The following is an incomplete list of famous French naval battles from the Middle Ages to modern France.
NameStart dateEnd dateAlliesEnemiesResultPart ofBattle of Sluys1340-06-241340-06-24 Kingdom of EnglandDefeatHundred Years' WarBattle of Saint-Mathieu1512-08-101512-08-10 Kingdom of EnglandDefeatWar of the League of CambraiBattle of the Solent1545-07-181545-07-19 Kingdom of EnglandInconclusiveItalian War of 1542–1546Battle of Bantry Bay1689-05-111689-05-11VictoryNine Years' WarBattle of Beachy Head1690-07-101690-07-10VictoryNine Years' WarBattles of Barfleur and La Hougue1692-05-291692-06-04DefeatNine Years' WarAction at Barfleur1692-05-291692-05-29InconclusiveBattles of Barfleur and La Hougue (Nine Years' War)Action at Cherbourg1692-06-011692-06-02DefeatBattles of Barfleur and La Hougue (Nine Years' War)Action at La Hogue1692-06-011692-06-04DefeatBattles of Barfleur and La Hougue (Nine Years' War)Battle of Lagos (1693)1693-06-271693-06-27VictoryNine Years' WarBattle of Texel1694-06-291694-06-29VictoryNine Years' WarBattle of Dogger Bank1696-06-171696-06-17VictoryNine Years' WarBattle of Sainte Marthe1702-08-191702-08-25InconclusiveWar of the Spanish SuccessionBattle of Vigo Bay1702-10-231702-10-23 Kingdom of SpainDefeatWar of the Spanish SuccessionBattle of Málaga1704-08-241704-08-24 Kingdom of SpainInconclusiveWar of the Spanish SuccessionAction of 2 May 17071707-02-051707-03-06VictoryWar of the Spanish SuccessionBattle at The Lizard1707-21-101707-21-10VictoryWar of the Spanish SuccessionBattle of Rio de Janeiro1711-12-091711-22-09 State of BrazilVictoryWar of the Spanish SuccessionBattle of Toulon1744-21-021744-22-02 SpainIndecisiveWar of the Austrian SuccessionBattle of Minorca1756-20-051756-20-05VictorySeven Years' WarBattle of Cuddalore (1758)1758-29-041758-29-04 British East India CompanyIndecisiveSeven Years' WarBattle of Pondicherry1759-10-091759-10-09IndecisiveSeven Years' WarBattle of Lagos (1759)1759-08-181759-08-19DefeatSeven Years' War (1759 Invasion Campaign)Battle of Quiberon Bay1759-11-201759-11-20DefeatSeven Years' War (1759 Invasion Campaign)Battle of Ushant1778-27-071778-27-07IndecisiveAmerican Revolutionary WarBattle of Grenada1779-07-061779-07-06VictoryAmerican Revolutionary War (West Indies)Battle of the Chesapeake1781-09-051781-09-05VictoryAmerican Revolutionary War (Yorktown campaign)Battle of Sadras1782-17-021782-17-02IndecisiveAmerican Revolutionary WarBattle of the Saintes1782-04-091782-04-12DefeatAmerican Revolutionary WarGlorious First of June1794-06-011794-06-01DefeatWar of the First CoalitionBattle of Genoa1795-03-131795-03-14DefeatWar of the First CoalitionBattle of Groix1795-06-231795-06-23DefeatWar of the First CoalitionBattle of the Hyères Islands1795-07-131795-07-13DefeatWar of the First CoalitionBattle of the Nile1798-08-011798-08-03DefeatMediterranean campaign of 1798 of the French Revolutionary WarsSecond Battle of Algeciras1801-07-121801-07-13 Kingdom of Spain Kingdom of PortugalDefeatAnglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) & War of the Second Coalition of French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Cape Finisterre1805-07-221805-07-22 Kingdom of SpainIndecisiveAnglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) & Trafalgar campaign of War of the Third CoalitionAction of 10 August 18051805-08-101805-08-10DefeatTrafalgar campaign of War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Trafalgar1805-10-211805-10-21 Kingdom of SpainDefeatAnglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) & Trafalgar campaign of War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Cape Ortegal1805-11-041805-11-04DefeatTrafalgar campaign of War of the Third CoalitionBattle of San Domingo1806-02-061806-02-06DefeatWar of the Third Coalition & West Indies Campaign of Napoleonic WarsCapture of the Rosily Squadron1808-06-091808-06-14 Kingdom of SpainDefeatPeninsular WarBattle of the Basque Roads1809-04-111809-04-24DefeatWar of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Grand Port1810-08-201810-08-27VictoryMauritius campaign of Napoleonic WarsBattle of Fuzhou1884-08-231884-08-26 ChinaVictorySino-French WarBattle of Ko Chang1941-01-171941-01-17VictoryFranco-Thai War