# List of wars involving Francia

This is a list of wars involving Francia. It is an incomplete list of Frankish wars and battles from the Frankish conquest of Turnacum and Cameracum by Chlodio and the establishment of the Frankish realm by Clovis I, the Merovingian king who united all the Frankish tribes and northern Gallo-Romans in the 5th century. It includes the Carolingian Empire (c. 800–888) and its three successor states:
* West Francia (843–987), becoming the Kingdom of France, see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France;
* Middle Francia (843–855), splitting into Lotharingia (855–959), Lower Burgundy and the medieval Kingdom of Italy by the Treaty of Prüm; and
* East Francia (843–962), becoming the Holy Roman Empire, see List of wars involving the Holy Roman Empire.
For a detailed overview of battles, see List of battles involving the Franks and Francia.
    Frankish victory
    Frankish defeat
    Another result *
*e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive

## Francia (5th century–843)

| Conflict and date | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Frankish invasion of 388 Location: Gallia Belgica | Ripuarian Franks | Roman Empire | Roman victory |
| Castinus campaign against the Franks Location: Gallia Belgica | Ripuarian Franks | Roman Empire | Roman victory |
| Frankish War (428) Location: Gallia Belgica | Salian Franks | Roman Empire | Roman victory |
| Frankish War (431-432) Location: Gallia Belgica | Salian Franks | Roman Empire | Roman victory |
| Frankish War (441–446) (c. 448) Location: Gallia Belgica | Salian Franks | Roman Empire | Roman victory |
| First Franco-Visigothic war (496–498) Location: Aquitaine, Provence, | Francia | Visigothic Kingdom | Visigothic victory |
| Franco-Gothic War (508-511) Location: Aquitaine, Provence, Burgundy | Francia | Visigothic Kingdom | Frankish victory, Gallia Aquitania annexed by Franks |
| Frankish-Burgundian War (523–533) Location: France | Francia | Kingdom of the Burgundians | Frankish victory |
| Battle of the Unstrut River (531) (531) Location: Thuringia | Francia | Thuringii | Frankish victory |
| Gothic War (535–554) Location: Italy, Dalmatia | Ostrogoths, Franks, Alamanni, Burgundians | East Roman Empire, Huns, Heruli, Sclaveni, Lombards | Byzantine victory Short-term East Roman conquest of Italy Long-term devastation of Italy |
| Conquest of the Alemanni (536) Location: Upper Rhine | Francia | Alemanni | Frankish victory |
| Conquest of Bavaria (555) Location: Bavaria | Francia | Baiuvarii | Frankish victory |
| Fredegund–Brunhilda wars, or Merovingian throne struggle (568–613) Location: Francia | Neustria (Fredegund) | Austrasia (Brunhilda) | Victory for Fredegund's son, Chlothar II of Neustria |
| Frisian–Frankish wars (7th century–793) Location: Low Countries | Francia | Frisian Kingdom | Frankish victory |
| Neustrian war of succession (673) Location: Neustria | Neustria (Ebroin) | Neustrian rebel noblemen Austrasia (Childeric II) | Victory for Childeric II of Austrasia |
| Frankish war of succession (675–679) Location: Francia | Neustria (Ebroin) | Austrasia (Pepin II & Martin) | Victory for Ebroin of Neustria |
| Neustrian invasion of Austrasia (686–687) Location: Francia | Neustria (Berchar) | Austrasia (Pepin II) | Victory for Pepin II of Austrasia |
| Frankish Civil War (fr, nl) (715–719) Location: Francia | Carolingian faction (Austrasian) Charles Martel Chlothar IV (717–718) Pippinid faction (Austrasian) Theudoald (715–717) Plectrude (715–717) | Neustrian faction Ragenfrid Dagobert III (†715) Chilperic II Redbad of Frisia (716–718) Odo of Aquitaine (independent until 718) | Carolingian victory (Charles Martel) Neustrians defeat Pippinids (715) Charles subjects Pippinids, enthrones Chlothar (717) Carolingians defeat Neustrians (718) Chlothar dies, Charles recognises Chilperic as king but gains de facto power as palace mayor, establishing the Carolingian dynasty (718) |
| Umayyad invasion of Gaul (719–759) Location: Southern Gaul | Francia Kingdom of the Lombards | Umayyad Caliphate Andalusi commanders (as of 750) | Frankish victory |
| Siege of Laon (741) Location: Francia | Carloman Pepin the Short | Grifo | Carloman/Pepin victory Grifo imprisoned and excluded from inheritance |
| War against the Lombards (755–758) Location: Lombardy | Francia | Lombards | Donation of Pepin |
| War of Aquitaine (761–768) Location: Aquitaine | Francia | Aquitani | Frankish victory |
| Saxon Wars (772–804) Location: Low Countries, Germania | Francia | Saxons | Frankish victory |
| War against the Lombards (773–774) Location: Lombardy | Francia | Lombards | Frankish victory Annexation of the Lombard Kingdom |
| War against the Avars and Slavs (791–805) Location: Pannonia | Francia Carolingian Empire (800) | Avars & Slavs | Frankish victory |
| Carolingian wars of succession [de; fr; nl] (830–842) Location: Francia (including Field of Lies and Battle of Fontenoy (841)) | Louis the Pious (died 840) Charles the Bald | Lothair I Louis the German Pepin I of Aquitaine (died 838) | Treaty of Verdun (August 843) Francia split into : West Francia – Charles the Bald Middle Francia (Lotharingia) – Lothair I East Francia – Louis the German |
| Viking raids in the Rhineland (834–843) Location: Francia | Carolingian Empire, later: West Francia Middle Francia (Lotharingia) East Francia | Vikings | (see West Francia, Middle Francia and Lotharingia, and East Francia) |

## West Francia (843–987)

| Conflict and date | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Viking raids in the Rhineland (continued) (843–923) Location: Francia | Carolingian Empire, later West Francia | Vikings | Vikings sack Paris in 845, but fail to take Paris in 885–6 Eventual West Frankish victory at Siege of Chartres (911) Establishment of Duchy of Normandy Rollo swears vassalage to Robert I of France, converts to Christianity |
| Frankish–Breton war (843–851) Location: West Francia | Carolingian Empire | Duchy of Brittany | Breton victory in Battle of Jengland Treaty of Angers 851 |

## Middle Francia and Lotharingia (843–959)

| Conflict and date | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Viking raids in the Rhineland (continued) (843–891) Location: Rhinelands | Middle Francia, later Lotharingia | Vikings | Eventual Lotharingian victory Viking devastation of cities such as Dorestad The Battle of Leuven (891) expelled the remaining Vikings |

## East Francia (843–962)

| Conflict and date | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Viking raids in the Rhineland (continued) (843–885) Location: East Francia | Carolingian Empire, later East Francia | Vikings | Eventual East Frankish victory Henry, Margrave of the Franks defeated most Vikings in East Francia by 885, but then died in the Viking Siege of Paris (885–886) |
| First Italian Expedition of Otto I (951–952) | East Francia | Kingdom of Italy | East Frankish victory Berengar II recognized the suzerainty of Otto I |
| Second Italian Expedition of Otto I (961–962) | East Francia | Kingdom of Italy | East Frankish victory Berengar II is deposed. Otto I is crowned King of Italy and later Roman Emperor, in retrospect forming the Holy Roman Empire |