List of invasions
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This is a list of both successful and repelled international invasions ordered by date.
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[edit] 1945 - present
- 2006 invasion of Lebanon by Israel
- 2003 invasion of Iraq by a coalition led by the United States
- 2001 invasion of Afghanistan by the United States and allies
- 1999 invasion of India by the Pakistan Army, the paramilitary Northern Light Infantry, and other irregulars
- 1994 invasion of Haiti by a multinational force (MNF) led by the United States
- 1991 invasion of Kuwait by a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States
- 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
- 1989 invasion of Liberia launched from Côte d'Ivoire by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia
- 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States
- 1983 invasion of Grenada by the United States and "allied Caribbean nations"
- 1982 invasion of Lebanon by Israel
- 1982 invasion of Falkland Islands by the United Kingdom
- 1982 invasion of Falkland Islands initially by Argentine civilians, followed by official Argentina forces
- 1979 invasion of Vietnam by China
- 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union
- 1979 invasion of Uganda by Tanzania and Ugandan exiles
- 1978 invasion of Tanzania by Uganda
- 1978 invasion of Lebanon by Israel
- 1978 invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam
- 1978 invasion of Sealand (micronation located on Roughs Tower) initially by German and Dutch civilians and then by former "head of state" and other civilians
- 1977 invasion of Ethiopia by Somalia
- 1975 invasion of East Timor by Indonesia
- 1975 invasion of Spanish Sahara by Morocco
- 1974 invasion of Northern Cyprus by Turkey
- 1973 invasion of Israel by Egypt Syria and other Arab allies
- 1971 invasion of East Pakistan by India
- 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact
- 1967 invasions of Biafra by Nigeria
- 1967 invasions of Nigeria by Biafra
- 1967 invasion of Syria by Israel
- 1967 invasion of Jordan by Israel
- 1967 invasion of Israel by Jordan and Syria
- 1967 invasion of Egypt by Israel
- 1965 invasion of Pakistan by India
- 1965 invasion of India by Pakistan Army and irregulars
- 1965 invasion of Dominican Republic by United States and OAS
- 1964 invasion of the Turkish Cypriot Enclave Kokkina by Cyprus and Greece
- 1961 invasion of Goa by India
- 1961 failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban allies of the United States, particularly its CIA
- 1956 invasion of Hungary by the Soviet Union
- 1956 invasion of Egypt by France, United Kingdom and Israel
| Korean War |
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| Pusan Perimeter – Inchon – Chosin Reservoir – Imjin River – Gloster Hill– Kapyong – Hill Eerie - The Hook - Pork Chop Hill - Bloody Ridge - Heartbreak Ridge |
- 1951 invasion of North Korea by United Nations and South Korea
- 1951 invasion of South Korea by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and North Korea
- 1950 invasion of North Korea by United Nations and South Korea
- 1950 invasion of South Korea by North Korea
- 1950 invasion of Tibet by China
- 1948 invasion of Lebanon and Egypt by Israeli forces
- 1948 invasion of Israel by Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, Egyptian, Transjordanian and other forces
- 1947 invasion of Kashmir by Pakistan irregulars
- 1945 invasion of Vietnam by France, with British and Indian support.
[edit] World War II (1939-1945)
| Theatres of World War II |
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| Europe – Eastern Europe – Africa – Middle East – Mediterranean – Asia & Pacific – Atlantic |
- 1945 invasion of Hong Kong by Britain
- 1945 invasion of Japanese-controlled Northeast China and Korea by the Soviet Union
- 1945 invasion of Burma by Allied forces
- 1945 invasion of Okinawa by the United States
- 1945 invasion of Poland, Austria and Eastern Germany by the Soviet Union
- 1944 invasion of Western Germany by Allied forces
- 1944 invasion of Bulgaria, Yugoslavia by the Soviet Union
- 1944 invasion of Belgium, the southern Netherlands, Luxembourg, Greece, the Philippines, Albania by Allied forces
- 1944 invasion of Guam by the United States
- 1944 Invasion of Southern France by the United States and Britain
- 1944 invasion of Normandy, France by the United States, Britain and Canada
- 1944 invasion of Hungary by Germany
- 1944 invasion of Marshall Islands by the United States
- 1943 invasion of Italy by the United States, Britain, and Canada
- 1943 invasion of Italy (Sicily) by Britain, the United States and one of the many allies, Canada
- 1942 invasion of North Africa by the United States and Britain
- 1942 invasion of Vichy France by Germany
- 1942 invasion of Indonesia by Japan
- 1941 invasion of Solomon Islands by the United States
- 1941 invasion of Guam, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Singapore by Japan
- 1941 invasion of Malaya, Borneo and Hong Kong by Japan
- 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany
- 1941 invasion of Iraq and Syria by Britain
- 1941 invasion of Greenland and Iceland by the United States
- 1941 invasion of Yugoslavia by Germany, Hungary and Italy
- 1941 invasion of Portuguese Timor by Australian and Dutch forces
- 1940 invasion of Albania by Greece
- 1940 invasion of British Somaliland, Egypt, Greece by Italy
- 1940 invasion of Iceland by Britain
- 1940 invasion of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Channel Islands and Romania by Germany
- 1939 invasion of Finland by the Soviet Union
- 1939 invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union initiating World War II in Europe
See also: Timeline of World War II
[edit] 1918 - 1939
- 1939 invasion of Albania by Italy
- 1938–1939 invasion of Czechoslovakia by Germany and Hungary
- 1937 invasion of China by Japan
- 1935–1936 invasion of Ethiopia by Italy
- 1931 invasion of Chinese Manchuria by Japan
- 1923 invasion of Greek Corfu by Italy
| Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) |
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| Smyrna (İzmir) - Aydın - 1st İnönü - 2nd İnönü - Sakarya - Dumlupinar |
- 1922 invasion of Smyrna by Turkey
- 1921 invasion of Anatolia by Turkey
- 1920 invasion of Anatolia by Greece
- 1920 invasion of Poland by Russia
- 1919 invasion of Smyrna by Greece
- 1919 invasion of Ukraine and Belarus by Bolshevik Russia and Poland
- 1918 invasion of Bolshevik Russia by multiple expeditions from Entente countries
[edit] World War I (1914 - 1918)
| Theatres of World War I |
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| Western Front – Eastern Front – Italian Front – Middle East – Balkans – Atlantic – Africa - Asia and Pacific |
- 1916 invasion of Romania by Germany
- 1915 invasion of Russia by Germany and Austro-Hungary
- 1915 invasion of Montenegro by Austro-Hungary
- 1915 invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungary, Bulgaria and Germany
- 1915 invasion of Ottoman Empire by Great Britain and Russia
- 1915 invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungary
- 1914 invasion of Caroline Islands and Marshall Islands by Japan
- 1914 invasion of France by Germany
- 1914 invasion of German East Africa by the British Indian Army
- 1914 invasion of New Guinea by Australia
- 1914 invasion of Samoa by New Zealand
- 1914 invasion of Austro-Hungarian Galicia by Russia
- 1914 invasion of Germany by Russia
- 1914 invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungary
- 1914 invasion of South Africa by Germany
- 1914 invasion of Togoland by France and Britain
- 1914 invasion of Alsace by France
- 1914 invasion of Luxemburg and Belgium by Germany
See also: World War I timeline
[edit] 1800 - 1915
- 1915 invasion of Haiti by the United States
- 1912 invasion of Albania by Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro
- 1912 invasion of Macedonia by the Balkan League (Greece, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria)
- 1912 invasion of Macedonia by Albania
- 1911 invasion of Libya by Italy
- 1910 invasion of Tibet by China
- 1904 invasion of Tibet by British-Indian army
- 1900 invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance
- 1898 invasion of the Philippines by the United States
- 1898 invasion of Puerto Rico by the United States
- 1898 invasion of Spanish Cuba by the United States
- 1897 invasion of Greece by the Ottoman Empire
- 1897 invasion of Crete by Greece
- 1895–1896 invasion of Ethiopia by Italy
- 1893 invasion of Hawaii by the United States
- 1879 invasion of Peru by Chile
- 1879 invasion of Bolivia by Chile
- 1878 invasion of Ottoman Turkey by Russia
- 1877 invasion of Ottoman Bulgaria by Russia, Romania, Finland and Bulgarians
- 1871 invasion of Korea by the United States
- 1862–1867 invasion of Mexico by France
- 1864 invasion of Peruvian Chincha Islands by Spain
- 1859 invasion of Lombardy-Venetia by Sardinia-Piedmont and France
- 1859 invasion of Sardinia-Piedmont by Austria
- 1858 invasion of Vietnam by France
- 1856 invasion of China by French-British Alliance
- 1855 invasion of Ottoman Turkey by Russia
- 1854–1855 invasions of Finland by the United Kingdom
- 1854 invasion of Russia by United Kingdom and France
- 1853 invasion of Wallachia by Ottoman Empire
- 1853 invasion of Moldavia and Wallachia by Russia
- 1846 invasion of Mexico by United States
- 1841 invasion of Bolivia by Peru
- 1838 invasion of Peru by Chile and Peruvians
- 1837 invasion of Peru by Chile
- 1836 invasion of Chile by exiled ex-President assisted by the Peru-Bolivian Confederation
- 1833 invasion of the Falkland Islands by United Kingdom
- 1832 invasion of Ottoman Syria by Egypt
- 1830 invasion of Algeria by France
- 1825 invasion of Greece by Egypt
- 1821 invasion of Ottoman Greece by Greek Russian army officers
- 1814 invasion of the United States by United Kingdom
- 1813 invasion of Canada by United States
- 1812 invasions of Canada by United States
- 1812 invasions of United States by United Kingdom, Canada and Native American allies
- 1806–1807 invasions of Spanish Río de la Plata basin colonies by United Kingdom
- 1805 invasion of Tripoli by United States and mercenaries
[edit] Great French War (1792-1815)
| Napoleonic Wars |
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| Third Coalition – Fourth Coalition – Peninsular – Fifth Coalition – Invasion of Russia – Sixth Coalition – Seventh Coalition |
- 1813 invasion of France by the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal
- 1812 invasion of Canada by the United States
- 1812 invasion of Russia by France
- 1810 invasion of French Mauritius by the United Kingdom
- 1810 invasion of Portugal by France
- 1809 invasion of Flanders by the United Kingdom
- 1808 invasion of Portugal by the United Kingdom
- 1807 invasion of Portugal by France
- 1805 invasion of Bavaria by Austria
| French Revolutionary Wars |
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| First Coalition – Second Coalition |
- 1800 invasion of Piedmont by France
- 1799 invasion of French Ionian Islands by Russian and Ottoman Empires
- 1798 invasion of the Kingdom of Ireland by France
- 1798 invasion of Egypt by France
- 1795 invasion of Bavaria by France
- 1794–1795 invasion of Holland by France
- 1794 invasion of Austrian (Southern) Netherlands by France
- 1793–1794 invasion of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia by France
- 1793 invasion of Breda by French forces led by Dumouriez
See also: French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars
[edit] 1700 - 1792
- 1792 invasion of Poland by Russia
- 1788 invasion of Nepal by China
- 1775 invasion of Canada by the United States
- 1757 invasion of Bohemia by Prussia
- 1756 invasion of Saxony by Prussia
- 1745 invasion of Scotland by England
- 1745 invasion of England by Scotland
- 1741 invasion of Spanish Cuba by England
- 1720 invasion of Tibet by China
- 1718 invasion of Sicily by Austria with British support
- 1718 invasion of Sicily by Spain
- 1717 invasion of Sardinia by Spain
- 1716 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
[edit] 1300 - 1699
- 1688 invasion of England by the Netherlands
- 1693 invasion of Mongolia by China
- 1683 invasion of Formosa by China
- 1672 invasion of Dutch Republic by France with English support
- 1670–1671 invasion of Spanish Panama by the English privateer Morgan
- 1668 invasion of Spanish Panama by the English privateer Morgan
- 1668 invasion of Spanish Cuba by the English privateer Morgan
- 1655 invasion of western Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by Sweden
- 1654 invasion of eastern Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by Russia
- 1650 invasion of Scotland by England
| Thirty Years' War |
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| Plzeň – Záblati – Dolní Věstonice – White Mountain – Wiesloch – Wimpfen – Höchst – Fleurus – Stadtlohn – Dessau Bridge – Lutter am Barenberge – Stralsund – Wolgast – Frankfurt – Magdeburg – Werben – 1st Breitenfeld – Rain – Fürth – Alte Veste – Lützen – Oldendorf – Nördlingen – Wittstock – Rheinfelden – Breisach – Chemnitz – Honnecourt – 2nd Breitenfeld – Rocroi – Tuttlingen – Freiburg – Jüterbog – Jankov – Mergentheim – Nördlingen – Zusmarshausen – Prague – Lens – Arras – Valenciennes – Dunes |
- 1644 invasion of China by Manchu tribes
- 1609 invasion of Russia by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1572 invasion of Spanish Nombre de Dios by the English privateer Drake
- 1594 invasion of Cambodia by Siam
- 1592–1598 invasion of Korea by Japan
- 1573 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1571 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1537 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1527–1543 invasion of Ethiopia by Adal
- 1515 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by France
- 1513 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by Papal-hired Swiss mercenaries and Republic of Venice
- 1499 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by France
| Hundred Years' War |
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| Edwardian – Breton Succession – Caroline – Lancastrian |
| Crusades |
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| First – People's – German – 1101 – Second – Third – Fourth – Albigensian – Children's – Fifth – Sixth – Seventh – Shepherds' – Eighth – Ninth – Aragonese – Alexandrian – Nicopolis – Northern – Hussite – Varna |
- 1431 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1421 invasion of Egypt by the Kingdom of Cyprus
- 1407 invasion of Vietnam by China
- 1403 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Genoa
| Wars of Scottish Independence |
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| First – Second |
- 1333 invasion of Scotland by "The Disinherited" and England
- 1332 invasion of Scotland by "The Disinherited" from England
[edit] 1200 - 1299
- 1297 invasion of Monaco by an Italian army
- 1296 invasion of Scotland by England
- 1291 invasion of Acre by the Mamluks
- 1268 invasion of Antioch by the Mamluks
- 1246 invasion of Thessaloniki by the Byzantine Empire
- 1224 invasion of the Kingdom of Thessaloniki by the Byzantine Despotate of Epirus
- 1204 invasion of Thessaloniki by the Fourth Crusade
- 1204 invasion of Constantinople by Venice and the Fourth Crusade
- 1203 invasion of Constantinople by Venice and the Fourth Crusade
- 1202 invasion of Hungary-Croatia by Venice and the Fourth Crusade
[edit] Mongol invasions
| The Mongol Invasions |
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| Central Asia – Georgia and Armenia – Kalka River – Volga Bulgaria – Ryazan – Vladimir-Suzdal – Sit River – Köse Dag – Legnica – Mohi – Baghdad – Ain Jalut – Korea – Japan (Bun'ei – Kōan) – Xiangyang – Ngasaunggyan – Yamen – Pagan – Syria – Kulikovo – Vorskla – Ugra River |
- 1299 invasion of Syria by Mongols (third invasion)
- 1293 invasion of Java by Mongols
- 1283,1285,1287 invasions of Vietnam by Mongols
- 1281 invasion of Syria by Mongols (second invasion)
- 1281 invasion of Japan by Mongols
- 1279 invasions of Southern China by Mongols
- 1274 invasion of Japan by Mongols
- 1259 invasion of Syria by Mongols (first invasion)
- 1258 invasion of Baghdad by Mongols
- 1253–1258 invasions of Korea by Mongols (sixth campaign)
- 1251–1259 invasion of Persia, Syria and Mesopotamia by Mongols (Timour)
- 1251 invasion of Korea by Mongols (fifth campaign)
- 1247 invasion of Korea by Mongols (fourth campaign)
- 1244 invasion of Anatolia by Mongols
- 1241 invasion of Austria by Mongols
- 1240 invasion of Ukraine, Poland, Hungary by Mongols
- 1237-1238 invasion of Russia by Mongols
- 1220-1224 invasion of Georgians and the Cumans of the Caucasus, the Kuban, Astrakhan, Russia, Ukraine by Mongols
- 1235 invasion of Korea by Mongols (third campaign)
- 1211–1234 invasion of Northern China by Mongols
- 1232 invasion of Korea by Mongols (second campaign)
- 1231 invasion of Korea by Mongols (first campaign)
- 1218–1220 invasion of Khwarizm by Mongols
- 1205–1209 invasion of Western China by Mongols
[edit] 900 - 1199
- 1191 invasion of Jaffa by England (Third Crusade)
- 1191 invasion of Acre by France, Conrad of Montferrat and England (Third Crusade)
- 1191 invasion of Cyprus by England (Third Crusade)
- 1189 invasion of Iconium by the Holy Roman Empire (Third Crusade)
- 1189 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Seljuk Turks (Egypt)
- 1171,1173,1187 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Seljuk Turks (Egypt)
- 1115–1118 invasion of Egypt by Kingdom of Jerusalem
- 1102,1103,1105 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Egypt
- 1099 invasion of Jerusalem by Norman forces (First Crusade)
- 1097–1098 invasion of Antioch by the First Crusade
- 1085 invasion of Antioch by the Seljuk Turks
- 1068 invasion of Egypt by the Seljuk Turks
- 1066 invasion of England by Norwegian and Norman forces
- 1028–1029 invasion of Norway by Canute the Great from Anglo-Saxon England
- 1019 invasion of Kyushu, Japan by Jurchen pirates
- 1015–1016 invasion of Anglo-Saxon England by Danish, Norwegian, Jomsviking and Polish forces led by Canute the Great
- 969 invasion of Antioch by the Byzantine Empire
- 914, 919, 969 invasions of Egypt by Tunisian Fatimids
[edit] Before 900
- 870 invasion of Malta by Arabs from Sicily
- 711-718 invasion of the Iberian peninsula by the Moors
- 642-711 invasion of Algeria by the Umayyads
- 639-641 invasion of Egypt by the second caliphate
- 636 invasion of Antioch by the second caliphate
- 633 - 651 invasion of Sassanid Empire by the first caliphate
- About 600 invasion of Antioch by the Byzantine Empire
- 598-614 invasion of Korea by China
- 540 invasion of Antioch by Persia
- 520 or 525 invasion of Yemen by Ethiopia (Kingdom of Aksum)
- 429 invasion of the Iberian peninsula by the Visigoths
- 409 invasion of the Iberian peninsula by Vandals and Alans
- 409 invasion of the NW of the Iberian peninsula by Suebians
- 406 CE invasion of Gallia by Vandals, Alans and Suebians
- 55 BCE - 43 CE invasions of Britain by the Roman Empire
- 208 BCE invasion of Vietnam by China
- 219 BCE invasion of Lusitania by the Roman Empire
- Approximately between 18th-13th century BCE invasion of Canaan by Joshua and the Israelites.
[edit] Macedonian invasions
| Wars of Alexander the Great |
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| Chaeronea – Granicus – Issus – Tyre – Gaugamela – Hydaspes River |
