List of invasions
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This is a list of invasions ordered by date. An invasion is a military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity.
2000–present
| Invasion | Invading forces | Counter-invasion forces |
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| 2014 invasion of Gaza |  Israel
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 Gaza
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| 2014 invasion of Ukraine |  Russia
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 Ukraine
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| 2008 invasion of Gaza | Israel
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Gaza
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| 2008 invasion of Georgia | Russia
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 Georgia
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| 2008 invasion of Anjouan |  Comoros
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 Anjouan
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| 2006 invasion of Somalia |  Ethiopia
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 Somalia
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| 2006 invasion of Lebanon | Israel
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 Lebanon
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| 2003 invasion of Iraq |  United States United Kingdom
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 Iraq
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| 2001 invasion of Afghanistan | United States United Kingdom
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 Afghanistan
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1945–1999
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World War II (1939–1945)
Interwar (1918–1939)
| Invasion | Invading forces | Counter-invasion forces |
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| 1939 invasion of Manchuria |  Soviet Union Mongolia
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 Japan Manchukuo
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| 1939 invasion of Albania |  Italy
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 Albania
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| 1938 invasion of the Soviet Union | Japan
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 Soviet Union
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| 1938 invasion of Czechoslovakia |  Germany Hungary
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 Czechoslovakia
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| 1937 invasion of China | Japan
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 China
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| 1935 invasion of Ethiopia | Italy
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 Ethiopia
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| 1931 invasion of Manchuria | Japan
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China
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| 1932 invasion of Bolivia |  Paraguay
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 Bolivia
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| 1923 invasion of Corfu | Italy
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 Greece
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| 1923 invasion of the Ruhr |  France Belgium
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 Germany
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| 1920 invasion of Poland |  Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR
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 Poland
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| 1919 invasion of Smyrna | Greece
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 Turkey
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| 1919 invasion of Ukraine |  Romania
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 Ukraine
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| 1919 invasion of Hungary | Romania
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 Hungary
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| 1919 invasion of Ukraine | Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR
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Ukraine
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| 1918 invasion of Russia | United Kingdom Canada Japan Czechoslovakia Greece Poland United States France Australia India Romania Serbia Italy China
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Russian SFSR
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World War I (1914–1918)
See also: World War I timeline
1800–1915
- 1884 invasion of Chinese Tonkin in North Vietnam by France
- 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
- 1868 invasion of Abyssinia by Britain and British-Indian forces
- 1871 invasion of Korea by the United States
- 1862–1867 invasion of Mexico by France
- 1866 invasion of Korea by France
- 1865 invasion of Tonkin, Vietnam by the Black Flags and Yellow Flags
- 1864 invasion of Peruvian Chincha Islands by Spain
- 1864 invasion of Paraguay by allied forces the Brazilian Empire, Argentina and Uruguay
- 1863 invasion of the United States by the Confederate States
- 1861–1865 invasions of the Confederate States by the United States
- 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
- 1852 invasion of Argentina by allied forces of the Brazilian Empire, Uruguay, Entre Ríos and Corrientes
- 1847 invasion of Tourane, Vietnam by France\
- Manifest Destiny Invasion of the Western United States by the Americans.
- 1846 invasion of Mexico by United States
- 1841 invasion of Bolivia by Peru
- 1841 invasion of Cambodia by Siam and Vietnam
- 1839 invasion of China by United Kingdom
- 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
- 1835 invasion of Riograndense Republic by the Brazilian Empire
- 1834 invasion of Ladakh by Jammu
- 1833 invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam
- 1832 invasion of Ottoman Syria by Egypt
- 1832 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1831 invasion of Cambodia and southern Vietnam by Siam
- 1830 invasion of Algeria by France
- 1827 invasion of Laos by Siam
- 1825 invasion of Greece by Egypt
- 1821 invasion of Assam by Burma
- 1819 invasion of Assam by Burma
- 1817 invasion of Assam by Burma
- 1816 1812 invasions of the Banda Oriental by the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
- 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 Indian allies
- 1812 invasions of the Banda Oriental by the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
- 1812 invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam
- 1809 invasion of Sweden by Russia
- 1808 invasion of Swedish Finland by Russia
- 1806–1807 invasions of Spanish Río de la Plata basin colonies by United Kingdom
- 1805 invasion of Tripoli by United States and mercenaries
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815)
See also: French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars
1700–1792
- 1792 invasion of Poland by Russia
- 1792 invasion of Laos by Siam
- 1789 invasion of Vietnam by Manchu army
- 1788 invasion of Nepal by China
- 1788 invasion of Vietnam by China
- 1788 invasion of Tibet by the Gorkha Kingdom
- 1784–1785 invasion of Vietnam by Siam
- 1783 Al Khalifa invasion of Bahrain
- 1782 invasion of Cambodia by Siam
- 1778 invasion of Laos by Siam
- 1775 invasion of Canada by the United States
- 1774 invasion of Annam by the Vietnamese lord Trịnh Sâm
- 1769 invasion of Cambodia by Siam
- Invasion of Corsica (1768) by France
- 1765–1767 invasion of Siam by Burma
- 1757 invasion of Bohemia by Prussia
- 1756 invasion of Saxony by Prussia
- 1755 invasion of Cochinchina by Vietnam
- 1750 invasion of Tibet by China
- 1749 invasion of Cochinchina by Vietnam
- 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
- 1718 invasion of Norway by Sweden
- 1717 invasion of Sardinia by Spain
- 1717 Tatar raids in Transylvania
- 1717 Omani invasion of Bahrain
- 1716 invasion of Austria by Ottoman Empire
- 1716 invasion of Norway by Sweden
- 1716 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1714 invasion of Cochinchina by Vietnam
- 1707 invasion of Russia by Sweden
- 1706 invasion of Saxony by Sweden
- 1705 invasion of Tibet by Mongols led by Lha-bzang Khan
- 1702 invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by Sweden
1600–1699
- 1694 invasion of Lan Xang by Vietnam
- 1693 invasion of Mongolia by China
- 1692 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1688–1689 invasion of Britain by the Dutch Republic
- 1683 invasion of Formosa by China
- 1683 invasion of Austria by Ottoman Empire
- 1677 invasion of Vietnam by a Mạc army
- 1674 invasion of Brandenburg by Sweden
- 1673 invasion of Poland by Ottoman Turks
- 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
- 1664 invasion of Austria by Ottoman Empire
- 1662 invasion of Assam by Bengal
- 1655 invasion of western Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by Sweden
- 1654 invasion of eastern Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by Russia
- 1653 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1650 invasion of Scotland by England
- 1647 invasion of Ireland by England
- 1647 invasion of Crete by Ottoman Empire
- 1644 invasion of China by Manchurian
- 1636 invasion of Korea by Manchurian
- 1630 invasion of Germany by Sweden
- 1627 invasion of Iceland by Barbary pirates
- 1627 invasion of Korea by Manchurian
- 1625 invasion of western England by Barbary pirates
- 1625 invasion of Ottoman Istanbul by Zaporozhian Cossacks
- 1621 invasion of Poland by Ottoman Turks
- 1609 invasion of Russia by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1500–1599
- 1596 invasion of Austria by the Ottoman Empire
- 1594 invasion of Cambodia by Siam
- 1592 invasion of Burma by Siam
- 1592–1598 invasion of Korea by Japan
- 1589 invasion of Poland by the Crimean Khanate
- 1585 invasion of Lanzarote of the Canary Islands by Barbary pirates
- 1578 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1563–1569 invasion of Siam by Burma
- 1573 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1572 invasion of Spanish Nombre de Dios by the English privateer Drake
- 1571 invasion of Russia by Crimean Khanate
- 1571 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1565 invasion of Malta by Ottoman Empire
- 1552 invasion of Kazan Khanate by Russia
- 1551 invasion of Tripoli by Ottoman Empire
- 1551 invasion of Gozo by Ottoman Empire
- 1548–1549 invasion of Siam by Burma
- 1537 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1537 invasion of Vietnam by a Ming army
- 1527–1543 invasion of Ethiopia by Adal Sultanate
- 1529 invasion of Austria by the Ottoman Empire
- 1526 invasion of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire
- 1522 invasion of Rhodes by the Ottoman Empire
- 1515 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by France
- 1513 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by Papal-hired Swiss mercenaries and Republic of Venice
- 1512 invasion of Spain by Barbary pirates
- 1506 invasion of Poland by Crimean Tatars
1300–1499
- 1499 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by France
- 1492 invasion of Granada by Spain
- 1480 invasion of Rhodes by the Ottoman Empire
- 1478 invasion of Kingdom of Lan Xang by Vietnam
- 1471 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1453 invasion of Byzantium by the Ottoman Empire
- 1446 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1431 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1427 invasion of Vietnam by a Ming army
- 1421 invasion of Egypt by the Kingdom of Cyprus
- 1415 invasion of France by the Kingdom of England.[1]
- Turkoman invasions of Georgia 1407–1502
- 1407 invasion of Vietnam by China
- 1403 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Genoa
- 1402 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1389 invasion of Serbia by the Ottoman Empire
- 1389 invasion of Vietnam by the Kingdom of Champa
- 1385–1387 invasion of Caucasus and Northwest Iran by the Golden Horde
- 1382–1383 invasion of Russia by the Golden Horde
- 1377 invasion of Vietnam by the Kingdom of Champa
- 1372 invasion of Vietnam by the Kingdom of Champa
- 1361 invasion of Vietnam by the Kingdom of Champa
- 1333 invasion of Scotland by "The Disinherited" and England
- 1332 invasion of Scotland by "The Disinherited" from England
- 1312 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1300 invasion of Flanders by France
Timurid invasions
- Timur's invasions of Georgia
- 1400–1402 invasion of Iraq, Syria and Anatolia
- 1399 invasion of Ukraine
- 1398–1399 invasion of northern India
- 1394–1396 invasion of Golden Horde (second)
- 1389–1391 invasion of Golden Horde (first)
- 1380–1393 invasion of Persia
- 1370s invasion of Transoxiana and Khwarezm
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
- 1218 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1216 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 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
Mongol invasions
- 1299 invasion of Syria (third invasion)
- 1293 invasion of Java
- 1288 raid against Vietnam
- 1287 raid against Poland
- 1287 invasion of Vietnam (third attempt)
- 1285 raid against Bulgaria
- 1285 raid against Vietnam
- 1284–1285 invasion of Hungary
- 1284 invasion of Vietnam (second attempt)
- 1283 invasion of Kingdom of Champa
- 1281 invasion of Syria (second invasion)
- 1281 invasion of Japan
- 1279 invasion of Southern China
- 1277, 1287 invasion of Myanmar
- 1275 raid against Lithuania
- 1274 raid against Bulgaria
- 1274 invasion of Japan
- 1259 invasion of Syria (first invasion)
- 1259 raid against Lithuania and Poland
- 1258–1259 invasion of Halych-Volynia
- 1258 raid against Vietnam
- 1258 invasion of Baghdad
- 1257 invasion of Vietnam (first attempt)
- 1254 invasions of Korea (sixth campaign)
- 1251–1259 invasion of Persia, Syria and Mesopotamia (Timour)
- 1251 invasion of Korea (fifth campaign)
- 1247 invasion of Korea (fourth campaign)
- 1244 invasion of Anatolia
- 1242 invasion of Serbia, Bulgaria, Wallachia
- 1241 invasion of Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Bohemia, Austria
- 1240 Mongol invasions of Tibet
- 1240 invasion of Ukraine
- 1237–1238 invasion of Russia
- 1235 invasion of Korea (third campaign)
- 1232 invasion of Korea (second campaign)
- 1231 invasion of Korea (first campaign)
- 1222, 1241, 1257, 1292, 1298, 1306, 1327 invasion of India
- 1220–1224 invasion of Georgians and the Cumans of the Caucasus, the Kuban, Astrakhan, Russia, Ukraine
- 1218–1220 invasion of Khwarizm (Iran)
- 1211–1234 invasion of Northern China
- 1205–1209 invasion of Western China
900–1199
- 1195 invasion of Spain by Almohads
- 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 Ayyubids (Egypt)
- 1177 invasion of Angkor by Rival Chams based in Central Vietnam
- 1171, 1173, 1177, 1183, 1187 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Ayyubids (Egypt)
- 1169 Invasion of Ireland by the Anglo-Normans
- 1167 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1163, 1164, 1167, 1168 invasion of Egypt by Kingdom of Jerusalem
- 1161–1165 invasion of the Southern Song Dynasty by the Jin dynasty
- 1132 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1128 invasion of Vietnam by Kingdom of Champa
- 1125–1142 invasion of the Northern Song Dynasty by the Jin dynasty
- 1115–1118 invasion of Egypt by Kingdom of Jerusalem
- 1113 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Seljuk Turks
- 1110 invasion of Kalinga by Chola
- 1104 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1102,1103,1105 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Egypt
- 1099 invasion of Jerusalem by the First Crusade
- 1097–1098 invasion of Antioch by the First Crusade
- 1097 invasion of Kalinga by Chola
- 1091 invasion of Byzantine Empire by Petchenegs
- 1086 Invasion of Spain by Almoravids
- 1085 invasion of Antioch by the Seljuk Turks
- 1080s invasions of the Georgian Kingdom by the Seljuk Turks
- 1075 invasion of China by Vietnam
- 1074–1075 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1071 invasion of Byzantine Empire by Seljuk Turks
- 1069 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1068 invasion of Egypt by the Seljuk Turks
- 1066 invasion of England by Norwegian and Norman forces
- 1044 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1043 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1028–1029 invasion of Norway by Canute the Great from Anglo-Saxon England
- 1025 invasion of Srivijaya by Chola
- 1020 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1019 invasion of Kyushu, Japan by Jurchen pirates
- 1018 invasion of Lanka (Sri Lanka) by Chola
- 1015–1016 invasion of Anglo-Saxon England by Danish, Norwegian, Jomsviking and Polish forces led by Canute the Great
- 993–1019 invasion of Korea by Khitan
- 982 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 981 invasion of Vietnam by Song forces
- 969 invasion of Antioch by the Byzantine Empire
- 968 invasion of Kievan Rus by Petchenegs
- 955 invasion of Germany by Magyars
- 938 invasion of Vietnam by Southern Han forces
- 914, 919, 969 invasions of Egypt by Tunisian Fatimids
Before 900
- 870 invasion of Malta by Arabs from Sicily
- 793 invasion of Britain by Vikings
- Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (782) by Arabs
- 772 invasion of Saxony by Charlemagne
- 763 invasion of Tang China by Tibetans
- 732 invasion of France by Arabs
- 718 invasion of Byzantine Empire by Arabs
- 711–718 invasion of Visigothic Hispania by a Moorish army of the second caliphate
- 651 invasion of Champa and Vietnam by the third caliphate
- 645–668 invasion of Korea by China
- 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 Sasanian Empire by the first caliphate
- 602 invasion of Vietnam by a Sui army
- 600 invasion of Antioch by the Byzantine Empire
- 586 invasion of Byzantine Empire by Persia
- 598–614 invasion of Korea by China
- 544 invasion of Vietnam by Chen Baxian
- 543 invasion of Vietnam by Kingdom of Champa
- 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 invasion of Gallia by Vandals, Alans and Suebians
- 363 invasion of Persia by the Roman Empire
- 349 invasion of Meroe by Ethiopia (Kingdom of Aksum)
- 249 invasion of Roman Empire by Persia
- 43 AD invasion of Vietnam by a Han army
- 43 AD invasion of Britain by the Roman Empire
- 56 and 55 BC invasions of Britain by the Roman Republic
- 58 and 57 BC invasions of France (Gaul) by the Roman Republic
- 65 BC invasion of Georgia (Colchis and Iberia) by the Roman Republic
- 111 BC invasion of Vietnam by a Han army
- 121 BC invasion of France (Celtic Gaul) by the Roman Empire
- 149 BC invasion of Carthago by the Roman Empire
- 208 BC invasion of Vietnam by China
- 218 BC invasion of Vietnam by a Qin army
- 219 BC invasion of Lusitania by the Roman Empire
- 221 BC invasion of Vietnam by Qin Shi Huang
- 258 BC invasion of Vietnam by Âu Việt tribe led by Thục Phán
- 279 BC invasion of Balkans by Gauls
- Approximately between 18th–13th century BC invasion of Canaan by Joshua and the Israelites
- Approximately between 22nd–21st century BC invasion of Vietnam by Ân tribes.
Muslim conquests
Punic Wars
Macedonian invasions
Peloponnesian War
431–404 BC multiple invasions of Athens and allies by Sparta and allies; multiple invasions of Spartan allies by Athens and allies
Persian invasions of Greece
- 490 BCE Battle of Marathon
- 480–479 BCE Battle of Thermopylae
- 492-490 BCE First Persian invasion of Greece