The Anglo-French Wars were a series of conflicts between England (and after 1707, Britain) and France, including:
Middle Ages
High Middle Ages
* Anglo-French War (1109–1113) – first conflict between the
Capetian Dynasty and the
House of Normandy post-
Norman conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...
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Anglo-French War (1116–1119) – conflict over English possession of Normandy
* Anglo-French War (1123–1135) – conflict that amalgamated into
The Anarchy
The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy between 1138 and 1153, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in law and order. The conflict was a war of succession precipitated by the accidental death of William Adelin, the only legi ...
* Anglo-French War (1158–1189) – first conflict between the
Capetian Dynasty and the
House of Plantagenet
* Anglo-French War (1193–1199) – conflict between
King Richard the Lionheart and
King Philip Augustus
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Anglo-French War (1202–1204) – French invasion of Normandy
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Anglo-French War (1213–14)
The Anglo-French Wars were a series of conflicts between England (and after 1707, Britain) and France, including:
Middle Ages High Middle Ages
* Anglo-French War (1109–1113) – first conflict between the Capetian Dynasty and the House of Norma ...
– conflict between
King Philip Augustus and
King John of England
* Anglo-French War (1215–1217) – the French intervention in the
First Barons War
* Anglo-French War (1224) – known as the
Poitou War
* Anglo-French War (1242–43) – known as the
Saintonge War
Late Middle Ages
* Anglo-French War (1294–1303) – known as the
Guyenne War
* Anglo-French War (1324) – known as the
War of Saint-Sardos
* Anglo-French War (1337–1453) – the
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantag ...
and its peripheral conflicts, often broken up into:
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Edwardian War (1337–1360)
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Caroline War (1369–1389)
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Lancastrian War (1415–1453)
* Anglo-French War (1496–1498) – part of the
Italian War of 1494–1498
Modern period
1500s and 1600s
* Anglo-French War (1512–1514) – part of the
War of the League of Cambrai
* Anglo-French War (1522–1526) – part of the
Italian War of 1521–1526
* Anglo-French War (1542–1546) – part of the
Italian War of 1542–1546
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Anglo-French War (1557–1559) – part of the
Italian War of 1551–1559
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English expedition to France (1562-1563) - English intervention in the first of the
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion is the term which is used in reference to a period of civil war between French Catholics and Protestants, commonly called Huguenots, which lasted from 1562 to 1598. According to estimates, between two and four mil ...
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Anglo-French War (1627–1629) – the English intervention during the
Huguenot rebellions
* Anglo-French War (1666-1667) – minor corollary of the
Second Anglo-Dutch War
* Anglo-French War (1689–1697) – part of the
Nine Years' War and its peripheral conflicts
1700s
* Anglo-French War (1702–1713) – part of the
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phili ...
and its peripheral conflicts
* Anglo-French War (1744–1748) – part of the
War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession () was a European conflict that took place between 1740 and 1748. Fought primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic and Mediterranean, related conflicts included King George' ...
and its peripheral conflicts
* Anglo-French War (1746–1763) – also known as the
Carnatic Wars
* Anglo-French War (1756–1763) – part of the
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (1754– ...
and its peripheral conflicts
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Anglo-French War (1778–1783) – part of the
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of ...
and its peripheral conflicts
* Anglo-French War (1793–1802) – part of the
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted France against Britain, Austria, Pruss ...
and their peripheral conflicts
After 1802
* Anglo-French War (1803–1815) – part of the
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...
and their peripheral conflicts
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Anglo-Vichy French War (1940–42) – part of
WWII
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
; note that Britain fought alongside
Free France
Free France (french: France Libre) was a political entity that claimed to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third Republic. Led by French general , Free France was established as a government-in-exil ...
against
Vichy France
Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the Fascism, fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of ...
Crises
Events that nearly brought the two countries to war:
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Corsican Crisis
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Falklands Crisis
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Nootka Crisis
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Rio Nuñez incident
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Fashoda Incident
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Levant Crisis
See also
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France–United Kingdom relations
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1993 Cherbourg incident
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Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
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Auld Alliance
The Auld Alliance (Scots for "Old Alliance"; ; ) is an alliance made in 1295 between the kingdoms of Scotland and France against England. The Scots word ''auld'', meaning ''old'', has become a partly affectionate term for the long-lasting as ...
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English Channel scallop fishing dispute
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Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale (; ) comprised a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , United Kingdom and the French Third Republic , French Republic which saw a significant improvement in ...
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Second Hundred Years' War
Bibliography and external links
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{{Set index article
Lists of wars
Wars involving England
Wars involving France