Chronology of conflict between GB and Fr

Military aspect French and British Conflict Chronology: The chronology of war between France and England. 1106 Sep 28 King Henry of England defeats his brother Robert at the Battle of Tinchebrai and reunites England and Normandy. 1169 Jan 06 Peace is established between Henry II of England and Louis VII of France. 1198 Sep 20 Richard I beats the French at Gisors 1214 Jul 27 At the Battle of Bouvines in France, Philip Augustus of France defeats John of England. 1216 May 21 Prince Louis of France lands in England to claim the English Throne. 1259 Dec 04 Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III & French king Louis IX. 1303 May 20 Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to British in Hundred Years War. 1340 Jun 24 The English fleet defeats the French fleet at Sluys, off the Flemish coast. (First major engagement of 100 years war.) 1346 Jul 12 King Edward III lands an invasion force of about 10,000 men on the coast of Normandy. Aug 23 Victory of English under King Edward III over French (Philip VI) in Battle of Crécy (100 Yrs War). Aug 25 (or 26th) Edward III of England defeats Philip VI's army at the Battle of Crecy in France. Aug 26 English longbows defeat French in Battle of Crecy. Sep 04 England's Edward III begins the siege of Calais that would last for almost a year. 1347 Aug 03 Six burghers of the surrounded French city of Calais surrender to Edward III of England in hopes of relieving the siege. Aug 03 Calais, France surrenders to Edward III of England in the Hundred Years War. 1356 Sep 19 In a landmark battle of the Hundred Years' War, English Prince Edward defeats the French at Poitiers. 1360 May 08 Treaty of Brétigny signed by English & French 1364 Sep 29 Battle of Auray, English forces defeat French at Brittany. 1415 Oct 25 An English army under Henry V defeats the French at Agincourt, France. The French had out numbered Henry's troops 60,000 to 12,000 but British longbows turned the tide of the battle. 1419 Jan 19 French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years War. 1420 May 21 Treaty of Troyes-French King Charles VI gives France to English in an unsuccessful attempt to end the Hundred Years War. 1429 Feb 12 Battle of the Herrings salt fish convoy for English army at siege of Orleans repulses French. 1450 Apr 15 French defeat English at Battle of Formigny in 100 Years' War. 1453 Jul 17 France defeats England at Castillon, France, ending the Hundred Years' War. 1475 Aug 29 Edward IV agrees to withdraw army from France in exchange for gold under Truce of Picquigny. 1513 Aug 16 Henry VIII of England and Emperor Maximilian defeat the French at Guinegatte, France, in the Battle of the Spurs. 1527 Apr 30 Henry VIII of England and King Francis of France sign treaty of Westminster. 1528 Jan 22 England & France declare war on Emperor Charles V. 1544 Sep 14 Henry VIII's forces take Boulogne, France. 1546 Jun 07 The Peace of Ardes ends the war between France and England. 1549 Aug 09 England declares war on France. 1550 Mar 24 France & England sign Peace of Boulogne. 1557 Aug 10 French troops are defeated by Emmanuel Philibert's Spanish army at St. Quentin, France. 1558 Jan 07 The French, under Francois, the Duke of Guise, finally take the port of Calais, the last English possession in France, from the English. Jun 22 The French take the French town of Thioville from the English. 1561 Sep 20 Queen Elizabeth of England signs a treaty at Hamptan Court with French Huguenot leader Louis de Bourbon, the Prince of Conde. The English will occupy Le Harve in return for aiding Bourbon against the Catholics of France. 1564 Apr 11 England & France sign Peace of Troyes. 1572 Apr 21 France & England sign anti-Spanish military covenant. 1589 Sep 21 The Duke of Mayenne of France is defeated by Henry IV at the Battle of Arques. 1629 Apr 14 England & France sign Peace of Susa. 1662 Oct 17 Charles II sells Dunkirk to the French (Treaty of Dunkirk). 1666 Jan 26 France declares war on England & Münster. 1670 May 26 Charles II and Louis XIV sign a secret treaty in Dover, England, ending hostilities between England and France. Dec 31 France & England sign Boyne-treaty. 1689 May 11 Battle of Bantry Bay, French & English naval battle. 1692 Aug 03 French forces under Marshal Luxembourg defeat the English at the Battle of Steenkerke in the Netherlands. 1697 Sep 03 King William's War ends; French and English forces neither win nor lose. 1701 Sep 07 England, Austria, and the Netherlands form an Alliance against France. 1702 May 14 England & Netherlands declares war on France & Spain. Oct 12 Admiral Sir George Rooke defeats the French fleet off Vigo. 1704 Aug 13 The Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Austria defeat the French Army at the Battle of Blenheim in the War of Spanish Succession. (XDG, p 4A, 8/13/2000) 1708 Jul 11 The French are defeated at Oudenarde, Malplaquet, in the Netherlands by the Duke of Marlborough and Eugene of Savoy. 1709 Sep 11 John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, wins the bloodiest battle of the 18th century at great cost, against the French at Malplaquet. 1711 Aug 23 A British attempt to invade Canada by sea fails. 1713 Apr 11 The Treaty of Utrecht is signed, ending QUEEN ANNE'S War (War of Spanish Succession in Europe). France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain; Gibralter becomes British. The treaty of which recognizes Iroquois as British subjects. 1743 Jun 27 English defeat French at Dettingen. Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria, the last engagement in which a British monarch (King George II) participated in person. 1744 Mar 15 French King Louis XV declares war on England in what would be called King George’s War (1744 - 1748), third of four North American wars waged by the British and French. The Iroquois give the British permission to build a blockhouse at the Forks of the Ohio. 1745 May 11 Victory of French over British at Battle of Fontenoy. 1755 Jul 08 Britain breaks off diplomatic relations with France as their disputes in the New World intensify. Sep 08 British forces under William Johnson defeat the French and the Indians at the Battle of Lake George. 1756 May 17 Britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French & Indian War). Aug 14 French commander Louis Montcalm takes Fort Oswego, New England, from the British. Aug 31 The British at Fort William Henry, New York, surrender to Louis Montcalm of France. 1758 Mar 27 Battle at Emmerich: British army floats around France the Rhine. Jun 23 British and Hanoverian armies defeat the French at Krefeld in Germany. Jul 08 The British attack on Fort Carillon at Ticonderoga, New York, is foiled by the French. 1759 Apr 08 British troops chase French out of Masulipatam India. Apr 23 British forces seize Basse-Terre and Guadeloupe from France. Aug 01 British and Hanoverian armies defeat the French at the Battle of Minden, Germany. Aug 18 The French fleet is destroyed by the British under "Old Dreadnought" Boscawen at the battle of Lagos Bay. Sep 18 Quebec surrenders to the British after a battle which sees the deaths of both James Wolfe and Louis Montcalm, the British and French commanders. Nov 20 British navy defeats French at Battle of Quiberon Bay. 1760 Jan 22 Battle at Wandewash India British troops beat French. Sep 08 The French surrender the city of Montreal to the British. 1762 Feb 05 Martinique, a major French base in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, surrenders to the British. 1778 Feb 06 England declares war on France. Jul 27 British and French fleets fight to a standoff in the first Battle of Ushant. 1781 Apr 29 French fleet stops Britain from seizing the Cape of Good Hope. 1782 Apr 12 Battle at Les Saintes West-Indies British fleet beats French. 1783 Jan 20 Britain signs a peace agreement with France and Spain, who allied against it in the American War of Independence. 1786 Sep 26 France and Britain sign a trade agreement in London. 1793 Dec 19 French troops recapture Toulon from the British. 1794 Jun 01 British victory over French in naval battle off Ushant ‘Glorious first of June.' Aug 21 France surrenders the island of Corsica to the British. 1798 Aug 01 Admiral Horatio Nelson routs the French fleet in the Battle of the Nile at Aboukir Bay, Egypt. Aug 02 British under Adm Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile. 1800 Sep 05 Britain captures Malta; French troops surrender to British forces.