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The Invasion of Normandy by Philip II of France were wars in Normandy from 1202 to 1204. The Angevin Empire fought the Kingdom of France as well as fighting off rebellions from nobles. Philip II of France conquered the Anglo-Angevin territories in Normandy, resulting in the Siege of Château Gaillard.
Anglo-French War (1193–1199) – conflict between King Richard the Lionheart and King Philip Augustus; Anglo-French War (1202–1204) – French invasion of Normandy; Anglo-French War (1213–1214) – conflict between King Philip Augustus and King John of England; Anglo-French War (1215–1217) – the French intervention in the First Barons War
The Anglo-French War was a major medieval conflict that pitted the Kingdom of France against the Kingdom of England and various other states. It was fought in an attempt to curb the rising power of King Philip II of France and regain the Angevin continental possessions King John of England lost to him a decade earlier.
The tomb of Isabella of Angoulême, John's second wife. After Richard I's death on 6 April 1199 there were two potential claimants to the Angevin throne: John, whose claim rested on being the sole surviving son of Henry II, and Arthur I of Brittany, who held a claim as the son of Geoffrey, John's elder brother. [1]
French defeat Seven Years' War (1756–1763) French and Indian War (1754–1763) Third Carnatic War. Location: Europe, North America, Asia St. Lawrence and Mohawk theater. Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Battle of Plassey; West Indies Campaign (1757–1762) Location: West Indies; West African Campaign. Location: West Africa France New France ...
Meanwhile, a land force under William the Marshal was to attack one part of the French army which, with their backs to the river and unable to retreat, could be destroyed. The relief went awry. The land attack was completely successful at first, but the French were able to retreat over the bridge of boats, as the river assault had not arrived ...
England bankruptcy practically ends English support to Dutch Republic in Eighty Years' War; 1627 1629 Anglo-French War (1627–1629) England France: Status quo ante bellum. Treaty of Suza; Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1632) 1640 1668 Portuguese Restoration War: Kingdom of Portugal France England: Crown of Spain: Victory. Treaty of Lisbon
1718–1720 War of the Quadruple Alliance – 25,000 killed in action [1] 1722–1723 Russo-Persian War; 1727–1729 Anglo-Spanish War – 15,000 killed in action [1] 1733–1738 War of the Polish Succession – 88,000 killed in action [1] 1735–1739 Russo-Ottoman War; 1740–1748 War of the Austrian Succession – 359,000 killed in action [1]