Historedia
Group or institution

French Army

Events
5
Episodes
9
Years
1494–1871

Every event in Historedia whose sources name French Army, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. French Invasion of Italy and Outbreak of Syphilis

    1494

    Role: Invading Force

    1. 3 September 1494 · Italian PeninsulaStart of Invasion

      Charles VIII begins the invasion of Italy in September 1494 with a large army.

    2. 17 November 1494 · FlorenceEntry into Florence

      Charles VIII enters Florence triumphally on November 17, 1494.

  2. Battle of Kloster-Kamp

    1760

    Role: Opposing force threatening Hanover

    1. 1760 · Kloster Kampen convent and canal bridgeNight Attack on the Convent

      Allied vanguard drove French troops from the convent and captured the canal bridge during a night engagement.

  3. Pope Pius IX returns from exile to Rome

    1850

    Role: Military Force

    1. 1850 · Papal StatesPolicy Reversal

      Upon returning, Pius IX reversed the Roman Republic's religious freedom laws and re-instituted the Jewish ghetto.

    2. 1 April 1850 · RomeReturn to Rome

      Pius IX returned to Rome on 1 April 1850 after the Roman Republic's suppression by French forces, ending his exile.

  4. Arrow Incident and outbreak of the Second Opium War

    1856–1857

    Role: Military Force

    1. 8 October 1856 · CantonSeizure of the Arrow

      Qing officials in Canton seized the lorcha Arrow on suspicion of piracy, arresting twelve Chinese crew members on 8 October 1856.

    2. 3 March 1857 · LondonParliamentary Vote on the Incident

      The British government lost a Parliamentary vote in March 1857 regarding the Arrow incident and events at Canton.

    3. December 1857 · CantonOccupation of Canton

      A joint British and French army attacked and occupied Canton in late 1857, following the Arrow Incident.

  5. Battle of Bapaume, January 1871

    1871

    Role: Combatant

    1. 3 January 1871 · Near the town of BapaumeBattle of Bapaume

      Prussian forces defeated a French army operating north of Paris near Bapaume on 3 January 1871.

Sources

  1. Charles VIII of France Wikipedia
  2. Italian War of 1494–1495 Wikipedia
  3. Battle of Kloster Kampen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
  4. Pope Pius IX Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
  5. Second Opium War Wikipedia
  6. Franco-Prussian War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07