Historically, the UK relied most heavily on the Royal Navy and maintained relatively small land forces. Most of the episodes listed here deal with insurgencies and revolts in the various colonies of the British Empire.
During its history, the UK's forces (or forces with a British mandate) have invaded, had some control over or fought conflicts in 171 of the world's 193 countries that are currently UN member states, or nine out of ten of all countries.[1]
| Conflict | Britain & allies | Britain's opposition | Outcome | The Great Northern War
(1700–1721) | Russian Empire}} Tsardom of Russia{{Clear}} Cossack Hetmanate{{Clear}} {{Flag icon|Denmark}} Denmark–Norway{{Clear}}{{flag|Electorate of Saxony}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Chorągiew_królewska_króla_Zygmunta_III_Wazy.svg|border=|size=25px}} Poland–Lithuania{{Clear}}{{flag|Prussia|1701}}{{Clear}}{{Flag icon|Hanover|1692}} Hanover{{Clear}} | Sweden|1562}} Swedish Empire{{Clear}}{{flag|Ottoman Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United Provinces}}{{Clear}}Brunswick-Lüneburg | Coalition victory:- Britain played a very minor role
- Tsardom of Russia establishes itself as a new power in Europe.
- Decline of Swedish Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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The War of the Spanish Succession
(1701–1714)including | Holy Roman Empire}} Austria{{Clear}}{{flag|Dutch Republic}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Duchy of Savoy}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Prussia|1701}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Portugal|1707}} Portugal{{Clear}} | Kingdom of France}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Spain|1701}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Bavaria}} Bavaria{{Clear}} | Victory- Treaty of Utrecht:
- Philip V recognized as King of Spain by the Grand Alliance
- Territory in Canada and the West Indies ceded from France
- Territory in Europe ceded from Spain
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Civil war:
(1715–1716)Jacobite rising of 1715{{Clear}} including- The Jacobite uprising in Cornwall
| Government forces | Jacobites{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of France}} | Victory Jacobite restoration attempt defeated |
The War of the Quadruple Allianceincluding- The Nineteen Uprising in Great Britain
(1717–1720)
| Holy Roman Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of France}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Dutch Republic}}{{Clear}} {{flagcountry|Duchy of Savoy}} | Spain|1701}}{{Clear}} Jacobites (against the British Crown and government only) | Quadruple Alliance Victory:- Royal navy won a battle; a small-scale Jacobite invasion was defeated
- Treaty of The Hague:
- Spanish attempt at expansion fails.
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Dummer's War
(1721–1725) | New England Colonies
Mohawk | Kingdom of France}}
Wabanaki Confederacy | Victory- Britain recognises the rights of the region's indigenous inhabitants.
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The War of Jenkins' Ear
(1739–1748)Location: New Granada, Caribbean, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pacific and Atlantic | Spain|1701}} Spain- {{flagicon image|Flag of New Spain.svg}} Spanish Empire
| Status quo ante bellum- British offensive in the Caribbean theatre defeated
- British invasion of Florida repulsed
- Spanish invasion of Georgia repulsed
- Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) leading to Treaty of Madrid (1750)
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The War of the Austrian Succession
(1740–1748)including- King George's War
- The War of Jenkins' Ear
- The First Carnatic War
| Holy Roman Empire}} Austria{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Hanover|1692}} Hanover{{Clear}}{{flag|Dutch Republic}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Electorate of Saxony}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Sardinia}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} East India Company | Kingdom of France}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Prussia|1701}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Spain|1701}} Spain- {{flagicon image|Flag of New Spain.svg}} Spanish Empire
{{flagicon|Bavaria}} Bavaria{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Electorate of Saxony}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Two Sicilies}} Naples and Sicily{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Republic of Genoa}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Sweden|1562}} Sweden{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Kingdom of France}} French East India Company | Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle: |
| Civil War:{{Clear}} Jacobite rising of 1745
(1741–1745) | Government forces{{Clear}} | Jacobites{{flagcountry|Kingdom of France}} | Victory Jacobite restoration attempt defeated |
The Second Carnatic War
(1749–1754) | Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} East India Company{{Clear}}{{noflag}} Forces of Nasir Jang Mir Ahmad{{Clear}}{{noflag}} Forces of Mohamed Ali Khan Walajan | Kingdom of France}} French East India Company{{Clear}}{{noflag}} Forces of Chanda Shahib{{Clear}}{{noflag}} Forces of Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat | Victory Treaty of Pondicherry: - Pro-British Mohamed Ali Khan Walajan became Nawab of the Carnatic
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Seven Years' War
(1756–1763) | Kingdom of Great Britain|name=Great Britain}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Prussia|1750}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Hanover|1692}} Hanover{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg}} Iroquois Confederacy{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag Portugal (1750).svg}} Portugal{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flagge Herzogtum Braunschweig.svg}} Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Hesse}} Hesse-Kassel{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flagge Fürstentum Schaumburg-Lippe.svg}} Schaumburg-Lippe | Kingdom of France}}- {{flagicon|New France}} New France{{Clear}}
{{flag|Holy Roman Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Russian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Sweden}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Spain|1701}} Spain- {{flagicon|Spain|1506}} Spanish Empire{{Clear}}
{{flagcountry|Electorate of Saxony}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Sardinia}}{{Clear}} | Victory Treaty of Paris: - Extensive North American lands (incl. all of
Canada) ceded from France - Caribbean colonies ceded from France
- Senegal River colony (excluding Gorée) ceded
from France - Florida ceded from Spain
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The Third Carnatic War
(1757–1763) | Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} East India Company | Kingdom of France}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Kingdom of France}} French East India Company | Victory Treaty of Paris: - French trading posts in India administered by British
- Sumatra ceded from France
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Anglo-Cherokee War
(1758–1761) | Kingdom of Great Britain|name=Great Britain}} | Cherokee | Victory Pro-British Attakullakulla becomes Cherokee leader |
Tacky's War
(1760) | Kingdom of Great Britain|name=Great Britain}}
{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Jamaican Government
{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Jamaican Maroons | Ashanti Slaves | Victory- Slave defeat
- Death of Tacky
- Tacky's men committed suicide
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Pontiac's Rebellion
(1763–1766) | Confederation of First Nation Tribes | Stalemate- British policy change
- British suzerainty over First Nation Tribes
- Niagara Falls area ceded from Seneca Nation
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First Anglo-Mysore War
(1766–1769) | Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} East India Company{{Clear}}{{flag|Maratha Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}} Hyderabad State | Flag of Mysore.svg}} Kingdom of Mysore | British defeat, Hyderabad cedes territory to Mysore |
First Anglo-Maratha War
(1774–1783) | Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} East India Company | Maratha Empire}} | Indecisive Pre-war status quo remained.[2][3] Treaty of Salbai: - Maratha support for Britain against Mysore
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- War of the American Independence (1775–83)
- Anglo-French War (1778–83)
- Anglo-Spanish War (1779–83)
- 4th Anglo-Dutch War (1780–83)
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg}} Iroquois{{Clear}} Cherokee{{Clear}} {{flagicon image|Flag of Hanover (1692).svg}} Hanover{{Clear}}Loyalists{{Clear}} | United States|1777}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of France}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Spain|1748}} Spain{{Clear}}{{flag|Dutch Republic}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Vermont_Republic.svg}} Vermont Republic{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of Mysore.svg}} Kingdom of Mysore{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg}} Oneida tribe{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg}} Tuscarora tribe{{Clear}} Watauga Association{{Clear}} Catawba tribe | Defeat Treaty of Paris: - 13 North American colonies recognised as the independent United States of America
- Territory in North America ceded to the newly independent United States of America
- Senegal River colony returned to France
- French recognises British suzerainty over the Gambia river
- Territory in India returned to France
- Menorca ceded to Spain
- East & West Florida ceded to Spain
- All British settlers to be expelled from Florida
- De-militarisation of British Honduras
- Territory in India ceded by the Dutch
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2nd Anglo-Mysore War
(1780–1784) | Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} East India Company{{Clear}}{{flag|Maratha Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}} Hyderabad State | Flag of Mysore.svg}} Kingdom of Mysore{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of France}}{{Clear}} | Treaty of Mangalore: |
Northwest Indian War
(1785–1795) | Western Confederacy | United States|1777}} | DefeatTreaty of Greenville- British withdrawal
- American occupation of the Northwest Territory
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3rd Anglo-Mysore War
(1789–1792) | Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} East India Company{{Clear}}{{flag|Maratha Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}} Hyderabad State{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Former Travancore flag-Martanda Varma.png}} Travancore | Flag of Mysore.svg}} Kingdom of Mysore
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of the French}}{{Clear}} | Victory Treaty of Seringapatam: - Half of Mysore territory ceded to East India Company
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War of the French Revolution
(1793–1802) | Holy Roman Empire}} Austria{{Clear}}{{flag|Prussia|1750}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Kingdom of France}} French Royalists{{Clear}}{{flag|Dutch Republic}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Spain{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag Portugal (1750).svg}} Kingdom of Portugal{{Clear}}{{flag|Kingdom of Sardinia}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Two Sicilies}} Naples and Sicily{{Clear}} Italian states{{Clear}} {{flag|Ottoman Empire|1453}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}{{Clear}} | France}} French Republic{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Poland|state}} Polish Legions{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark–Norway{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Spain{{Clear}} Sister republics: - {{flag|Batavian Republic}}
- {{flag|Helvetic Republic}}
- {{flagicon|Napoleonic Italy|cisalpina}} Cisalpine Republic
- {{flagicon|Napoleonic Italy|romana}} Roman Republic
- {{flagicon|Napoleonic Italy|parthenopaean}} Parthenopaean Republic
| Defeat Treaty of Amiens: - General French victory
- Britain recognises the French Republic
- Cape Colony returned to the Batavian Republic
- British withdrawal from Egypt
- French withdrawal from the Papal States
- Trinidad and Tobago ceded from France
- Ceylon ceded from the Batavian Republic
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Ibn Ufaisan's Invasion
(1793) | | {{flag>Kingdom of Great Britain|name=Great Britain}}- British East India Company
Flag of the First Saudi State.svg}} Emirate of Diriyah | Victory- Saudi retreat from Kuwait.
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Second Maroon War
(1795–1796) | Kingdom of Great Britain|name=Great Britain}}
British Jamaica | Jamaican Maroons | Victory- Maroon defeat
- Treaty signed established that the Maroons would beg on their knees for the King's forgiveness, return all runaway slaves, and be relocated elsewhere in Jamaica
- Breach of treaty caused deportation of several Maroons to Nova Scotia and later to Sierra Leone in Africa
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Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars
(1795–1816) | Kingdom of Great Britain|name=Great Britain}}
from 1801: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Green harp flag of Ireland 17th century.svg}} Irish-convict sympathisers | Victory Displacement of Aborigines from their land |
Anglo-Spanish War
(1796–1808)Location: Newfoundland, English Channel, Straits of Gibraltar, Balearic Islands, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | Spain|1785}} Spain
{{flagdeco|France|1794}} French Republic | Indecisive |
Kandyan Wars
(1796–1818) | Kingdom of Great Britain|name=Great Britain}}
from 1801: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Kingdom of Kandy | Victory- End of 2357 years of Sinhalese independence
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Irish Rebellion of 1798
(1798) | Kingdom of Ireland}} Kingdom of Ireland | Flag of Leinster.svg}} United Irishmen{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of Leinster.svg}} Defenders{{Clear}}{{flagicon|France}} French Republic | Victory- Rebellion defeated
- 1801 Act of Union
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4th Anglo-Mysore War
(1798–1799) | Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg}} East India Company{{Clear}}{{flag|Maratha Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}} Hyderabad State | Flag of Mysore.svg}} Kingdom of Mysore{{Clear}}{{flagicon|France}} French Republic | Victory Complete annexation of Mysore by Britain and allies |
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| Conflict | Britain & Her Allies | Britain's opposition | Outcome | Temne War
(1801–1807) | Susu tribes | Kingdom of Koya | Victory Northern shore of Sierra Leone ceded by Koya |
Tunisian-Sicilian War
(1801–1804) | | Albanian, German, and Greek mercenaries
{{flag>Kingdom of Sardinia}} (from 1802)
{{flag|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}[4] | {{flagicon>Cyrenaica}} Tunisian pirates
Regency of Algiers
{{flagicon image|Flag of Tripoli 18th century.svg}} Eyalet of Tripolitania (from 1803)Victory- End of Tunisian attacks on Sicilian ships and impression on sailors.
- Sicilian occupation of Aryanah and La Goulette until 1808.
- Sardinian occupation of Bizerte and La Marsa until 1809.
- 3,560 captured Christian-European slaves released.
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Second Anglo-Maratha War
(1802–1805) | Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company | Maratha Empire}} | Victory Extensive territory in India ceded by the Maratha Empire |
First Kandyan War
(1803–1805) | King of Kandy.svg}} Kandy | Victory Territory captured from Kandy |
Civil War:
Emmet's Insurrection
(1803) | Flag of Leinster.svg}} Forces of Robert Emmet | Victory Rebellion defeated |
British Expedition to Ceylon
(1803) | Dutch Republic}}
{{flag|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}} | | {{flag>Kingdom of Kandy}}Victory- Vanni region lost to the British
- The last Tamil resistance against colonial rule was crushed.
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War of the Third Coalition
(1803–1805) | Austrian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Russian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Two Sicilies}} Naples and Sicily{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag Portugal (1750).svg}} Portugal{{Clear}}{{flag|Sweden}} | France}} French Empire{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Batavia{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Napoleonic Italy}} Italy{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Napoleonic Italy|etruria}} Etruria{{Clear}}{{flag|Spain|1785}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Bavaria}} Bavaria{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Württemberg}} Württemberg | ??- Fourth Peace of Preßburg:
- French victory
- Austria surrenders to France
- Pro-French Confederation of the Rhine formed
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War of the Fourth Coalition
(1806–1807) | Prussia|1803}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Electorate of Saxony}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Sweden|1761}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Two Sicilies}} Sicily | France}} French Empire{{Clear}}Confederation of the Rhine- {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bavaria}}
- {{flag|Württemberg}}
{{flagicon image|OrzelekPoniatowski.jpg|20px}} Polish Legions{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Napoleonic Italy}} Italy{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Two Sicilies|1806}} Naples{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Napoleonic Italy|etruria}} Etruria{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Holland{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Swiss Confederation{{Clear}}{{flag|Spain|1785}} | Treaties of Tilsit:- French victory
- Half of Prussia ceded to French allies
- Russia exits the war
- Anglo-Russian War begins
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Ashanti–Fante War
(1806–1807) | Ashanti Empire}} | Fante Confederacy{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Dutch Empire |
Anglo-Turkish War
(1807–1809) | Ottoman Empire}} | Treaty of the Dardanelles:- Turkish Military victory
- Commercial and legal concessions to British interests within the Ottoman Empire
- Promise to protect the empire against French encroachment
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Gunboat War
(1807–1814) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}} | Denmark}} Denmark-Norway | Victory Treaty of Kiel: - Denmark and Norway split up
- Heligoland ceded from Denmark
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Anglo-Russian War
(1807–1812) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}} | Russian Empire}} | Treaty of Örebro:- Anglo-Russian-Swedish pact against France
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Peninsular War
(1807–1814) | Spain|1785}}{{flagicon image|Flag Portugal (1750).svg}} Portugal | France}} French Empire | Victory Treaty of Paris: - Bourbon dynasty restored
- Tobago, St. Lucia, Mauritius ceded from France
- All other French possessions restored as per 1792 borders
- Abolition of French Slave Trade
- Swiss independence
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Travancore rebellion
(1808-1809) | East India Company | Travancore}}
Kingdom of Cochin | Victory |
Persian Gulf campaign of 1809
(1809) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}} | Al Qasimi | Victory |
War of the Fifth Coalition
(1809) | Austrian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Tirol Dienstflagge (Variation).png}} Tyrol {{Clear}}{{flagicon image|War Flag of Hungary.svg}} Hungary{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Prussia|1803}} Black Brunswickers {{Clear}}{{flagicon|Two Sicilies}} Sicily {{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Sardinia}} | France}} French Empire{{Clear}} Warsaw{{Clear}} Confederation of the Rhine- {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bavaria}}
- {{flagicon image|State flag of Saxony before 1815.svg}} Saxony
- {{flag|Württemberg}}
- {{flagicon|Westphalia}} Westphalia
{{flagicon|Napoleonic Italy}} Kingdom of Italy{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Naples (1808).svg}} Naples{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Switzerland}}Swiss Confederation{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Holland | ??- Treaty of Schönbrunn:
- Complete Austrian surrender
- Peninsular War continued
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Merina Conquest of Madagascar
(1810–1817) | Merina Kingdom | France}} French Empire | Victory Merina control of Madagascar Merina pro-British policies |
Punjab War
(1810–1820) | Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company | Sikh Empire | Defeat |
4th Xhosa War
(1811–1812) | Xhosa tribes | Victory Xhosa tribes pushed beyond the Fish River, reversing their gains in the previous Xhosa wars |
Ga-Fante War
(1811) | Ashanti Empire}}{{Clear}} Ga tribes{{Clear}} {{flagicon|Holland}} Dutch Empire | Fante Confederacy{{Clear}} Akwapim tribes{{Clear}} Akim tribes | Tantamkweri ceded to Akwapim tribes |
War of 1812
(1812–1815) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}- {{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} British North America
Tecumseh's Confederacy | United States|1795}} United States | Stalemate Treaty of Ghent; Status quo ante bellum with no boundary changes - United States invasions of British Canada repulsed
- Defeat of Tecumseh's Confederacy
- British invasions of the United States repulsed
- Anglo-Spanish troops forced out of Pensacola, Spanish Florida
- Majority of Great Lakes falls under American control
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War of the Sixth Coalition
(1812–1814) | Original Coalition
{{flag>Russian Empire}}
{{flag|Prussia|1803}}
{{flag|Austrian Empire}}
{{flag|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}
{{SWE}}
{{flag|Spain|1785}}
{{flag|Portugal|1750}}
{{flag|Two Sicilies}}
{{flag|Kingdom of Sardinia}}
After Battle of Leipzig- {{flagicon image|State flag of Saxony before 1815.svg}} Saxony
- {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bavaria}}
- {{flag|Württemberg}}
- {{flag|Netherlands}} Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands
| First French Empire}}- {{flag|Napoleonic Italy}}
- {{flag|Kingdom of Naples|1811}}
- Duchy of Warsaw{{efn|Duchy of Warsaw as a state was in effect fully occupied by Russian and Prussian forces by May 1813, though most Poles remained loyal to Napoleon}}
Until January 1814- {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark–Norway
- Confederation of the Rhine (Many member states defected after Battle of Leipzig)
| Victory- Coalition victory, Treaty of Fontainebleau, First Treaty of Paris
- Bourbon Restoration; Napoleon's exile to Elba
- Various territorial changes
- Beginning of the Congress of Vienna
- Hostilities resume with the return of Napoleon to power in 1815
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Second Kandyan War
(1815) | King of Kandy.svg}} Kandy | Victory Kandyan Convention: - Dissolution of the Kandy royal line
- British King declared King of Kandy
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Hundred Days
(1815)War of the Seventh Coalition | Prussia|1803}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|France|1814}} France{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of Hanover (1692).svg}} Hanover{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg}} German Confederation{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Austrian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Sweden}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|United Kingdom of the Netherlands}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Spain|1785}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag Portugal (1750).svg}} Portugal{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Sardinia}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Two Sicilies|name=Kingdom of the Two Sicilies}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|State flag simple of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.svg}} Tuscany | France}} French Empire{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Naples (1811).svg}} Naples | Victory Treaty of Paris: - General French defeat
- Restoration of the House of Bourbon
- Abolition of the slave trade (all signatories)
- ₣100,000,000 compensation from France
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Third Anglo-Maratha War
(1817–1818) | Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company | Maratha Empire}} | Victory Virtually all territory south of the Sutlej River controlled by Britain |
5th Xhosa War
(1818–1819) | Khoikhoi Forces | Forces of Xhosa Chief Maqana Nxele | Victory Xhosa pushed beyond Keiskama River |
Greek War of Independence
(1820–1830) | Greece|old}} Greek revolutionaries{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands.svg}} Ionian Islands | Ottoman Empire|1453}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Egypt|1882}} Egypt | Victory Establishment of the Kingdom of Greece |
First Ashanti War
(1823–1831) | Ashanti Empire}} | Stalemate with a truce |
First Anglo-Burmese War
(1824–1826) | Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company Native tribes | Kingdom of Burma | Victory Treaty of Yandabo: - Assam, Manipur, Rakhine, and Taninthayi coast south of Salween river ceded from Burmah
- £1,000,000 compensation from Burma
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Revolt of the Mercenaries
(1828) | Empire of Brazil}} Brazil
{{flag|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}
France | Germany}} German Mercenaries
{{flagicon|Ireland}} Irish Mercenaries | Victory |
Portuguese Civil War
(1828–1834) | Flag Portugal (1830).svg}} Liberal Forces of Queen Maria II{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Spain | Flag Portugal (1707).svg}} Absolutist Forces of King Miguel | Victory Concession of Evoramonte: - Defeat and exile of King Miguel
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Baptist War
(1831–1832) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}
{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Jamaican Government | Rebel Slaves | Victory- Slave defeat
- Rebellion suppressed
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First Carlist War
(1833–1840) | Spain|1785}} Forces of Queen Isabella II{{Clear}}{{flagicon|France}} French Kingdom{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Portugal|1830}} Forces of Queen Maria II{{Clear}}{{flagicon|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}} Auxiliary Legion | Carlists:- {{flagicon image|Flag of New Spain.svg}} Forces of Infante Carlos
- {{flagicon image|Flag Portugal (1707).svg}} Forces of King Miguel
| British withdrawal before war's conclusion
British mediated Convention of Vergara |
The 6th Xhosa War
(1834–1836) | UK}} Free Khoikhoi | Xhosa tribes | Victory Extensive territorial gains from Xhosa |
Rebellions of 1837
(1837–1838) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Province of Upper Canada
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Province of Lower Canada | Patriotes
Hunters' Lodges
Reform Movement | Victory- Patriote rebellion crushed by loyalist forces; Republic of Canada dismantled
- Defeat of Hunters' Lodges
- Unification of Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada
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First Anglo-Afghan War
(1839–1842) | Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company | Flag of Afghanistan pre-1901.svg}} Emirate of Afghanistan | Defeat- British retreat from Afghanistan
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First Opium War
(1839–1842) | Qing dynasty|1862}} | Victory Treaty of Nanking: - Five Chinese ports open to foreign trade
- $21,000,000 compensation from the Qing Empire
- Hong Kong Island ceded from the Qing Empire
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Second Egyptian-Ottoman War
(1839–1841) | | {{flag>British Empire}} | {{Flagicon>France}} Kingdom of the French
{{Flagicon|Spain|1785}} SpainVictory- Egypt renounced its claim to Syria.
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Uruguayan Civil War
(1839–1851) | Flag of Uruguay (Rivera).svg}} Colorados{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentine Unitarians{{Clear}}{{flagicon|France}} French Kingdom{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of Piratini Republic.svg}} Riograndense Republic{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Empire of Brazil}}{{Clear}}Italian Legion | Flag of Uruguay (Oribe).svg}} Blancos{{Clear}}{{flag|Argentine Confederation}} | British and French withdrawal before war's conclusion
Peace treaty with the Argentine Confederation[5][6]Eventual Colorados victory |
First Anglo-Sikh War
(1845–1846) | Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company
Patiala State | Sikh Empire | Victory Treaty of Lahore: - Extensive territory ceded from the Sikh Empire
- Partial control over Sikh foreign affairs
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Flagstaff War
(1845–1846) | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Forces of Tāmati Wāka Nene | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Ngāpuhi Iwi | Stalemate |
Hutt Valley Campaign
(1846) | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Te Āti Awa Iwi | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Ngāti Toa Iwi | Victory Ngāti Toa Iwi retreat |
The 7th Xhosa War
(1846–1847)The War of the Axe | Xhosa tribes | Victory Territory ceded from Xhosa |
Wanganui Campaign
(1847) | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Māori Kupapa | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Māori Iwis | Stalemate 12 year peace and trade |
Second Anglo-Sikh War
(1848–1849) | Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company | Sikh Empire | Victory Complete annexation of the Punjab by the East India Company |
Battle of Tysami
(1849) | UKGBI}} | Chui A-poo's pirates | Victory |
The 8th Xhosa War
(1850–1853)Mlanjeni's War | Xhosa tribes{{Clear}} Khoikhoi tribes{{Clear}} {{flagicon|UK}} Native Kafir Police | Victory Xhosa-Khoi attacks defeated Status quo ante bellum |
Taiping Rebellion
(1850–1864) | Qing dynasty|1862}}
{{flagcountry|Second French Empire}}
{{flagcountry|UKGBI}} | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | Victory- Qing Dynasty victory
- Fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- Weakening of the Qing dynasty
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Second Anglo-Burmese War
(1852–1853) | Kingdom of Burma | Victory Burmese revolution ended fighting Lower Burma annexed |
Crimean War
(1853–1856) | France}} French Empire{{Clear}}{{flag|Ottoman Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Kingdom of Sardinia}} | Russian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgarian Legion | VictoryTreaty of Paris |
The National War in Nicaragua
(1856–1857) | Costa Rica|1848}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Honduras}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Nicaragua|1854}} Rebel Forces of Patricio Rivas{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the Mosquito Coast 1834-1860.svg}} The Mosquito Coast{{Clear}}{{flag|Guatemala}}{{Clear}}{{flag|El Salvador}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United States|1851}} | Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Sonora.svg}} Sonora{{Clear}}{{flag|Nicaragua|1854}} | Victory Sonora/Nicaraguan government defeat.
Slavery outlawed.
William Walker's army is defeated and he is arrested by the U.S. Navy. |
Second Opium War
(1856–1860)Arrow War | France}} French Empire{{Clear}}{{flag|United States|1851}} | Qing dynasty|1862}} | Victory The Treaty of Tientsin: - Kowloon ceded from the Qing Empire
- Peking opened to foreign trade
- 11 more Chinese ports opened to foreign trade
- Yangtze River opened to foreign warships
- 4,000,000 taels of silver compensation
- China banned from referring to subjects of the crown as barbarians
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Anglo-Persian War
(1856–1857) | Flag of Afghanistan pre-1901.svg}} Afghanistan{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company | Flag of Agha Mohammad Khan.svg}} Persia{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Durrani_Empire.svg}} Herat | Victory Persian withdrawal from Herat |
Indian Mutiny
(1857–1858) | Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} East India Company{{Clear}} Nepal{{Clear}} Jammu and Kashmir{{Clear}} Princely states: - Jaipur
- Bikaner
- Marwar
- Rampur
- Kapurthala
- Nabha
- Bhopal
- Sirohi
- Udaipur
- Patiala
- Sirmur
- Alwar
- Bharathpur
- Bundi
- Jaora
- Bijawar
- Ajaigarh
- Rewa
- Kendujhar
- Hyderabad
| Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} Sepoys of the East India Company{{noflag}} Mughal Empire{{Clear}} Awadh{{Clear}} Jhansi{{Clear}} 7 Princely states | Victory Act for the Better Government of India: - Company rule in India dissolved
- Indian Empire established
- Ban on Christian missionaries in India
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First Taranaki War
(1860–1861)Second Māori War | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Māori Iwis{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Māori King Movement | Stalemate |
Bombardment of Kagoshima
(1863) | British Empire}} | Satsuma Domain | Victory- Tactical stalemate and mitigated British victory
|
Second Ashanti War
(1863–1864) | Ashanti Empire}} | Stalemate |
Invasion of Waikato
(1863–1866)Third Māori War | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Māori Kupapa | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Māori King Movement | Victory Māori King Movement defeated, confined to King Country |
Bhutan War
(1864–1865) | British Raj}} | Bhutan | Victory Treaty of Sinchula: - Bhutan cedes Assam Duars and Bengal Duars to India
- Bhutan cedes territory in Dewangiri to India
|
British Expedition to Abyssinia
(1867–1868) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}} | Ethiopia | Victory |
Klang War
(1867–1874)Selangor Civil War | Forces of Raja Abdullah of Klang{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of the British Straits Settlements (1904–1925).svg}} British Straits Settlements | Forces of Raja Mahadi | Victory |
Titokowaru's War
(1868–1869)Part of the New Zealand land wars | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Māori Kupapa | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Ngāti Ruanui Iwi | Victory Ngāti Ruanui Iwi withdrawal |
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia
(1868) | British Raj}} | Ethiopian Empire|old|name=Abyssinia}} | Victory British hostages freed War of the Abyssinian Succession begins |
| Te Kooti's War Part of the New Zealand land wars
(1868–1872) | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Māori Kupapa | Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand.svg}} Māori Iwis | Victory End of New Zealand land wars Territory ceded by Māori Iwis |
Red River Rebellion
(1869–1869) | Canada|1868|name=Dominion of Canada}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Metis Red.svg}} Métis Loyalists | Metis Blue.svg}} Métis Forces of Louis Riel | Victory Defeat of rebellion Manitoba Act: - Creation of the Province of Manitoba
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Third Ashanti War
(1873–1874) | Ashanti Empire}} | Victory Treaty of Fomena: - 50,000 oz of gold compensation from Ashanti Empire
- Ashanti withdrawal from coastal areas
- Ashanti banned from practicing human sacrifice
|
The 9th Xhosa War
(1877–1879) | Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg}} Mfengu Tribe | Xhosa Gcaleka Tribe | Victory All Xhosa territory annexed to the Cape Colony |
Second Anglo-Afghan War
(1878–1880) | British Raj}} | Afghanistan | VictoryTreaty of Gandamak- Afghanistan becomes a British protectorate[7]
- Districts of Quetta, Pishin, Sibi, Harnai and Thal Chotiali ceded to British India[8]
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Anglo-Zulu War
(1879) | UK}} Natal | Zulu Kingdom | Victory Zululand annexed to Natal |
‘Urabi Revolt
(1879–1882) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}
{{flagicon image|Egypt flag 1882.svg}} Khedivate of Egypt | Egypt flag 1882.svg}} Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed ‘Urabi | Victory- ‘Urabi forces defeated and exiled
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First Boer War
(1880–1881) | South African Republic}} | Defeat Pretoria Convention: - South African Republic granted self-government
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Mahdist War
(1884–1889) | Egypt|1882}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Italy|1861}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Belgium}} | Mahdist Sudan | VictorySudan ruled by Britain and Egypt |
Third Anglo-Burmese War
(1885) | Kingdom of Burma | VictoryUpper Burma annexed to British Raj |
Sikkim Expedition
(1888) | British Raj}} | Qing dynasty}} Tibet | Victory Tibet recognizes British suzerainty over Sikkim |
Anglo-Manipur War
(1891) | Kingdom of Manipur | Victory |
Anglo-Zanzibar War
(1896) | Flag of Zanzibar Under British Rule.svg}} Zanzibar | Victory Pro-British Sultan installed |
Boxer Rebellion
(1899–1901) | Empire of Japan}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|France}} France{{Clear}}{{flag|United States|1896}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|German Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Austria-Hungary}} | Righteous Harmony Society{{Clear}}{{flag|Qing dynasty}} | Victory Boxer Protocol: - Anti-foreign societies banned in China
|
Second Boer War
(1899–1902) | Orange Free State}}
{{flag|South African Republic}}
Foreign volunteers | Victory Treaty of Vereeniging: - All Boers to surrender arms and swear allegiance to the Crown
- Dutch language permitted in education
- Promise to grant Boer republics self-government
- £3,000,000 compensation "reconstruction aid" to Afrikaners
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Anglo-Aro War
(1901–1902) | Aro Confederacy | Victory Aro Confederacy destroyed |
British expedition to Tibet
(1903–1904) | British Raj}} | Qing dynasty}} Tibet | VictoryStatus quo ante bellum |
Russo-Japanese War
(1904–1905) | Empire of Japan}} Empire of JapanSupported by:
{{flag|United Kingdom}}[9] | Russian Empire}} Russian Empire | Victory (limited involvement)Treaty of Portsmouth |
First World War
(1914–1918) | British Raj}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Canada|1868|name=Dominion of Canada}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Australia}}{{Clear}}{{flag|New Zealand}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Union of South Africa|1912}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Newfoundland}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Belgium|state}}{{Clear}}{{flag|France}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Portugal}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Japan}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|United States of America|1912}} United States{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Serbia}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Montenegro}}{{Clear}}Other Allies | Austria-Hungary}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|German Empire}}- {{flagicon|German Empire}} German Empire
{{flag|Ottoman Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bulgaria}} | Victory Treaty of Versailles: Treaties of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Trianon: - Demise of Austria-Hungary
Russia pulls out in 1917 - Russian Civil War
- Creation of the Soviet Union
Creation of League of Nations: - Mesopotamia ceded from the Ottoman Empire
- Palestine and Jordan ceded from the Ottoman Empire
- Tanganyika ceded from Germany
- Part of Kamerun ceded from Germany
- Part of Togoland ceded from Germany
- German New Guinea ceded to Australia
- German Samoa ceded to New Zealand
- German South-West Africa ceded to South Africa
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Estonian War of Independence
(1918–1920) | Estonia}}
{{flag|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}}
{{flag|Finland}}
{{flag|Denmark}}
{{flag|Latvia}}
{{flagicon|Russia}} White movement
{{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish volunteers | Russian SFSR|1918|name=Soviet Russia}}
{{flagicon image|Baltic German.svg}} Baltische Landeswehr | Victory- Independence of Estonia
- Vidzeme gained by the Republic of Latvia
|
Latvian War of Independence
(1918–1920) | Latvia}}
{{flag|Estonia}}
{{flagicon|Russia}} White Movement
{{flag|Poland}}
{{flag|Lithuania}}
{{flag|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|name=United Kingdom}} | German Empire}}
{{flagicon image|Flag of the West Russian Volunteer Army.svg}} West Russian Volunteer Army
{{flag|Russian SFSR|1918}}
{{flag|Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic|name=Latvian SSR}} | Victory |
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
(1918–1920) | United Kingdom}} British Empire{{Clear}}{{flagicon|France}} France{{Clear}}{{flag|United States|1912}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece}}{{Clear}} | Russian SFSR|1918|name=Soviet Russia}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Far Eastern Republic}} | Defeat- Allied withdrawal from Russia
- Bolshevik victory over White Army
- Soviet Union new Russian Power
|
Turkish War of Independence
(1919–1923) | Kingdom of Greece}}
{{flagcountry|French Third Republic}}
{{flagcountry|Democratic Republic of Armenia}} (in 1920)
{{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}
{{flagcountry|Ottoman Empire|1823}} (until 1922)- Kuva-yi Inzibatiye (in 1920)
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}
{{flagicon image|Flag of Georgia (1918–1921).svg}} Georgia (in 1921) | Ottoman Empire|1823}} Turkish National Movement- Grand National Assembly (after 1920)
- Kuva-yi Milliye (until 1920)
Supported by:
{{flag|Russian SFSR|1918|name=Russian SFSR}}[10]
{{flagicon image|Flag of Azerbaijan SSR (1921-1922).svg}} Azerbaijan SSR
{{flagicon image|Flag of Georgian SSR (1921-1922).svg}} Georgian SSR
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic.svg}} Bukharan PSR
{{flagdeco|Emirate of Afghanistan}} Afghanistan
{{flagicon image|Flag of Muslim League.png}} All-India Muslim League | DefeatTreaty of Lausanne- Overthrow of the Ottoman sultanate
- Withdrawal of Allied forces from occupied lands of Turkey
- Establishment of the Republic of Turkey
- Starting of the series of reforms led by Atatürk
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Third Anglo-Afghan War
(1919) | British Raj}} | Afghanistan|1919}} | Afghan diplomatic victory{{sfn|Lansford|2017|p=47}}[11]- Defeat of Afghan invasion of north-west British India
- Inconclusive military operation{{sfn|Cavanna|2015|p=xviii}}
- Reaffirmation of the Durand Line
- Afghan independence with full sovereignty in foreign affairs
|
Kuwait–Najd War
(1919–1920) | | {{flag>British Empire}}Saudi Arabia|1824}} Sultanate of Nejd- {{flagicon image|Flag of Ikhwan.svg}} Ikhwan[12]
| Victory |
Irish War of Independence
(1919–1921) | United Kingdom}} Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) | Ireland}} Irish Republic | Anglo-Irish Treaty:- Dominion status for Southern Ireland as the Irish Free State
|
Somaliland campaign (1920)
(1920) | British Somaliland}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|British East Africa}} British East Africa | Dervish_flag.svg}} Dervish State | Victory Demise of the Dervish State |
Great Iraqi Revolution of 1920
(1920) | Flag_of_Hejaz_1917.svg}} Iraqi rebels | Victory- Revolt suppressed, greater autonomy given to Iraq
|
| Conflict | Britain & Her Allies | Britain's opposition | Outcome |
|---|
Adwan Rebellion
(1923) | United Kingdom}}
{{flagicon|Jordan|23px}} Emir Abdullah's forces
{{flagicon|Jordan|23px}} Hashemite allied tribesmen: | Jordan|23px}} Sultan al-Adwan's forces | Victory Sultan al-Adwan's defeat and exile |
Ikhwan Revolt
(1927–1930) | | {{flagicon image>Flag of Nejd (1926).svg}}{{flagicon image|Flag of Hejaz 1920.svg}} Nejd and Hejaz
{{flagicon image|Flag of the United Kingdom.svg}} RAFFlag of Ikhwan.svg}} Ikhwan | Victory- Ikhwan attack on Kuwait repelled.
- The remnants of the Ikhwan incorporated into regular Saudi units.
- The Ikhwan leadership was either slain or imprisoned.
|
Great Arab Revolt in Palestine
(1936–1939) | United Kingdom}}
{{flagicon|Israel}} Yishuv | Flag_of_Hejaz_1917.svg}} Arab Higher Committee | Victory Revolt suppressed |
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
(1939–1948) | United Kingdom}} | Israel}} Yishuv | Defeat[13]- British withdrawal from Mandatory Palestine
|
S-Plan
16 January 1939 – March 1940 | United Kingdom}} | Ireland}} Irish Republican Army | Victory |
Second World War
(1939–1945) | The Allies{{Clear}}- {{flagicon|France}} France{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Denmark}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagicon|Poland}} Poland{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Belgium}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Netherlands}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Luxembourg}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}{{Clear}}
- {{NOR}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|United States|1912}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Canada|1921}}{{Clear}}
- {{AUS}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|New Zealand}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagcountry|British Raj}}{{Clear}}
- {{NPL}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagcountry|Union of South Africa}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Brazil}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Republic of China (1912–49)|name=China}}{{Clear}}
| Axis Powers{{Clear}}- {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Hungary|1940}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bulgaria}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagicon|Independent State of Croatia|Croatia}} Croatia{{Clear}}
- {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Manchukuo}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Mengjiang}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Finland}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Thailand}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Vichy France}}{{Clear}}
| VictoryNazi Germany formally surrenders 8 May 1945, ending the Second World War in Europe.
On August 15, 1945, following the dropping of atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan announces its surrender, ending the Second World War British (and Commonwealth), French, American, and Soviet troops occupy Germany until 1955, Italy and Japan lose their colonies, Europe is divided into 'Soviet' and 'Western' spheres of interest. |
Northern Campaign
2 September 1942 – December 1944 | United Kingdom}} Royal Ulster Constabulary | Ireland}} Irish Republican Army | Victory |
Greek Civil War
(1944–1948) | Kingdom of Greece}} Kingdom of Greece{{Clear}}{{flag|United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United States|1912}} | D.S.E. (Δ.Σ.Ε.){{Clear}}{{flagicon|Albania}} Albania{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Yugoslavia{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria | Victory{{Clear}}Communist forces defeated, many D.S.E. soldiers exiled in Eastern Europe.{{Clear}}Battalion of UK troops still in Greece till 1948 |
Indonesian National Revolution
(1945–1949) | United Kingdom}}{{Clear}} {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}{{Clear}}{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan}} (until 1945){{Clear}} | Indonesia}}{{Clear}} | Hand over to Dutch in 1946- Netherlands recognises Indonesian Independence
|
Operation Masterdom
(1945–1946) | United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}- {{flagcountry|British Raj}}{{Clear}}
{{flagdeco|France|1794}} France{{Clear}}{{Flagdeco|Empire of Japan}} Empire of Japan{{Clear}} | North Vietnam|1945}} Viet Minh{{Clear}} | Hand over to French First Indochina War begins |
Corfu Channel incident
(1946–1948) | United Kingdom}} | People's Socialist Republic of Albania}} | Victory- ICJ awards compensation to Britain, which is not settled till 1992. Britain breaks off talks aimed at establishing diplomatic relations with Albania.
|
Malayan Emergency
(1948–1960) | Flag of the United Kingdom.svg}} British Commonwealth- {{flag|United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagicon|Malaya}} Federation of Malaya{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Australia}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|New Zealand}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Southern Rhodesia}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Fiji}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|British East Africa|name=Kenya}}{{Clear}}
{{flag|Thailand}}{{Clear}} | Malayan Communist Party{{Clear}}Malayan Races Liberation Army | Victory- Communist retreat from Malaya{{Clear}}
- Malayan independence
|
Korean War
(1950–1953) | United Nations}} United Nations Command- {{flag|South Korea}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|United States|1912}}{{Clear}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the United Kingdom.svg}} Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth Forces Korea)
| North Korea}}{{Clear}}{{flag|People's Republic of China}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Soviet Union}} | Ceasefire- Communist invasion of South Korea repelled
- UN invasion of North Korea repelled
|
1951 Anglo-Egyptian War[14]
(1951–1952) | United Kingdom}} | EGY|1922}} Egypt | Victory- Ended with the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
|
Mau Mau Uprising
(1952–1960) | United Kingdom}}- {{flagicon|Kenya|colonial}} British Kenya
| Mau Mau | Victory{{Clear}}- Defeat of Mau Mau
- Kenyan independence
|
Jebel Akhdar War
(1954–1959) | Flag of Muscat.svg}} Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
{{flag|United Kingdom}} | Flag of The Imamate of Oman.svg}} Imamate of Oman- Ibadi sect
{{flag|Saudi Arabia|1938}}
| Victory- Dissolution of the Imamate of Oman
|
Cyprus Emergency
(1955–1959) | United Kingdom}}- {{flagicon image|Flag of Cyprus (1922-1960).svg}} Cyprus Colony
| EOKA
{{flagicon|Turkey}} TMT | - Cyprus became an independent republic in 1960 with Britain retaining control of two Sovereign Base Areas, at Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
- Enosis not achieved
|
Suez Crisis
(1956–1957) | United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}{{Flag icon|France}} France{{Clear}}{{flag|Israel}} | Egypt|1952}} Egypt | Coalition military victory[15][15][16]
Egyptian political victory[17]- Anglo-French withdrawal following international pressure (December 1956)
- Israeli occupation of Sinai (until March 1957)
- UNEF deployment in Sinai[18]
- Straits of Tiran re-opened to Israeli shipping
|
Border Campaign
(1956–1962) | United Kingdom}} | Irish Republican Army | Victory IRA campaign fails |
First Cod War
(1958–1961) | United Kingdom}} | Iceland}} | Defeat
Iceland expands its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles |
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
(1962–1966) | Flag of the United Kingdom.svg}} Commonwealth of Nations- {{flag|Malaysia}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|Australia}}{{Clear}}
- {{flag|New Zealand}}
| Indonesia}} | Victory Indonesia recognises Malaysian rule over former North Borneo |
Dhofar Rebellion
(1962–1975) | Oman}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} Iran{{Clear}}{{flag|Jordan}} | Flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman.svg}} Various insurgents | Victory Insurgency defeated{{Clear}}Modernisation of Oman |
Aden Emergency
(1963–1967) | South Arabia}} Federation of South Arabia
{{flag|United Kingdom}} | South Yemen}} NLF
FLOSY | Defeat
People's Republic of South Yemen established |
Nigerian Civil War
(1967–1970) | Nigeria}}
{{flag|Egypt}}
{{flag|United Kingdom}} | Biafra}} | Victory |
The Troubles
(1968–1998) | United Kingdom}} Loyalist paramilitaries: - Ulster Volunteer Force
- Ulster Defence Association
- Red Hand Commando
- Ulster Resistance
- Loyalist Volunteer Force
| Provisional Irish Republican ArmyOfficial Irish Republican ArmyIrish National Liberation ArmyIrish People's Liberation OrganisationContinuity Irish Republican ArmyReal Irish Republican Army | Stalemate
Good Friday Agreement:- Devolution in Northern Ireland
- Power-sharing deal
- Cross-border cooperation
- Disarming of paramilitary groups
- Demilitarisation
|
Second Cod War
(1972–1973) | United Kingdom}} | Iceland}} | Defeat
UK accept Iceland's 50 nautical mile exclusive fishery zone |
Third Cod War
(1975–1976) | United Kingdom}} | Iceland}} | Defeat
Iceland expands its exclusive fishery zone to 200 nautical miles |
Falklands War
(1982) | United Kingdom}} | Argentina}} | Victory British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands re-established. |
Multinational Force in Lebanon
(1982–1984) | United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}{{flag|France}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United States}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Italy}}{{Clear}} | {{flagicon>Islamic Republic of Iran|size=25px}} Iran
{{flag|Syria|size=25px}}
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Progressive Socialist Party.svg|size=25px}} Progressive Socialist Party
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Amal Movement.svg|size=25px}} Amal Movement | Partial Victory- Multinational forces fail to prevent collapse of Lebanese Army into sectarian militias.
- Taif Agreement
- Multinational forces evacuated after the US embassy and US Marine barracks are bombed by the Islamic Jihad Organization.
- Multinational forces oversee withdrawal of Palestine Liberation Organization.
- PLO expelled from Lebanon
- Southern Lebanon goes into crisis
- Civil war continues until 1990
- President Hafez al-Assad continues his occupation of Lebanon until his son and later president Bashar al-Assad orders a withdrawal from the country
|
Gulf War
(1991) | Kuwait}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United States}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}{{Clear}}{{flag|France}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Egypt}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Syria}}{{Clear}}Other Allies | Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg}} Iraq | Victory
Kuwait regains its independence |
Bosnian War
(1992–1995) | UN}} UNPROFOR{{Clear}}{{flag|NATO}} | Republika Srpska}} | VictoryDayton Accords |
Operation Desert Fox
(1998) | United States}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United Kingdom}} | Iraq|1991}} | Victory Objectives largely achieved |
Kosovo War
(1998–1999) | United States}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United Kingdom}} {{Clear}}{{flag|France}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Canada}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Denmark}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Germany}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Italy}}{{Clear}}Kosovo Liberation Army | FR Yugoslavia}} | Victory
Kosovo occupied by Nato forces{{Clear}} Kosovo administered by UNMIK |
Sierra Leone Civil War
(2000–2002) | Sierra Leone}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United Kingdom}} | Sierra Leone}} Rebels{{flag|Liberia}} | Victory Rebels defeated |
War in Afghanistan{{Clear}}
Fourth Anglo-Afghan War[19]
(2001–2014) | Afghanistan|2001}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United States}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Canada}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Germany}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Italy}}{{Clear}}{{flag|France}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Denmark}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Poland}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Romania}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Turkey}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Australia}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Spain}}{{Clear}} ISAF{{Clear}} | Afghanistan|Taliban}} Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Ongoing
Fall of Taliban régime and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan{{Clear}} Osama bin Laden killed{{Clear}} Taliban insurgency |
Iraq War
(2003–2009) | United States}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Iraq}} after the fall of Saddam Hussein{{Clear}}{{flag|Australia}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Poland}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Denmark}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Iraqi Kurdistan}} | Iraq|1991}} under Saddam Hussein{{Clear}}{{flagicon image|Flag of The Islamic State of Iraq.jpg}} Islamic State of Iraq{{Clear}}Various insurgents | Stalemate
Overthrow of Ba'ath Party government{{Clear}} Occupation of southern Iraq{{Clear}} Iraqi insurgency, emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Sectarian Violence[20]{{Clear}} Rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the successor of al-Qaeda in Iraq[21][22]{{Clear}} British withdrawal in 2009, US withdrawal in 2011 |
Libyan Civil War
(2011) | NATO}} members acting under {{flagicon|UN}} UN mandate, including:{{Clear}}{{flag|United States}}{{Clear}}{{flag|United Kingdom}}{{Clear}}{{flag|France}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Denmark}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Italy}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Canada}}{{Clear}} and{{Clear}} {{flagicon|Libya|1951}} Anti-Gaddafi forces{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Arab League}} several Arab League states{{Clear}}{{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden | Libya|1977}} Pro-Gaddafi forces | Victory- Fall of Gaddafi regime{{Clear}}
- Muammar Gaddafi killed{{Clear}}
- National Transitional Council take control
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Operation Shader
(2014–present) | United States}}
{{flag|United Kingdom}}
{{flag|Iraq}}
{{flagicon|Syria|1932}} Syrian Opposition
{{flag|Australia}}
{{flag|Belgium}}
{{flag|Canada}}
{{flag|Denmark}}
{{flag|France}}
{{flag|Germany}}
{{flag|Italy}}
{{flag|Netherlands}}
{{flag|New Zealand}}
{{flag|Norway}}
{{flag|Portugal}}
{{flag|Spain}}
{{flag|Turkey}}
{{flag|Bahrain}}
{{flag|Jordan}}
{{flag|Morocco}}
{{flag|Qatar}}
{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
{{flag|Rojava}}
{{flag|Egypt}}
{{flag|Libya}}
{{flag|Nigeria}}
{{flag|Cameroon}}
{{flag|Chad}}
{{flag|Niger}}
{{flag|Russia}} | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant}}
{{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Boko Haram
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Al-Nusra Front.svg}} al-Nusra Front
{{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Khorasan
{{flagicon image|}} Ahrar ash-Sham | Ongoing- The UK's Operation Shader is ongoing as part of intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
- 3,000+ ISIL fighters killed in 1,700 British airstrikes.[23][24]
- British armed forces provide material and training to Iraqi Security Forces and Peshmerga.[25][26]
- As part of the American-led interventions in Syria and Iraq, contributes to the loss of all of ISIL's territory in Iraq and the majority of their territory in Syria.[27]
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1. ^{{cite book |author=Laycock, S. |title=All the Countries We've Ever Invaded – And the Few We Never Got Round To |publisher=The History Press |date=2012|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/books/dp/0752479695}}
2. ^{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdXnVOKKkssC&pg=PA226&|title=The First Anglo-Maratha War, 1774–1783: A Military Study of Major Battles|page=226|author=M. R. Kantak|others= quote: "Inspite of British superiority in the military science, the British troops could not force a decisive win over the Maratha troops in the First Anglo-Maratha War. The ultimate result of the War showed that the two sides remained evenly balanced."}}
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