French Military Victories (Part 1/2)

How the French, surrounded by the Germans, English, Dutch, Italians and Spaniards have won the greatest country in western Europe... by the sword.

Music : "Recovery" and "the search" de Basil Pouledouris.

List of few Wars won by France part 1/2 (from its creation to 1558)

451 - Franks mercenaries take part to the Battle of Catalaunique fields (Huns and Attila are expelled)

481, Clovis becomes King of the Francs, baptem in 496
Considered first King of French history, and forefather father of all French kings in Frankish dynasties,
Merovingians, Carolingians and current one Capetians

- Battle of Soisson 486, romans definitely beaten in occident
- Battle of Tolbiac (496 or 506), Franks beat the Alamani.
- battle of Dijon (500), Franks beat the Burgundies.
- Battle of Vouillé, Franks beat the Wisigoths.
- 732, Poitiers, Charles Martel pushed back moors from France and saves western Europe and its civilisation
- Battles of Narbonne and Nimes (737). Last Moorish strongholds taken by Franks in South of France
- Saxon wars (772 804) Charlemagne conquering east saxons
- Conquest of Lombardy by Charlemagne (774)
Charlemagne, King of the Franks, Emperor of the west (800)
- 889, King Oddo victory over Vikings at Siege of Paris with only 200 knights
- Val de Saire (1001)
- Hastings and conquest of England (1066)
- First crusade (1095 1099). Establishment of crusader states
- Third crusade (1189 1192)
- Fourth crusade (1202 1204)
- Angevin Capetian conflict, victory at Bouvines (1214), King Philip of France recovers his territoty
- Saintonge war (1242)
- Conquest of Sicily by Charles of Anjou (son of Louis VIII of France) in 1265.
- Sainsardos war (1324)
- French invasions of Flanders 1328.
- 100 Years war (1337 1453) Caroline war (1369 - 1389) and Charles VII and Joan of Arc war (1429 - 1453) included
- Castillan civil war (1366 - 1369)
- Breton Succession war (1364)
- Italian war 1515-1517
- Italian war 1536-38
- Italian war 1542-46
- Italian war 1551-59
- Conquest of Calais (1558) by Duc de Guise.

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[xxwaterboyxx15]

I'm thinking of joining the French Foreign Legion, an amazing unit within the French Army, that has done incredible things. I respect our French allies, and always will. From America.

[chenoir]

@101Carcajou101

Well, you forgot the battle of Bir Hakeim where 3500 french held 45000 german troops of the Afrika Korps for 14 days to cover british retreat and reformation at El Alamein.

[ilovethe80snole]

@alexandreleverrier I think a lot of it was a feeling of betrayal we felt about the French at that time. I think all that talk died down after it was found that France was right about Iraq. However, I never felt that way about France. I know of France's great legacy. As a matter of fact I'm a descendant of the Norman mercenaries in Southern Italy that rid Sicily, Southern Italy, and Malta of Islam. Then went on to victory in the First Crusade. Quite a proud legacy to have!

[retyan02]

All nation have reason to be proud of some part of his history and be aware of other parts.

In France we're just aware that we are bad pussy people, the reason is too much talk about slavery, colonial period, collaboration ... I don't say we don't have to remember we MUST remember our felony it but give us some national pride !

How do you wanna make everybody work for the good of nation, europe and world if your not award of your whole history. Thanks thecajuncutthroat !

[activa7000]

France, during the last 800 years, has participated to about 185 battles and has won 143 of them. It is a world record and the best ratio "defeats/victories".

(Source : History Channel, UK)

[Intranetusa]

Great music, reminds me of the music from original Conan the Barbarian movie.

[arenadri7]

30.October 1270 - 8th - Last Crusade was launched and siege of Tunis end by an agreement between Charles of Sicily (King's Louis IX of France who died months earlier) - and the Sultan of Tunis. At this excellent educative, informative and as very impressive pictures from history show, so is mild music adjusted well.

[hyurgy123]

@MontChevalier Frank means Free-Bernard means heart of a bear, Friederich/ Frederic means rich in peace( Friede-Reich), Eric means rich in honour( Ehr-Reich) this kind of names are all germanic and have been francisized.

[GhibliOriginals]

@MontChevalier better than Leonidas? lol

[f4llenSk4ter]

@xxwaterboyxx15 glad you do,but most your fellas are too ignorant to realise that

[NScott45]

@MontChevalier and hollywood made "300" ^^

[alexandreleverrier]

Most Americans had the balls to call us cowards when France refused to go to Iraq, it was a well done fox news conservative chicken hawk hit job.

But look at the reality of the French war history and look at the reality of the American war history, America never won a war, not one single war did they win accept for the war against the British for witch America can thank France for LFayette and his troups, next time an American calls the French cowards, let the history do the talking.