List of wars involving Lithuania
This is a list of wars, armed conflicts and rebellions involving Lithuania throughout its history as a kingdom (1251–1263), grand duchy (1236–1251; 1263–1795, although part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during 1569–1795) and a modern republic (1918–1940; 1990 – present), including as well the uprisings of the 19th and 20th centuries to recreate Lithuanian statehood. Dates indicate the years in which Lithuania was involved in the war. Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.
- Victory
- Defeat
- Another result (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)
- Ongoing conflict
Kingdom of Lithuania[edit]
- Mongol invasions of Lithuania (1258–1259, 1275, 1279, and 1325)
Grand Duchy of Lithuania[edit]
14th century[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galicia–Volhynia Wars (1340–1392) |  Grand Duchy of Lithuania Golden Horde
|
 Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary Duchy of Masovia
|
Galicia–Volhynia divided between Poland and Lithuania |
| Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1368–1372) | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Principality of Tver
|
Grand Duchy of Moscow | Lithuanian retreat (Treaty of Lyubutsk) |
| Lithuanian war of succession (1377–1387) |  Grand Duchy of LithuaniaJogaila |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Andrei of Polotsk |
Jogaila victory |
| Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384) |  Duchy of SamogitiaKęstutis Vytautas |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Jogaila Skirgaila |
Temporary reconciliation |
| Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392) | Duchy of Samogitia
|
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
Ostrów Agreement |
15th century[edit]
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1409–1411 | Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
 Teutonic Order
|
Peace of Thorn (1411) |
| 1414 | Hunger War | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
Teutonic Order
|
Mediation at the Council of Constance |
| 1422 | Gollub War | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland Moldavia
|
Teutonic Order
|
Victory |
| 1431–1435 | Polish–Teutonic War (1431–1435) | Kingdom of Poland
|
Teutonic Order
|
Victory (Peace of Brześć Kujawski) |
| 1432–1438 | Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438) |  Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
 Grand Duchy of Rus Teutonic Order Livonian Order Golden Horde Principality of Moldavia
|
Svitrigaila's defeat |
| 1487–1494 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Golden Horde |
 Grand Duchy of MoscowCrimean Khanate |
Eternal Peace (1494) |
| 1492–1537 | Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars | Grand Duchy of Lithuania
|
Grand Duchy of Moscow
|
16th century[edit]
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1508 | Glinski Rebellion | Grand Duchy of Lithuania
|
Glinski supporters | Government's victory |
| 1524 | Ottoman-Tatar invasion of Lithuania and Poland | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
Ottoman-Tatars | |
| 1561–1570 | Northern Seven Years' War |  Polish–Lithuanian union Free City of Lübeck Denmark–Norway
|
 Kingdom of Sweden
|
Treaty of Stettin (1570) |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[edit]
16th century[edit]
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1576–1582 | Livonian War |  Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Livonian Confederation Denmark–Norway Kingdom of Sweden Zaporozhian Cossacks Principality of Transylvania
|
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Victory |
| 1587–1588 | War of the Polish Succession (1587–1588) | Supporters of Sigismund Vasa, mainly Poles | Supporters of Maximilian of Austria, mainly Germans, but including many Poles and Hungarians | Sigismund victory |
17th century[edit]
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18th century[edit]
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700–1721 | Great Northern War |  Swedish Empire
 Cossack Hetmanate (1708–1709) |
 Tsardom of Russia
 Electorate of Saxony(1700–1706, 1709–1719) Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth(1701–1704, 1704–1709, 1709–1719)  Denmark–Norway(1700, 1709–1720)  Kingdom of Prussia (1715–1721) Electorate of Hanover (1715–1719) Great Britain(1717–1719)  Moldavia(1711) |
Treaty of Nystad |
| 1733–1738 | War of the Polish Succession |  Poland loyal to Stanisław I |
 Poland loyal to Augustus III |
Treaty of Vienna (1738) |
| 1792 | Polish–Russian War of 1792 | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
|
Russian Empire
|
Defeat |
| 1794 | Kościuszko Uprising | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
|
Russian Empire
|
Defeat |
19th-century uprisings against Russian rule[edit]
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830–1831 | November Uprising |  Congress Poland
|
 Russian Empire
|
Defeat |
| 1863–1865 | January Uprising |  Polish National Government
|
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|
Defeat |
20th century[edit]
Interwar Lithuania (1918–1940)[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuanian–Soviet War
(1918–1919) |
 Lithuania Saxon Volunteers
|
 Russian SFSR Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia
|
Victory
|
| War against the Bermontians
(1919) |
Lithuania
|
 West Russian Volunteer Army
|
Victory
|
| Polish–Lithuanian War
(1919–1920) |
Lithuania
|
 Poland
|
Inconclusive
|
| Klaipėda Revolt
(1923) |
Lithuania
|
 French administration
|
Victory
|
| Polish ultimatum to Lithuania
(1938) |
Lithuania
|
Poland
|
Defeat
|
| German ultimatum to Lithuania
(1939) |
Lithuania
|
 Nazi Germany
|
Defeat
|
| Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
(1940) |
Lithuania Latvia Estonia
|
 Soviet Union
|
Defeat
|
Lithuania under occupation[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|
| June Uprising in Lithuania
(1941) |
Lithuanian partisans
|
Soviet Union
|
Victory
|
| German occupation of Lithuania
(1941–1944) |
Lithuanian anti-Nazi resistance
|
Nazi Germany
|
|
| Guerilla war in the Baltic states
(1944–1953) |
Lithuanian partisans Latvian partisans Estonian partisans
|
Soviet Union
|
Defeat |
Lithuania's independence restored (1990s)[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts
(1990–1991) |
Lithuania
|
 Soviet Union
|
Victory
|
| January Events
(1991) |
 Lithuania
|
Soviet Union
|
Victory
|
21st century[edit]
- 2001, War in Afghanistan
- 2003, Invasion of Iraq
- 2023, War in Ukraine
See also[edit]
- History of Europe
- List of wars
- Military of Lithuania
- List of wars involving Belarus
- List of wars involving Estonia
- List of wars involving Latvia
- List of wars involving the Grand Duchy of Moscow
- List of wars involving Poland
- List of wars involving Russia
- List of wars involving Ukraine
References[edit]
- ^ Hrushevsky (2003), pp. 327ff.
- ^ "Абдусаламов Магомед-паша Балашович Феодальные междоусобицы кумыкских владетелей во второй половине XVII века", ИСОМ, no. 4, C.33, 2014, retrieved 26 May 2023
- ^ a b Lithuanians celebrate 20th Anniversary assault of the Vilnius television tower by the Soviet Troops. Ukrayinska Pravda. 13 January 2011