List of French naval battles explained

The following is an incomplete list of famous French naval battles from the Middle Ages to modern France.

NameStart DateEnd DateAlliesEnemiesResultPart of
Battle of Sluys1340-06-241340-06-24 Kingdom of EnglandDefeatHundred Years' War
Battle of La Rochelle1372-06-221372-06-23 Crown of Castile Kingdom of EnglandVictoryHundred Years' War
Battle of the Solent1545-07-181545-07-19 Kingdom of EnglandInconclusiveItalian War of 1542–1546
Battle of Bantry Bay1689-05-111689-05-11VictoryNine Years' War
Battle of Beachy Head1690-07-101690-07-10
VictoryNine Years' War
Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue1692-05-291692-06-04
DefeatNine Years' War
Action at Barfleur1692-05-291692-05-29
InconclusiveBattles of Barfleur and La Hougue (Nine Years' War)
Action at Cherbourg1692-06-011692-06-02
DefeatBattles of Barfleur and La Hougue (Nine Years' War)
Action at La Hogue1692-06-011692-06-04
DefeatBattles of Barfleur and La Hougue (Nine Years' War)
Battle of Lagos1693-06-271693-06-27
VictoryNine Years' War
Battle of Camaret1694-06-181694-06-18
VictoryNine Years' War
Battle of Texel1694-06-291694-06-29VictoryNine Years' War
Battle of Dogger Bank1696-06-171696-06-17VictoryNine Years' War
Battle of Sainte Marthe1702-08-191702-08-25InconclusiveWar of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Vigo Bay1702-10-231702-10-23 Kingdom of Spain
DefeatWar of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Málaga1704-08-241704-08-24 Kingdom of Spain
InconclusiveWar of the Spanish Succession
Action of 2 May 17071707-02-051707-03-06VictoryWar of the Spanish Succession
Battle at The Lizard1707-21-101707-21-10VictoryWar of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Rio de Janeiro1711-12-091711-22-09
    		VictoryWar of the Spanish Succession
    Battle of Toulon1744-21-021744-22-02 SpainVictoryWar of the Austrian Succession
    Battle of Minorca1756-20-051756-20-05VictorySeven Years' War
    Battle of Cuddalore (1758)1758-29-041758-29-04 British East India CompanyVictorySeven Years' War
    Battle of Pondicherry1759-10-091759-10-09VictorySeven Years' War
    Battle of Quiberon Bay1759-11-201759-11-20DefeatSeven Years' War (1759 Invasion Campaign)
    Battle of Ushant1778-27-071778-27-07VictoryAmerican Revolutionary War
    Battle of Grenada1779-07-061779-07-06VictoryAmerican Revolutionary War (West Indies)
    Battle of the Chesapeake1781-09-051781-09-05VictoryAmerican Revolutionary War (Yorktown campaign)
    Battle of Sadras1782-17-021782-17-02VictoryAmerican Revolutionary War
    Battle of the Saintes1782-04-091782-04-12DefeatAmerican Revolutionary War
    Glorious First of June1794-06-011794-06-01DefeatWar of the First Coalition
    Second Battle of Algeciras1801-07-121801-07-13 Kingdom of Spain
    Kingdom of Portugal    		DefeatAnglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) & War of the Second Coalition of French Revolutionary Wars
    Battle of Diamond Rock1805-05-311805-06-02 Kingdom of SpainVictoryAnglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) & Trafalgar campaign of War of the Third Coalition & West Indies Campaign of Napoleonic Wars
    Battle of Cape Finisterre1805-07-221805-07-22 Kingdom of SpainDefeatAnglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) & Trafalgar campaign of War of the Third Coalition
    Action of 10 August 18051805-08-101805-08-10DefeatTrafalgar campaign of War of the Third Coalition
    Battle of Trafalgar1805-10-211805-10-21 Kingdom of SpainDefeatAnglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) & Trafalgar campaign of War of the Third Coalition
    Battle of Cape Ortegal1805-11-041805-11-04DefeatTrafalgar campaign of War of the Third Coalition
    Battle of San Domingo1806-02-061806-02-06DefeatWar of the Third Coalition & West Indies Campaign of Napoleonic Wars
    Capture of the Rosily Squadron1808-06-091808-06-14 Kingdom of SpainDefeatPeninsular War
    Battle of the Basque Roads1809-04-111809-04-24DefeatWar of the Fifth Coalition
    Battle of Grand Port1810-08-201810-08-27VictoryMauritius campaign of Napoleonic Wars
    Battle of Fuzhou1884-08-231884-08-26 ChinaVictorySino-French War

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