List of invasions of France

France has been invaded on numerous occasions, by foreign powers or rival French governments; there have also been unimplemented invasion plans.

• The 978 German invasion during the Franco-German war of 978–980
• The 1230 English invasion of France
• The 1337 Hundred Years' War, led by England and supported by Burgundy, Brittany, and more, it through several phases:^[1]
  • The Edwardian War (1337-1360).
  • The Caroline War (1369-1389).
  • John of Gaunt's chevauchée of 1373
  • The Lancastrian War (1415-1453)
• The 1536 Italian War of 1536–1538, Spanish invasion of France
• The 1562 English expedition to France, led by England during the French Wars of Religion
• The 1746 War of the Austrian Succession, Austria-Italian forces supported by the British navy attempted to invade southern France
• The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars invasion attempts to defeat the French Revolution
  • the 1794 Flanders Campaign, led by Britain and Austria
  • the 1795 Battle of Quiberon, led by a British-backed force of French Emigres
  • the 1813 War of the Sixth Coalition, a British-led coalition invaded Napoleon's France to the south while a multi-national coalition attacked from the north (Campaign in north-east France)
  • the 1815 Hundred Days, the Seventh Coalition invaded France following the Battle of Waterloo
• The 1870 Franco-Prussian War, Prussian forces invaded France due to tensions regarding Prussia's growing influence in central Europe
• The 1914 First Battle of the Marne at the outset of World War I
• The World War II invasions:^[2]
  • May 1940 Battle of France, started by Nazi Germany's invasion of the Ardennes and the Low countries
  • June 1940 Italian invasion of France
  • June 1944 Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy
  • August 1944 Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of the south of France

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

See also

• List of wars involving France
• Category: Invasions by France