List of battles involving France in modern history

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Poilus posing with their war torn flag in 1917, during World War One (1914-1918).

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

Modern history (1789–present)

National Convention (1792–1795)

Further information: National Convention
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
War of the First Coalition (1792–1797)
Battle of Verdun 20 August 1792 France None  Prussia Defeat
Siege of Thionville 24 August – 30 September 1792 France None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Empire
Kingdom of France Émigrés
Victory
Battle of Valmy 12 September 1792 France None  Prussia
Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Empire
Kingdom of France Émigrés
Victory
Siege of Lille 29 September – 8 October 1792 France None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Empire Victory
First Siege of Mayence 19–21 October 1792 Germany None Electorate of Mainz Victory
Battle of Jemappes 6 November 1792 Belgium None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Empire Victory
Siege of Namur 19 November – 1 December 1792 Belgium None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Empire Victory
Battle of Neerwinden 18 March 1793 Belgium None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Empire Defeat
Siege of Condé 8 April – 12 July 1793 France None  Austria Defeat
Second Siege of Mayence 10 April – 23 July 1793 Germany None  Prussia
 Austria
 Saxony
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
HesseHesse-Darmstadt
Electorate of the Palatinate
Electorate of SaxonySaxe-Weimar
Defeat
Battle of Raismes 8 May 1793 France None Holy Roman Empire Austria
 Great Britain
Kingdom of Prussia Prussia
Defeat
Battle of Famars 23 May 1793 France None Habsburg MonarchyHabsburg Austria
Province of Hanover Hanover
 Great Britain
Defeat
Capture of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco 25 May 1793 Italy None Spain Spain Defeat
First Battle of Arlon 9 June 1793 Belgium None Habsburg MonarchyHabsburg Austria Victory
Siege of Valenciennes 13 June – 28 July 1793 France None  Austria
 Great Britain
Defeat
Action of 31 July 1793 31 July 1793 France None  Great Britain Indecisive
Siege of Dunkirk 24 August – 8 September 1793 France None  Great Britain
 Austria
Province of Hanover Hanover
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
Victory
Battle of Hondshoote 8 September 1793 France None  Great Britain
Habsburg Monarchy Archduchy of Austria
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
Province of Hanover Hanover
Victory
Battle of Avesnes-le-Sec 12 September 1793 France None  Austria Defeat
Battle of Méribel 13 September 1793 France None  Sardinia Victory
Siege of Toulon 18 September – 18 December 1793 France None  Great Britain
 Spain
Kingdom of France French Royalists
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples and Sicily
 Sardinia
Victory
First Battle of Wissembourg 13 October 1793 France None  Austria
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
Kingdom of France Émigrés
Defeat
Battle of Wattignies 16 October 1793 France None  Austria Victory
Battle of Kaiserslautern 28–30 November 1793 Germany None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Woerth-Froeschwiller 22 December 1793 France None  Austria Victory
Battle of Geisberg 26 December 1793 France None  Austria
 Prussia
Victory
Second Battle of Wissembourg 26 – 27 December 1793 France None  Austria
 Prussia
Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria
Hesse Hesse-Kassel
Victory
Battle of Martinique 5 February 1794 Martinique None  Great Britain Defeat
Siege of Saint-Florent 7–18 February 1794 France None  Great Britain
CorsicaCorsica
Defeat
Siege of Bastia 4 April – 19 May 1794 France None  Great Britain
CorsicaCorsica
Defeat
Invasion of Guadeloupe 11 April 1794 – 10 December 1794 Guadeloupe None  Great Britain Victory
Second Battle of Arlon 17–18 April 1794 Belgium None  Austria Victory
Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies 24 April 1794 France None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria
 Great Britain
Defeat
Battle of Saorgio 24–28 April 1794 Italy None Kingdom of Sardinia Kingdom of Sardinia
Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria
Victory
Battle of Beaumont 26 April 1794 France None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria
 Great Britain
Defeat
Battle of Mouscron 29 April 1794 Belgium None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria
Province of Hanover Hanover
Victory
Battle of Tourcoing 18 May 1794 France None  Great Britain
 Austria
Province of Hanover Hanover
Victory
Battle of Tournay 22 May 1794 Belgium None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria
 Great Britain
Province of Hanover Hanover
Defeat
Glorious First of June 1 June 1794 France None  Great Britain Indecisive
Battle of Fleurus 26 June 1794 Belgium None  Habsburg Monarchy
 Dutch Republic
Brunswick-Lüneburg
 Great Britain
Victory
Battle of the Vosges 13 July 1794 France None  Prussia
Electorate of Saxony Saxony
Holy Roman Empire Austria
Victory
Siege of Calvi July – 10 August 1794 France None  Kingdom of Great Britain
Corsica Anglo-Corsican Kingdom
Defeat
Battle of Sprimont 18 September 1794 Belgium None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Aldenhoven 2 October 1794 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
First Battle of Dego 21 September 1794 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Siege of Luxembourg 22 November 1794 – 7 June 1795 Luxembourg None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Action of 8 March 1795 8 March 1795 Mediterranean Sea None  Great Britain Victory
Battle of Genoa 14 March 1795 Ligurian Sea None  Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Kingdom of Naples and Sicily
Defeat
Battle of Groix 23 June 1795 France None  Great Britain Defeat
Battle of Quiberon 23 June – 21 July 1795 France None Kingdom of France Chouans
Kingdom of France Émigrés
 Great Britain
Victory
Battle of Hyères Islands 13 July 1795 Mediterranean Sea None  Great Britain
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples and Sicily
Defeat
Battle of Île d'Yeu 26 August – 1 November 1795 France None Kingdom of France Émigrés
 Great Britain
Victory
Battle of Mainz 29 October 1795 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
War of the Pyrenees (1793–1795)
Battle of Céret 20 April 1793 France None Spain Spain Defeat
Battle of Mas Deu 19 May 1793 France None Spain Spain Defeat
Siege of Bellegarde 23 May – 24 June 1793 France None Spain Spain
Kingdom of France Émigrés
Defeat
Battle of Peyrestortes 17 September 1793 France None Spain Spain Victory
Battle of Truillas 22 September 1793 France None Spain Spain Defeat
Capture of Fort-Dauphin 28–29 January 1794 Haiti None Spain Spain Defeat
Battle of Boulou 30 April 1794 France None Spain Spain
Portugal
Victory
Battle of the Baztan Valley 24 July 1794 Spain None Spain Spain Victory
Battle of San-Lorenzo de la Muga 13 August 1794 Spain None Spain Spain
Portugal
Victory
Battle of Orbaitzeta 15–17 October 1794 Spain None Spain Spain
Kingdom of France Émigrés
Victory
Battle of the Black Mountain 17–20 November 1794 Spain None Spain Spain
Portugal
Victory
Siege of Roses 28 November 1794 – 4 February 1795 Spain None Spain Spain Victory
Battle of the Gulf of Roses 14 February 1795 Gulf of Roses None Spain Spain Victory
Battle of Pontós 11 June 1795 Spain None Spain Spain Defeat

Directory (1795–1799)

Further information: French Directory
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
War of the First Coalition (1792–1797)
Battle of Ettlingen 9 July 1796 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Neresheim 11 August 1796 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Amberg 24 August 1796 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of Friedberg 24 August 1796 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Würzburg 3 September 1796 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of Biberach 2 October 1796 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Emmendingen 19 October 1796 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of Schliengen 24 October 1796 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Siege of Kehl October 1796 – January 1797 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Action of 13 January 1797 13 January 1797 Bay of Biscay None  Great Britain Defeat
Battle of Fishguard 22–24 February 1797 Wales None  Great Britain Defeat
Battle of Neuwied 18 April 1797 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Diersheim 20 April 1797 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars (1796–1797)
Battle of Loano 22 November 1795 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria
 Sardinia
Victory
Battle of Voltri 10 April 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of Montenotte 12 April 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria
 Sardinia
Victory
Battle of Millesimo 13 April 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria
 Sardinia
Victory
Second Battle of Dego 14–15 April 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria
 Sardinia
Victory
Battle of Ceva 16 April 1796 Italy None  Sardinia Victory
Battle of Mondovì 21 April 1796 Italy None  Sardinia Victory
Battle of Fombio 7–9 May 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Lodi 10 May 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Borghetto 30 May 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Siege of Mantua 4 July 1796 – 2 February 1797 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Lonato 2–3 August 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Castiglione 5 August 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Rovereto 4 September 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Bassano 8 September 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of La Favorita 15 September 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Second Battle of Bassano 6 November 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of Calliano 6–7 November 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of Caldiero 12 November 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of the Bridge of Arcole 15–17 November 1796 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of La Favorita 16 January 1797 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Rivoli 14–15 January 1797 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Faenza 3–4 February 1797 Italy None Papal States Papal States Victory
Battle of Valvasone 16 March 1797 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Tarvis 21–23 March 1797 Italy None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Tyrol Invasion 20 March–8 May 1797 Austria None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria
Tyrolean people
Victory
Veronese Easters 17–25 April 1797 Italy None Veronese people Victory
Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Castlebar 27 August 1798 Ireland Leinster United Irishmen  Great Britain Victory
Battle of Collooney 5 September 1798 Ireland Leinster United Irishmen  Great Britain Victory
Battle of Ballinamuck 8 September 1798 Ireland Leinster United Irishmen  Great Britain Defeat
Battle of Killala 23 September 1798 Ireland Leinster United Irishmen  Great Britain Defeat
Battle of Tory Island 12 October 1798 Ireland None  Great Britain Defeat
Quasi-War
Action of 20 November 1798 20 November 1798 Guadeloupe None  United States Victory
Action of 9 February 1799 9 February 1799 Nevis None  United States Defeat
French Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801)
Capture of Malta 9–11 June 1798 Malta None Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of St. John Victory
Battle of Chobrakit 12 July 1798 Egypt None Mamluks Victory
Battle of the Pyramids 21 July 1798 Egypt None  Ottoman Empire
Mamluks
Victory
Battle of the Nile 1–2 August 1798 Egypt None  Great Britain Defeat
Siege of Malta 2 September 1798 – 4 September 1800 Malta None  Great Britain
Malta
Portugal
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Defeat
Revolt of Cairo 21 October 1798 Egypt None  Ottoman Empire Victory
Action of 14 December 1798 14 December 1798 Gironde estuary None  Great Britain Victory
Siege of El Arish 8–19 February 1799 Egypt None  Ottoman Empire Victory
Siege of Jaffa 3–7 March 1799 Palestine None  Ottoman Empire Victory
Siege of Acre 20 March – 21 May 1799 Palestine None  Ottoman Empire Defeat
Battle of Mount Tabor 16 April 1799 Palestine None  Ottoman Empire Victory
First Battle of Abukir 25 July 1799 Egypt None  Ottoman Empire Victory
War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802)
Battle of Grauholz 5 March 1798 Switzerland None Switzerland Victory
Siege of Corfu 18 November 1798 - 2 March 1799 Greece None  Russian Empire
 Ottoman Empire
Defeat
Battle of Ostrach 20–21 March 1799 Germany None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Monarchy Defeat
Battle of Feldkirch 23 March 1799 Switzerland None Holy Roman EmpireHabsburg Monarchy Victory
First Battle of Stockach 25 March 1799 Germany None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Monarchy Defeat
Battle of Winterthur 27 May 1799 Switzerland None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Monarchy Defeat
Battle of Oberwald 13–14 August 1799 Switzerland None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Monarchy Victory
Battle of Schwyz 14–15 August 1799 Switzerland None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Monarchy Defeat
First Battle of Zürich 4–7 June 1799 Switzerland None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Monarchy Defeat
Battle of Krabbendam 10 September 1799 Netherlands  Batavian Republic  Great Britain Defeat
Battle of Bergen 19 September 1799 Netherlands  Batavian Republic  Great Britain
 Russian Empire
Victory
Second Battle of Zürich 25–26 September 1799 Switzerland None Holy Roman EmpireAustria
 Russia
Victory
Battle of Linth 25 September 1799 Switzerland None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Monarchy Victory
Battle of Alkmaar 2 October 1799 Netherlands  Batavian Republic  Great Britain
 Russian Empire
Defeat
Battle of Castricum 6 October 1799 Netherlands  Batavian Republic  Great Britain
 Russian Empire
Victory

Consulate (1799–1804)

Further information: French Consulate
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
Quasi-War (1798–1800)
Action of 1 January 1800 1 January 1800 Haïti None  United States Indecisive
USS Boston vs Berceau 12 October 1800 Guadeloupe None  United States Defeat
USS Enterprise vs Flambeau 25 October 1800 Dominica None  United States Defeat
French Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801)
Battle of Heliopolis 20 March 1800 Egypt None  Ottoman Empire Victory
Second Battle of Abukir 8 March 1801 Egypt None  United Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Alexandria 21 March 1801 Egypt None  United Kingdom Defeat
Siege of Alexandria 17 August – 2 September 1801 Egypt None  United Kingdom Defeat
War of the Second Coalition (1799–1802)
Battle of Wiesloch 3 December 1799 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of Messkirch 4–5 May 1800 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Engen 3 May 1800 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Second Battle of Stockach 3 May 1800 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Höchstädt 19 June 1800 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Ampfing 1 December 1800 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of Hohenlinden 3 December 1800 Germany None Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria
Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria
Victory
War of the Oranges 20 May - 9 June 1801 Portugal  Spain Portugal Victory
First Battle of Algeciras Bay 6 July 1801 Spain  Spain  United Kingdom Victory
Second Battle of Algeciras Bay 12 July 1801 Spain  Spain  United Kingdom Defeat
Raids on Boulogne 4 and 15–16 August 1801 English Channel None  United Kingdom Victory
French Campaign in Italy (1799–1800)
Battle of Magnano 5 April 1799 Italy None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria Defeat
Siege of Mantua April – 4 July 1799 Italy None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria Defeat
Battle of Cassano 27 April 1799 Italy None  Russia
Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria
Defeat
Battle of Trebbia 17–19 June 1799 Italy None  Russia
Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria
Defeat
Battle of Novi 15 August 1799 Italy None  Russia
Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria
Defeat
Battle of Montebello 9 June 1800 Italy None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria Victory
Siege of Genoa 20 April – 4 June 1800 Italy None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Marengo 14 June 1800 Italy None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria Victory
Battle of Pozzolo 25 December 1800 Italy None Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Austria Victory
Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)
Saint-Domingue expedition December 1801 – December 1802 Haïti None Haitian Rebels Defeat
Battle of Vertières 18 November 1803 Haïti None Haitian Rebels Defeat

First Empire (1804–1814/1815)

Further information: First French Empire
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
War of the Third Coalition (1803–1806)
Battle of Diamond Rock 31 May – 2 June 1805 Martinique Spain Spain  United Kingdom Victory
Battle of Cape Finisterre 22 July 1805 Spain Spain Spain  United Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Wertingen 8 October 1805 Germany None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen 11 October 1805 Germany None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Elchingen 14 October 1805 Germany None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Ulm 16–19 October 1805 Germany None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Verona 18 October 1805 Italy None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Trafalgar 21 October 1805 Spain Spain Spain  United Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Caldiero 30 October 1805 Italy None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Cape Ortegal 3 November 1805 Spain None  United Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Amstetten 5 November 1805 Austria None  Austrian Empire
 Russian Empire
Victory
Battle of Mariazell 8 November 1805 Austria None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Dürenstein 11 November 1805 Austria None  Russian Empire
 Austrian Empire
Indecisive
Capitulation of Dornbirn 13 November 1805 Austria None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Schöngrabern 16 November 1805 Austria None  Austrian Empire
 Russian Empire
Victory
Battle of Castelfranco Veneto 24 November 1805 Italy None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Austerlitz 2 December 1805 Czech Republic None  Russian Empire
 Austrian Empire
Victory
Siege of Gaeta 26 February – 18 July 1806 Italy Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Italy
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Etruria
Polish Legions
Switzerland Switzerland
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily Victory
Action of 21 April 1806 21 April 1806 South Africa None  United Kingdom Indecisive
Battle of Maida 4 July 1806 Italy Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Italy
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Etruria
Polish Legions
Switzerland Switzerland
 United Kingdom
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily
Defeat
Battle of Campo Tenese 10 March 1806 Italy Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Italy
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Etruria
Polish Legions
Switzerland Switzerland
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily Victory
Battle of Mileto 28 May 1806 Italy None Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily Victory
War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807)
Battle of Schleiz 9 October 1806 Germany None  Prussia Victory
Battle of Saalfeld 10 October 1806 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia
 Electorate of Saxony
Victory
Battle of Jena 14 October 1806 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia
 Electorate of Saxony
Victory
Battle of Auerstaëdt 14 October 1806 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia Victory
Capitulation of Erfurt 16 October 1806 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia Victory
Battle of Halle 17 October 1806 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia Victory
Siege of Magdeburg 25 October – 8 November 1806 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia Victory
Battle of Prenzlau 28 October 1806 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia Victory
Capitulation of Pasewalk 29 October 1806 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia Victory
Capitulation of Stettin 29–30 October 1806 Poland None  Prussia Victory
Battle of Waren-Nossentin 1 November 1806 Germany None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Lübeck 6–7 November 1806 Germany None  Prussia Victory
Siege of Hameln 7–22 November 1806 Germany None  Prussia Victory
Greater Poland Uprising (1806) November 1806 Poland Polish Insurgents  Prussia Victory
Battle of Czarnowo 23 December 1806 Poland None  Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Golymin 26 December 1806 Poland None  Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Pultusk 26 December 1806 Poland None  Russian Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Victory
Battle of Mohrungen 25 January 1807 Germany None  Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Eylau 8 February 1807 Russia None  Russian Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Victory
Battle of Ostroleka 16 February 1807 Poland None  Russian Empire Victory
Siege of Kolberg March – 2 July 1807 Poland Kingdom of Italy
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Kingdom of Prussia
 Sweden
 United Kingdom
Indecisive
Siege of Danzig 19 March – 24 May 1807 Poland None  Kingdom of Prussia
 Russian Empire
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Victory
Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen 5–6 June 1807 Poland None  Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Heilsberg 10 June 1807 Poland None  Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Friedland 14 June 1807 Russia None  Russian Empire Victory
Siege of Stralsund 28/30 January – 24 August 1807 Germany None  Sweden Victory
Peninsular War (1808–1814)
Invasion of Portugal 19–30 November 1807 Portugal None Victory
Dos de Mayo Uprising 2 May 1808 Spain None  Spain
Madrileños
Victory
Battles of the Bruch 6–14 June 1808 Spain None  SpainDefeat
Battle of Cabezón 12 June 1808 Spain None  SpainVictory
Capture of the Rosily Squadron 9–14 June 1808 Spain None  SpainDefeat
Siege of Saragossa 15 June – 13 August 1808 Spain Duchy of Warsaw  Spain Defeat
Battle of Valencia 24–26 June 1808 Spain None  Spain Defeat
Battle of Medina de Rioseco 14 July 1808 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Bailén 19–22 July 1808 Spain None  SpainDefeat
Battle of Évora 29 July 1808 Portugal None Victory
Battle of Roliça 17 August 1808 Portugal Switzerland Switzerland  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Battle of Vimeiro 20 August 1808 Portugal None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Battle of Pancorbo 31 October 1808 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Valmaseda 5 November 1808 Spain None  Spain Defeat
Battle of Burgos 7 November 1808 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Espinosa 10–11 November 1808 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Tudela 23 November 1808 Spain Duchy of Warsaw  Spain Victory
Battle of Somosierra 30 November 1808 Spain Duchy of Warsaw  Spain Victory
Siege of Saragossa 20 December 1808 – 20 February 1809 Spain Duchy of Warsaw
Switzerland Switzerland
 Spain Victory
Battle of Sahagún 21 December 1808 Spain None  United Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Benavente 29 December 1808 Spain None  United KingdomDefeat
Battle of Castellón 1 January 1809 Spain None  Spain Defeat
Battle of Uclés 13 January 1809 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Corunna 16 January 1809 Spain None  United Kingdom Victory
Battle of Valls 25 February 1809 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Villafranca 17 March 1809 Spain None  Spain Defeat
Battle of Medellín 28 March 1809 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Braga 20 March 1809 Portugal None Portugal Victory
Battle of Ciudad-Real 27 March 1809 Spain Duchy of Warsaw  Spain Victory
First Battle of Porto 28 March 1809 Portugal None Kingdom of Portugal Victory
Siege of Gerona 6 May – 12 December 1809 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Grijó 10–11 May 1809 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Second Battle of Porto 12 May 1809 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Battle of María 15 June 1809 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Talavera 27–28 July 1809 Spain None  Spain
 United Kingdom
Indecisive
Battle of Almonacid 11 August 1809 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Tamames 18 October 1809 Spain None  Spain Defeat
Battle of Ocana 19 November 1809 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Alba de Tormes 28 November 1809 Spain None  Spain Victory
Siege of Cádiz 5 February 1810 – 24 August 1812 Spain None  Spain
 United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Siege of Astorga 21 March 1810 Spain None  Spain Victory
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo 26 April – 10 July 1810 Spain None  Spain Victory
Combat of Barquilla 11 July 1810 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Battle of the Côa 24 July 1810 Portugal None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Siege of Almeida 25 July – 27 August 1810 Portugal None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Battle of Bussaco 27 September 1810 Portugal None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Battle of Fuengirola 15 October 1810 Spain Duchy of Warsaw  United Kingdom
 Spain
Victory
Battle of the Gebora 19 February 1811 Spain None  Spain
Portugal
Victory
Battle of Barrosa 5 March 1811 Spain None  United Kingdom,
 Spain
Portugal
Indecisive
Battle of Lissa 13 March 1811 Adriatic Sea Kingdom of Italy  United KingdomDefeat
Battle of Pombal 11 March 1811 Portugal None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Battle of Redinha 12 March 1811 Portugal None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Battle of Casal Novo 14 March 1811 Portugal None  United Kingdom Victory
Battle of Campo Maior 25 March 1811 Portugal None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Battle of Sabugal 3 April 1811 Portugal None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Siege of Figuières 10 April – 19 August 1811 Spain Kingdom of Italy  Spain Defeat
Blockade of Almeida 14 April – 10 May 1811 Portugal None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Battle of Fuentes de Onoro 3–5 May 1811 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Spain Kingdom of Spain
Defeat
Battle of Albuera 16 May 1811 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Spain Kingdom of Spain
Defeat
Battle of Usagre 25 May 1811 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Spain Kingdom of Spain
Defeat
Battle of Sagonte 25 October 1811 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos 28 October 1811 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Spain Kingdom of Spain
Defeat
Battle of Bornos 5 November 1811 Spain None  Spain Victory
Action of 29 November 1811 29 November 1811 Adriatic Sea None  United Kingdom Defeat
Action of 22 February 1812 22 February 1812 Adriatic Sea None  United Kingdom Defeat
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo 8–19 January 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Siege of Badajoz 16 March – 6 April 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Battle of Villagarcia 11 April 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Almaraz 28–29 May 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Defeat
Battle of Bornos 5 November 1811 Spain None  Spain Victory
Battle of Maguilla 11 June 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom Victory
Battle of Salamanca 22 July 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
Battle of Garcia Hernandez 23 July 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Majadahonda 11 August 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Siege of Burgos 18 September – 22 October 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Battle of Venta del Pozo 23 October 1812 Spain None  United Kingdom Indecisive
Battle of Vitoria 21 June 1813 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
First Siege of San Sebastiàn 7 July – 8 September 1813 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Battle of Sorauren 28 July – 1 August 1813 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
Second Siege of San Sebastiàn 7 July – 8 September 1813 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
Battle of the Pyrenees 25 July – 2 August 1813 Pyrenees None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
Battle of Maya 25 July 1813 Spain None  United KingdomSpainVictory
Battle of Roncesvalles 25 July 1813 Spain None  United Kingdom
Portugal
Victory
Battle of San Marcial 31 August 1813 Spain None  SpainDefeat
Battle of the Bidassoa 7 October 1813 France None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
Battle of Nivelle 10 November 1813 France None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
Battle of the Nive 9–12 December 1813 France None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
Battle of Garris 15 February 1814 France None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
Battle of Orthez 27 February 1814 France None  United Kingdom
Portugal Spain
Defeat
Battle of Toulouse 10 April 1814 France None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Indecisive
Battle of Bayonne 14 April 1814 France None  United Kingdom
Portugal
 Spain
Defeat
War of the Fifth Coalition (1809)
Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne 23 February 1809 France None  United Kingdom Victory
Battle of the Basque Roads 11–25 April 1809 France None  United Kingdom Defeat
Battles of Bergisel 12 April 1809 Austria  Kingdom of Bavaria Tyroleans Victory
Battle of Sacile 15 April 1809 Italy  Italy  Austrian Empire Defeat
Battle of Teugen-Hausen 19 April 1809 Germany None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Ratisbon 19–23 April 1809 Germany  Bavaria
Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg
 Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Abensberg 20 April 1809 Germany  Bavaria
Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg
 Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Landshut 21 April 1809 Germany  Bavaria
Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg
 Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Eckmühl 22 April 1809 Germany  Bavaria
Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg
 Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Ebersberg 3 May 1809 Austria None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Piave River 7–8 May 1809 Italy  Italy  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Aspern-Essling 21–22 May 1809 Austria None  Austrian Empire Defeat
Battle of Sankt Michael 25 May 1809 Austria None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Stralsund 31 May 1809 Germany Denmark Danish auxiliaries
Netherlands Dutch auxiliaries
Prussian Freikorps Victory
Battle of Raab 14 June 1809 Hongrie  Italy  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Wagram 5–6 July 1809 Austria Saxony
 Bavaria
 Italy
 Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Gefrees 8 July 1809 Germany None  Austrian Empire Defeat
Battle of Znaim 10–11 July 1809 Czech Republic None  Austrian Empire Indecisive
Walcheren Campaign 30 July – 9 December 1809 Netherlands Netherlands Kingdom of Holland  United Kingdom Victory
Mauritius campaign (1809–1811)
Action of 31 May 1809 31 May 1809 Bay of Bengal None  United Kingdom Victory
Raid on Saint-Paul 20 – 28 September 1809 Réunion None  United Kingdom Defeat
Action of 18 November 1809 18 November 1809 Bay of Bengal None  United Kingdom Victory
Action of 3 July 1810 3 July 1810 Comoro Islands None  United Kingdom Victory
Invasion of Île Bonaparte 7–9 July 1810 Réunion None  United Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Grand Port 20–27 August 1810 Mauritius None  United Kingdom Victory
Action of 13 September 1810 13 September 1810 Réunion None  United Kingdom Indecisive
Action of 18 September 1810 18 September 1810 Réunion None  United Kingdom Defeat
Invasion of Isle de France 29 November – 3 December 1810 Mauritius None  United Kingdom Defeat
Battle of Tamatave 20 May 1811 Madagascar None  United Kingdom Defeat
French invasion of Russia (1812)
Battle of Saltanovka 23 July 1812 Belarus Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Ostrovno 25–27 July 1812 Belarus Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Klyastitsy 30 July – 1 August 1812 Belarus Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Defeat
Battle of Smolensk 16–17 August 1812 Russia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
First Battle of Polotsk 17–18 August 1812 Belarus Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Valutino 18 August 1812 Russia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Borodino 7 September 1812 Russia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
Occupation of Moscow 14 September 1812 Russia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Tarutino 18 October 1812 Russia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Defeat
Battle of Maloyaroslavets 24 October 1812 Russia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
Second Battle of Polotsk 18–20 October 1812 Belarus Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Defeat
Battle of Czasniki 31 October 1812 Belarus Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Defeat
Battle of Vyazma 3 November 1812 Russia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Defeat
Battle of Smoliani 13–14 November 1812 Belarus Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Defeat
Battle of Krasnoi 15–18 November 1812 Russia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Berezina 26–29 November 1812 Belarus Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Confederation of the Rhine
 Russian Empire Victory
War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814)
Action of 7 February 1813 7 February 1813 Sierra Leone None  United Kingdom Indecisive
Battle of Lützen 2 May 1813 Germany None  Prussia
 Russia
Victory
Battle of Bautzen 20–21 May 1813 Germany None  Prussia
 Russia
Victory
Battle of Luckau 6 June 1813 Germany None  Prussia
 Russia
Defeat
Battle of Großbeeren 23 August 1813 Germany None  Prussia
 Sweden
Defeat
Battle of Katzbach 26 August 1813 Germany None  Prussia
 Russia
Defeat
Battle of Dresden 26–27 August 1813 Germany None Austria Austria
 Prussia
 Russian Empire
Victory
First Battle of Kulm 30 August 1813 Czech Republic None  Russian Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Austria Austria
Defeat
Battle of Dennewitz 6 September 1813 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia
 Russian Empire
 Sweden
Defeat
Battle of the Göhrde 16 September 1813 Germany None  Kingdom of Prussia
 Russian Empire
 United Kingdom
Hanover
Defeat
Second Battle of Kulm 17 September 1813 Czech Republic None  Russian Empire
 Kingdom of Prussia
Austria Austria
Defeat
Battle of Leipzig 16–19 October 1813 Germany Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Italy
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Naples
Duchy of Warsaw
Saxony
Austria Austrian Empire
 Prussia
 Russia
 Sweden
Saxony
Defeat
Battle of Hanau 30–31 October 1813 Germany None  Bavaria
 Austria
Victory
Action of 5 November 1813 5 November 1813 Mediterranean Sea None  United Kingdom Indecisive
Battle of Brienne 29 January 1814 France None  Prussia
 Russia
Victory
Battle of La Rothière 1 February 1814 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of the Mincio River 8 February 1814 Italy Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Italy  Austria Indecisive
Battle of Champaubert 10 February 1814 France None  Prussia
 Russia
Victory
Battle of Montmirail 11 February 1814 France None  Prussia
 Russia
Victory
Battle of Château-Thierry 12 February 1814 France None  Prussia
 Russia
Victory
Battle of Vauchamps 14 February 1814 France None  Prussia
 Russia
Victory
Battle of Mormans 17 February 1814 France None  Russia
 Württemberg
Victory
Battle of Montereau 18 February 1814 France None  Austrian Empire
 Kingdom of Württemberg
Victory
Battle of Bar-sur-Aube 27 February 1814 France None  Austrian Empire Defeat
Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes 28 February 1814 France None  Prussia Victory
Capture of Fort l'Écluse 1 March 1814 France None  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Craonne 7 March 1814 France None  Prussia Victory
Battle of Laon 9–10 March 1814 France None  Kingdom of Prussia,
 Russian Empire
Defeat
Battle of Reims 13 March 1814 France None  Kingdom of Prussia,
 Russian Empire
Victory
Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube 20–21 March 1814 France None  Austrian Empire Defeat
Battle of Fère-Champenoise 25 March 1814 France None  Prussia
 Russia
Defeat
Battle of Saint-Dizier 26 March 1814 France None Victory
Battle of Montmartre 30 March 1814 France None  Austria
 Kingdom of Prussia
 Russian Empire
Defeat
Battle of Paris 30–31 March 1814 France None  Austria
 Kingdom of Prussia
 Russian Empire
Defeat
Waterloo Campaign (1815)
Battle of Ligny 16 June 1815 Belgium None  Prussia Victory
Battle of Quatre Bras 16 June 1815 Belgium None  United Kingdom
Netherlands United Netherlands
Province of Hanover Hanover
Nassau
Brunswick
Indecisive
Battle of Wavre 18–19 June 1815 Belgium None  Prussia Victory
Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815 Belgium None  United Kingdom
NetherlandsUnited Netherlands
Province of Hanover Hanover
Nassau
Brunswick
 Prussia
Defeat
Battle of La Suffel 28 June 1815 France None Austria Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Rocquencourt 1 July 1815 France None  PrussiaVictory
Battle of Issy 3 July 1815 France None  PrussiaDefeat

Bourbon Restoration (1814/1815–1830)

Further information: Bourbon Restoration
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
Spanish civil War (1820–1823)
Battle of Trocadero 31 August 1823 Spain None Spain 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
Egypt Ottoman Vilayet of Egypt
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Vilayet of Tunisia
Victory
Morea expedition 1828–1833 Greece  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
 Ottoman Empire
Egypt Ottoman Vilayet of Egypt
Ottoman Empire
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 Ottoman EmpireRegency of Algiers Victory

July Monarchy (1830–1848)

Further information: July Monarchy
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
Belgian Revolution (1830)
Ten days campaign 2–12 August 1831 Belgium  Belgian rebels Netherlands Netherlands Victory
Siege of Antwerp 15 November – 23 December 1832 Belgium None Netherlands Netherlands Victory
French conquest of Algeria (1830–1847)
Battle of Maison Carrée 23 April 1832 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Victory
Battle of Macta 28 June 1835 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Defeat
Battle of the Sikkak 6 July 1836 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Victory
First Siege of Constantine 21–27 November 1836 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Defeat
Second Siege of Constantine 10–13 October 1837 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Victory
Battle of Mazagran February 1840 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Victory
Battle of the Mouzaïa Pass 12 May 1840 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Victory
Battle of the Smala 16 May 1843 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Victory
Battle of Sidi-Brahim 22–25 September 1845 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Defeat
First Carlist War (1833–1839)
Battle of Terapegui 26 April 1836 Spain Isabelinos Carlists Victory
Battle of Huesca 24 March 1837 Spain Isabelinos Carlists Victory
First Franco-Moroccan War (1844)
Bombardment of Tangiers 6 August 1844 Morocco None  Morocco Victory
Bombardment of Mogador 15–17 August 1844 Morocco None  Morocco Victory
Battle of Isly 16 August 1844 Morocco None  Morocco Victory
Pastry War (1838–1839)
Bombardment of San Juan de Ulúa 27 November – 5 December 1838 Mexico None  Mexico Victory
Uruguayan Civil War (1839–1851)
Battle of Vuelta de Obligado 20 November 1845 Rio de la Plata United Kingdom United Kingdom Argentine Confederation Victory
Far East Campaigns (1842–1896)
Blockade of Basilan 1844–1845 Philippines None Spain Victory
Bombardment of Tourane 15 April 1847 Vietnam None VietNamVictory
French-Tahitian War (1844–1847)
Battle of Mahaena 17 April 1844 Tahiti None Tahiti Victory
Battle of Maeva 17 January 1846 Huahine None Huahine Defeat
Battle of Fautaua 17 December 1846 Tahiti None Tahiti Victory

Second Republic (1848–1852)

Further information: French Second Republic
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
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)

Further information: Second French Empire
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
Pacification of Algeria (1849)
Siege of Laghouat 21 November–4 December 1852 Algeria None Berbers
Arabs
Victory
Crimean War (1853–1856)
Siege of Petropavlovsk 18–27 August 1854 Russia  United Kingdom  Russian Empire Defeat
Battle of Bomarsund August 1854 Åland Islands  United Kingdom  Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Alma 20 September 1854 Ukraine  United Kingdom
 Ottoman Empire
 Russian Empire Victory
Siege of Sevastopol 17 October 1854 – 11 September 1855 Ukraine  United Kingdom
 Ottoman Empire
 Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Balaclava 25 October 1854 Ukraine  United Kingdom
 Ottoman Empire
 Russian Empire Victory
Charge of the Light Brigade 25 October 1854 Ukraine  United Kingdom  Russian Empire Defeat
Battle of Inkerman 5 November 1854 Ukraine  United Kingdom  Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Eupatoria 17 February 1855 Ukraine  United Kingdom
 Ottoman Empire
 Russian Empire Victory
Siege of Taganrog 12 May – 31 August 1855 Russia  United Kingdom  Russian Empire Defeat
Battle of Malakoff 7 September 1855 Ukraine None  Russian Empire
Bulgaria Bulgarian Legion
Victory
Battle of the Chernaya 11 September 1855 Ukraine  Kingdom of Sardinia
 Ottoman Empire
 Russian Empire Victory
Battle of Kinburn 17 October 1855 Black Sea  United Kingdom  Russian Empire Victory
French colonisation of Africa (1825–1911)
French conquest of Senegal 1854 Senegal Mauritania None Emirate of Trarza
Kingdom of Waalo
Victory
Siege of Medina Fort 1854 Mali None Toucouleur Victory
Second Opium War (1856–1860)
First Battle of Taku Forts 20 May 1858 China  United Kingdom  China Victory
Second Battle of Taku Forts 24–26 June 1859 China  United Kingdom
 United States
 China Defeat
Third Battle of Taku Forts 12–21 August 1860 China  United Kingdom  China Victory
Battle of Zhangjiawan 18 September 1860 China  United Kingdom  ChinaVictory
Battle of Palikao 21 September 1860 China  United Kingdom  China Victory
Cochinchina campaign (1858–1862)
Siege of Tourane 1 September 1858 – 22 March 1860 Vietnam Spain Spain Vietnam Defeat
Siege of Saigon 1858–1859 Vietnam Spain Spain Vietnam Victory
Battle of Ky Hoa February 1861 Vietnam Spain Spain Vietnam Victory
Capture of My Tho 12 April 1861 Vietnam Spain Spain Vietnam Victory
Capture of Bien Hoa 16 December 1861 Vietnam Spain Spain Vietnam Victory
Capture of Vinh Long 22 March 1862 Vietnam Spain Spain Vietnam Victory
Franco-Austrian War (1859)
Battle of Montebello 20 May 1859 Italy  Sardinia  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Palestro 31 May 1859 Italy  Sardinia  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Magenta 4 June 1859 Italy  Sardinia  Austrian Empire Victory
Battle of Solferino 24 June 1859 Italy  Sardinia  Austrian Empire Victory
Taiping Rebellion (1861–1862)
Battle of Shanghai July 1861–November 1862 China  Qing Dynasty
 United Kingdom
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Victory
French intervention in Mexico (1861–1867)
Battle of Fortín 19 April 1862 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of Las Cumbres 28 April 1862 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of Atlixco 4 May 1862 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Defeat
Battle of Puebla 5 May 1862 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Defeat
Battle of Barranca Seca 17 May 1862 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of Cerro del Borrego 13 June 1862 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of Orizaba 14 June 1862 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of La Hoya and Cruz Blanca December 1862 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Indecisive
Siege of Puebla 16 March - 17 May 1863 Mexico Mexico Second Mexican Empire Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of San Pablo del Monte 5 May 1863 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
First battle of Acapulco 10–12 January 1863 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of Nopalucan February 1863 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Capture of Jonuta 21 February 1863 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of Camarón 30 April 1863 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of San Pablo del Monte 5 May 1863 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Capture of Mazatlán 28–31 May 1863 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Defeat
Second battle of Acapulco 3 June 1864 Mexico None Mexico Mexican Republicans Victory
Battle of San Pedro 22 December 1864 Mexico Mexico Second Mexican Empire Mexico Mexican Republicans Defeat
Siege of Mexico City 12 April – 21 June 1867 Mexico Mexico Second Mexican Empire
Austria-Hungary Austro-Hungarian troops
Mexico Mexican Republicans
United States
Defeat
Far East Campaigns (1842–1896)
Battles for Shimonoseki 20 July – 14 August 1863, 5–6 September 1864 Japan  United Kingdom
 Netherlands
 United States
Choshu Victory
Battle of Ganghwa October–November 1866 Korea None Korea Defeat
Garibaldi's Expedition against Rome (1867)
Battle of Mentana 3 November 1867 Italy  Papal States  Italian volunteers Victory
Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)
Battle of Wissembourg 4 August 1870 France None  Prussia
Baden
 Bavaria
Kingdom of WürttembergWürttemberg
Defeat
Battle of Spicheren 6 August 1870 Germany None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Wörth 6 August 1870 France None  Prussia
Baden
 Bavaria
Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg
Defeat
Battle of Borny-Colombey 14 August 1870 France None  Prussia Victory
Siege of Toul 16 August – 23 September 1870 France None  Prussia
 Bavaria
Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg
Defeat
Battle of Mars-la-Tour 16 August 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Gravelotte 18 August 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Siege of Metz 20 August – 27 October 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Siege of Strasbourg 23 August – 28 September 1870 France None Baden
Kingdom of Württemberg Württemberg
Defeat
Battle of Beaumont 30 August 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Noiseville 31 August – 1 September 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Sedan 1 September 1870 France None  Prussia
 Bavaria
Defeat

Third Republic (1870–1940)

Further information: French Third Republic
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Issue
Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)
Battle of Bellevue 18 October 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Châteaudun 18 October 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Dijon 29 October 1870 – 23 January 1871 France None  Prussia Victory
Siege of Belfort 3 November 1870 – 18 February 1871 France None Baden
 Württemberg
Indecisive
Battle of Havana 9 November 1870 Straits of Florida None  Prussia Indecisive
Battle of Coulmiers 9 November 1870 France None  Bavaria Victory
Battle of Amiens 27 November 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande 28 November 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Villepion 1 December 1870 France None  BavariaVictory
Battle of Loigny-Poupry 2 December 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Second Battle of Orléans 2–4 December 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Beaugency 8–10 December 1870 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Hallue 23–24 December 1870 France None  Prussia Indecisive
Battle of Bapaume 3 January 1871 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of Villersexel 9 January 1871 France None  Prussia Victory
Battle of Le Mans 11–12 January 1871 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of the Lisaine 15–28 January 1871 France None  Prussia Defeat
Battle of St. Quentin 19 January 1871 France None  Germany Defeat
Battle of Buzenval 19 January 1871 France None  Germany Defeat
Siege of Paris September 1870 – 28 January 1871 France None  Germany Defeat
Pacification of Algeria (1871–1902)
Mokrani Revolt 16 March 1871 Algeria None Arabs
Berbers
Victory
Massacre of the Flatters' Mission16 February 1881 Algeria None Arabs
Berbers
Defeat
Battle of Tit 7 May 1902 Algeria None Tuaregs Victory
Battle of Taghit 17 August 1903 Algeria None Berbers Victory
Battle of El-Moungar 2 September 1903 Algeria None Berbers Victory
Tonkin Campaign (1883–1896)
Capture of Nam Định 27 March 1883 Vietnam None Vietnam
Black Flag Army
Victory
Battle of Gia Cuc 27–28 March 1883 Vietnam None Vietnam
Black Flag Army
Victory
Battle of Paper Bridge 19 May 1883 Vietnam None Black Flag Army Defeat
Battle of Phủ Hoài 15 August 1883 Vietnam None Black Flag Army Victory
Battle of Thuan An 20 August 1883 Vietnam None Vietnam Victory
Battle of Palan 1 September 1883 Vietnam None Black Flag Army
Vietnam
Victory
Son Tây Campaign December 1883 Vietnam None Black Flag Army
Vietnam
Qing dynasty China
Victory
Bắc Ninh Campaign 6–24 March 1884 Vietnam None Black Flag Army
Vietnam
Qing dynasty China
Victory
Capture of Hung Hoa 12 April 1884 Vietnam None Black Flag Army
Vietnam
Qing dynasty China
Victory
Pacification of Tonkin 1886–96 Vietnam None Tonkinese Victory
Sino–French War (1884–1886)
Bac Le ambush 23–24 June 1884 Vietnam None  China Defeat
Battle of Fuzhou 23–26 August 1884 China None  China Victory
Keelung Campaign August 1884 – March 1885 Taiwan None  China Indecisive
Battle of Tamsui 8 October 1884 Taiwan None  China Defeat
Kep Campaign 8 October 1884 Vietnam None  China Victory
Battle of Yu Oc 19 November 1884 Vietnam None Black Flag Army Victory
Siege of Tuyen Quang 23 November 1884 – 28 February 1885 Vietnam None  China
Black Flag Army
Victory
Lang Son Campaign 3–13 February 1885 Vietnam None  China Victory
Battle of Nui Bop 3–4 January 1885 Vietnam None  China Victory
Battle of Shipu 14–15 February 1885 China None  China Victory
Battle of Đồng Đăng 23 February 1885 Vietnam None  China Victory
Battle of Zhenhai 1 March 1885 China None  China Indecisive
Battle of Hoa Moc 2 March 1885 Vietnam None  China
Black Flag Army
Victory
Battle of Phu Lam Tao 23 March 1885 Vietnam None  China
Black Flag Army
Defeat
Battle of Bang Bo 24 March 1885 Vietnam None  China
Black Flag Army
Vietnam
Defeat
Battle of Ky Lua 28 March 1885 China None Vietnam Victory
Pescadores Campaign March 1885 Penghu Islands None  China Victory
Franco-Siamese War (1893)
Paknam incident 13 July 1893 Laos None Thailand Siam Victory
Scramble for Africa (1881–1914)
Conquest of Tunisia 1881 Tunisia None Beylik of Tunis Victory
Mandingo Wars 1883–1898 Ivory Coast None Wassoulou Empire Victory
Battle of Cotonou 4 March 1890 Benin None Dahomey Victory
Battle of Atchoupa 29 March 1890 Benin None Dahomey Victory
Battle of Dogba 19 September 1892 Benin None Dahomey Victory
Battle of Poguessa 4 October 1892 Benin None Dahomey Victory
Battle of Adégon 6 October 1892 Benin None Dahomey Victory
Siege of Akpa 15–26 October 1892 Benin None Dahomey Victory
Battle of Cana 2 November 1892 Benin None Dahomey Victory
First Madagascar expedition 1893 Madagascar None Merina Kingdom Victory
Second Madagascar expedition December 1894 – September 1895 Madagascar None Merina Kingdom Victory
Gentil Missions 1895–1899 West Africa None African tribes Victory
Voulet–Chanoine Mission 1898 West Africa None African tribes Victory
Foureau-Lamy Mission 1898 West Africa None African tribes Victory
Battle of Togbao 17 July 1899 Chad Kingdom of Baguirmi Rabih's empire Defeat
Battle of Kouno 28 October 1899 Chad None Rabih's empire Indecisive
Battle of Kousséri 22 April 1900 Chad Kingdom of Baguirmi Rabih's empire Victory
Wadai War 1909–1911 Chad None Ouaddai Empire Victory
Second Franco-Moroccan War 1911 Morocco None Morocco Victory
Battle of Sidi Bou Othman 6 September 1912 Morocco None Moroccan resistance Victory
Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901)
Siege of the International Legation 1900–1901 China Eight-Nation Alliance  China
Righteous Harmony Society
Victory
Seymour Expedition 10–28 June 1900 China Eight-Nation Alliance  China
Righteous Harmony Society
Defeat
Battle of Tientsin 13–14 July 1900 China Eight-Nation Alliance  China
Righteous Harmony Society
Victory
Battle of Yangcun 4 August 1900 China Eight-Nation Alliance  China
Righteous Harmony Society
Victory
Battle of Beicang 5 August 1900 China Eight-Nation Alliance  China
Righteous Harmony Society
Victory
Gasalee Expedition August 1900 China Eight-Nation Alliance  China
Righteous Harmony Society
Victory
Battle of Peking 20 June – 15 August 1900 China Eight-Nation Alliance  China
Righteous Harmony Society
Victory
First World War (1914–1918)
Kamerun Campaign 6 August 1914 – 10 March 1916 Cameroon  United Kingdom  German Empire Victory
Battle of Mulhouse 7–26 August 1914 France None  German Empire Defeat
Battle of the Frontiers 10–28 August 1914 Belgium-France  United Kingdom
 Belgium
 German Empire Defeat
Battle of Bafilo 13 August 1914 Togo None  German Empire Defeat
Battle of Dinant 15–23 August 1914 Belgium None  German Empire Victory
Battle of Charleroi 21 August 1914 Belgium None  German Empire Defeat
Battle of the Ardennes 21–23 August 1914 Belgium None  German Empire Defeat
Battle of Chra 22 August 1914 Togo  United Kingdom  German Empire Victory
Siege of Maubeuge 24 August – 7 September 1914 France None  German Empire Defeat
Battle of Le Cateau 26 August 1914 France  United Kingdom
 Belgium
 German Empire Victory
Battle of St. Quentin 29 August 1914 France None  German Empire Victory
Occupation of German Samoa 29–30 August 1914 Samoa  United Kingdom
 Australia
 New Zealand
 German Empire Victory
Battle of Grand Couronné 4–13 September 1914 France None  German Empire Victory
First Battle of the Marne 5–12 September 1914 France  United Kingdom  German Empire Victory
First Battle of the Aisne 13 September 1914 – 28 September 1914 France  United Kingdom  German Empire Indecisive
Battle of Flirey 19 September – 11 October 1914 France None  German Empire Defeat
Bombardment of Papeete 22 September 1914 French Polynesia None  German Empire Defeat
First Battle of Albert 25–29 September 1914 France None  German Empire Indecisive
First Battle of Arras 1–4 October 1914 France None  German Empire Victory
Battle of the Yser 16–31 October 1914 France  Belgium  German Empire Victory
Battle of Penang 28 October 1914 Malaya  Russian Empire  German Empire Defeat
First Battle of Ypres 29 October – 24 November 1914 Belgium  United Kingdom
 Belgium
 German Empire Victory
Battle of El Herri 13 November 1914 Morocco None Zaian rebellion Defeat
First Battle of Champagne 20 December 1914 – 17 March 1915 France None  German Empire Indecisive
Gallipoli Campaign 19 February 1915 – 9 January 1916 Turkey  Australia
British Raj British India
Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland
 New Zealand
 United Kingdom
 Ottoman Empire
 Germany
 Austria-Hungary
Defeat
Second Battle of Ypres 22 April – 25 May 1915 Belgium  United Kingdom
 Canada
British India
 Belgium
 German Empire Victory
First Battle of Krithia 28 April 1915 Turkey  United Kingdom  Ottoman Empire
Victory
Second Battle of Krithia 6–8 May 1915 Turkey  United Kingdom
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Ottoman Empire
Defeat
Second Battle of Artois 9–15 May 1915 France  United Kingdom
British India
 German Empire Indecisive
Third Battle of Krithia 5 June 1915 Turkey  United Kingdom  Ottoman Empire
Defeat
Third Battle of Artois 15 September 1915 – 4 November 1915 France  United Kingdom  German Empire Indecisive
Second Battle of Champagne 25 September – 6 November 1915 France None  German Empire Indecisive
Battle of Krivolak 17 October – 21 November 1915 Macedonia None  Bulgaria Defeat
Battle of Verdun 21 February – 19 December 1916 France None  German Empire Victory
Second Battle of Albert 1–13 July 1916 France  United Kingdom
 Newfoundland
 German Empire Indecisive
Battle of the Somme 1 July – 18 November 1916 France  United Kingdom
 Canada
 Australia
New Zealand New Zealand
 South Africa
 India
 Newfoundland
 German Empire Indecisive
Battle of Doiran 9–18 August 1916 Macedonia  United Kingdom  Bulgaria Defeat
Monastir Offensive 12 September 1916 – 11 December 1916 Macedonia  Serbia
 Italy
 Russian Empire
 United Kingdom
 Bulgaria
 German Empire
 Ottoman Empire
Victory
Battle of Malka Nidzhe 12–14 September 1916 Macedonia  Russian Empire
 Serbia
 Bulgaria Victory
Battle of the River Cherna October – November 1916 Macedonia  Serbia  Bulgaria Victory
Battle of Funchal 2–3 December 1916 Portugal  United Kingdom
 Portugal
 German Empire Defeat
Kaocen Revolt 17 December 1916 – 3 March 1917 Niger None Tuareg rebellion Victory
Second Battle of Gaza 16 April – October 1917 Palestine None  Ottoman Empire
 German Empire
Defeat
Second Battle of the Aisne 16 April – October 1917 France None  German Empire Defeat
Battle of the Hills 17–20 April 1917 France None  German Empire Victory
Battle of the Cerna Bend 5–9 May 1917 Macedonia  Italy
 Russian Empire
 Bulgaria
 German Empire
Defeat
Battle of Monastir 18 May 1917 Macedonia None  Bulgaria Defeat
Battle of Passchendaele 31 July – 6 November 1917 Belgium  United Kingdom
 Australia
 Canada
 India
 New Zealand
 South Africa
 German Empire Indecisive
Second battle of Verdun 20–24 August 1917 France None  German Empire Victory
Battle of Malmaison 24 October 1917 France None  German Empire Victory
Operation Michael 31 July – 6 November 1917 Belgium United Kingdom United Kingdom
Australia Australia
New Zealand New Zealand
United States United States
 German Empire Indecisive
Spring Offensive 21 May – 18 July 1918 Belgium-France  United Kingdom
Australia Australia
Canada Canada
New Zealand New Zealand
 Newfoundland
 United States
Portugal Portugal
 German Empire Defeat
Third Battle of the Aisne 27 May – 6 June 1918 France  United Kingdom
 United States
 Italy
 German Empire Victory
Second Battle of the Marne 27 May – 6 August 1918 France  United Kingdom
 United States
 Italy
 German Empire Victory
Battle of Cantigny 28 May 1918 France  United States  German Empire Victory
Battle of Skra-di-Legen 29–31 May 1918 Greece  Greece  Bulgaria Victory
Battle of Belleau Wood 1–6 June 1918 France  United States
 United Kingdom
 German Empire Victory
Second Battle of the Marne 15 July – 6 August 1918 France  United Kingdom
 United States
 Italy
 German Empire Victory
Battle of Château-Thierry 18 July 1918 France  United States
 Belgium
 German Empire Victory
Battle of Amiens 8–12 August 1918 France  United Kingdom
 Australia
 Canada
 United States
 German Empire Victory
Hundred Days Offensive 8 August – 11 November 1918 Belgium-France British Empire United Kingdom
Australia Australia
Canada Canada
 India
New Zealand New Zealand
 South Africa
United States United States
Belgium Belgium
Portugal Portugal
 German Empire Victory
Vardar Offensive 14–29 September 1918 Macedonia  Serbia
 United Kingdom
 Greece
 Italy
 Bulgaria
 German Empire
Victory
Battle of Dobro Pole 15 September 1918 Macedonia  United Kingdom
 Serbia
 Bulgaria
 German Empire
Victory
Battle of Épehy 8 September 1918 France British Empire United Kingdom
Australia Australia
 German Empire Victory
Battle of Doiran 18–19 September 1918 Macedonia  United Kingdom
 Greece
 Bulgaria Defeat
Battle of Arara 19 September 1918 Palestine Armenia French Armenian Legion  Ottoman Empire Victory
Battle of Megiddo 19 September – 31 October 1918 Israel  United Kingdom
 British India
 Australia
 New Zealand
Arab Revolt Kingdom of Hejaz
 Ottoman Empire
 Germany
Victory
Meuse-Argonne Offensive 26 September – 11 November 1918 France United States United States  German Empire Victory
Battle of Courtrai 14–19 October 1918 Belgium  Belgium
 United Kingdom
 United States
 German Empire Victory
Battle of the Sambre 4 November 1918 France  United Kingdom  German Empire Victory
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (1918–1920)
North Russia Campaign June 1918 – March 1920 Russia United Kingdom United Kingdom
 United States
 Canada
Russia White Movement
 Russian SFSR Defeat
Siberian Intervention August 1918 – July 1920 Russia  Japan
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Italy
Russia White Movement
 Russian SFSR Pro-Bolshevik forces
 Far Eastern Republic
Defeat
Franco-Syrian War (1919–1921)
1919 Syrian Revolt 1919 Syria None Syrian insurgents Victory
Siege of Damascus 1919–1920 Syria None Syria Victory
Battle of Maysalun 23 July 1920 Syria None Syria Victory
Franco-Turkish War (1920–1921)
Occupation of Constantinople 13 November 1918 – 10 February 1923 Turkey United Kingdom United Kingdom
India British Raj
Italy Italy
Turkey Turkish revolutionaries Victory
Battle of Maras 21 January – 13 February 1920 Turkey Armenia French Armenian Legion Turkey Turkish revolutionaries Defeat
Battle of Urfa 9 February – 11 April 1920 Turkey Armenia French Armenian Legion Turkey Turkish revolutionaries Defeat
Siege of Aintab 1 April 1920 – 8 February 1921 Turkey Armenia French Armenian Legion Turkey Turkish revolutionaries Victory
Battle of Karbogazi 27–28 May 1920 Turkey None Turkey Turkish revolutionaries Defeat
Rif War (1920)
French Intervention in Morocco 8 September 1920 Morocco Spain Spain Republic of the Rif Victory
Great Syrian Revolt (1925–1927)
Battle of Salkhad 19–20 July 1925 Syria None Druzes Defeat
Battle of al-Mazraa 2–3 August 1925 Syria None Druzes and Bedouins Defeat
Battle of al-Musayfirah 17 September 1925 Syria None Druzes Victory
1925 Hama uprising 4–5 October 1925 Syria None Syria rebels Victory
Kongo-Wara rebellion (1928–1931)
Kongo-Wara rebellion 1928–1931 Cameroon Gbaya people Fula people Victory

World War II (1939–1945)

Further information: World War II
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Issue
World War II (1939–1945)
Saar Offensive 7–16 September 1939 Germany None  GermanyIndecisive
Norwegian Campaign 9 April – 10 June 1940 Norway  Norway
 United Kingdom
Poland Polish Forces in the West
 GermanyDefeat
Namsos Campaign April and early May 1940 Norway  Norway
 United Kingdom
 GermanyDefeat
Battle of Narvik 9 April – 8 June 1940 Norway  Norway
 United Kingdom
Poland Polish Forces in the West
 GermanyDefeat
Invasion of Luxembourg 10 May 1940 Luxembourg  Luxembourg  GermanyDefeat
Battle of the Netherlands 10–14 May 1940 Netherlands  Netherlands  GermanyDefeat
Battle of Zeeland 10–18 May 1940 Netherlands  Netherlands
 United Kingdom
 GermanyDefeat
Battle of Belgium 10–18 May 1940 Belgium  Belgium
 Netherlands
 United Kingdom
 GermanyDefeat
Battle of Hannut 12–14 May 1940 Belgium  Netherlands
 United Kingdom
 GermanyVictory
Battle of Gembloux 12–14 May 1940 Belgium None  GermanyIndecisive
Battle of France 10 May – 22 June 1940 France  Belgium
 Netherlands
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Poland Poland
 Luxembourg
 GermanyDefeat
Battle of Sedan 12–15 May 1940 France  United Kingdom  GermanyDefeat
Battle of La Horgne 14–15 May 1940 France None  GermanyDefeat
Battle of Montcornet 17 May 1940 France None  GermanyDefeat
Battle of Arras 21 May 1940 France  United Kingdom  GermanyDefeat
Siege of Calais 22–26 May 1940 France  United Kingdom  GermanyDefeat
Battle of the Lys 22–28 May 1940 Belgium/France  Belgium  GermanyDefeat
Siege of Lille 25–30 May 1940 France None  GermanyDefeat
Battle of Abbeville 28 May – 4 June 1940 France  United Kingdom  GermanyVictory
Battle of Dunkirk 25 May – 3 June 1940 France  Belgium
 United Kingdom
 GermanyDefeat
Operation Paula 3 June 1940 France None  GermanyVictory
Battle of Pont-de-l'Arche 9 June 1940 France None  GermanyDefeat
Italian invasion of France 10–25 June 1940 France None Kingdom of Italy ItalyVictory
Battle of Saumur 18–20 June 1940 France None  GermanyDefeat
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir 3 July 1940 Algeria None  United Kingdom Defeat
Invasion of French Indochina 22–26 September 1940 South-East Asia None  Japan Defeat
Franco-Thai War October 1940 – 9 May 1941 South-East Asia None  Thailand Indecisive
Operation Compass 9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941 Egypt/Libya  United Kingdom
 Australia
British Raj India
 Poland
 ItalyVictory
Battle of Ko Chang 16–17 January 1941 Gulf of Thailand None  ThailandVictory
Battle of Kufra 31 January – 1 March 1941 Libya None  Italy Victory
Battle of Keren 2 February – 1 April 1941 Eritrea  United Kingdom  Italy Victory
Siege of Tobruk 10 April – 27 November 1941 Libya  United Kingdom  GermanyVictory
Battle of Bir Hakeim 26 May – 11 June 1942 Libya None  Germany
 Italy
Victory
Dieppe Raid 19 August 1942 France  United Kingdom
 Poland
 Germany Defeat
Second Battle of El Alamein 23 October – 3 November 1942 Egypt  United Kingdom
 Australia
 India
 New Zealand
 South Africa
 Greece
 GermanyVictory
Battle of Ksar Ghilane 10 March 1943 Tunisia  New Zealand
 Greece
 GermanyVictory
Operation Pugilist 16–27 March 1943 Tunisia  United Kingdom
New Zealand New Zealand
British Raj British India
 Germany
 Italy
Victory
Allied invasion of Sicily 9 July – 17 August 1943 Italy  United Kingdom
 United States
 Canada
 Germany
 Italy
Victory
Bernhardt Line 1 December 1943 – 15 January 1943 Italy  United Kingdom
 United States
 New Zealand
 Canada
British Raj India
 GermanyVictory
Battle of Monte Cassino 4 January – 19 May 1944 Italy  United Kingdom
 United States
Poland Poland
Canada Canada
British Raj British India
New Zealand New Zealand
 GermanyVictory
Battle of Ist 29 February 1944 Adriatic sea None  Germany Victory
Operation Dingson 5–18 June 1944 France None  GermanyVictory
Invasion of Normandy 6 June – 25 August 1944 France  United Kingdom
 United States
 Canada
Poland Free Polish Forces
 Australia
Belgium Free Belgian Forces
 New Zealand
 Netherlands
 Norway
Czechoslovakia Free Czechoslovak Forces
 Greece
 GermanyVictory
Normandy landings 6 June 1944 France  United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Poland
 Norway
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Greece
 GermanyVictory
Sword Beach 6 June 1944 France  United Kingdom  GermanyVictory
Invasion of Elba 17 June 1944 Italy  United Kingdom
 United States
 GermanyVictory
Operation Dragoon 15 August 1944 France  United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Greece
 GermanyVictory
Liberation of Paris 19–25 August 1944 France  United States  GermanyVictory
Saint-Nazaire Pocket 27 August 1944 – 11 May 1945 France  United States  GermanyVictory
Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine 25 August 1944 – March 1945 France  United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
and others
 GermanyVictory
Liberation of Nice 28 August 1944 France None  GermanyVictory
Siege of La Rochelle 28 August 1944 France  United States
 United Kingdom
 GermanyVictory
Siege of Dunkirk 15 September 1944 – 8 May 1945 France Canada Canada
 United Kingdom
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
France France
Belgium Belgian Resistance
 GermanyVictory
Battle of the Bulge 16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945 Belgium  United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Belgium Belgian resistance
 GermanyVictory
Operation Nordwind 1–25 January 1945 France  United States  GermanyVictory
Colmar Pocket 20 January – 9 February 1945 France  United States  GermanyVictory
Western Allied invasion of Germany 8 February – 8 May 1945 Germany  United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 GermanyVictory
Second French Indochina Campaign 9 March – 26 August 1945 South-East Asia  United Kingdom
North Vietnam Viet Minh
 Japan Victory
Operation Tiderace 4–12 September 1945 Singapore  United Kingdom
 British India
 Australia
 JapanVictory

Fourth Republic (1946–1958)

Further information: French Fourth Republic
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
Indochina War (1946–1954)
Battle of Hanoi December 1946 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Operation Papillon April 1947 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Battle of Cao Bang October 1947 – 4 September 1949 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Defeat
Operation Lea 7 October – 15 November 1947 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Operation Ceinture 20 November – 22 December 1947 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Battle of Phu Tong Hoa 25 July 1948 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Battle of Dong Khe 15–18 September 1950 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Defeat
Battle of Route Coloniale 4 1–13 October 1950 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Defeat
Battle of Vinh Yen 19–17 January 1951 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Battle of Mao Khe 23–28 March 1951 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Battle of the Day River 30 May – 18 June 1951 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Battle of Nghia Lo 3–10 October 1951 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Battle of Hoa Binh 10 November 1951 – 25 February 1952 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Defeat
Operation Lorraine 29 October – 8 November 1952 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Indecisive
Battle of Na San 23 November – 2 December 1952 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Operation Bretagne 1 December 1952 – 4 January 1953 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Operation Hirondelle 17–19 July 1953 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Indecisive
Operation Camargue 28 July 1953 – 10 August 1953 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Indecisive
Operation Brochet August – October 1953 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Indecisive
Operation Mouette 15 October – 7 November 1953 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Operation Castor 20–22 November 1953 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Victory
Operation Atlante 20 January 1954 – March 1954 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Indecisive
Battle of Dien Bien Phu 13 March – 7 May 1954 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Defeat
Operation Condor April 1954 Vietnam None North Vietnam Viet Minh Defeat
Battle of Mang Yang Pass 24 June – 17 July 1954 Vietnam None North Vietnam 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 Algeria FLN Victory
Battle of Agounennda 23–25 May 1957 Algeria None Algeria FLN Victory
Battle of Bouzegza 19 July 1957 Algeria None Algeria 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  Spain  Morocco Victory

Fifth Republic (1958–present)

Further information: French Fifth Republic
Battle Date Location Allies Enemies Result
Algerian War (1954–1962)
Operation Jumelles 22 July 1959 – March 1960 Algeria none Algeria FLN Victory
Western Sahara War (1975–1991)
Opération Lamantin December 1977 – July 1978 Western Sahara  Morocco
 Mauritania
Polisario Front / SADR Indecisive
Shaba II (1978)
Battle of Kolwezi 18 May 1978 Congo  Zaire
 Belgium
FNLC Victory
Chadian–Libyan conflict (1978–1987)
Operation Manta 1983–1984 Chad None  Libya Indecisive
Ouadi Doum air raid 16 February 1986 Libya None  Libya Victory
Operation Epervier 1986 - 1 August 2014 Chad None  Libya Indecisive
Gulf War (1990–1991)
Opération Daguet 15 January 1991 Koweit Coalition of the Gulf War  Iraq Victory
Gulf War air campaign 17–23 January 1991 Iraq Coalition of the Gulf War  Iraq Victory
Djiboutian Civil War (1991–1994)
Djiboutian Civil War November 1991 – December 1994 Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti FRUD Movement Victory
Somali Civil War (1991–present)
Operation Restore Hope 9 December 1992 – 4 May 1993 Somalia United Nations United Nations Somalia Various Somali factions Defeat [1]
NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1993-1995)
Operation Deliberate Force 30 August – 20 September 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina NATO
United Nations United Nations
 Republika Srpska Victory
Kosovo War (1999)
1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia 24 March – 10 June 1999 Serbia NATO  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Victory
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Mission Héraclès November 2001 – February 2002 Arabian Sea / Afghanistan ISAF Afghanistan Taliban insurgents,
al-Qaeda
Victory
Operation Anaconda 1–18 March 2002 Afghanistan ISAF Afghanistan Taliban insurgents,
al-Qaeda
Victory
Battle of Afghanya 8 April 2008 Afghanistan ISAF Afghanistan Taliban insurgents,
al-Qaeda
Victory
Uzbin Valley ambush 18 August 2008 Afghanistan ISAF Afghanistan Taliban insurgents
Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
Victory
Operation Eagle's Summit 27 August – 5 September 2008 Afghanistan ISAF Afghanistan Taliban insurgents Victory
Battle of Alasay 14–23 March 2009 Afghanistan ISAF Afghanistan Taliban insurgents Victory
Operation Moshtarak 13 February 2010 – 25 February 2010 Afghanistan ISAF Afghanistan Taliban insurgents Victory
First Ivorian Civil War (2002–2007)
2004 French–Ivorian clashes 6 November 2004 Côte d'Ivoire None  Côte d'Ivoire Victory
Civil war in Chad (2005–present)
Battle of N'Djamena 2–4 February 2008 Chad Chadian National Army UFDD rebels
UFDD-F rebels
RFC rebels
Victory
Invasion of Anjouan (2008)
Operation Democracy in Comoros 24–25 March 2008 Comoros  Comoros
African Union
 Anjouan Victory
Campaign against Somali pirates (2008–present)
Operation Thalathine 4 April 2008 Gulf of Aden None Somali Pirates Victory
Operation Atalanta June 2008 – present Arabian Sea  European Union
 Norway
 Ukraine
 Montenegro
Somali Pirates Ongoing
September 16, 2008 incident off Somalia 16 September 2008 Arabian Sea None Somali Pirates Victory
April 9, 2009 incident off Somalia 9 April 2009 Arabian Sea  Germany Somali Pirates Victory
War in Somalia (2009–present)
Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa January 31, 2009 – Present Somalia NATO
Non-NATO allies
Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahedeen (HSM)
Hizbul Islam (HI)
Foreign Mujahideen
al-Qaeda
Ongoing
Operation Linda Nchi October 2011 – June 2012 Somalia  Kenya
 Somalia
 United States
Al-Shabaab Victory
Military intervention in Libya (2011)
Battle of Misrata 18 March – 15 May 2011 Libya Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces
 NATO
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Gaddafi loyalists Victory
Second Battle of Benghazi 19–20 March 2011 Libya Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Gaddafi loyalists Victory
Opération Harmattan 19–31 March 2011 Libya None Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Gaddafi loyalists Victory
Battle of Ajdabiya 21–26 March 2011 Libya Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces
 NATO
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Gaddafi loyalists Victory
Operation Unified Protector 23 March – 31 October 2011 Mediterranean Sea / Libya  NATO Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Gaddafi loyalists Victory
Battle of Sirte 15 September – 20 October 2011 Libya Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces
 NATO
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Gaddafi loyalists Victory
Second Ivorian Civil War (2011)
Battle of Abidjan 31 March – 11 April 2011 Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast Forces Nouvelles
 United Nations
Ivory Coast Gbagbo loyalists
Liberian mercenaries
Young Patriots of Abidjan militia
Victory
Northern Mali conflict (2012)
Battle of Konna 10–12 January 2013 Mali  Mali Islamists Victory
Opération Serval 11 January 2013 – 15 July 2014 Mali  Mali Independent State of Azawad
Islamists
Victory
Battle of Diabaly 14–21 January 2013 Mali  Mali Islamists Victory
Second battle of Gao 27 January 2013 Mali None Islamists Victory
Third battle of Gao 9–11 February 2013 Mali  Mali Islamists Victory
Fourth battle of Gao 20–23 February 2013 Mali  Mali
 Niger
Islamists Victory
Operation Panther 19 February 2013 - 25 March 2013 Mali None Islamists Victory
Battle of Iminenas 27 February - 1 March 2013 Mali  Mali Islamists Victory
Battle of Tin Keraten 6 March 2013 Mali  Mali Islamists Victory
Battle of Djebok 12–17 March 2013 Mali  Mali
 Niger
 Guinea
Islamists Victory
Battle of Timbuktu 20–21 March 2013 Mali  Mali Islamists Victory
5th Battle of Gao 24 March 2013 Mali None Islamists Victory
Second Battle of Timbuktu 30 March 2013 - 1 April 2013 Mali  Mali Islamists Victory
Battle of Agadez and Arlit 20 May 2013 Niger  Niger Islamists Victory
Battle of Araouane 10 December 2013 Mali None Islamists Victory
Central African Republic conflict (2012–13)
Operation Sangaris 5 December 2013 Central African Republic MISCA Central African Republic Séléka
Central African Republic Anti-balaka
Ongoing
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Operation Barkhane 1 August 2014 Sahel  Mauritania
 Mali
 Niger
 Burkina Faso
 Chad
Islamists Ongoing
Iraqi insurgency (2011–present)
Siege of Amirli 11 June 2014 – 31 August 2014 Iraq  Iraq
 Iraqi Kurdistan
 United States
Islamic State Victory
Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014) 1–19 August 2014 Iraq  Iraq
 Iraqi Kurdistan
 United States
Islamic State Indecisive
Battle of Zumar 31 August – 25 October 2014 Iraq  Iraqi Kurdistan
 United States
Islamic State Victory
2014 military intervention against ISIS 16 June 2014 – present Iraq  Australia
 United Kingdom
 Denmark
 Belgium
 Canada
 United States
Islamic State Ongoing
Opération Chammal 19 September 2014 – present Iraq None Islamic State Ongoing
Battle of Suq al Ghazi 15 September 2014 Iraq  Iraqi Kurdistan
 Iraq
 United Kingdom
 United States
Islamic State Victory
Second Battle of Tikrit (March–April 2015) 2 March 2015 – 17 April 2015 Iraq  Iran
 Iraq
 United Kingdom
 United States
Islamic State Victory

See also

References

  1. Norrie MacQueen (2006). Peacekeeping and the International System. Routledge.
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