List of battles involving France in the Ancien Régime
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This is a chronological list of the battles involving France in the Ancien Régime.
For earlier and later conflicts, see List of battles involving France. 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 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
Louis XIII (1610–1643)[]
Battle | Date | Current location | Contemporary location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) | ||||||
Relief of Genoa | 28 March – 24 April 1625 | Italy | Republic of Genoa | Duchy of Savoy United Provinces | Spanish Empire Republic of Genoa | Defeat |
Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré | 12 July 1627 – 28 October 1628 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Huguenots Kingdom of England | Victory |
Siege of La Rochelle | September 1627 – October 1628 | France | Kingdom of France | Spanish Empire | La Rochelle Huguenot forces Kingdom of England | Victory |
Battle of St. Kitts | 17 June – 7 September 1629 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Kingdom of England/ Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England | Spanish Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Veillane | 10 July 1630 | Italy | Duchy of Savoy | None | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Battle of Les Avins | 20 May 1635 | Belgium | Holy Roman Empire | None | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Siege of Leuven | 24 June – 4 July 1635 | Belgium | Spanish Empire | United Provinces | Spanish Empire Holy Roman Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Tornavento | 22 June 1636 | Italy | Duchy of Savoy | Duchy of Savoy | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Crossing of the Somme | 5 August 1636 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Spanish Empire Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Lorraine | Defeat |
Battle of Rheinfelden | 28 February – 2 March 1638 | Germany | Holy Roman Empire | Weimar Army | Holy Roman Empire Electorate of Bavaria | Victory |
Battle of Guetaria | 22 August 1638 | Spain | Spanish Empire | None | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Siege of Saint-Omer | May – July 1638 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Spanish Empire | Defeat |
Siege of Fuenterrabía | June – September 1638 | Spain | Spanish Empire | None | Spanish Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Breisach | 18 August – 17 December 1638 | Germany | Holy Roman Empire | Weimar Army | Holy Roman Empire Bavaria | Victory |
Relief of Thionville | 6–7 June 1639 | France | Spanish Empire | None | Spanish Empire | Defeat |
Siege of Salses | 1639 – 1 January 1640 | France | Spanish Empire | None | Spanish Empire | Defeat |
Siege of Arras | 16 June – 9 August 1640 | France | Spanish Empire | None | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Battle of Cádiz | 21 July 1640 | Bay of Cádiz | Idem | None | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Siege of Turin | 22 May – 20 September 1640 | Italy | Duchy of Savoy | None | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Battle of Montjuïc | 26 January 1641 | Spain | Spanish Empire | Catalans | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Battle of La Marfée | 6 July 1641 | France | Principality of Sedan | None | Holy Roman Empire Spanish Empire Pope Urban VIII Principality of Sedan | Defeat |
first Battle of Tarragona | 4–6 July 1641 | Spain | Spanish Empire | None | Spanish Empire | Victory |
second Battle of Tarragona | 20–25 August 1641 | Spain | Spanish Empire | None | Spanish Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Kempen | 17 January 1642 | Germany | Holy Roman Empire | Hesse-Kassel | Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
Battle of Montmeló | 28 March 1642 | Spain | Spanish Empire | Catalans | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Battle of Honnecourt | 26 May 1642 | France | Spanish Empire | None | Spanish Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Barcelona | 3 July 1642 | Balearic Sea | Idem | None | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Battle of Lerida | 7 October 1642 | Spain | Spanish Empire | Catalans | Spanish Empire | Victory |
Louis XIV (1643–1715)[]
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) | |||||
Battle of Rocroi | 19 May 1643 | France | None | Spain | Victory |
Battle of Cartagena | 3 September 1643 | Spain | None | Spain | Victory |
Battle of Tuttlingen | 24 November 1643 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire Spain Bavaria | Defeat |
Battle of Freiburg | 9 August 1644 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire Bavaria | Indecisive |
Battle of Herbsthausen | 2 May 1645 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire Bavaria | Defeat |
Battle of Nördlingen | 3 August 1645 | Germany | Hesse-Kassel | Holy Roman Empire Bavaria | Victory |
Battle of Orbitello | 14 June 1646 | Italy | None | Spain | Defeat |
Battle of Zusmarshausen | 17 May 1648 | Germany | Sweden | Holy Roman Empire Bavaria | Victory |
Battle of Lens | 20 August 1648 | France | Sweden | Spain | Victory |
Siege of Barcelona | 10 October 1652 | Spain | Catalans | Spain | Defeat |
Battle of Bordeaux | 20 October 1653 | France | None | Spain | Defeat |
Battle of Arras | 23–25 August 1654 | France | None | Spain | Victory |
Siege of Landrecies | 19 June – 13 July 1655 | France | United Provinces | Spain | Victory |
Battle of Valenciennes | 16 July 1656 | France | None | Spain | Defeat |
Battle of the Dunes | 4 June 1658 | France | England United Provinces | Spain | Victory |
Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664) (1663–1664) | |||||
Battle of Saint Gotthard | 1 August 1664 | Hungary | Holy Roman Empire | Ottoman Empire | Victory |
War of Devolution (1667–1668) | |||||
10 September 1693 – 11 October 1693 | Belgium | None | Spain | Victory | |
21–26 June 1667 | Belgium | None | Spain United Provinces | Victory | |
Siege of Lille | 10–28 August 1667 | France | None | Spain | Victory |
Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) | |||||
Siege of Groenlo | 1–10 June 1672 | Netherlands | Cologne Münster | United Provinces | Victory |
Battle of Solebay | 7 June 1672 | England | England | United Provinces | Defeat |
Battle of Schooneveld | 7 June 1673 | Netherlands | England | United Provinces | Defeat |
Siege of Maastricht | 13–26 June 1673 | Netherlands | None | United Provinces Spain | Victory |
Battle of Texel | 21 August 1673 | Netherlands | England | United Provinces | Defeat |
Siege of Bonn | 3–12 November 1673 | Germany | Bishopric of Münster | Dutch Republic Holy Roman Empire Spain | Defeat |
Battle of Sinsheim | 16 June 1674 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
Battle of Seneffe | 11 August 1674 | Belgium | None | Dutch Republic Holy Roman Empire Spain | Victory |
Battle of Entzheim | 4 October 1674 | France | None | Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
Battle of Mulhouse | 29 December 1674 | France | None | Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
Battle of Turckheim | 5 January 1675 | France | None | Holy Roman Empire Brandenburg-Prussia | Victory |
Battle of Salzbach | 27 July 1675 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire | Indecisive |
Battle of Konzer Brücke | 11 August 1675 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Stromboli | 8 January 1676 | Italy | None | United Provinces | Victory |
Battle of Augusta | 22 April 1676 | Italy | None | United Provinces Spain | Victory |
Siege of Philippsburg | 1 May 1676 – 17 September 1676 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Palermo | 2 June 1676 | Italy | None | United Provinces Spain | Victory |
Siege of Valenciennes | 1676 – 17 March 1677 | France | None | Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
Battle of Tobago | 3 March 1677 | Trinidad and Tobago | None | United Provinces | Victory |
Siege of Cambrai | 20 March – 19 April 1677 | France | None | Spain | Victory |
1677 | Senegal | None | United Provinces | Victory | |
Battle of Cassel | 11 April 1677 | France | None | United Provinces | Victory |
Battle of Saint-Denis | 14–15 August 1678 | Belgium | None | United Provinces Spain | Victory |
War of the Reunions (1681–1684) | |||||
28–30 September 1681 | France | None | Free imperial city of Strasbourg | Victory | |
1–6 November 1683 | Belgium | None | Spain | Victory | |
10 November 1683 | Belgium | None | Spain | Victory | |
Siege of Luxembourg | 28 April – 3 June 1684 | Luxembourg | None | Spain | Victory |
Bombardment of Genoa | 18–28 May 1684 | Italy | None | Republic of Genoa | Victory |
Siamese revolution (1688) | |||||
Siege of Bangkok | June 1688 – 13 November 1688 | Thailand | None | Kingdom of Siam | Defeat |
War of the League of Augsburg (1688–1697) | |||||
Siege of Philippsburg | 27 September – 29 October 1688 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
1689 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire | Victory | |
Battle of Bantry Bay | 11 May 1689 | Ireland | None | England | Victory |
1 June 1689 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire | Defeat | |
Battle of Walcourt | 25 August 1689 | Belgium | None | Dutch Republic England Scotland Holy Roman Empire Spain | Defeat |
Battle of Fleurus | 1 July 1690 | Belgium | None | Dutch Republic Holy Roman Empire Spain | Victory |
Battle of Beachy Head | 10 July 1690 | English Channel | None | Dutch Republic England | Victory |
Battle of the Boyne | 12 July 1690 | Ireland | Jacobite forces | Williamite forces | Defeat |
Battle of Staffarda | 18 August 1690 | Italy | None | Duchy of Savoy, Spain | Victory |
Battle of Quebec | 16–24 October 1690 | Canada | None | England | Victory |
Siege of Cuneo | 28 June 1691 | Italy | None | Duchy of Savoy Holy Roman Empire | Defeat |
Siege of Mons | 15 March – 10 April 1691 | Belgium | None | Dutch Republic Spain Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
Battle of La Prairie | 11 August 1691 | Canada | None | England | Victory |
Siege of Limerick | August – October 1691 | Ireland | Jacobite forces | Williamite forces | Defeat |
Battle of Leuze | 18 September 1691 | Belgium | None | England Dutch Republic Scotland | Victory |
Battle of Aughrim | 12 July 1691 | Ireland | Jacobite forces | Williamite forces | Defeat |
Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue | 29 May 1692 | English Channel | None | England Dutch Republic | Defeat |
Action at Cherbourg | 1–2 June 1692 | English Channel | None | England Dutch Republic | Defeat |
Siege of Namur | 25 May – 30 June 1692 | Belgium | None | Spain Holy Roman Empire Dutch Republic | Victory |
Battle of Steenkerque | 3 August 1692 | Belgium | None | England United Provinces Denmark Scotland | Victory |
Battle of Lagos | 27 June 1693 | Portugal | None | England Dutch Republic | Victory |
Battle of Landen | 29 July 1693 | Belgium | None | England Scotland Dutch Republic | Victory |
Battle of Marsaglia | 4 October 1693 | Italy | None | Savoy Spain | Victory |
10 September – 11 October 1693 | Belgium | None | Spain | Victory | |
Battle of Torroella | 27 May 1694 | Spain | None | Spain | Victory |
Battle of Camaret | 18 June 1694 | France | None | England, Dutch Republic | Victory |
Action of 29 June 1694 | 29 June 1694 | Netherlands | None | Dutch Republic | Victory |
Siege of Namur | 2 July – 5 September 1695 | Belgium | None | Holy Roman Empire England Scotland Dutch Republic | Defeat |
Bombardment of Brussels | 13–15 July 1695 | Belgium | None | Holy Roman Empire | Indecisive |
Battle of Dogger Bank | 17 June 1696 | North Sea | None | Dutch Republic | Victory |
Raid on Cartagena | 13 April 1697 | Colombia | None | Spain | Victory |
Siege of Barcelona | 15 June – 8 August 1697 | Spain | None | Spain | Victory |
Battle of Hudson's Bay | 5 September 1697 | Canada | None | England | Victory |
War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) | |||||
Battle of Carpi | 9 July 1701 | Italy | None | Holy Roman Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Chiari | 1 September 1701 | Italy | Kingdom of Spain Duchy of Savoy | Holy Roman Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Cremona | 1 February 1702 | Italy | None | Holy Roman Empire | Indecisive |
Battle of Luzzara | 15 August 1702 | Italy | None | Holy Roman Empire | Indecisive |
Battle of Friedlingen | 14 October 1702 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
Battle of Vigo Bay | 23 October 1702 | Spain | Spain | England Dutch Republic | Defeat |
Siege of Kehl | 20 February 1703 – 10 March 1703 | Germany | None | Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
Battle of Cap de la Roque | 22 May 1703 | Portugal | None | Dutch Republic | Victory |
Battle of Ekeren | 30 June 1703 | Belgium | Spain | Dutch Republic | Victory |
Battle of Höchstädt | 20 September 1703 | Germany | Bavaria | Holy Roman Empire | Victory |
Battle of Speyerbach | 15 November 1703 | Germany | None | Hesse-Kassel Electorate of the Palatinate | Victory |
Raid on Deerfield | 29 February 1704 | United States | Native Americans | England | Victory |
Battle of Schellenberg | 2 July 1704 | Germany | Bavaria | England Dutch Republic Habsburg Monarchy | Defeat |
Battle of Blenheim | 13 August 1704 | Germany | Electorate of Bavaria | Habsburg Monarchy Brandenburg-Prussia Hesse-Kassel Hesse-Homburg England Scotland Dutch Republic | Defeat |
Battle of Vélez-Málaga | 24 August 1704 | Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Kingdom of England United Provinces | Indecisive |
Siege of St. John's | 1 February – 5 March 1705 | Canada | Mi'kmaq Abenakis | Kingdom of England | Defeat |
Battle of Cabrita point | March 1705 | Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Kingdom of England United Provinces Portugal | Defeat |
Battle of Elixheim | 18 July 1705 | Belgium | None | England Dutch Republic Habsburg Austria Scotland | Defeat |
Battle of Cassano | 16 August 1705 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria Prussia | Victory |
Battle of Montjuïc | 13–17 September 1705 | Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Habsburg Austria England Dutch Republic Pro-Habsburg Spain | Defeat |
First Siege of Barcelona | 14 September – 19 October 1705 | Spain | Pro-Bourbon Spain | England Austria Portugal Dutch Republic Pro-Habsburg Spain | Defeat |
Second Siege of Barcelona | 3–27 April 1706 | Spain | Pro-Bourbon Spain | England Austria Portugal Dutch Republic Pro-Habsburg Spain | Defeat |
Battle of Calcinato | 19 April 1706 | Italy | Kingdom of Spain | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Ramillies | 23 May 1706 | Belgium | Electorate of Bavaria Spain | Dutch Republic England Scotland | Defeat |
Charles Town expedition | August 1706 | Canada | Spain | England | Defeat |
Battle of Turin | 7 September 1706 | Italy | Spain | Habsburg Austria Duchy of Savoy Prussia | Defeat |
Battle of Castiglione | 8 September 1706 | Italy | None | Hesse-Kassel | Victory |
Battle of Almansa | 25 April 1707 | Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Great Britain Portugal Dutch Republic | Victory |
Battle of Beachy Head | 2 May 1707 | English Channel | None | England | Victory |
First siege of Port Royal | 17–28 June 1707 | Canada | Natives | England | Victory |
Battle of Toulon | 29 July – 21 August 1707 | France | Kingdom of Spain | Austria United Provinces Duchy of Savoy Great Britain | Victory |
Second siege of Port Royal | 20–31 August 1707 | Canada | Natives | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle at The Lizard | 21 October 1707 | English Channel | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Oudenarde | 11 July 1708 | Belgium | None | Great Britain Dutch Republic Austria Prussia | Defeat |
Siege of Lille | 28 July – 28 October 1708 | France | None | United Provinces Great Britain Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Wijnendale | 28 September 1708 | Belgium | Kingdom of Spain | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of St. John's | 1 January 1709 | Canada | Mi'kmaq Abenakis | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Malplaquet | 11 September 1709 | France | Electorate of Bavaria | Great Britain Habsburg Monarchy United Provinces Prussia | Defeat |
Third siege of Port Royal | 24 September – 1 October 1710 | Canada | Natives | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Syracuse | 9 November 1710 | Italy | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Brihuega | 8 December 1710 | Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Villaviciosa | 10 December 1710 | Spain | Kingdom of Spain | Austria United Provinces Portugal | Victory |
Siege of Bouchain | 5 August – 12 September 1711 | France | None | Great Britain Dutch Republic Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Quebec Expedition | 22 August 1711 | Canada | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Denain | 24 July 1712 | France | None | Dutch Republic Austria | Victory |
Siege of Barcelona | 25 July 1713 – 11 September 1714 | Spain | Spain loyal to Philip V of Spain | Habsburg Monarchy Spain loyal to Archduke Charles | Victory |
Louis XV (1715–1774)[]
Battle | Date | Current location | Contemporary location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) | ||||||
Capture of Pensacola | 1719 | United States | Spain | None | Spain | Victory |
War of the Polish Succession (1733–1738) | ||||||
Siege of Kehl | 13 October 1733 | Germany | Habsburg Empire | None | Habsburg Empire | Victory |
Siege of Pizzighettone | 11 November – 9 December 1733 | Italy | Habsburg Empire | Kingdom of Sardinia | Habsburg Empire | Victory |
Siege of Philippsburg | 2 June – 18 July 1734 | Germany | Habsburg Empire | None | Habsburg Empire | Victory |
Siege of Danzig | 22 February – 9 July 1734 | Poland | Poland-Lithuania | Poland-Lithuania Sweden | Russia Electorate of Saxony | Defeat |
Battle of San Pietro | 29 June 1734 | Italy | Habsburg Empire | Kingdom of Sardinia | Habsburg Empire | Victory |
Siege of Gaeta | 6 August 1734 | Italy | Habsburg Empire | Spain | Habsburg Empire | Victory |
Battle of Guastalla | 19 September 1734 | Italy | Habsburg Empire | Kingdom of Sardinia | Habsburg Empire | Victory |
Battle of Clausen | 20 October 1735 | Germany | Habsburg Empire | None | Habsburg Empire | Defeat |
War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) | ||||||
Battle of Sahay | 24 May 1742 | Czech Republic | Habsburg Empire | None | Habsburg Empire | Victory |
Siege of Prague | June – December 1742 | Czech Republic | Habsburg Empire | None | Habsburg Empire | Indecisive |
Battle of Dettingen | 27 June 1743 | Germany | Habsburg Empire | None | Great Britain, Hanover Habsburg Empire | Defeat |
Battle of Toulon | 22 February 1744 | France | Kingdom of France | Spain | Great Britain | Victory |
Action of 8 May 1744 | 8 May 1744 | Atlantic Ocean | Idem | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Raid on Canso | 23 May 1744 | Canada | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Villafranca | 20 April 1744 | France | Savoy | Spain | Great Britain Savoy | Victory |
First siege of Annapolis Royal | 1 July – 6 October 1744 | Canada | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Casteldelfino | 18 July 1744 | Italy | None | Sardinia | Victory | |
Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo | 30 September 1744 | Italy | Spain | Sardinia | Victory | |
Siege of Louisbourg | 1 May – 16 June 1745 | Canada | Kingdom of France | Micmacs | Great Britain | Defeat |
2–10 May 1745 | Canada | Kingdom of France | Micmacs | Great Britain | Defeat | |
Second siege of Annapolis Royal | 2–23 May 1745 | Canada | Great Britain | Micmacs | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Fontenoy | 11 May 1745 | Belgium | Habsburg Empire | None | Great Britain Hanover Habsburg Empire Dutch Republic | Victory |
Battle of Pfaffenhofen | 15 April 1745 | Germany | Bavaria | Habsburg Empire | Defeat | |
Action of 15 June 1745 | 15 June 1745 | Northumberland Strait | Idem | MicmacsMaliseetsHurons | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Melle | 9 July 1745 | Belgium | Habsburg Empire | None | Great Britain Hanover Habsburg Empire Dutch Republic | Victory |
Fall of Ghent | 15 July 1745 | Belgium | Habsburg Empire | None | Great Britain Hanover Habsburg Empire Dutch Republic | Victory |
Northeast Coast Campaign | 19 July – 5 September 1745 | United States | Great Britain | Wabanaki Confederacy | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Bassignano | 27 September 1745 | Italy | Spain | Habsburg Empire Sardinia | Victory | |
Raid on Saratoga | 28 November 1745 | United States | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Siege of Brussels | January – February 1746 | Belgium | Habsburg Empire | None | Habsburg Empire | Victory |
Siege of Fort William | 20 March – 3 April 1746 | United Kingdom | Great Britain | Jacobite clans | Hanoverian clans | Defeat |
Battle of Culloden | 16 April 1746 | United Kingdom | Great Britain | Jacobite clans | Great Britain | Defeat |
Siege of Fort at Number 4 | 7–11 April 1746 | United States | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Piacenza | 16 June 1746 | Italy | Spain | Habsburg Empire | Defeat | |
Battle of Port-la-Joye | 11 July 1746 | Canada | Kingdom of France | Micmacs | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Rottofreddo | 12 August 1746 | Italy | None | Habsburg Empire | Victory | |
Siege of Fort Massachusetts | 19–20 August 1746 | United States | Great Britain | Native Americans | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Madras | 7–9 September 1746 | India | None | Great Britain | Victory | |
Raid on Lorient | 20 September 1746 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Adyar | 29 October 1746 | India | None | Nawab of the Carnatic | Victory | |
Battle of Rocoux | 11 October 1746 | Belgium | Holy Roman Empire | None | Great Britain Hanover Habsburg Empire Dutch Republic | Victory |
Battle of Grand Pré | 10–11 February 1747 | Canada | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Victory |
First Battle of Cape Finisterre | 14 May 1747 | Spain | None | Great Britain | Defeat | |
Battle of Lauffeld | 2 July 1747 | Belgium | Dutch Republic | None | Great Britain Hanover Habsburg Empire Dutch Republic | Victory |
Siege of Bergen op Zoom | July – September 1747 | Netherlands | Dutch Republic | None | Great Britain Dutch Republic | Victory |
Siege of Genoa | 1747 | Italy | Republic of Genoa Spain | Habsburg Empire Kingdom of Sardinia | Victory | |
Battle of Assietta | 19 July 1747 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Kingdom of Sardinia | Defeat |
Second Battle of Cape Finisterre | 25 October 1747 | Spain | None | Great Britain | Defeat | |
Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud | 25 October 1747 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Siege of Maastricht | April – May 1748 | Netherlands | Dutch Republic | None | Dutch Republic | Victory |
Siege of Pondicherry | August – October 1748 | India | Kingdom of France | None | Dutch Republic | Victory |
Seven Years' War (1756–1763) | ||||||
European theater of the Seven Years' War | ||||||
Siege of Fort St. Philip | April – 29 June 1756 | Spain | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Minorca | 20 May 1756 | Spain | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Hastenbeck | 26 July 1757 | Germany | None | Hanover Great Britain Hesse-Kassel Brunswick | Victory | |
Raid on Rochefort | September 1757 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Rossbach | 5 November 1757 | Germany | Habsburg Empire | Prussia | Defeat | |
Battle of Cartagena | 28 February 1758 | Spain | None | Great Britain | Defeat | |
Raid on St Malo | 5–12 June 1758 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Indecisive |
Battle of Rheinberg | 12 June 1758 | Germany | None | Hanover Prussia Hesse-Kassel Great Britain | Indecisive | |
Battle of Krefeld | 23 June 1758 | Germany | None | Hanover Prussia Hesse-Kassel Great Britain | Defeat | |
Raid on Cherbourg | 7 August 1758 – 16 August 1758 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Saint Cast | 11 September 1758 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Lutterberg | 10 October 1758 | Germany | None | Hanover Great Britain | Victory | |
Battle of Bergen | 13 April 1759 | Germany | None | Great Britain Hesse-Kassel Brunswick Hanover | Victory | |
Raid on Le Havre | 3–5 July 1759 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Minden | 1 August 1759 | Germany | Saxony | Great Britain HanoverHesse-Kassel BrunswickSchaumburg-Lippe | Defeat | |
Battle of Lagos | 18–19 August 1759 | Portugal | None | Great Britain | Defeat | |
Battle of Quiberon Bay | 20 November 1759 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Carrickfergus | 21–26 February 1760 | United Kingdom | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Indecisive |
Battle of Corbach | 10 July 1760 | Germany | None | Hanover Great Britain Brunswick Hesse-Kassel | Victory | |
Battle of Emsdorf | 14 July 1760 | Germany | None | Great Britain Hanover Hesse-Kassel | Defeat | |
Battle of Warburg | 31 July 1760 | Germany | None | Hanover Great Britain Brunswick Hesse-Kassel | Defeat | |
Battle of Kloster Kampen | 15 October 1760 | Germany | None | Great Britain Prussia Hanover Brunswick Hesse-Kassel | Victory | |
Battle of Langensalza | 10 February 1761 | Germany | None | Prussia Hanover | Defeat | |
First siege of Cassel | March 1761 | Germany | None | Hanover | Victory | |
Battle of Grünberg | 21 March 1761 | Germany | None | Prussia Hanover | Victory | |
Capture of Belle Île | 7 April – 8 June 1761 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Villinghausen | 15–16 July 1761 | Germany | None | Great Britain Hanover Prussia | Defeat | |
Battle of Ölper | 13 October 1761 | Germany | Saxony | Brunswick | Defeat | |
Battle of Wilhelmsthal | 24 June 1762 | Germany | None | Great Britain Prussia Hanover Brunswick Hesse-Kassel | Defeat | |
Battle of Lutterberg | 23 July 1762 | Germany | Saxony | Hanover Brunswick Great Britain | Defeat | |
Battle of Nauheim | 30 August 1762 | Germany | None | Great Britain Hanover | Victory | |
Second Siege of Cassel | October – November 1762 | Germany | None | Great Britain Hanover Brunswick Hesse-Kassel | Defeat | |
American theater of the Seven Years' War | ||||||
Battle of Jumonville Glen | 28 May 1754 | United States | Ohio Country | None | Great BritainOhio Iroquois | Defeat |
Battle of Fort Necessity | 3 July 1754 | United States | Great Britain | HuronsOdawasNipissings | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Fort Beauséjour | 3–16 June 1755 | Canada | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Action of 8 June 1755 | 8 June 1755 | Atlantic Ocean | Idem | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Braddock expedition | 9 July 1755 | United States | Ohio Country | OdawasOjibwePotawatomis | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of the Monongahela | 9 July 1755 | United States | Ohio Country | Native Americans | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Petitcodiac | 3 September 1755 | Canada | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Lake George | 8 September 1755 | United States | Great Britain | Iroquois | Great BritainIndian tribes | Defeat |
Battle of Fort Bull | 27 March 1756 | United States | Great Britain | IroquoisHurons | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Fort Oswego | 10–14 August 1756 | United States | Great Britain | Native Americans | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle on Snowshoes | 21 January 1757 | United States | Great Britain | Native Americans | Great Britain | Indecisive |
Battle of Sabbath Day Point | 23 July 1757 | United States | Great Britain | Native Americans | Great Britain | Victory |
Siege of Fort William Henry | 3 August 1757 | United States | Great Britain | Hurons | Great Britain | Victory |
Louisbourg Expedition | September 1757 | Canada | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Cap-Français | 21 October 1757 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Great Britain | Indecisive |
Attack on German Flatts | 12 November 1757 | United States | Great Britain | Native Americans | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle on Snowshoes | 23 March 1758 | United States | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Bloody Creek | 8 December 1757 | Canada | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Siege of Louisbourg | 8 June – 26 July 1758 | Canada | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Carillon | 8 July 1758 | United States | Kingdom of France | Native Americans | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Fort Frontenac | 25–27 August 1758 | Canada | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Fort Duquesne | 13 September 1758 | United States | Kingdom of France | Native Americans | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Fort Ligonier | 12 October 1758 | United States | Kingdom of France | Native Americans | Great Britain | Defeat |
Invasion of Martinique | 16–19 January 1759 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Invasion of Guadeloupe | 22 January – 1 May 1759 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Fort Niagara | 6–26 July 1759 | United States | Kingdom of France | None | Great BritainIroquois | Defeat |
Battle of La Belle-Famille | 24 July 1759 | United States | Kingdom of France | Native Americans | Great BritainIroquois | Defeat |
Battle of Ticonderoga | 26–27 July 1759 | United States | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Beauport | 31 July 1759 | Canada | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of the Plains of Abraham | 13 September 1759 | Canada | Kingdom of France | Native Americans | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Sainte-Foy | 28 April 1760 | Canada | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Restigouche | 3–8 July 1760 | Canada | Kingdom of France | Mi'kmaqs | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of the Thousand Islands | 16–24 August 1760 | Canada/ United States | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Invasion of Dominica | June 1761 | Dominica | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Capture of Martinique | 5 January – 12 February 1762 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Signal Hill | 15 September 1762 | Canada | Great Britain | None | Great BritainIroquois | Defeat |
Asian theater of the Seven Years' War | ||||||
Battle of Chandannagar | 23 March 1757 | India | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Plassey | 23 June 1757 | India | Maratha Empire | Nawab of Bengal | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Cuddalore | 29 October 1758 | Bay of Bengal | Idem | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Negapatam | 3 August 1758 | Bay of Bengal | Idem | None | Great Britain | Indecisive |
Battle of Condore | 9 December 1758 | India | Maratha Empire | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Pondicherry | 10 September 1758 | Bay of Bengal | Idem | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Siege of Masulipatam | 6 March – 7 April 1759 | India | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Siege of Madras | December 1758 and February 1759 | India | Great Britain | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Wandiwash | 22 January 1760 | India | Maratha Empire | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Siege of Pondicherry | 4 September 1760 – 15 January 1761 | India | Kingdom of France | None | Great Britain | Defeat |
Larache expedition | June 1765 | Morocco | Morocco | None | Morocco | Defeat |
Conquest of Corsica (1768–1769) | ||||||
Battle of Borgo | 8–9 October 1768 | France | None | Corsican Republic | Defeat | |
Battle of Ponte Novu | 8–9 May 1769 | France | None | Corsican Republic | Victory |
Louis XVI (1774–1792)[]
Battle | Date | Current location | Contemporary location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) | ||||||
First Battle of Ushant | 27 July 1778 | Bay of Biscay | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Siege of Pondicherry | 21 August – 19 October 1778 | India | Kingdom of France | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Invasion of Dominica | 7 September 1778 | Dominica | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of St. Lucia | 15 December 1778 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Capture of St. Lucia | 18–28 December 1778 | Saint Lucia | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Capture of Saint Vincent | 16–18 June 1779 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Great Siege of Gibraltar | 24 June 1779 – 7 February 1783 | Gibraltar | Kingdom of Great Britain | Spain | Kingdom of Great BritainHanover | Defeat |
Capture of Grenada | 2–4 July 1779 | Grenada | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Grenada | 6 July 1779 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Siege of Savannah | 16 September – 18 October 1779 | United States | Kingdom of Great Britain | United States | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Flamborough Head | 23 September 1779 | North Sea | Idem | United States | Kingdom of Great Britain | Indecisive |
First Battle of Martinique | 18 December 1779 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Second Battle of Martinique | 17 April 1780 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Indecisive |
Action of 9 August 1780 | 9 August 1780 | Atlantic Ocean | Idem | Spain | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Action of 30 September 1780 | 30 September 1780 | Atlantic Ocean | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Jersey | 6 January 1781 | Jersey | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Siege of Pensacola | 9 March – 8 May 1781 | United States | Kingdom of Great Britain | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory | |
Battle of Cape Henry | 16 March 1781 | United States | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Indecisive |
Battle of Porto Praya | 16 April 1781 | Cape Verde | Kingdom of Portugal | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Fort Royal | 29–30 April 1781 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Invasion of Tobago | 24 May – 2 June 1781 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Naval battle off Cape Breton | 21 July 1781 | Atlantic Ocean | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Invasion of Minorca | 19 August 1781 – 5 February 1782 | Spain | Kingdom of Great Britain | Spain | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Siege of Yorktown | 28 September – 17 October 1781 | United States | Kingdom of Great Britain | United States | Kingdom of Great Britain Ansbach-Bayreuth Hesse-Kassel | Victory |
Battle of the Chesapeake | 5 September 1781 | Chesapeake Bay | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Recapture of Sint Eustatius | 26 November 1781 | Sint Eustatius | Dutch East Indies | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Second Battle of Ushant | 12 December 1781 | Bay of Biscay | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Siege of Brimstone Hill | 11 January – 13 February 1782 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Capture of Demerara and Essequibo | 22 January 1782 | Guyana | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of St. Kitts | 25–26 January 1782 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Sadras | 17 February 1782 | Bay of Bengal | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Capture of Montserrat | 22 February 1782 | Montserrat | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
3 April 1782 | India | Kingdom of France | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory | |
Battle of the Saintes | 9/12 April 1782 | France | Kingdom of France | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Providien | 12 April 1782 | Bay of Bengal | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of the Mona Passage | 19 April 1782 | Caribbean Sea | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Third Battle of Ushant | 20–21 April 1782 | Bay of Biscay | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Negapatam | 6 July 1782 | Bay of Bengal | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Indecisive |
Hudson Bay Expedition | 8 August 1782 | Canada | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Trincomalee | 25 August – 3 September 1782 | Sri Lanka | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Cape Spartel | 20 October 1782 | Strait of Gibraltar | Idem | Spain | Kingdom of Great Britain | Indecisive |
Capture of the Turks and Caicos Islands | 12 February 1783 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
Second Battle of Cuddalore | 7 June – 25 July 1783 | India | Kingdom of Great Britain | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Indecisive |
Third Battle of Cuddalore | 20 June 1783 | Bay of Bengal | Idem | None | Kingdom of Great Britain | Victory |
See also[]
- Military history of France
- List of wars involving France
- French Armed Forces
- Deployments of the French military
Categories:
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- Military history of France
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- Battles involving France
- Military history of the Ancien Régime