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 and its three successor states:

West Francia, becoming the Kingdom of France, see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France;
Middle Francia, splitting into Lotharingia, Lower Burgundy and the medieval Kingdom of Italy by the Treaty of Prüm; and
East Francia, 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.
*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
Vandal-Frankish war Location: near Mainz	Vandals and Alans	Ripuarian Franks	Vandal 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) Location: Gallia Belgica	Salian Franks	Roman Empire	Roman victory
Franco-Roman War of 486	Francia	Roman Empire	Frankish victory
First Franco-Visigothic war (496–498) Location: Aquitaine, Provence,	Francia	Visigothic Kingdom	Visigothic victory
Burgundian Civil War	Francia	Kingdom of the Burgundians	Frankish victory
Franco-Gothic War (508-511) Location: Aquitaine, Provence, Burgundy	Francia	Visigothic Kingdom	Frankish victory, Gallia Aquitania annexed by Franks
Frankish-Burgundian War Location: France	Francia	Kingdom of the Burgundians	Frankish victory
Battle of the Unstrut River (531) Location: Thuringia	Francia	Thuringii	Frankish victory
Gothic War 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 Location: Upper Rhine	Francia	Alemanni	Frankish victory
Conquest of Bavaria Location: Bavaria	Francia	Baiuvarii	Frankish victory
Fredegund–Brunhilda wars, or Merovingian throne struggle Location: Francia	Neustria	Austrasia	Victory for Fredegund's son, Chlothar II of Neustria
Frisian–Frankish wars Location: Low Countries	Francia	Frisian Kingdom	Frankish victory
Neustrian war of succession Location: Neustria	Neustria	Neustrian rebel noblemen Austrasia	Victory for Childeric II of Austrasia
Frankish war of succession Location: Francia	Neustria	Austrasia	Victory for Ebroin of Neustria
Neustrian invasion of Austrasia Location: Francia	Neustria	Austrasia	Victory for Pepin II of Austrasia
Frankish Civil War Location: Francia	Carolingian faction Charles Martel Chlothar IV ---- Pippinid faction Theudoald Plectrude	Neustrian faction Ragenfrid Dagobert III Chilperic II Redbad of Frisia Odo of Aquitaine	Carolingian victory Neustrians defeat Pippinids Charles subjects Pippinids, enthrones Chlothar Carolingians defeat Neustrians Chlothar dies, Charles recognises Chilperic as king but gains de facto power as palace mayor, establishing the Carolingian dynasty
Umayyad invasion of Gaul Location: Southern Gaul	Francia Kingdom of the Lombards	Umayyad Caliphate Andalusi commanders	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 Location: Lombardy	Francia	Lombards	Donation of Pepin
War of Aquitaine Location: Aquitaine	Francia	Aquitani	Frankish victory
Saxon Wars Location: Low Countries, Germania	Francia	Saxons	Frankish victory
War against the Lombards Location: Lombardy	Francia	Lombards	Frankish victory Annexation of the Lombard Kingdom
War against the Avars and Slavs Location: Pannonia	Francia Carolingian Empire	Avars & Slavs	Frankish victory
Location: Francia	Louis the Pious Charles the Bald	Lothair I ---- Louis the German ---- Pepin I of Aquitaine	Treaty of Verdun Francia split into : West Francia – Charles the Bald Middle Francia – Lothair I East Francia – Louis the German
Viking raids in the Rhineland Location: Francia	Carolingian Empire, later: West Francia Middle Francia East Francia	Vikings

Middle Francia and Lotharingia (843–959)

Conflict and date	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Viking raids in the Rhineland 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 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	East Francia	Kingdom of Italy	East Frankish victory Berengar II recognized the suzerainty of Otto I
Second Italian Expedition of Otto I	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