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.