This is a chronological list of battles involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792). For pre-987 battles, see List of battles involving the Franks and Francia. For post-1792 battles, see List of battles involving France in modern history. For entire wars during 987–1792, see list of wars involving the Kingdom of 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.
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:
House of Capet (987–1328)
Battle Date Current location Contemporary location Allies Enemies Issue Norman conquest of England (1066) Battle of Bremule 20 August 1119 Duchy of Normandy Rebellious Norman barons Duchy of Normandy Kingdom of England Defeat First Crusade (1095–1099) Siege of Nicaea 14 May – 19 June 1097 Sultanate of Rum CrusadersByzantine Empire Sultanate of Rum Victory Battle of Dorylaeum 1 July 1097 Crusaders Siege of Antioch 21 October 1097 – 2 June 1098 Siege of Jerusalem 7 June – 15 July 1099 Fatimid Caliphate Fatimid Caliphate Battle of Ascalon 12 August 1099 Second Crusade (1145–1149) Battle of Ephesus 24 December 1147 Sultanate of Rum None Sultanate of Rum Victory Battle of the Meander December 1147 Battle of Mount Cadmus 6 January 1148 Defeat Siege of Damascus 23–28 July 1148 Fatimid Caliphate Crusaders Fatimid Caliphate Third Crusade (1189–1192) Siege of Acre August 1189 – July 1191 Ayyubid Sultanate Crusaders Ayyubid Sultanate Victory Battle of Arsuf 7 September 1191 Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) Siege of Zara 10–23 November 1202 Kingdom of Croatia Crusaders Republic of Venice Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Croatia Victory First Siege of Constantinople 1203 Byzantine Empire Crusaders Republic of Venice Byzantine Empire Second Siege of Constantinople 1204 Anglo-French War (1202–1214) Siege of Château Gaillard August 1203 – 8 March 1204 Angevin Empire None Duchy of Normandy Kingdom of England Victory Battle of Damme 30–31 May 1213 Kingdom of France Kingdom of EnglandDefeat Siege of Roche-au-Moine 2 July 1214 Angevin Empire Victory Battle of Bouvines 27 July 1214 Kingdom of France Welfs Flanders Kingdom of England Boulogne Albigensian Crusade (1209–1229) Sack of Béziers 22 July 1209 County of Toulouse Crusaders Cathars Viscounty of Carcassonne Victory Siege of Carcassonne August 1 - 15 1209 Siege of Minerve Early June – 22 July 1210 Siege of Termes Early August – 22 November 1210 Battle of Muret 12 September 1213 Crown of Aragon County of Toulouse County of Comminges County of Foix Viscounty of Carcassonne Siege of Toulouse 22 September 1217 – 25 July 1218 County of Toulouse County of Comminges County of Foix Viscounty of Carcassonne Siege of Montségur May 1243 – March 1244 None Cathars First Barons' War (1215–1217) Battle of Lincoln 20 May 1217 Kingdom of England None Kingdom of England Defeat Battle of Sandwich 24 August 1217 Saintonge War (1242) Battle of Taillebourg 21 July 1242 Duchy of Aquitaine Pro-Capetian Poitou Kingdom of England Pro-Plantagenet Poitou Victory Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) Siege of Damietta 6 June 1249 Ayyubid Sultanate None Ayyubid Sultanate Victory Battle of Al Mansurah 8–11 February 1250 Defeat Battle of Fariskur 6 April 1250 Eighth Crusade (1270) Siege of Tunis 18 July 1270 – 10 November Hafsid Kingdom None Hafsid Kingdom Indecisive Aragonese Crusade (1284–1285) Battle of Les Formigues 4 September 1285 Crown of Aragon Genoa Crown of Aragon Defeat Battle of the Col de Panissars 1 October 1285 / Pyrenees None Franco-Flemish War (1297–1305) Battle of Furnes 20 August 1297 Kingdom of France None County of Flanders Victory Siege of Lille 29 August Bruges Matins 18 May 1302 Defeat Battle of the Golden Spurs 11 July 1302 Battle of Arques 4 April 1303 Battle of Zierikzee 10–11 August 1304 County of Holland County of Holland Victory Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle 18 August 1304 Kingdom of France None War of Saint-Sardos (1324) War of Saint-Sardos 1324 Duchy of Aquitaine None Kingdom of England Victory Peasant revolt in Flanders (1323–1328) Battle of Cassel 23 August 1328 Kingdom of France None Flemings Victory
House of Valois (1328–1589) Hundred Years' War and aftermath
Battle Date Current location Contemporary location Allies Enemies Issue Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) English Channel naval campaign March 1338 – October 1339 English Channel Idem Genoese mercenaries Castilian mercenaries Kingdom of England County of Flanders Indecisive Invasions of the Channel Islands March 1338 – 1468 Channel Islands Genoese mercenaries Kingdom of England Battle of Arnemuiden 23 September 1338 Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory Siege of Cambrai (1339) September – 8 October 1339 Holy Roman Empire Battle of Sluys 24 June 1340 Kingdom of France Genoese mercenaries Kingdom of England Defeat Battle of Saint-Omer 26 July 1340 None Kingdom of England County of Flanders Victory Siege of Tournai 21 July – 25 September 1340 Kingdom of England County of Flanders Duchy of Brabant Duchy of Guelders County of Looz Battle of Champtoceaux 14–15 October 1341 House of Blois House of Montfort Siege of Brest 18 August 1342 Kingdom of England House of Montfort Defeat Battle of Morlaix 30 September 1342 None Kingdom of England Battle of Bergerac August 1345 Kingdom of England Gascony Battle of Auberoche 21 October 1345 Kingdom of England Lancaster's chevauchée of 1346 1346 None Kingdom of England Battle of Saint-Pol-de-Léon 9 June 1346 House of Blois Kingdom of England House of Montfort Battle of Caen 26 July 1346 None Kingdom of England Siege of Aiguillon 1 April – 20 August 1346 Battle of Blanchetaque 22 August 1346 Battle of Crécy 26 August 1346 Genoese Mercenaries Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Bohemia Kingdom of Majorca Kingdom of England German knightsDenmark Siege of Calais 4 September 1346 – 3 August 1347 None Kingdom of England County of Flanders Battle of La Roche-Derrien 18 June 1347 House of Blois Kingdom of England House of Montfort Battle of Crotoy 25 June 1347 None Kingdom of England Battle of Lunalonge May or June 1349 None Kingdom of England Gascony Battle of Calais 1 January 1350 Kingdom of England Combat of the Thirty 26 March 1351 House of Blois Kingdom of England House of Montfort Victory Battle of Saintes 1 April 1351 None Kingdom of EnglandDefeat Battle of Ardres 6 June 1351 Victory Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (1351) February–August 1351 Battle of Mauron 14 August 1352 House of Blois Kingdom of England House of MontfortDefeat Battle of Montmuran 10 April 1354 Victory Siege of Rennes 3 October 1356 – 5 July 1357 None Kingdom of England Battle of Poitiers 19 September 1356 Kingdom of England Gascony Defeat Battle of Nogent-sur-Seine 13 June 1359 Kingdom of England Victory Battle of Brignais 6 April 1362 Routiers Defeat Battle of Cocherel 16 May 1364 Navarre Kingdom of England Victory Battle of Auray 29 September 1364 House of Blois House of Montfort Kingdom of England Defeat Battle of Arinez 1367 Kingdom of Castile Crown of Castile Crown of Castile Duchy of Gascony Kingdom of England Duchy of Aquitaine Kingdom of MallorcaVictory Battle of Nájera 3 April 1367 Defeat Battle of Montiel 14 March 1369 Crown of Castile Kingdom of Portugal Victory Battle of the Bridge of Lussac December 1369 Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Siege of Limoges September 1370 Defeat Battle of Pontvallain 4 December 1370 Victory Siege of Soubise 22-23 August 1372 Battle of La Rochelle 22 June 1372 Crown of Castile Siege of Guernsey June 1372 Kingdom of England None Battle of Chiset 1373 Kingdom of France Siege of Gorey Castle Jersey Indecisive Sack of Rye 1377 Kingdom of England Victory Battle of Lewes July 1377 Battle of the Isle of Wight 1377 Battle of Yarmouth Battle of Eymet Kingdom of France Siege of Gravesend Summer 1380 Siege of Nantes November 1380 Battle of chateau de Randon 1381 Battle of Roosebeke 27 November 1382 Flemings Battle of Aljubarrota 14 August 1385 Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of England Defeat Battle of Brest 1404 Kingdom of France None Kingdom of England Victory Sack of Dartmouth Kingdom of England Battle of Falmouth November 1404 Battle of L'Ecluse 22 May 1405 Kingdom of France Battle of Haverfordwest 1405 Kingdom of England Battle of Carmathe Battle of Worchester Battle of Jersey Jersey Battle of Soubise 1413 Kingdom of France Siege of Harfleur 18 August – 22 September 1415Defeat Battle of Agincourt 25 October 1415 Battle of Valmont 9–11 March 1416 Indecisive Siege of Caen (1417) 14 August – 20 September 1417 Defeat Siege of Rouen 29 July 1418 – 19 January 1419 Battle of Baugé 21 March 1421 Kingdom of Scotland Victory Siege of Meaux 6 October 1421 – 10 May 1422 None Defeat Battle of Cravant 31 July 1423 Kingdom of Scotland Duchy of Brittany Kingdom of England Duchy of Burgundy Battle of La Brossinière 26 September 1423 Angevins Maine Duchy of Brittany Kingdom of England Victory Battle of Verneuil 17 August 1424 Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Duchy of Burgundy Defeat Battle of St. James 6 March 1426 Duchy of Brittany Kingdom of England Siege of Montargis 15 July – 5 September 1427 None Victory Battle of the Herrings 5 February 1429 Kingdom of ScotlandDefeat Siege of Orléans 12 October 1428 – 9 May 1429 Victory Battle of Jargeau 10–12 June 1429 None Battle of Meung-sur-Loire 15 June 1429 None Battle of Beaugency 15–16 June 1429 Battle of Patay 18 June 1429 March to Reims 29 June – 16 July 1429 Siege of Paris (1429) 3–8 September 1429 Kingdom of England Duchy of Burgundy Defeat Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier October – 4 November 1429 Duchy of BurgundyVictory Siege of La Charité 24 November – 25 December 1429 Defeat Siege of Compiègne May–November 1430 Duchy of Burgundy Kingdom of England Victory Siege of Langy-sur-Marne May–August 1432 Kingdom of England Battle of Gerberoy 9 May 1435 Siege of Meulan 24 September 1435 Siege of Saint-Denis Late August – 4 October 1435 Kingdom of England Duchy of Burgundy Defeat Siege of Creil 8–25 May 1441 Kingdom of EnglandVictory Capture of Évreux 15 September 1441 Siege of Pontoise 6 June – 19 September 1441 Siege of Tartas 31 August 1440 – 24 June 1442 Siege of Dieppe 2 November 1442 – 14 August 1443 Siege of Verneuil 19 July – 25 August 1449 Siege of Rouen October 1449 Siege of Valognes March 1450 Defeat Battle of Formigny 15 April 1450 Duchy of BrittanyVictory Siege of Caen 5 June – July 1450 Siege of Falaise (1450) 6–21 July 1450 None Siege of Domfront (1450) 23 July–2 August 1450 Siege of Cherbourg (1450) 6 July–12 August 1450 Battle of Blanquefort 1 November 1450 Battle of Castillon 17 July 1453 Duchy of Aquitaine Duchy of Brittany Wars of the Roses (1453–1487) Battle of Bosworth Field August 1485 Kingdom of England House of Tudor Stanley Family House of York Victory Barbary Crusade (1390) Siege of Mahdia 1 July – October 1390 Hafsid Kingdom Republic of Genoa Hafsid Kingdom Kingdom of TlemcenBéjaïa Indecisive Crusade of Nicopolis (1396) Battle of Nicopolis 25 September 1396 Bulgarian Empire Kingdom of Hungary Wallachia Knights Hospitaller Second Bulgarian Empire Moravian Serbia Defeat Old Zürich War (1440–1446) Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs 26 August 1444 Republic of the Swiss None Republic of the Swiss Basel Victory League of the Public Weal (1465) Battle of Montlhéry July 1465 Kingdom of France None Duchy of Burgundy Victory Siege of Beauvais 1472 War of the Burgundian Succession (1477–1482) Battle of Guinegate 7 August 1479 Duchy of Burgundy None Duchy of Burgundy Defeat Mad War (1485–1488) Siege of Châteaubriant 15–23 April 1488 Duchy of Brittany None Duchy of Brittany Victory Siege of Fougères 12–19 July 1488 Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier 28 July 1488
Charles VIII (1483–1498)