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The 1562 English expedition to France, led by England during the French Wars of Religion; The 1746 War of the Austrian Succession, Austria-Italian forces supported by the British navy attempted to invade southern France; The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars invasion attempts to defeat the French Revolution
French invasion of Spain: France started its invasion of Spain, eventually succeeding and restoring the monarchy, ending the Liberal Triennium. 1830: July: July Revolution or French Revolution of 1830: the conservative House of Bourbon is overthrown and replaced by the more liberal Orleans Monarchy with Louis-Philippe becoming King of France. 3 ...
2 September: Tensions began to flare with Germany as Britain and France put Germany on notice for the invasion of Poland. 3 September: France declared war on Nazi Germany. 7 September: French forces engage in light skirmishes with German forces near Saarbrücken. 10 September: British forces arrived to reinforce the French.
French Invasion Defeat Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) Location: Egypt and Levant. Kingdom of France; Various Christian Kingdoms and Crusader Orders; Ayyubids: Crusader Defeat Poitou War (1224) Location: Poitou France: England: French Victory English invasion of France (1230) (1230) Location: Brittany and Western France France: England: English ...
The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) and France.
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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 ...
On the Alpine frontier, there was little change, with the French invasion of Piedmont failing. On the Spanish border, the French under General Dugommier rallied from their defensive positions at Bayonne and Perpignan, driving the Spanish out of Roussillon and invading Catalonia. Dugommier was killed in the Battle of the Black Mountain in November.