Middle Age
Medieval fleets, in France as elsewhere, were almost entirely composed of merchant ships enlisted into naval service in time of war. But the early beginning of the French Navy goes back to the Middle Ages, when it defeated the English Navy at the battle of Arnemuiden, on 23 September 1338. The battle of Arnemuiden was also the first naval battle using artillery.
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