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Poilus posing with their war-torn flag in 1917, during World War I (1914–1918).. This is a chronological list of the battles involving France in modern history.. 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; this list includes neither the peacekeeping operations (such as ...
Battle of La Rochelle: 1372-06-22 1372-06-23 Crown of Castile: Kingdom of England: Victory Hundred Years' War: Battle of the Solent: 1545-07-18 1545-07-19 Kingdom of England: Inconclusive Italian War of 1542–1546: Battle of Bantry Bay: 1689-05-11 1689-05-11 England: Victory Nine Years' War: Battle of Beachy Head: 1690-07-10 1690-07-10 England ...
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:
25 October, English longbowmen under Henry V defeat French under Charles I d'Albret. 6000 French died. 400 English died. 1418–1419 Siege of Rouen: England 31 July - 19 January 1419, Henry V of England re-gains a foothold in Normandy. 1419 Battle of La Rochelle: Castille Castilian fleet defeats the English fleet. 1420 Battle of Fresnay England
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec (French: Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham, Première bataille de Québec), was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French and Indian War to describe the North American theatre).
The Battle of La Malmaison (Bataille de la Malmaison 23–27 October 1917) led to the French capture of the village and fort of La Malmaison and control of the Chemin des Dames ridge. Boehn chose to defend the front positions, rather than treat them as an advanced zone and conduct the main defence north of the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne .
The Hundred Days Offensive (8 August to 11 November 1918) was a series of massive Allied offensives that ended the First World War.Beginning with the Battle of Amiens (8–12 August) on the Western Front, the Allies pushed the Imperial German Army back, undoing its gains from the German spring offensive (21 March – 18 July).
The last act of the battle – French ships set on fire at La Hogue. While French arms had proved successful at Namur the proposed descent on England was a failure. James II believed that there would be considerable support for his cause once he had established himself on English soil, but a series of delays and conflicting orders ensured a ...