray 29 September 1364  France Kingdom of France House of Blois House of Montfort
Kingdom of England
Defeat
Castilian Civil War 1366–1369  Spain Kingdom of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of England
Victory
Battle of Arinez 1367  Spain Kingdom of Castile Crown of Castile Crown of Castile
Duchy of Gascony
Kingdom of England
Duchy of Aquitaine,
Kingdom of Mallorca
Victory
Battle of Nájera 3 April 1367  Spain Kingdom of Castile Crown of Castile Crown of Castile
Duchy of Gascony
Kingdom of England
Duchy of Aquitaine,
Kingdom of Mallorca
Defeat
Battle of Montiel 14 March 1369  Spain Kingdom of Castile Crown of Castile Crown of Castile
Kingdom of Portugal
Victory
Battle of the Bridge of Lussac December 1369  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Pontvallain 4 December 1370  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Soubise 1372  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of La Rochelle 22 June 1372  France Kingdom of France Crown of Castile Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Guernsey June 1372  England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Chiset 1373  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Jersey 1373  Jersey Jersey None Kingdom of England Victory
Sack of Rye 1377  England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of the Isle of Wight 1377  England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Yarmouth 1377  England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Eymet 1377  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Nantes November 1380  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of chateau de Randon 1381  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Roosebeke 27 November 1382  Belgium Kingdom of France None Flemings Victory
Battle of Aljubarrota 14 August 1385  Portugal Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile
Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of England
Defeat
Battle of Brest 1404  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Sack of Dartmouth 1404  England Kingdom of England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Falmouth November 1404  England Kingdom of England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of L'Ecluse 22 May 1405  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Haverfordwest 1405  England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Carmathe 1405  England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Worchester 1405  England Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Jersey 1405  Jersey Jersey None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Soubise 1413  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Harfleur 18 August – 22 September 1415  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Agincourt 25 October 1415  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Valmont 9–11 March 1416  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Indecisive
Siege of Caen (1417) 14 August – 20 September 1417  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Siege of Rouen 29 July 1418 – 19 January 1419  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Baugé 21 March 1421  France Kingdom of France Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Meaux 6 October 1421 – 10 May 1422  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Cravant 31 July 1423  France Kingdom of France Kingdom of Scotland
Duchy of Brittany
Kingdom of England
Duchy of Burgundy
Defeat
Battle of La Brossinière 26 September 1423  France Kingdom of France Angevins
Maine
Duchy of Brittany
Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Verneuil 17 August 1424  France Kingdom of France Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England
Duchy of Burgundy
Defeat
Battle of St. James 6 March 1426  France Kingdom of France Duchy of Brittany Kingdom of England Defeat
Siege of Montargis 15 July – 5 September 1427  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of the Herrings 5 February 1429  France Kingdom of France Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Defeat
Siege of Orléans 12 October 1428 – 9 May 1429  France Kingdom of France Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Jargeau 10–12 June 1429  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire 15 June 1429  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Beaugency 15–16 June 1429  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Patay 18 June 1429  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
March to Reims 29 June – 16 July 1429  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Paris (1429) 3–8 September 1429  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England
Duchy of Burgundy
Defeat
Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier October – 4 November 1429  France Kingdom of France None Duchy of Burgundy Victory
Siege of La Charité 24 November – 25 December 1429  France Kingdom of France None Duchy of Burgundy Defeat
Siege of Compiègne May–November 1430  France Kingdom of France None Duchy of Burgundy
Kingdom of England
Victory
Siege of Langy-sur-Marne May–August 1432  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Gerberoy 9 May 1435  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Meulan 24 September 1435  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Saint-Denis Late August – 4 October 1435  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England
Duchy of Burgundy
Defeat
Siege of Creil 8–25 May 1441  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Capture of Évreux 15 September 1441  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Pontoise 6 June – 19 September 1441  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Tartas 31 August 1440 – 24 June 1442  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Dieppe 2 November 1442 – 14 August 1443  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Verneuil 19 July – 25 August 1449  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Rouen October 1449  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Valognes March 1450  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Formigny 15 April 1450  France Kingdom of France Duchy of Brittany Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Caen 5 June – July 1450  France Kingdom of France Duchy of Brittany Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Falaise (1450) 6–21 July 1450  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Domfront (1450) 23 July–2 August 1450  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Siege of Cherbourg (1450) 6 July–12 August 1450  France Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory
Battle of Castillon 17 July 1453  France Duchy of Aquitaine Duchy of Brittany Kingdom of England Victory
Wars of the Roses (1453-1487)
Battle of Bosworth August 1485  England Kingdom of France House of Tudor
White shield with diagonal blue stripe Stanley Family
House of York Victory
Barbary Crusade (1390)
Siege of Mahdia 1 July – October 1390  Tunisia Hafsid Kingdom Republic of Genoa Hafsid Kingdom
Kingdom of Tlemcen
Bejaia
Indecisive
Crusade of Nicopolis (1396)
Battle of Nicopolis 25 September 1396  Bulgaria Bulgarian Empire  Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
Wallachia
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights Hospitaller
 Republic of Venice
 Republic of Genoa
Second Bulgarian Empire
 Ottoman Empire
Moravian Serbia
Defeat
Old Zürich War (1440–1446)
Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs 26 August 1444   Switzerland Republic of the Swiss None Republic of the Swiss
Basel
Victory
League of the Public Weal (1465)
Battle of Montlhéry July 1465  France Kingdom of France None Duchy of Burgundy Victory
Siege of Beauvais 1472  France Kingdom of France None Duchy of Burgundy Victory
Burgundian Wars (1485–1488)
Battle of Guinegate 7 August 1479  France Duchy of Burgundy None Duchy of Burgundy Defeat
Mad War (1485–1488)
Siege of Châteaubriant 15–23 April 1488  France Duchy of Brittany None Duchy of Brittany Victory
Siege of Fougères 12–19 July 1488  France Duchy of Brittany None Duchy of Brittany Victory
Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier 28 July 1488  France Duchy of Brittany None Duchy of Brittany Victory

Charles VIII (1483–1498)[edit]

Battle Date Current location Contemporary location Allies Enemies Result
Italian War of 1494–1498
Battle of Rapallo 5 September 1494  Italy Republic of Genoa None Spain,
Kingdom of Naples
Victory
Battle of Seminara 28 June 1495  Italy Kingdom of Naples None Spain,
Kingdom of Naples
Victory
Battle of Fornovo 6 July 1495  Italy Duchy of Milan None  Republic of Venice
Duchy of Milan
Duchy of Mantua
indecisive result

Louis XII (1498–1515)[edit]

Battle Date Current location Contemporary location Allies Enemies Result
Italian War of 1499–1504
Battle of Novara April 1500  Italy Duchy of Milan None Duchy of Milan Victory
Siege of Capua 24 June 1501  Italy Kingdom of Naples None Spanish Empire,
Kingdom of Naples
Victory
Battle of Ruvo 23 February 1503  Italy Kingdom of Naples None Spanish Empire Defeat
Battle of Seminara 21 April 1503  Italy Kingdom of Naples None Spanish Empire Defeat
Battle of Cerignola 28 April 1503  Italy Kingdom of Naples None Spanish Empire Defeat
Battle of Garigliano 29 December 1503  Italy Kingdom of Naples None Spanish Empire Defeat
War of the League of Cambrai (1508–1516)
Battle of Agnadello 14 May 1509  Italy Duchy of Milan None  Republic of Venice Victory
Siege of Padua 15–30 September 1509  Italy  Republic of Venice  Holy Roman Empire
Papal States
 Republic of Venice Defeat
Sack of Brescia 18 February 1512  Italy  Republic of Venice None  Republic of Venice Victory
Battle of Ravenna 11 April 1512  Italy  Republic of Venice Duchy of Ferrara Spanish Empire
Papal States
Victory
Battle of Ainhize 19 October 1512  Spain Kingdom of Navarra None Spanish Empire Victory
Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre 1512–1524  Spain Kingdom of Navarra Kingdom of Navarra Spanish Empire Defeat
Battle of St. Mathieu 10 August 1512  France Kingdom of France Duchy of Brittany  Kingdom of England Defeat
Battle of Novara 6 June 1513  Italy Duchy of Milan  Republic of Venice Republic of the Swiss
Milan
Defeat
Battle of Guinegate 16 August 1513  France Kingdom of France None  Holy Roman Empire
 Kingdom of England
Defeat

Francis I (1515–1547)[edit]

Battle Date Current location Contemporary location Allies Enemies Result
War of the League of Cambrai (1508–1516)
Battle of Marignano 13–14 September 1515  Italy Duchy of Milan  Republic of Venice Republic of the Swiss Victory
Italian War of 1521–1526
Battle of Pampluna 20 May 1521  Spain Kingdom of Navarra Kingdom of Navarra Spain Spanish Empire Victory
Battle of Noain-Esquiroz 30 June 1521  Spain Kingdom of Navarra Kingdom of Navarra Spain Spanish Empire Defeat
Siege of Mézières 1521  France Kingdom of France None  Holy Roman Empire Victory
Siege of Tournai November 1521  Belgium Kingdom of France None  Holy Roman Empire Defeat
Battle of Bicocca 27 April 1522  Italy Duchy of Milan  Republic of Venice Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
Papal States
Duchy of Milan
Defeat
Siege of Genoa 20–30 May 1522  Italy  Republic of Genoa  Republic of Genoa Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
Papal States
Defeat
Battle of Neufchâteau 1523  France Kingdom of France None  Holy Roman Empire Victory
Battle of the Sesia 30 April 1524  Italy Duchy of Milan None  Holy Roman Empire Defeat
Siege of Marseille August – September 1524  France Kingdom of France None  Holy Roman Empire Victory
Battle of Binasco 24 October 1524  Italy Duchy of Milan Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
Victory
Battle of Fiorenzuola 1524  Italy Duchy of Milan Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
Victory
Battle of Pavia 24 February 1525  Italy Duchy of Milan None Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
Defeat
War of the League of Cognac (1526–1530)
Siege of Pavia [it] 1527  Italy Duchy of Milan None Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
Victory
Battle of Capo d'Orso 28 April 1528  Italy Kingdom of Naples  Republic of Venice
Papal States
 Republic of Genoa
Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
Victory
Battle of Landriano 21 June 1529  Italy Duchy of Milan Republic of Florence Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
 Republic of Genoa
Papal States
Defeat
Ottoman–Habsburg wars (1526–1791)
Conquest of Tunis June 1535  Tunisia  Ottoman Empire  Ottoman Empire Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
 Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Sicily
Flanders County of Flanders
 Republic of Genoa
Kingdom of Portugal
Papal States
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights of Malta
Defeat
Siege of Estergom 25 July - 10 August 1543  Hungary  Holy Roman Empire  Ottoman Empire  Holy Roman Empire Victory
Italian War of 1536–1538
Siege of Péronne (1536) [fr] 1536  France Kingdom of France None Spain Spanish Empire
 Holy Roman Empire
Victory
Italian War of 1542–1546
Siege of Perpignan 1542  France Spain Spanish Empire  Ottoman Empire

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