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
Modern history (1789–present)
National Convention (1792–1795)
Further information: National Convention
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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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 Empire Émigrés | Victory |
Battle of Valmy | 12 September 1792 | France | None | Prussia Habsburg Empire Émigrés | Victory |
Siege of Lille | 29 September – 8 October 1792 | France | None | 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 Empire | Victory |
Siege of Namur | 19 November – 1 December 1792 | Belgium | None | Habsburg Empire | Victory |
Battle of Neerwinden | 18 March 1793 | Belgium | None | 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-Kassel Hesse-Darmstadt Electorate of the Palatinate Saxe-Weimar | Defeat |
Battle of Raismes | 8 May 1793 | France | None | Austria Great Britain Prussia | Defeat |
Battle of Famars | 23 May 1793 | France | None | Habsburg Austria Hanover Great Britain | Defeat |
Capture of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco | 25 May 1793 | Italy | None | Spain | Defeat |
First Battle of Arlon | 9 June 1793 | Belgium | None | Habsburg 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 Hanover Hesse-Kassel | Victory |
Battle of Hondshoote | 8 September 1793 | France | None | Great Britain Archduchy of Austria Hesse-Kassel 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 French Royalists Naples and Sicily Sardinia | Victory |
First Battle of Wissembourg | 13 October 1793 | France | None | Austria Hesse-Kassel 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 Electorate of Bavaria 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 Corsica | Defeat |
Siege of Bastia | 4 April – 19 May 1794 | France | None | Great Britain Corsica | 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 | Habsburg Austria Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Saorgio | 24–28 April 1794 | Italy | None | Kingdom of Sardinia Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Beaumont | 26 April 1794 | France | None | Habsburg Austria Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Mouscron | 29 April 1794 | Belgium | None | Habsburg Austria Hanover | Victory |
Battle of Tourcoing | 18 May 1794 | France | None | Great Britain Austria Hanover | Victory |
Battle of Tournay | 22 May 1794 | Belgium | None | Habsburg Austria Great Britain 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 Saxony Austria | Victory |
Siege of Calvi | July – 10 August 1794 | France | None | Kingdom of Great Britain Anglo-Corsican Kingdom | Defeat |
Battle of Sprimont | 18 September 1794 | Belgium | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Aldenhoven | 2 October 1794 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
First Battle of Dego | 21 September 1794 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Siege of Luxembourg | 22 November 1794 – 7 June 1795 | Luxembourg | None | 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 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 | Chouans Émigrés Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Hyères Islands | 13 July 1795 | Mediterranean Sea | None | Great Britain Naples and Sicily | Defeat |
Battle of Île d'Yeu | 26 August – 1 November 1795 | France | None | Émigrés Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Mainz | 29 October 1795 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
War of the Pyrenees (1793–1795) | |||||
Battle of Céret | 20 April 1793 | France | None | Spain | Defeat |
Battle of Mas Deu | 19 May 1793 | France | None | Spain | Defeat |
Siege of Bellegarde | 23 May – 24 June 1793 | France | None | Spain Émigrés | Defeat |
Battle of Peyrestortes | 17 September 1793 | France | None | Spain | Victory |
Battle of Truillas | 22 September 1793 | France | None | Spain | Defeat |
Capture of Fort-Dauphin | 28–29 January 1794 | Haiti | None | Spain | Defeat |
Battle of Boulou | 30 April 1794 | France | None | Spain Portugal | Victory |
Battle of the Baztan Valley | 24 July 1794 | Spain | None | Spain | Victory |
Battle of San-Lorenzo de la Muga | 13 August 1794 | Spain | None | Spain Portugal | Victory |
Battle of Orbaitzeta | 15–17 October 1794 | Spain | None | Spain Émigrés | Victory |
Battle of the Black Mountain | 17–20 November 1794 | Spain | None | Spain Portugal | Victory |
Siege of Roses | 28 November 1794 – 4 February 1795 | Spain | None | Spain | Victory |
Battle of the Gulf of Roses | 14 February 1795 | Gulf of Roses | None | Spain | Victory |
Battle of Pontós | 11 June 1795 | Spain | None | Spain | Defeat |
Directory (1795–1799)
Further information: French Directory
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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War of the First Coalition (1792–1797) | |||||
Battle of Ettlingen | 9 July 1796 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Neresheim | 11 August 1796 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Amberg | 24 August 1796 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Friedberg | 24 August 1796 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Würzburg | 3 September 1796 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Biberach | 2 October 1796 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Emmendingen | 19 October 1796 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Schliengen | 24 October 1796 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Siege of Kehl | October 1796 – January 1797 | Germany | None | 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 Austria | Victory |
Battle of Diersheim | 20 April 1797 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars (1796–1797) | |||||
Battle of Loano | 22 November 1795 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria Sardinia | Victory |
Battle of Voltri | 10 April 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Montenotte | 12 April 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria Sardinia | Victory |
Battle of Millesimo | 13 April 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria Sardinia | Victory |
Second Battle of Dego | 14–15 April 1796 | Italy | None | 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 Austria | Victory |
Battle of Lodi | 10 May 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Borghetto | 30 May 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Siege of Mantua | 4 July 1796 – 2 February 1797 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Lonato | 2–3 August 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Castiglione | 5 August 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Rovereto | 4 September 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Bassano | 8 September 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of La Favorita | 15 September 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Second Battle of Bassano | 6 November 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Calliano | 6–7 November 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Caldiero | 12 November 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of the Bridge of Arcole | 15–17 November 1796 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of La Favorita | 16 January 1797 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Rivoli | 14–15 January 1797 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Faenza | 3–4 February 1797 | Italy | None | Papal States | Victory |
Battle of Valvasone | 16 March 1797 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Tarvis | 21–23 March 1797 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Tyrol Invasion | 20 March–8 May 1797 | Austria | None | 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 | United Irishmen | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Collooney | 5 September 1798 | Ireland | United Irishmen | Great Britain | Victory |
Battle of Ballinamuck | 8 September 1798 | Ireland | United Irishmen | Great Britain | Defeat |
Battle of Killala | 23 September 1798 | Ireland | 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) | |||||
Action of 14 December 1798 | 14 December 1798 | Gironde estuary | None | Great Britain | Victory |
Capture of Malta | 9 June 1798 | Malta | None | Order of Malta | 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 Naples | Defeat |
Revolt of Cairo | 21 October 1798 | Egypt | None | Ottoman Empire | 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) | |||||
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 | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
First Battle of Stockach | 25 March 1799 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Winterthur | 27 May 1799 | Switzerland | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
First Battle of Zürich | 4–7 June 1799 | Switzerland | None | Habsburg Austria | 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 | Austria Russia | Victory |
Battle of Linth | 25 September 1799 | Switzerland | None | Habsburg Austria | 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 |
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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 Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Messkirch | 4–5 May 1800 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Engen | 3 May 1800 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Second Battle of Stockach | 3 May 1800 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Höchstädt | 19 June 1800 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Ampfing | 1 December 1800 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Hohenlinden | 3 December 1800 | Germany | None | Habsburg Austria 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 | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Siege of Mantua | April – 4 July 1799 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Cassano | 27 April 1799 | Italy | None | Russia Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Trebbia | 17–19 June 1799 | Italy | None | Russia Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Novi | 15 August 1799 | Italy | None | Russia Habsburg Austria | Defeat |
Battle of Montebello | 9 June 1800 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Siege of Genoa | 20 April – 4 June 1800 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Marengo | 14 June 1800 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Battle of Pozzolo | 25 December 1800 | Italy | None | Habsburg Austria | Victory |
Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) | |||||
Saint-Domingue expedition | December 1801 – December 1802 | Haïti | None | Haïtian Rebels | Defeat |
Battle of Vertières | 18 November 1803 | Haïti | None | Haïtian Rebels | Defeat |
First Empire (1804–1814/1815)
Further information: First French Empire
Bourbon Restoration (1814/1815–1830)
Further information: Bourbon Restoration
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Spanish civil War (1820–1823) | |||||
Battle of Trocadero | 31 August 1823 | Spain | None | 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)
Further information: July Monarchy
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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Belgian Revolution (1830) | |||||
Ten days campaign | 2–12 August 1831 | Belgium | Belgian rebels | Netherlands | Victory |
Siege of Antwerp | 15 November – 23 December 1832 | Belgium | None | 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 | 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 | VietNam | Victory |
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 |
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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)
Further information: Second French Empire
Third Republic (1870–1940)
Further information: French Third Republic
Battle | Date | Location | Allies | Enemies | Issue |
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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 | Bavaria | Victory |
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' Mission | 16 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 China | Victory |
Bắc Ninh Campaign | 6–24 March 1884 | Vietnam | None | Black Flag Army Vietnam China | Victory |
Capture of Hung Hoa | 12 April 1884 | Vietnam | None | Black Flag Army Vietnam 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 | 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 tibes | 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 India 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 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 Australia New Zealand United States | German Empire | Indecisive |
Spring Offensive | 21 May – 18 July 1918 | Belgium-France | United Kingdom Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland United States 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 | United Kingdom Australia Canada India New Zealand South Africa United States Belgium 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 | United Kingdom Australia | German Empire | Victory |
Battle of Doiran | 18–19 September 1918 | Macedonia | United Kingdom Greece | Bulgaria | Defeat |
Battle of Arara | 19 September 1918 | Palestine | French Armenian Legion | Ottoman Empire | Victory |
Battle of Megiddo | 19 September – 31 October 1918 | Israel | United Kingdom British India Australia New Zealand Kingdom of Hejaz | Ottoman Empire Germany | Victory |
Meuse-Argonne Offensive | 26 September – 11 November 1918 | France | 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 States Canada White Movement | Russian SFSR | Defeat |
Siberian Intervention | August 1918 – July 1920 | Russia | Japan United States United Kingdom Canada Italy 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 British Raj Italy | Turkish revolutionaries | Victory |
Battle of Maras | 21 January – 13 February 1920 | Turkey | French Armenian Legion | Turkish revolutionaries | Defeat |
Battle of Urfa | 9 February – 11 April 1920 | Turkey | French Armenian Legion | Turkish revolutionaries | Defeat |
Siege of Aintab | 1 April 1920 – 8 February 1921 | Turkey | French Armenian Legion | Turkish revolutionaries | Victory |
Battle of Karbogazi | 27–28 May 1920 | Turkey | None | Turkish revolutionaries | Defeat |
Rif War (1920) | |||||
French Intervention in Morocco | 8 September 1920 | Morocco | 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
Fourth Republic (1946–1958)
Further information: French Fourth Republic
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 | FLN | Victory |
Battle of Agounennda | 23–25 May 1957 | Algeria | None | FLN | Victory |
Battle of Bouzegza | 19 July 1957 | Algeria | None | 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 |
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Algerian War (1954–1962) | |||||
Operation Jumelles | 22 July 1959 – March 1960 | Algeria | none | 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 | FRUD Movement | Victory |
Somali Civil War (1991–present) | |||||
Operation Restore Hope | 9 December 1992 – 4 May 1993 | Somalia | United Nations | Various Somali factions | 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 | Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda | Victory |
Operation Anaconda | 1–18 March 2002 | Afghanistan | ISAF | Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda | Victory |
Battle of Afghanya | 8 April 2008 | Afghanistan | ISAF | Taliban insurgents, al-Qaeda | Victory |
Uzbin Valley ambush | 18 August 2008 | Afghanistan | ISAF | Taliban insurgents Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin | Victory |
Operation Eagle's Summit | 27 August – 5 September 2008 | Afghanistan | ISAF | Taliban insurgents | Victory |
Battle of Alasay | 14–23 March 2009 | Afghanistan | ISAF | Taliban insurgents | Victory |
Operation Moshtarak | 13 February 2010 – 25 February 2010 | Afghanistan | ISAF | 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 | Anti-Gaddafi forces NATO | Gaddafi loyalists | Victory |
Second Battle of Benghazi | 19–20 March 2011 | Libya | Anti-Gaddafi forces | Gaddafi loyalists | Victory |
Opération Harmattan | 19–31 March 2011 | Libya | None | Gaddafi loyalists | Victory |
Battle of Ajdabiya | 21–26 March 2011 | Libya | Anti-Gaddafi forces NATO | Gaddafi loyalists | Victory |
Operation Unified Protector | 23 March – 31 October 2011 | Mediterranean Sea / Libya | NATO | Gaddafi loyalists | Victory |
Battle of Sirte | 15 September – 20 October 2011 | Libya | Anti-Gaddafi forces NATO | Gaddafi loyalists | Victory |
Second Ivorian Civil War (2011) | |||||
Battle of Abidjan | 31 March – 11 April 2011 | Côte d'Ivoire | Forces Nouvelles United Nations | 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 | Séléka 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 |