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French military victories
For French military history background, please see French military history. The Hundred Years War gets its own list. Of course, when we think of the Hundred Years War, we usually think of the great English victories at Crecy and Agincourt - 74 years apart. Yet we forget that the French won the war and also won most of the battles.
Win/Loss
Date
Outcome
Special Significance
Location (Modern Location)
French military loss
1340 AD
Sluys - Decisive British defeat of France at sea.
Hundred Years War fought in France, not Britain
Sluis, off coast of Flanders
French military victory
1340 AD
St. Omer - France vs. England, Flanders
St. Omer, Artois, France
French military loss
1345 AD
Auberoche - Britain defeats France.
Auberoche, France
French military loss
1346 AD
Caen - Britain defeats France.
Caen, Normandy, France
French military loss
1346 AD
Blanchetaque - Britain defeats France.
Put British in position to advance to Crecy.
Blanchetaque, near Abbeville, France
French military loss
1346 AD
Crecy - Decisive British longbowmen decimate French knights.
Crecy, France
French military loss
1346 AD
Calais - Britain defeats France.
British will hold this for almost 200 years.
Calais, France
French military loss
1356 AD
Poitiers - Britain defeats France.
Some towns just show up over and over on this list.
Poitiers, France
French military loss
1367 AD
Najera - Britain defeats France and Castille.
Longbows triumph again.
Najera, Spain
French military victory
1369 AD
Montiel - France and Castille defeat Britain and Portugal.
A victory at last!
Montiel, ?
French military victory
1372 AD
La Rochelle - France and Castille defeat Britain at sea.
A naval victory at last!
La Rochelle, France
French military loss
1415 AD
Agincourt - Decisive British longbowmen decimate French cavalry again.
Azincourt, France
French military loss
1418-19 AD
Rouen - British beseige French city forcing surrender.
Joan of Arc will be burned here later.
Rouen, France
French military victory
1421 AD
Bauge - France and Scotland defeat Britain.
Bauge, France
French military loss
1421
Meaux - British beseige French city.
British monarch Henry V gets sick and dies.
Meaux, France
French military loss
1423
Cravant - British defeat France and Scotland.
Cravant, France
French military loss
1424
Verneuil - British defeat France and Scotland.
Verneuil, France
French military victory
1428-29 AD
Orleans - France defeats Britain in this siege.
Joan of Arc's first victory. Turning point in war.
Orleans, France
French military victory
1428-29 AD
Jargeau - France and Scotland defeat Britain.
Joan of Arc's first offensive victory.
Jargeau, France
French military victory
1429 AD
Meung-sur-Loire - France defeats Britain.
Meung-sur-Loire, France
French military victory
1429 AD
Beaugency - France defeats Britain.
Beaugency, France
French military victory
1429 AD
Patay - France defeats Britain.
Decisive victory.
Patay, France
French military victory
1429 AD
Compiegne - France defeats Britain.
But Joan of Arc captured.
Compiegne, France
French military victory
1435 AD
Gerbevoy - France defeats Britain.
Gerbevoy, France
French military victory
1450 AD
Formigny - France defeats Britain.
Decisive victory.
Formigny (near Carentan, France)
French military victory
1451 AD
Bordeaux - France defeats Britain.
Possession of British for 300 years reverts to France.
Bordeaux (near Carentan, France)
French military victory
1453 AD
Castillon - France defeats Britain.
Decisive victory. First battle where cannons "were the deciding factor" (Wiki).
Castillon, Gascogny, France
References
Answers.com
http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/crusades.stm
www.wikipedia.com
French Military Victories - Victories and Losses
There are several pages in this section. Please read all of them and let me know what you think.
- French military History - Thesis by Narayan Sengupta
- French military history - Caesar to Charlemagne to Hugh Capet by Narayan Sengupta
- French military history - Crusades to Hundred Years War by Narayan Sengupta
- French military history - European Wars by Narayan Sengupta
- French military history - American Revolution by Narayan Sengupta
- French military history - Napoleonic Wars - French Revolution to War of 1st Coalition by Narayan Sengupta
- Napoleonic Wars - War of 2nd Coalition by Narayan Sengupta
- Napoleonic Wars - War of 3rd Coalition by Narayan Sengupta
- French military history - Napoleonic Wars - 6th and 7th Coalition by Narayan Sengupta
- French military history - Franco-Prussian War, WWI, WWII by Narayan Sengupta
- French military raids by Narayan Sengupta
- French military History References
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