List of battles involving France in modern history
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This is a chronological list of the battles involving France in modern history.
For earlier 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
- Ongoing conflict
Contents
- 1 Modern history (1789–present)
- 1.1 National Convention (1792–1795)
- 1.2 Directory (1795–1799)
- 1.3 Consulate (1799–1804)
- 1.4 First Empire (1804–1814/1815)
- 1.5 Bourbon Restoration (1814/1815–1830)
- 1.6 July Monarchy (1830–1848)
- 1.7 Second Republic (1848–1852)
- 1.8 Second Empire (1852–1870)
- 1.9 Third Republic (1870–1940)
- 1.10 World War II (1939–1945)
- 1.11 Fourth Republic (1946–1958)
- 1.12 Fifth Republic (1958–present)
- 2 See also
Modern history (1789–present)
National Convention (1792–1795)
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Directory (1795–1799)
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Consulate (1799–1804)
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First Empire (1804–1814/1815)
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Bourbon Restoration (1814/1815–1830)
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Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Spanish civil War (1820–1823) | |||||
Battle of Trocadero | 31 August 1823 | Spain | None | 23x15px Partisans of the Cortes | Victory |
Greek War of Independence (1821–1830) | |||||
Battle of Navarino | 20 October 1827 | Greece | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire Ottoman Vilayet of Egypt Ottoman Vilayet of Tunisia | Victory |
Morea expedition | 1828–1833 | Greece | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Ottoman Empire Ottoman Vilayet of Egypt | Victory |
French colonisation of Africa (1825–1911) | |||||
Franco-Trarzan War | 14 June – 7 July 1830 | Senegal | None | Emirate of Trarza | Victory |
French conquest of Algeria (1830–1847) | |||||
Invasion of Algiers | 14 June – 7 July 1830 | Algeria | None | Regency of Algiers | Victory |
July Monarchy (1830–1848)
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Second Republic (1848–1852)
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Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Roman revolution (1849) | |||||
Siege of Rome | 1–3 July 1849 | Italy | None | Roman republicans | Victory |
Pacification of Algeria (1849) | |||||
Battle of Zaatcha | 16 July – 26 November 1849 | Algeria | None | Berbers Arabs | Victory |
French colonisation of Africa (1825–1911) | |||||
Bombardment of Salé | 26-27 November 1851 | Morocco | None | Morocco | Indecisive |
Second Empire (1852–1870)
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Third Republic (1870–1940)
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World War II (1939–1945)
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Fourth Republic (1946–1958)
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Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Indochina War (1946–1954) | |||||
Battle of Hanoi | December 1946 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Operation Papillon | April 1947 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Battle of Cao Bang | October 1947 – 4 September 1949 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Defeat |
Operation Lea | 7 October – 15 November 1947 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Operation Ceinture | 20 November – 22 December 1947 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Battle of Phu Tong Hoa | 25 July 1948 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Battle of Dong Khe | 15–18 September 1950 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Defeat |
Battle of Route Coloniale 4 | 1–13 October 1950 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Defeat |
Battle of Vinh Yen | 19–17 January 1951 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Battle of Mao Khe | 23–28 March 1951 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Battle of the Day River | 30 May – 18 June 1951 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Battle of Nghia Lo | 3–10 October 1951 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Battle of Hoa Binh | 10 November 1951 – 25 February 1952 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Defeat |
Operation Lorraine | 29 October – 8 November 1952 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Indecisive |
Battle of Na San | 23 November – 2 December 1952 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Operation Bretagne | 1 December 1952 – 4 January 1953 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Operation Hirondelle | 17–19 July 1953 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Indecisive |
Operation Camargue | 28 July 1953 – 10 August 1953 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Indecisive |
Operation Brochet | August – October 1953 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Indecisive |
Operation Mouette | 15 October – 7 November 1953 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Operation Castor | 20–22 November 1953 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Victory |
Operation Atlante | 20 January 1954 – March 1954 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Indecisive |
Battle of Dien Bien Phu | 13 March – 7 May 1954 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Defeat |
Operation Condor | April 1954 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Defeat |
Battle of Mang Yang Pass | 24 June – 17 July 1954 | Vietnam | None | Viet Minh | Defeat |
Korean War (1950–1953) | |||||
First and Second Battles of Wonju | 31 December 1950 – 20 January 1951 | South Korea | United Nations | China North Korea | Victory |
Battle of the Twin Tunnels | 1 February 1951 | South Korea | United Nations | China | Victory |
Battle of Chipyong-ni | 13–15 February 1951 | South Korea | United Nations | China | Victory |
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge | 13 September – 15 October 1951 | South Korea | United Nations | North Korea China | Victory |
Algerian War (1954–1962) | |||||
Battle of Algiers | 7 January – 8 October 1957 | Algeria | None | 23x15px FLN | Victory |
Battle of Agounennda | 23–25 May 1957 | Algeria | None | 23x15px FLN | Victory |
Battle of Bouzegza | 19 July 1957 | Algeria | None | 23x15px FLN | Defeat |
Suez Crisis (1956–1957) | |||||
Operation Kadesh | October 1956 – March 1957 | Egypt | Israel United Kingdom | Egypt | Victory |
Operation Musketeer | November 1956 | Egypt | Israel United Kingdom | Egypt | Victory |
Ifni War (1957–1958) | |||||
Reconquest of Spanish Sahara | 10–21 February 1958 | Morocco | 23x15px Spain | Morocco | Victory |
Fifth Republic (1958–present)
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