List of wars involving the Kingdom of France

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This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of France from 987 until the abolition of the French monarchy on 21 September 1792.

Contents


  French victory - 59
  French defeat - 28
  Another result * - 15

*e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum , result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive

Kingdom of France (987–1792)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Outcome
Reconquista
(722–1492)

Location: Iberia

  • Islamic states and factions of Iberia
Christian victory
First Norman Rebellion against William
(1047)

Location: Normandy

  • Norman rebels
French-Norman victory, rebels defeated
Second Norman Rebellion against William
(1052–1054)

Location: Normandy

Norman victory, French and rebels defeated
War of the Flemish succession (1070–1071)
(1070–1071)

Location: County of Flanders

Blason comte-des-Flandres.svg Pro-Arnulf Flanders
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France
Blason fr Hainaut ancien.svg County of Hainaut
Blason comte fr Boulogne.svg County of Boulogne
Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy
Blason comte-des-Flandres.svg Pro-Robert Flanders
West Frisia (later County of Holland)
West Frisian victory
First Crusade
(1096–1099)

Location: Mostly Levant and Anatolia

Crusader Victory
Crusade of 1101

Location: Anatolia

Rum victory
Anglo-French War 1109–13

Location: Normandy

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France Truce
Anglo-French War 1116–19

Location: Normandy

Anglo-Norman Victory
Anglo-French War 1123–1135

Location: France

Rebellion in Maine suppressed by Anglo-Normans, French remain in a strong position, Henry I dies. The White Ship incident opens succession question and the Anarchy begins before conclusive result
Second Crusade
(1147–1150)

Location: Iberia, Levant and Anatolia

  • Various Muslim Kingdoms
Mixed results
  • Iberia - Crusader Victory
  • Levant - Status Quo Ante Bellum
  • Anatolia - Crusader Defeat
Anglo-French War 1158–1189

Location: France

Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Revolt of 1173-74 defeated, Richards revolt successful in 1189 with the help of Philip II and French forces, Treaty of Azay-le-Rideau, Prince Richard becomes king of England at expense of Henry II following the battle of Ballans
Anglo-French War 1193–1199

Location: France

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England Truce at Vernon
Third Crusade
(1189–1192)

Location: Levant and Anatolia


Crusader Victory
Fourth Crusade
(1202–04)

Location: Holy Land and Byzantine Empire

In Europe:

Holy Land:

Division of Byzantine Empire
French invasion of Normandy (1202–1204)

Location: Normandy

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England French Victory, Normandy, Anjou and Maine annexed by France
Albigensian Crusade
(1209–1229)

Location: Languedoc, France

Red St George's Cross.svg Crusade

Blason ville fr Orange (Vaucluse).svg County of Aurenja

Crusader Victory
Anglo-French War (1213-14)

Location: France, Flanders

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Angevin Empire

Shield and Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1200-c.1300).svg Holy Roman Empire Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg County of Flanders Blason comte fr Boulogne.svg County of Boulogne

French Victory, Collapse of Angevin Empire
First Barons War
(1215–17)

Location: England

Blason fam uk FitzWalter.svg Army of God and Holy Church
France Ancient.svg Kingdom of France
Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Pro-Angevin forcesFrench Invasion Defeat
Fifth Crusade
(1217–1221)

Location: Egypt and Levant

Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg Ayyubids Crusader Defeat
Poitou War
(1224)

Location: Poitou

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England French Victory
English invasion of France (1230)
(1230)

Location: Brittany and Western France

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England English Withdrawal
Barons' Crusade
(1239–1241)

Location: Levant

Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg Ayyubids Crusader Diplomatic Victory
Saintonge War
(1242–1243)

Location: Saintonge

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England French Victory
Seventh Crusade
(1248–1254)

Location: Egypt

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France

Coa Greece Country History Principality of Achaea.svg Principality of Morea
Cross of the Knights Templar.svg Knights Templar

Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg Ayyubids Crusader Defeat
Eighth Crusade
(1270)

Location: Tunisia

Hafsid dynasty Inconclusive, Death of King Louis IX
War of the Sicilian Vespers
(1282–1302)

Location: Sicily and Catalonia

Image-Blason Sicile Peninsulaire.svg Angevin Kingdom of Naples
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France
Armoiries Majorque.svg Kingdom of Majorca
Aragon Arms-crown.svg Crown of Aragon
Aragon-Sicily Arms.svg Kingdom of Trinacria
Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century.svg  Byzantine Empire
Division of the kingdom of Sicily into Aragonese Trinacria and Angevin Naples, Aragonese Crusade defeated
Anglo-French War (1294–1303)

Location: South-Western France

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England French Victory
Franco-Flemish War
(1297–1305)

Location: Flanders

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Blason Comte-de-Flandre.svg County of Flanders French Victory
War of Saint-Sardos
(1324)

Location: Aquitaine

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England French Victory
Peasant revolt in Flanders 1323–1328
(1323–1328)

Location: Flanders

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France
Blason Comte-de-Flandre.svg Flemish count and loyalists
Blason Comte-de-Flandre.svg Flemish rebels French Victory
Hundred Years' War
(1337–1453)

Location: France, England, Spain, Scotland and Low Countries


Arms of France (France Moderne).svg France
Arms of the Duke of Burgundy since 1430.svg Burgundian State (1337–1419 and 1435–53)
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland
Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (1284-1390).svg Crown of Castile
Lombard League arms.svg Republic of Genoa
Coat of arms of the House of Luxembourg-Bohemia.svg Kingdom of Bohemia
Royal arms of Aragon.svg Crown of Aragon
BlasonComtatVenaissin.svg Avignon Papacy [lower-alpha 1]
Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England
Arms of the Duke of Burgundy since 1430.svg Burgundian State (1419–35)
Brasao de armas do reino de Portugal (1385).svg Kingdom of Portugal
Evolution Coat of Arms of Navarre-3.svg Kingdom of Navarre
Blason ville be Gand (Flandre-Orientale).svg Ghent Rebels [lower-alpha 2]
CoA Pontifical States 02.svg Papal States [lower-alpha 3]
French Victory
Wars of the Roses
(1455–1487)

Location: England

Red Rose of Lancaster.svg House of Lancaster
Tudor Rose.svg House of Tudor
Arms of France (France Moderne).svg France
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland
White Rose Badge of York.svg House of York
Arms of the Duke of Burgundy since 1430.svg Burgundian State
Victory and beginning of the Tudor dynasty
Castilian Civil War
(1351–1369)

Location: Spain

Arms of Henry II of Castile before his accession.svg Forces of Henry of Trastámara
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France
Aragon arms.svg Crown of Aragon
Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (1284-1390).svg Forces of Peter of Castile
Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Kingdom of England
Blason Royaume Navarre.svg Kingdom of Navarre
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Majorca and the Balearic Islands (14th-20th Centuries).svg Kingdom of Majorca
COA of Nasrid dynasty kingdom of Grenade (1013-1492).svg Kingdom of Granada
Victory for Henry of Trastámara
Barbary Crusade
(1390)

Location: Tunisia

Kingdom of France
Republic of Genoa
Hafsids
Zianids
Bejaia
Truce negotiated, Both sides claim victory
Nicopolis Crusade
(1396)

Location: Nicopolis

Red St George's Cross.svg Crusade:


Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1400-1806).svg Holy Roman Empire

Pavillon royal de la France.svg  Kingdom of France [1] [ full citation needed ]

Flag of Sigismund of Hungary.svg Kingdom of Hungary [1] [ full citation needed ]

Coa Romania Country Wallachia History 2 (14th century).svg Principality of Wallachia [2]
Flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.svg Knights Hospitaller [1] [ full citation needed ]
Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg  Republic of Venice [1] [ full citation needed ]
Flag of Genoa.svg  Republic of Genoa
Flag of the Second Bulgarian Empire.svg Bulgarian Empire [3]
Alex K Kingdom of Poland-flag.svg Polish Crown
Royal Banner of the Crown of Castile (Early Style)-Variant.svg Crown of Castile
Royal Banner of Aragon.svg Crown of Aragon
PortugueseFlag1385.svg Kingdom of Portugal
Bandera de Reino de Navarra.svg Kingdom of Navarre
Flag of the State of the Teutonic Order.svg Teutonic Order
Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century.svg Byzantine Empire

Ottoman red flag.svg Ottoman Empire Defeat
Old Zurich War
(1440–1446)

Location: Swiss plateau

Wappen Zurich matt.svg Imperial City of Zurich
Gules a fess argent.svg Habsburg Further Austria
Blason France moderne.svg France
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Old Swiss Confederacy:

AppenzellRI-coat of arms.svg Vogteien of Appenzell

Peace of Einsiedeln
Milanese War of Succession
(1447–54)

Location: Italy

Coat of arms of the House of Sforza.svg House of Sforza
Flag of the Duchy of Milan (1450).svg Duchy of Milan (1450–4)
FlorenceCoA.svg Republic of Florence (1452–4)
France moderne.svg Kingdom of France (1452–4)
Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Arms of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua.svg Margravate of Mantua

Flag of the Ambrosian Republic.png Ambrosian Republic (1447–50)
Arms of Dukes of Savoy.svg Duchy of Savoy

Francesco Sforza recognised as Duke of Milan
War of the Burgundian Succession
(1477–1482)

Location: France, Low Countries

Valois-Orléans:
Pavillon royal de la France.svg  Kingdom of France
Burgundy-Habsburg:
Bandera de Borgona.svg  Burgundian State
France annexes several Burgundian territories, Maximilian I retains the Netherlands, the County of Burgundy, Artois and Charolais.
Catalan Civil War
(1462–1472)

Location: Catalonia

John II of Aragon
Blason France moderne.svg France
Principality of Catalonia rebelsJohn reestablished as King
War of the Castilian Succession
(1475–1479)

Location: Spain

Isabella is recognised as Queen of Castile in exchange for Ferdinand breaking alliance with Maximilian I, Duke of Burgundy
Mad War
(1485–1488)

Location: France

Blason France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Blason Lorraine.svg Duchy of Lorraine
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany
Armoiries Albret moderne.svg Lordship of Albret
Blason ville fr Orange (Vaucluse).svg Principality of Orange
Arms of Charles d'Orleans, comte d'Angouleme.svg County of Angoulême
Supported by:
Armoiries Saint-Empire bicephale.svg Holy Roman Empire
Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England
Blason Castille Leon.svg Kingdom of Castile-León
Royal Victory
French-Breton War
(1487–1491)

Location: Duchy of Brittany

Blason France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany
Armoiries Saint-Empire bicephale.svg Holy Roman Empire
Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England
Blason Castille Leon.svg Kingdom of Castile and León
French Victory, Anne of Brittany marries Charles VIII of France
First Italian War
(1494–1498)

Location: Italy

Pavillon royal de la France.svg  Kingdom of France

Flag of the Duchy of Milan (1450).svg Duchy of Milan (before 1495)

1494:
Bandera de Napoles - Trastamara.svg  Kingdom of Naples
1495:
League of Venice
Pala Pesaro flag.svg  Papal States
Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg  Republic of Venice
Bandera de Napoles - Trastamara.svg  Kingdom of Naples
Pendon heraldico de los Reyes Catolicos de 1475-1492.svg Kingdoms of Spain
Flag of the Duchy of Milan (1450).svg Duchy of Milan
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Florence.svg  Republic of Florence
Flag of England.svg  England (1496–98)
Mantua Flag 1575-1707 (new).svg Duchy of Mantua
Flag of Genoa.svg  Republic of Genoa
Victory for the League of Venice
Second Italian War
(1499–1501)

Location: Italy

Pavillon royal de la France.svg  France
Vatican flag before1808.svg  Papal States
Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg  Venice (1499)
Pendon heraldico de los Reyes Catolicos de 1475-1492.svg Spain (1500)
Arms of the house of Del Vasto.svg Marquisate of Saluzzo
Flag of the Duchy of Milan (1450).svg Duchy of Milan
Bandera de Napoles - Trastamara.svg  Naples
France conquers the Duchy of Milan
Third Italian War
(1502–1504)

Location: Italy

Pavillon royal de la France.svg  France Pendon heraldico de los Reyes Catolicos de 1475-1492.svg Spain Spanish victory, France cedes Naples
War of the League of Cambrai
(1508–1516)

Location: Italy, France, England and Spain

1508–1510: League of Cambrai: 1510–1511:

1511–1513:

1513–1516:

1508–1510:

1510–1511:

1511–1513: Holy League:

1513–1516:

French and Venetian Victory
Italian War of 1521–1526

Location: France, Italy and Spain

Pavillon royal de la France.svg  France

Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg  Republic of Venice
Flag of the Papal States, ca. 1523.svg  Papal States (1524–1525)
Arms of the house of Del Vasto.svg Marquisate of Saluzzo

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of the Papal States, ca. 1523.svg  Papal States (1521–1523 and 1525–1526)
Habsburg Victory, Capture of Francois I
War of the League of Cognac
(1526–30)

Location: Italy

Pavillon royal de la France.svg  Kingdom of France

Flag of the Papal States, ca. 1523.svg  Papal States

Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg  Republic of Venice
FlorenceCoA.svg Republic of Florence
Flag of England.svg  Kingdom of England
Flag of Genoa.svg  Republic of Genoa (1526–1528)
Bandera de Reino de Navarra.svg Kingdom of Navarre
Flag of the Duchy of Milan (1450).svg Duchy of Milan

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Coat of arms of the House of Este (1471).svg Duchy of Ferrara
Flag of Genoa.svg  Republic of Genoa (1528–1530)
Mantua Flag 1575-1707 (new).svg Duchy of Mantua (1528–1530)
Habsburg Victory
Italian War of 1536–1538

Location: Provence, Piedmont and Lombardy

Truce of Nice, Savoy and Piedmont acquired by France
Italian War of 1542–1546

Location: England, France, Italy, Spain, and the Low Countries

Treaty of Crépy and Treaty of Ardres
Rough Wooing
(1542–1551)

Location: Northern England and Scotland

Scottish and French Victory
Italian War of 1551–1559

Location: France, Flanders, Italy and the Mediterranean

Spanish-Imperial Victory
Anglo-French War (1557–1559)

Location: Pale of Calais

Pavillon royal de la France.png Kingdom of France Flag of England.svg  Kingdom of England French Victory
French Wars of Religion
(1562–1628)
  • First War (1562–1563)
  • Second War (1567–1568)
  • Third War (1568–1570)
  • Fourth War (1572–1573)
  • Fifth War (1574–1576)
  • Sixth War (1576–1577)
  • Seventh War (1579–1580)
  • War of the Three Henrys
  • Huguenot rebellions

Location: France


Edict of Nantes 1598, Edict of Fontainebleau 1685 revokes treaty of Nantes
English expedition to France (1562-1563)

Location: Le Havre, Dieppe

Pavillon royal de la France.png Kingdom of France Flag of England.svg  Kingdom of England, Huguenots (Before Edict of Amboise) Elizabeth I accepts French rule over Pale of Calais
War of the Portuguese Succession
(1580–1583)

Location: Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, and the Azores Islands

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Pro-Crato Portugal
Supported by:
Pavillon royal de la France.svg  France
Flag of England.svg  England
Prinsenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Flag Portugal (1578).svg Pro-Philip Portugal
Spanish Victory, Philip II of Spain crowned king of Portugal, Iberian Union
Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598)
(simultaneously supporting the Dutch Republic in the Eighty Years' War during 1596–98)

Location: Western Europe

Pavillon royal de la France.svg Kingdom of France
Flag of England.svg England
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain French Victory
Franco-Savoyard War (1600–1601)

Location: Savoy

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Kingdom of France Drapeau de la Savoie.svg Duchy of Savoy Treaty of Lyon (1601)
War of the Jülich Succession
(1609–10)

Location: United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Flag of Brandenburg (1340-1657).svg Margraviate of Brandenburg
Banner of Palatinate-Neuburg (3^2).svg Palatinate-Neuburg
Statenvlag.svg  United Provinces
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  Kingdom of France
Protestant Union
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Rudolph II
Straatsburg-Bistum.PNG Principality of Strasbourg
LuikVlag.svg Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Catholic League (Germany).svg Catholic League
France did not participate when war resumed in 1614
Franco-Algerian war (1609–1628)

Location: Algiers

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Kingdom of France Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Regency of Algiers Defeat
Valtellina War
(1620–26)

Location: Valtellina

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Wappen Grauer Bund1.svg Wappen Gotteshausbund.svg Wappen Zehngerichtebund2.svg The Three Leagues
Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg  Venice
Flag of Savoie.svg  Savoy
Vatican flag before1808.svg  Papal States
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Treaty of Monzon, France prevents complete Habsburg control of Valtellina
First Savoyard-Genoese War
(1625)

Location: Genoa

Pavillon royal de la France.svg  Kingdom of France
Flag of Savoie.svg  Duchy of Savoy
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg  Spain
Flag of Genoa.svg  Republic of Genoa
Defeat
Anglo-French War (1627–1629)

Location: France, Quebec

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Flag of England.svg  England Treaty of Susa, English withdraw support for huguenots, Status Quo Ante Bellum in Canada
War of the Mantuan Succession
(1628–31)

Location: Northern Italy

Supporting the Duke of Nevers:
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg  Venice
Supporting the Duke of Guastalla:
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Savoie.svg  Duchy of Savoy
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Duke of Nevers is recognised as ruler of Mantua
Thirty Years War
(1618–1648)

Location: Europe, primarily in Germany

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France (from 1635)

Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia (until 1620)
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (from 1630)
Banner of the Palatinate.svg Palatinate (until 1632)
Flag of Savoie.svg  Duchy of Savoy (1618–19)
Banner of Gabriel Bethlen.svg Transylvania (until 1621) [5]
Statenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic (from 1619)
Royal Standard of Denmark (1731-1819).svg Denmark–Norway (1625–29)
Wappen Heilbronn.svg Heilbronn League (1631–1635)
Flag of Hesse.svg Hesse-Kassel (from 1629)
Pabellon de Brandeburgo (c. 1684).svg Brandenburg-Prussia (1631–1635) [lower-alpha 4]
Coat of Arms of Brunswick-Luneburg.svg  Brunswick-Lüneburg (1634–1642)
Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg  Saxony (1630–1635) [lower-alpha 4]

Supported by:

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor without haloes (1400-1806).svg  Habsburg Monarchy

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire
Electoral Standard of Bavaria (1623-1806).svg Electorate of Bavaria
Catholic League (Germany).svg Catholic League (1618–1635)

Supported by:

France annexes Décapole and Upper Alsace [6]
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
(simultaneously supporting the Dutch Republic in the Eighty Years' War during 1635–48)

Location: Northern France, Catalonia, Spanish Netherlands, Northern Italy, the Rhineland

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Kingdom of France
Prinsenvlag.svg Dutch Republic (1635–48)
Flag of The Commonwealth.svg  Commonwealth of England (1654–59)
Flag of Savoie.svg  Duchy of Savoy
Ducado de Modena (antes de 1830).svg Modena and Reggio (1647–49, 1655–59)
Flag of the Duchy of Parma.svg  Duchy of Parma (1635–37)
Flag of Catalonia.svg Principality of Catalonia (1640–41)
Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalan Republic (1641)

Co-belligerent:
Flag of Portugal (1640).svg Kingdom of Portugal (1640–59) [lower-alpha 5]

Flag of New Spain.svg Spanish Empire (incl. Spanish Netherlands)
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire (1635–48)
Ducado de Modena (antes de 1830).svg Modena and Reggio (1635–46)
Royal Standard of Great Britain (1603-1649).svg English Royalists (1657–59) [lower-alpha 6]
Treaty of the Pyrenees, Artois, Roussillon and Perpignan annexed by France
Portuguese Restoration War
(1640–1668)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Kingdom of Portugal

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Flag of England.svg  Kingdom of England

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire Portuguese and allied victory, end of the Iberian Union
War of Candia
(1645–1669)

Location: Cretan

War flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg  Venice
Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Knights of Malta
Vatican flag before1808.svg  Papal States
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Crete conquered by the Ottoman Empire
Venetian gains in Dalmatia
Savoyard–Waldensian wars
(1655–1690)

Location: Piedmont, Duchy of Savoy

Waldenser-Wappen.jpg Waldensian rebels Status quo
  • Waldensians resettle their valleys
  • Savoyard-Waldensian alliance against France, Savoy joins Augsburg League
  • Edict of Reintegration 1694
Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664)

Location: Kingdom of Hungary

League of the Rhine:

Insigne modernum Francum.svg  Kingdom of France
Generic Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1433).svg  Holy Roman Empire

Blason duche fr Savoie.svg   Piedmont-Savoy
EU Member States' CoA Series- Hungary.svg  Kingdom of Hungary
Coat of arms of Croatia.svg   Kingdom of Croatia
Choragiew krolewska krola Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Peace of Vasvár
Second Anglo-Dutch War
(1665–1667)

Location: Europe, Caribbean, North Sea and English Channel

Treaty of Breda
War of Devolution
(1667–1668)

Location: Spanish Netherlands, Franche-Comté, Northern Catalonia

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire (incl. Spanish Netherlands)
Triple Alliance :
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668), France gains Armentières, Bergues, Charleroi, Kortrijk, Douai, Veurne, Lille, Oudenaarde and Tournai
Franco-Dutch War
(1672–1678)

Location: Low Countries, England, Alsace, Rhineland, Brandenburg, Sicily, France, North America, West Indies

Treaties of Nijmegen, France gains Franche-Comté
War of the Reunions
(1683–1684)

Location: Spanish Netherlands, Catalonia, Genoa

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France *Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain

Flag of Genoa.svg  Republic of Genoa

French Victory,
French conquest of Senegal
(1659–1895)

Location: Senegal

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Waalo Kingdom
Kingdom of Cayor
Jolof Empire
Baol
Kingdom of Sine
Saloum
French victory
  • France conquers territory of present-day Senegal
French-Tripolitania War (1681-1685)

Location: Chios, Tripoli and Tunis

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg France French Victory
French-Algerian War 1681–88
(1681–88)

Location: Algiers

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg France Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Regency of Algiers Peace treaty
Siamese revolution of 1688
(1688)

Location: Siam

Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg Prasat Thong dynasty
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg Phetracha and various Siamese lords
Supported by:
French defeat
Nine Years' War

Location: Europe, Ireland, Asia, North America

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Royal Flag of France.svg  New France
Wabanaki Confederacy
Royal Standard of England (1603-1689).svg Jacobites
Grand Alliance: Treaty of Ryswick
French and Iroquois Wars
(17th century)

Location: Great Lakes region

Huron, Erie, Neutral, Odawa, Ojibwe, Mississaugas, Potawatomi, Algonquin, Shawnee, Wenro, Mahican, Innu, Abenaki, Miami, Illinois Confederation, other nations allied with France
Supported by:
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Haudenosaunee
Supported by:
Flag of England.svg  England
Statenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic
Military stalemate
  • Great Peace of Montreal
  • Growth of French token influence in the Great Lakes region
  • Huron-Wendat Confederacy destroyed or assimilated
  • Military refugee migration results in expansion of Iroquois hunting grounds down to Mississippi River
  • Further Iroquois territorial expansion halted in military campaigns by the Council of Three Fires
War of the Spanish Succession
(1701–1714)

Location: Europe, North America, Asia, Africa

* Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Holy Roman Empire Treaty of Utrecht, Treaty of Portsmouth
Chickasaw Wars
(1721–1763)

Location: Mississippi River

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Choctaw
Illini
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain
Chickasaw
Chickasaw victory
War of the Quadruple Alliance
(1718–1720)

Location: Europe, North America

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Austria
Prinsenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic
Flag of Savoie.svg  Savoy
Bandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg Spain Allied victory
Fox Wars
(1712–1733)

Location: Detroit

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  Kingdom of France and Indigenous Allies Fox Peoples French victory
War of the Polish Succession
(1733–1735)

Location: Poland, Rhineland, Italy

* Royal Banner of Stanislaw Leszczynski.svg Poland loyal to Stanislaus I * Polish Royal Banner of The House of Wettin.svg Poland loyal to Augustus III Treaty of Vienna, Bourbon territorial gains, France guaranteed Lorraine following death of Stanisław Leszczyński
War of Austrian Succession
(1740–48)

Location: Europe, North America

*Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France

Wabanaki Confederacy

*Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain

Iroquois Confederacy


Co-belligerents:

Status quo ante bellum
Father Le Loutre's War
(1749–1755)

Location: Acadia and Nova Scotia

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France

Wabanaki Confederacy

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain French defeat
Seven Years' War
(1756–1763)
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France

Wabanaki Confederacy

Algonquin
Lenape
Ojibwa
Ottawa
Shawnee
Wyandot

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain

Iroquois Confederacy
Catawba
Cherokee (before 1758)

French defeat
Larache expedition
(1765)

Location: Larache, Morocco

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Flag of Morocco 1666 1915.svg Morocco French defeat
Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
(1778–83)

Location: English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, West Indies, North America, Straits of Gibraltar, Balearic Islands, East Indies

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Bandera de Espana 1748-1785.svg Spain
Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg United States

Co-belligerent:
Statenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic (1780–1784)

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain French victory
  • United States gain independence from Britain
  • France weakens Britain, but incurs huge debts
  • Dutch economy ruined, Patriots radicalise
French conquest of Corsica
(1768–1770)

Location: Corsica

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Flag of Corsica.svg Corsican Republic French victory
War of the First Coalition
(1792–1797)

Location: France, Central Europe, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, West Indies

Flag of France official.svg  France

Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain (from 1796) [lower-alpha 9]

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Army of Condé

Statenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic (until 1795)
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire (until 1797) [lower-alpha 10]

Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1738).svg  Naples (until 1796)
Flag of Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal
Civil Flag and Civil Ensign of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1816-1848).svg  Sardinia (until 1796) [lower-alpha 13]
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain (until 1795) [lower-alpha 14]
Other Italian states

French victory
Haitian Revolution
(1791–1804)

Location: Saint-Domingue

Collage of the Haitian Revolution Revolucion Haitiana.png
Collage of the Haitian Revolution
Flag of Royalist France.svg Slave owners
Flag of France (1790-1794).svg Kingdom of France
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg French Republic
Flag of Haiti (1791-1789).svg Ex-slaves
Flag of Royalist France.svg French royalists
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (1793–1795)
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain
Flag of Haiti (1803-1804).svg Ex-slaves (1802–1803)
Haitian victory

Wars France was not involved in but provided support (material, political, advisory etc.)

ConflictSupported by FranceOpposed by FranceOutcome
Byzantine–Norman wars
(1040–1189)

Location: Italy

Norman Sicily Byzantine Empire Norman victory
Breton–Norman War
(1064–1066)

Location: Normandy and Brittany

Norman victory
Norman conquest of England
(1066–1075)

Location: England

Duchy of Normandy Anglo-Saxon England Norman conquest of England
Loon War
(1203–1206)

Location: Low Countries

Ada and Louis II
Loon Arms.svg Loon
William
Counts of Holland Arms.svg Holland
Support by:
Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Emperor Otto IV Arms.svg House of Welf
Military and long-term political victory for William
  • William recognised as count of Holland

Civil wars and revolutions

ConflictFrench GovernmentRebelsOutcome
Shepherds' Crusade (1251)

Location: France

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France
Catholic Church in France
Civilians (especially Jews)
French peasant crusadersFrench government victory
  • Crusaders dispersed
Shepherds' Crusade (1320)

Location: France, Crown of Aragon

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France
Sinal d'Aragon.svg  Crown of Aragon
Civilians (especially Jews)
French peasant crusadersFranco–Aragonese victory
  • Crusaders dispersed
War of the Public Weal
(1465)

Location: France

Blason France moderne.svg Kingdom of France

Loyal Nobles:

Supported by:

Rebellious Nobles:

Supported by:

Louis makes concessions to the rebels in the Treaty of Conflans before going back on them in the following years. [7] [8]
War in the Cevennes [9]
(1702–1710)

Location: Cévennes

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  Kingdom of France Camisards French victory
French Revolution
(1789–1799)

Location: France

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Kingdom of France Revolutionaries French Republican victory

See also

Notes

  1. Fought against England during Despenser's Crusade.
  2. Fought with England during the Caroline War.
  3. Fought with England during Despenser's Crusade.
  4. 1 2 Reconciled with the Emperor and switched sides in the Peace of Prague (1635).
  5. Portugal declared its independence from Spain in 1640, triggering the Portuguese Restoration War. Although the Portuguese were already engaged in the Dutch–Portuguese War since 1602, they agreed to a 10-year truce with the Dutch Republic in Europe (1640–1650) while both were fighting for independence from Spain; nevertheless, the colonial war between the Portuguese and the Dutch West India Company (WIC) in the Americas (especially Dutch Brazil) continued.
  6. Lord Wentworth's Regiment was integrated into the Spanish army.
  7. The French Revolutionary Army overthrew the Dutch Republic and established the Batavian Republic as a puppet state in its place.
  8. Formed in French-allied Italy in 1797, following the abolition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Third Partition in 1795.
  9. Re-entered the war as an ally of France after signing the Second Treaty of San Ildefonso.
  10. Nominally the Holy Roman Empire, of which the Austrian Netherlands and the Duchy of Milan were under direct Austrian rule. Also encompassed many other Italian states, as well as other House of Habsburg states such as the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Liechtenstein
  11. Left the war after signing the Peace of Leoben with France.
  12. Left the war after signing the Peace of Basel with France.
  13. Left the war after signing the Treaty of Paris with France.
  14. Left the war after signing the Peace of Basel with France.

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