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| 1214 | Philip II |  |
| 27th July Bouvines Philip II defeats Otto IV at Bouvines after he had invaded France to assist King John |
| 1242 | Geoffroy de Rancon | |
| 20th May Royen Geoffroy de Rancon, the Comte de Taillebourg, sides with Louis IX |
| 1242 | Hugh de Lusignan | |
| 20th May Royen The English king is joined by a host of French nobles including Hugh de Lusignan |
| 1242 | Louis IX | |
| Henry III invades France in support of the Lords in the sth |
| 1328 | Philip VI | |
| Paris Edward III's claim to the French throne is used to invade France |
| 1340 | Philip VI | |
| Paris Invades English fiefs south of the Loire & provoking Edward III to invade France |
| 1346 | Philip VI | |
| July Edward III lands in France |
| 1552 | Henry II | |
| Oct Lorraine Charles V tries to recapture Lorraine but is repulsed at Metz |
| 1636 | Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| Burgundy An Austrian army invades Burgundy |
| Franche Comte An Austrian army invades Franche Comte |
| Compiegne The Spanish invade France, capture Corbie & cross the Somme & advance on Compiegne |
| 1641 | Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| July Marfee The Comte de Soissons invades France with Spanish help |
| 6th July Marfee The Comte de Soissons wins a victory but is killed in battle |
| 1914 | Castelnau, Marie-Joseph Edouard de | |
| 20th Aug Nancy Castelnau's army is forced to retreat to Nancy |
| 1914 | Joffre, Joseph | |
| 25th Aug River Somme Joffre orders a retreat to the Somme |
| 1st Sep River Seine Joffre orders a retreat to the Seine-Aube-Ornain line |
| 1940 | Billote, Pierre | |
| 12th May Mons Attends an inter-allied conference in the Chateau at Casteau near Mons |
| 1940 | Daladier, Edouard | |
| 12th May Mons Attends an inter-allied conference in the Chateau at Casteau near Mons |
| 1940 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 16th May Laon Joined by an embryo staff & remants of General Petiet's Cavalry at Laon |
| 17th May Ardennes Launches an attack on the "Bulge" from the nth & sth |
| 17th May Montcornet Prepares to sever Guderian's supply lines at Montcornet but is beaten back |
| 30th May Realizes that France will be over-run by the Germans |
| 1940 | Laval, Pierre | |
| 22nd Oct Montoire Laval meets with Hitler, offers his own collaboration and arranges a meeting two days later at which Petain pledges the collaboration of the French State as well |
| 1940 | Reynaud, Paul | |
| 4th April Dunkirk The British Expeditionar Force capitulates at Dunkirk |
| 14th May Sedan The Germans breakthrough at Sedan |
