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France

Wikidata · Q142

Active span

1775 – 2021

Profile

France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its 18 integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of 632,702 km2 (244,288 sq mi), with a total population estimated at over 69.1 million in 2026. Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Paris.

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Where they fought

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When they fought

24 battles · 1 war

Battle of Bunker Hill — June 17, 1775 · American RevolutionBattle of Machias — January 1, 1775 · American RevolutionBattle of Quebec — December 31, 1775 · American RevolutionBoston campaign — April 19, 1775 · American RevolutionCapture of Fort Ticonderoga — May 10, 1775 · American RevolutionInvasion of Quebec (1775) — January 1, 1775 · American RevolutionLexington and Concord — 19 Apr 1775 · American RevolutionSiege of Boston — April 19, 1775 · American RevolutionSiege of Fort St. Jean — September 17, 1775 · American RevolutionBattle of Fort Washington — November 16, 1776 · American RevolutionBattle of Harlem Heights — September 16, 1776 · American RevolutionBattle of Long Island — August 27, 1776 · American RevolutionBattle of Moore's Creek Bridge — February 27, 1776 · American RevolutionBattle of Pell's Point — October 18, 1776 · American RevolutionBattle of Trois-Rivières — June 8, 1776 · American RevolutionBattle of Valcour Island — October 11, 1776 · American RevolutionBattle of White Plains — October 28, 1776 · American RevolutionFortification of Dorchester Heights — January 1, 1776 · American RevolutionLanding at Kip's Bay — September 15, 1776 · American RevolutionNew York and New Jersey Campaign — July 1, 1776 · American RevolutionTrenton — 26 Dec 1776 · American RevolutionBattle of Bennington — August 16, 1777 · American RevolutionBattle of Bound Brook — April 13, 1777 · American RevolutionBattle of Brandywine — September 11, 1777 · American Revolution1775180018501900195020002021

Most active in 1776 — 12 catalogued battles.

Battles

24 engagements

Commanders of France

61 catalogued

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Related factions

Allies, adversaries, and co-belligerents

Last verified May 2026
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