List of battles involving the Franks and Francia

This is a chronological list of the battles involving the Franks, Francia and West Francia until 987. For later conflicts, see List of battles involving the Kingdom of France.

The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the Frankish allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:

Merovingians (481–751)

Date Battle Part of conflict Location Allies Enemies Result 486 Battle of Soissons Campaigns of Clovis I Domain of Soissons None Domain of Soissons Victory 491 491 Thuringian campaign Campaigns of Clovis I Eastern Gaul None Thuringii Victory 496 Battle of Tolbiac Campaigns of Clovis I Frankish Kingdom None Victory Spring 507 Battle of Vouillé Campaigns of Clovis I Visigothic Kingdom None Victory 25 June 524 Battle of Vézeronce Frankish-Burgundian War Kingdom of Burgundy None Defeat 531 Battle of the Unstrut River 531 Thuringian campaign Thuringii Kingdom None Thuringii Victory 532 Battle of Autun Frankish-Burgundian War Kingdom of Burgundy None Victory 534 Siege of Arles Ostrogothic Kingdom None Victory October 554 Battle of the Volturnus Gothic War (535–554) Byzantine Empire Alemanni Byzantine Empire Defeat 631 Battle of Wogastisburg Unknown Unknown None Samo's Empire Defeat 690 Battle of Dorestad Frisian–Frankish wars Frisian Kingdom None Victory 715 Battle of Cologne Frisian–Frankish warsFrankish Civil War (715–718) Frankish Kingdom None Defeat 716 Battle of Amblève Frisian–Frankish warsFrankish Civil War (715–718) Frankish Kingdom None Victory 9 June 721 Battle of Toulouse Umayyad invasion of Gaul Duchy of Aquitaine None Umayyad Caliphate Victory 732 Battle of the River Garonne Umayyad invasion of Gaul Duchy of Aquitaine None Umayyad Caliphate Defeat 25 October 732 Battle of Tours Umayyad invasion of Gaul Duchy of Aquitaine None Umayyad Caliphate Victory 736 Battle of the Boarn Frisian–Frankish wars Frisian Kingdom None Victory 736 Siege of Nîmes Umayyad invasion of Gaul Septimania None Umayyad Caliphate Victory 737 Siege of Avignon Umayyad invasion of Gaul Kingdom of Burgundy None Umayyad Caliphate Victory 737 Siege of Narbonne Umayyad invasion of Gaul Septimania None Umayyad Caliphate Victory 737 Battle of the River Berre Umayyad invasion of Gaul Septimania None Umayyad Caliphate Victory 752–759 Siege of Narbonne Umayyad invasion of Gaul Septimania NoneUmayyad Caliphate Victory

Carolingians (751–987)

Battle Date Current location Contemporary location Allies Enemies Result Reconquista Conquest of the Spanish March 760–810 Emirate of Córdoba None Emirate of Córdoba Victory Battle of Roncevaux Pass 15 August 778 / Pyrenees Duchy of Vasconia None Vascones Defeat Siege of Lérida (797) 797 Emirate of Córdoba None Emirate of Córdoba Victory Siege of Barcelona (800–801) 800–801 Emirate of Córdoba None Emirate of Córdoba Victory Battle of Pancorbo 816 Emirate of Córdoba None Emirate of Córdoba Defeat Battle of Roncevaux Pass (824) 824 Emirate of Córdoba Basques Emirate of Córdoba Defeat Battle of Albelda (851) 851 West Francia None Emirate of Córdoba Defeat Frankish Expansion Siege of Bourbon (761) 761 Duchy of Aquitaine None Duchy of Aquitaine Victory Siege of Clermont (761) 761 Duchy of Aquitaine None Duchy of Aquitaine Victory Siege of Chantelle (761) 761 Duchy of Aquitaine None Duchy of Aquitaine Victory Siege of Bourges (762) 762 Duchy of Aquitaine None Duchy of Aquitaine Victory Siege of Thouars (762) 762 Duchy of Aquitaine None Duchy of Aquitaine Victory Battle of Narbonne (763) 763 Duchy of Aquitaine None Duchy of Aquitaine Victory Siege of Toulouse (767) 767 Duchy of Aquitaine None Duchy of Aquitaine Victory Saxon Wars 772–804 Saxony None Saxons Victory Siege of Pavia 773–774 Kingdom of the Lombards None Lombards Victory Conquest of Lombardy 774 Kingdom of the Lombards None Lombards Victory Battle of Süntel 782 Saxony None Saxons Defeat Campaigns against the Avars 791–805 Avar Khaganate None Avars Victory Annexion of Bavaria 794 Duchy of Bavaria None Bavarians Victory Siege of Trsat Autumn 799 Duchy of Croatia None CroatsCitizens of TarsaticaDefeat Battle of Comacchio 809 Francia None Byzantine EmpireVictory Battle of Blain 24 May 843 Kingdom of Brittany None Bretons Defeat Battle of Ballon 22 November 845 Kingdom of Brittany None Bretons Defeat Battle of Jengland 22 August 851 Kingdom of Brittany None Bretons Defeat Battle of Andernach (876) 8 October 876 East Francia None East Francia Defeat Viking Invasions Siege of Paris (845) 845 West Francia None Vikings Defeat Battle of Brissarthe 2 July 866 West Francia None VikingsBretons Defeat Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu 3 August 881 West Francia None Vikings Victory Siege of Paris 25 November 885 – October 886 West Francia None Vikings Victory Siege of Chartres (911) 911 West Francia None Vikings Victory Battle of Trans-la-Forêt 1 August 939 Viking-occupied Brittany Bretons Vikings Victory

See also Military history of France List of battles involving France (disambiguation) List of wars involving Francia