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This is a list of wars involving modern France from the abolition of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic on 21 September 1792 until the current Fifth Republic. For wars involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792), see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France .
Poilus posing with their war-torn flag in 1917, during World War I (1914–1918).. This is a chronological list of the battles involving France in modern history.. 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 ...
3,000 Waldensians killed on order of Francis I of France. 670 sold as slaves, crops destroyed, herds killed and unknown number of peasants starved to death Amboise conspiracy: 19 March 1560: Château d'Amboise: 1,200–1,500 Royal Army 1,200–1,500 Protestant conspirators executed en masse [14] Cahors massacre 19 November 1561: Cahors: 40–50 ...
For later conflicts, see List of battles involving the Kingdom of France. The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the Frankish allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
In parallel, France developed its first colonial empire in Asia, Africa, and in the Americas. Under Louis XIV France achieved military supremacy over its rivals, but escalating conflicts against increasingly powerful enemy coalitions checked French ambitions and left the kingdom bankrupt at the opening of the 18th century.
Three people were killed and two others wounded in the 14th arrondissement. [87] 10 July 2008: La Magdelaine-sur-Tarn, Occitania: 6 [n 1] 0 5: A man shot and killed his two brothers, his two sons, and the girlfriend of one of his sons before shooting himself. He died five days later. [88] 29 June 2008: Carcassonne, Occitania: 0 17 17
Terrorist incidents map of France (1970–2015). Paris, Corsica and Southwestern France are major places of incidents. A total of 2,616 incidents were plotted. This is a list of terrorist attacks in France from 1800 to the present. Several 19th-century French rulers were targeted in unsuccessful assassination attempts which killed innocent ...
France did not participate when war resumed in 1614 Franco-Algerian war (1609–1628) Location: Algiers Kingdom of France: Regency of Algiers: Defeat Valtellina War (1620–26) Location: Valtellina France The Three Leagues Venice Savoy Papal States Holy Roman Empire Spain: Treaty of Monzon, France prevents complete Habsburg control of Valtellina