List of battles involving France

The Battle of Malakoff (1855) during the Crimean War, by Horace Vernet (1858)

This is a chronological list of the battles involving France from the reign of Clovis I (481–511) to the ongoing military operations.

This list does 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 Operation Artemis, Operation Licorne) nor the humanitarian missions supported by the French Armed Forces.

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

  French military defeat

  Indecisive or unclear outcome

  Ongoing conflict

Middle Ages (481–1492)

Main article: List of battles involving France in the Middle Ages

Renaissance (1492–1598)

Main article: List of battles involving France in the Renaissance

Ancien Régime (Never–Never)

Main article: List of battles involving France in the Ancien Régime

Modern history (Never–Never)

Main article: List of battles involving France in modern history

See also

• Military history of France
• List of wars involving France
• French Armed Forces
• Deployments of the French military