List of wars involving the United Kingdom
This is a list of wars involving the United Kingdom and its predecessor states (such as the Kingdom of Great Britain, and generally the British Isles). Notable militarized interstate disputes are included.
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]
- British victory
- British 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)
- Ongoing conflict
England, Scotland and Wales to 1707
- List of Anglo-Welsh wars
- Anglo-Scottish Wars
- List of battles between Scotland and England
- Timeline of the English Civil War
- Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639–1651
Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801)
Conflict | Britain & allies | Belligerents opposing Britain | Outcome |
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The Great Northern War (1700–1721) |
Tsardom of Russia Cossack Hetmanate Denmark–Norway Electorate of Saxony Poland–Lithuania Prussia Hanover | Swedish Empire Ottoman Empire United Provinces | Coalition victory:
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The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) including |
Austria Dutch Republic Savoy Prussia Portugal | France Spain Bavaria | Victory
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Civil war: (1715–1716) Jacobite rising of 1715 including |
Government forces | Jacobites | Victory
Jacobite restoration attempt defeated |
The War of the Quadruple Alliance
including
|
Holy Roman Empire France Dutch Republic Savoy | Spain
Jacobites (against the British Crown and government only) |
Quadruple Alliance Victory:
|
Dummer's War (1721–1725) |
New England Colonies Mohawk |
France Wabanaki Confederacy |
Victory
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The War of Jenkins' Ear (1739–1748) Location: New Granada, Caribbean, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pacific and Atlantic |
Spain | Status quo ante bellum
| |
The War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) including |
Austria Hanover Dutch Republic Saxony Sardinia Russia | France Prussia Bavaria Saxony Naples and Sicily Genoa Sweden | Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle: |
Civil War:
Jacobite rising of 1745 |
Government forces | Jacobites | Victory
Jacobite restoration attempt defeated |
The Second Carnatic War (1749–1754) |
East India Company
Forces of Nasir Jang Mir Ahmad
Forces of Mohamed Ali Khan Walajan |
French East India Company Forces of Chanda Shahib
Forces of Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat |
Victory
|
Seven Years' War (1756–1763) |
Great Britain Prussia Hanover Iroquois Confederacy Portugal Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Hesse-Kassel | France Holy Roman Empire Russian Empire Sweden Saxony Sardinia | Victory
|
The Third Carnatic War (1757–1763) |
East India Company | France | Victory
|
Anglo-Cherokee War (1758–1761) |
Great Britain | Cherokee | Victory
Pro-British Attakullakulla becomes Cherokee leader |
Tacky's War (1760) |
Great Britain Jamaican Government Jamaican Maroons |
Ashanti Slaves | Victory
|
Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766) |
Confederation of First Nation Tribes | Stalemate
| |
First Anglo-Mysore War (1766–1769) |
East India Company Maratha Empire | Kingdom of Mysore | British defeat, Hyderabad cedes territory to Mysore |
First Anglo-Maratha War (1774–1783) |
East India Company | Maratha Empire | Indecisive
Pre-war status quo remained.[2][3] Treaty of Salbai:
|
|
Iroquois Cherokee Hanover Loyalists | United States France Spain Dutch Republic Vermont Republic Kingdom of Mysore Oneida tribe Tuscarora tribe Watauga Association | Defeat
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2nd Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784) |
East India Company Maratha Empire | Kingdom of Mysore France | Treaty of Mangalore: |
Northwest Indian War (1785–1795) |
Western Confederacy | United States | Defeat
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3rd Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) |
East India Company Maratha Empire Hyderabad State | Kingdom of Mysore Kingdom of France |
Victory
|
War of the French Revolution (1793–1802) |
Austria Prussia French Royalists Dutch Republic Spain Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Sardinia Naples and Sicily Italian states Ottoman Empire Russia | French Republic Polish Legions Denmark–Norway Spain | Defeat
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Ibn Ufaisan's Invasion (1793) |
Kuwait Great Britain |
Emirate of Diriyah | Victory
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Second Maroon War (1795–1796) |
Great Britain British Jamaica |
Jamaican Maroons | Victory
|
Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars (1795–1816) |
Burrberongal Tribe Great Britain from 1801: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Dharug Eora Tharawal Gandangara 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 French Republic |
Indecisive | |
Kandyan Wars (1796–1818) |
Great Britain from 1801: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Kingdom of Kandy | Victory
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Irish Rebellion of 1798 (1798) |
Kingdom of Ireland | United Irishmen Defenders French Republic | Victory
Rebellion defeated
1801 Act of Union |
4th Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799) |
East India Company Maratha Empire | Kingdom of Mysore | Victory
Complete annexation of Mysore by Britain and allies |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)
Conflict | Britain & Her Allies | Belligerents Opposing Britain | Outcome |
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Temne War (1801–1807) |
Susu tribes | Kingdom of Koya | Victory
Northern shore of Sierra Leone ceded by Koya |
Tunisian-Sicilian War (1801–1804) |
Kingdom of Sicily Albanian, German, and Greek mercenaries Kingdom of Sardinia (from 1802) United Kingdom[4] |
Beylik of Tunis Tunisian pirates Regency of Algiers Eyalet of Tripolitania (from 1803) |
Victory
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Second Anglo-Maratha War (1802–1805) |
East India Company | Maratha Empire | Victory
Extensive territory in India ceded by the Maratha Empire |
First Kandyan War (1803–1805) |
Kandy | Victory
Territory captured from Kandy | |
Civil War: Emmet's Insurrection |
Forces of Robert Emmet | Victory
Rebellion defeated | |
British Expedition to Ceylon (1803) |
Dutch Republic United Kingdom |
Chiefdom of Vanni Kingdom of Kandy |
Victory
|
War of the Third Coalition (1803–1805) |
Austrian Empire Russian Empire Naples and Sicily Portugal | French Empire Batavia Italy Etruria Spain Bavaria | ??
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War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807) |
Prussia Russia Saxony Sweden | French Empire Polish Legions Italy Naples Etruria Holland Swiss Confederation | Treaties of Tilsit:
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Ashanti-Fante War (1806–1807) |
Ashanti Empire | Fante Confederacy | |
Anglo-Turkish War (1807–1809) |
Ottoman Empire | Treaty of the Dardanelles:
| |
Gunboat War (1807–1814) |
United Kingdom | Denmark-Norway | Victory
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Anglo-Russian War (1807–1812) |
United Kingdom | Russian Empire | Treaty of Örebro:
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Peninsular War (1807–1814) |
Spain | French Empire | Victory
|
Persian Gulf campaign of 1809 (1809) |
United Kingdom | Al Qasimi | Victory |
War of the Fifth Coalition (1809) |
Austrian Empire Tyrol Hungary Black Brunswickers Sicily | French Empire Warsaw Kingdom of Italy Naples Swiss Confederation | ??
|
Merina Conquest of Madagascar (1810–1817) |
Merina Kingdom | French Empire | Victory
Merina control of Madagascar Merina pro-British policies |
Punjab War (1810–1820) |
East India Company | Sikh Empire | Defeat
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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 Ga tribes | Fante Confederacy
Akwapim tribes
Akim tribes |
Tantamkweri ceded to Akwapim tribes |
War of 1812 (1812–1815) |
United Kingdom | United States | Victory
Treaty of Ghent; Status quo ante bellum with no boundary changes
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War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814) |
Original Coalition Russian Empire Prussia Austrian Empire United Kingdom Sweden Spain Portugal Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia After Battle of Leipzig |
First French Empire
Until January 1814
|
Victory
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Second Kandyan War (1815) |
Kandy | Victory
| |
Hundred Days (1815) War of the Seventh Coalition |
Prussia France Hanover German Confederation Austria Russia Sweden Netherlands Spain Portugal Sardinia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | French Empire | Victory
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Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) |
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) |
Greek revolutionaries | Ottoman Empire | Victory
Establishment of the Kingdom of Greece |
First Ashanti War (1823–1831) |
Ashanti Empire | Stalemate with a truce | |
First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826) |
East India Company
Native tribes |
Kingdom of Burma | Victory
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Revolt of the Mercenaries (1828) |
Brazil United Kingdom France |
German Mercenaries Irish Mercenaries |
Victory
|
Portuguese Civil War (1828–1834) |
Liberal Forces of Queen Maria II | Absolutist Forces of King Miguel | Victory
|
Baptist War (1831–1832) |
United Kingdom Jamaican Government |
Rebel Slaves | Victory
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First Carlist War (1833–1840) |
Forces of Queen Isabella II French Kingdom Forces of Queen Maria II | Carlists:
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British withdrawal before war's conclusion British mediated Convention of Vergara |
The 6th Xhosa War (1834–1836) |
Free Khoikhoi | Xhosa tribes | Victory
Extensive territorial gains from Xhosa |
Rebellions of 1837 (1837–1838) |
United Kingdom Province of Upper Canada |
Patriotes Hunters' Lodges Reform Movement |
Victory
|
First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842) |
East India Company | Emirate of Afghanistan | Defeat
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First Opium War (1839–1842) |
Qing dynasty | Victory
| |
Second Egyptian-Ottoman War (1839–1841) |
Ottoman Empire British Empire |
Egypt Eyalet Kingdom of the French Spain |
Victory
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Uruguayan Civil War (1839–1851) |
Colorados Argentine Unitarians French Kingdom Riograndense Republic Brazil | Blancos | 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) |
East India Company Patiala State |
Sikh Empire | Victory
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Flagstaff War (1845–1846) |
Forces of Tāmati Wāka Nene | Ngāpuhi Iwi | Stalemate |
Hutt Valley Campaign (1846) |
Te Āti Awa Iwi | 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) |
Māori Kupapa | Māori Iwis | Stalemate
12 year peace and trade |
Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849) |
East India Company | Sikh Empire | Victory
Complete annexation of the Punjab by the East India Company |
Battle of Tysami (1849) |
United Kingdom | Chui A-poo's pirates | Victory |
The 8th Xhosa War (1850–1853) Mlanjeni's War |
Xhosa tribes Khoikhoi tribes | Victory
Xhosa-Khoi attacks defeated Status quo ante bellum | |
Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) |
Qing dynasty France United Kingdom |
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | Victory
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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) |
French Empire Ottoman Empire | Russian Empire | Victory |
The National War in Nicaragua (1856–1857) |
Costa Rica Honduras Rebel Forces of Patricio Rivas The Mosquito Coast Guatemala El Salvador | Sonora | Victory
Sonora/Nicaraguan government defeat. |
Second Opium War (1856–1860) Arrow War |
French Empire | Qing dynasty | Victory
|
Anglo-Persian War (1856–1857) |
Afghanistan | Persia | Victory
Persian withdrawal from Herat |
Indian Mutiny (1857–1858) |
East India Company Nepal Jammu and Kashmir | Sepoys of the East India Company Mughal Empire Awadh Jhansi | Victory
Act for the Better Government of India:
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First Taranaki War (1860–1861) Second Māori War |
Māori Iwis | Stalemate | |
Bombardment of Kagoshima (1863) |
British Empire | Satsuma Domain | Victory
|
Second Ashanti War (1863–1864) |
Ashanti Empire | Stalemate | |
Invasion of Waikato (1863–1866) Third Māori War |
Māori Kupapa | Māori King Movement | Victory
Māori King Movement defeated, confined to King Country |
Bhutan War (1864–1865) |
India | Bhutan | Victory
Treaty of Sinchula:
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British Expedition to Abyssinia (1867–1868) |
United Kingdom | Ethiopia | Victory |
Klang War (1867–1874) Selangor Civil War |
Forces of Raja Abdullah of Klang
British Straits Settlements |
Forces of Raja Mahadi | Victory |
Titokowaru's War (1868–1869) Part of the New Zealand land wars |
Māori Kupapa | Ngāti Ruanui Iwi | Victory
Ngāti Ruanui Iwi withdrawal |
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia (1868) |
India | Abyssinia | Victory
British hostages freed War of the Abyssinian Succession begins |
Te Kooti's War
Part of the New Zealand land wars |
Māori Kupapa | Māori Iwis | Victory
End of New Zealand land wars Territory ceded by Māori Iwis |
Red River Rebellion (1869–1869) |
Dominion of Canada | Métis Forces of Louis Riel | Victory
Defeat of rebellion Manitoba Act:
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Third Ashanti War (1873–1874) |
Ashanti Empire | Victory
Treaty of Fomena:
| |
The 9th Xhosa War (1877–1879) |
Mfengu Tribe | Xhosa Gcaleka Tribe | Victory
All Xhosa territory annexed to the Cape Colony |
Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880) |
India | Afghanistan | Some goals achieved
British control over Afghan foreign affairs |
Anglo-Zulu War (1879) |
Natal | Zulu Kingdom | Victory
Zululand annexed to Natal |
‘Urabi Revolt (1879–1882) |
United Kingdom Khedivate of Egypt |
Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed ‘Urabi | Victory
|
First Boer War (1880–1881) |
South African Republic | Defeat
| |
Mahdist War (1884–1889) |
Egypt Italy | Mahdist Sudan | Victory |
Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885) |
Kingdom of Burma | Victory
Upper Burma annexed to British Raj | |
Sikkim Expedition (1888) |
India | Tibet | Victory
Tibet recognizes British suzerainty over Sikkim |
Anglo-Manipur War (1891) |
Kingdom of Manipur | Victory | |
Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896) |
Zanzibar | Victory
Pro-British Sultan installed | |
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) |
Japan Russia France United States Germany Italy | Righteous Harmony Society | Victory
|
Second Boer War (1899–1902) |
Orange Free State |
Victory
| |
Anglo-Aro War (1901–1902) |
Aro Confederacy | Victory
Aro Confederacy destroyed | |
British expedition to Tibet (1903–1904) |
India | Tibet | Victory |
Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) |
Empire of Japan
Supported by: |
Russian Empire | Victory (limited involvement) |
First World War (1914–1918) |
India Dominion of Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa Newfoundland Belgium France Greece Portugal Romania Russia Italy Japan United States Serbia Montenegro | Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire | Victory
Treaties of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Trianon:
Russia pulls out in 1917
Creation of League of Nations:
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Estonian War of Independence (1918–1920) |
Estonia United Kingdom Finland Denmark Latvia White movement Swedish volunteers |
Soviet Russia
|
Victory
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Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920) |
Latvia Estonia White Movement Poland Lithuania United Kingdom |
German Empire West Russian Volunteer Army |
Victory
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Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (1918–1920) |
British Empire France United States Japan Greece | Soviet Russia | Defeat
|
Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923) |
Greece France Armenia (in 1920) United Kingdom Ottoman Empire (until 1922)
|
Turkish National Movement
Supported by: |
Defeat
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Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919–1919) |
India | Afghanistan | Afghan diplomatic victory [9][10]
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Kuwait-Najd War (1919-1920) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait British Empire |
Sultanate of Nejd | Victory |
Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) |
Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) | Irish Republic | Anglo-Irish Treaty:
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Somaliland campaign (1920) (1920) |
British Somaliland | Dervish State | Victory
Demise of the Dervish State |
Great Iraqi Revolution of 1920 (1920) |
Iraqi rebels | Victory
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present)
Conflict | Britain & Her Allies | Belligerent Opposing Britain | Outcome |
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Adwan Rebellion (1923) |
United Kingdom Emir Abdullah's forces Hashemite allied tribesmen:
|
Sultan al-Adwan's forces | Victory
Sultan al-Adwan's defeat and exile |
Ikhwan Revolt (1927–1930) |
Kuwait Nejd and Hejaz RAF |
Ikhwan | Victory
|
Great Arab Revolt in Palestine (1936–1939) |
United Kingdom Yishuv |
Arab Higher Committee | Victory
Revolt suppressed |
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine (1939–1948) |
United Kingdom | Yishuv | Defeat[13]
|
S-Plan 16 January 1939 – March 1940 |
United Kingdom | Irish Republican Army | Victory
|
Second World War (1939–1945) |
The Allies | Axis Powers | Victory
Nazi Germany formally surrenders 8 May 1945, ending the Second World War in Europe. 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 |
Royal Ulster Constabulary | Irish Republican Army | Victory
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Greek Civil War (1944–1948) |
Kingdom of Greece United Kingdom | D.S.E. (Δ.Σ.Ε.) Albania Yugoslavia | VictoryCommunist forces defeated, many D.S.E. soldiers exiled in Eastern Europe.Battalion of UK troops still in Greece till 1948 |
Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949) |
United Kingdom Netherlands Japan (until 1945) | Indonesia | Hand over to Dutch in 1946
|
Operation Masterdom (1945–1946) |
United Kingdom France Empire of Japan | Viet Minh | Hand over to French
First Indochina War begins |
Corfu Channel incident (1946–1948) |
United Kingdom | People's Socialist Republic of Albania | Victory
|
Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) |
British Commonwealth Thailand | Malayan Communist Party | Victory
|
Korean War (1950–1953) |
United Nations Command | North Korea People's Republic of China | Ceasefire
|
1951 Anglo-Egyptian War[14] (1951–1952) |
United Kingdom | Egypt | Victory
|
Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960) |
United Kingdom | Mau Mau | Victory
|
Jebel Akhdar War (1954–1959) |
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman United Kingdom |
Imamate of Oman
|
Victory
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Cyprus Emergency (1955–1959) |
United Kingdom | EOKA
|
|
Suez Crisis (1956–1957) |
United Kingdom France | Egypt | Coalition military victory[15][16][17] Egyptian political victory[15]
|
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) |
Commonwealth of Nations | Indonesia | Victory
Indonesia recognises Malaysian rule over former North Borneo |
Dhofar Rebellion (1962–1975) |
Oman United Kingdom Iran | Various insurgents | Victory Insurgency defeatedModernisation of Oman |
Aden Emergency (1963–1967) |
Federation of South Arabia United Kingdom |
NLF FLOSY |
Defeat People's Republic of South Yemen established |
Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) |
Nigeria Egypt United Kingdom |
Biafra | Victory
|
The Troubles (1968–1998) |
United Kingdom | Provisional Irish Republican Army
Official Irish Republican Army Irish National Liberation Army Irish People's Liberation Organisation |
Stalemate Good Friday Agreement:
|
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 France United States Italy | Islamic Jihad Organization Iran Syria Progressive Socialist Party Amal Movement |
Defeat Lebanese Army collapsed following Multinational Force withdrawal.[19] Civil War continued until 1990. Britain provides smaller contribution than other 3 powers from Feb 1983, while the 3 others had intervened in Aug 1982, Britain, US, and Italy left in Feb 1984, with the French leaving by March 31, 1984. |
Gulf War (1991) |
Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Egypt Syria | Iraq | Victory Kuwait regains its independence |
Bosnian War (1992–1995) |
UNPROFOR | Republika Srpska | Victory |
Operation Desert Fox (1998) |
United States | Iraq | Victory
Objectives largely achieved |
Kosovo War (1998–1999) |
United States United Kingdom France Canada Denmark Germany Italy | Yugoslavia | Victory Kosovo occupied by Nato forces Kosovo administered by UNMIK |
Sierra Leone Civil War (2000–2002) |
Sierra Leone | Rebels | Victory
Rebels defeated |
War in Afghanistan Fourth Anglo-Afghan War[20] (2001–2014) |
Afghanistan United States United Kingdom Canada Germany Italy France Denmark Poland Romania Turkey Australia Spain ISAF | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Ongoing Fall of Taliban régime and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Osama bin Laden killed Taliban insurgency |
Iraq War (2003–2009) |
United States United Kingdom Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein Australia Poland Denmark | Iraq under Saddam Hussein Islamic State of Iraq | Victory Overthrow of Ba'ath Party government Occupation of southern Iraq Iraqi insurgency, emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Sectarian Violence[21] Rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the successor of al-Qaeda in Iraq[22][23] British withdrawal in 2009, US withdrawal in 2011 |
Libyan Civil War (2011) |
Many NATO members acting under UN mandate, including: United States United Kingdom France Denmark Italy Canada and Anti-Gaddafi forces several Arab League states | Pro-Gaddafi forces | Victory
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Operation Shader (2014–present) |
United States United Kingdom Iraq Syrian Opposition Australia Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Turkey Bahrain Jordan Morocco Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Rojava Egypt Libya Nigeria Cameroon Chad Niger Russia |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boko Haram |
Ongoing
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See also
- List of wars involving England
- List of wars in Great Britain
- Military history of the United Kingdom
- Declaration of war by the United Kingdom
References
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Fighting between Kuwait's forces and Wahhabi supporters of Ibn Sa'ud broke out in May 1920, and the former were soundly defeated. Within a few weeks, the citizens of Kuwait constructed a new wall to protect Kuwait City.
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Notes
- ^ 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
Further reading
- Barnett, Correlli. Britain and her army, 1509–1970: a military, political and social survey (1970).
- Black, Jeremy. A military history of Britain: from 1775 to the present (2008).
- Bradford, James C. ed. International Encyclopedia of Military History (2 vol. 2006).
- Brownstone, David and Irene Franck. Timelines of War: A Chronology of Warfare from 100,000 BC to the Present (1996), Global coverage.
- Cannon, John, ed. The Oxford Companion to British History (2003)
- Carlton, Charles. This Seat of Mars: War and the British Isles, 1485–1746 (Yale UP; 2011) 332 pages; studies the impact of near unceasing war from the individual to the national levels.
- Chandler, David G., and Ian Frederick William Beckett, eds. The Oxford history of the British army (Oxford UP, 2003).
- Cole, D. H and E. C Priestley. An outline of British military history, 1660–1936 (1936). online
- Dupuy, R. Ernest and Trevor N. Dupuy. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present (1993).
- Fortescue, John William. History of the British Army from the Norman Conquest to the First World War (1899–1930), in 13 volumes with six separate map volumes. Available online for downloading; online volumes; The standard highly detailed full coverage of operations.
- Haswell, Jock, and John Lewis-Stempel. A Brief History of the British Army (2017).
- Higham, John, ed. A Guide to the Sources of British Military History (1971) 654 pages excerpt; Highly detailed bibliography and discussion up to 1970; includes local and naval forces.
- James, Lawrence. Warrior race: a history of the British at war (Hachette UK, 2010). excerpt
- Johnson, Douglas, et al. Britain and France: Ten Centuries (1980)
- Mulligan, William, and Brendan Simms, eds. The Primacy of Foreign Policy in British History, 1660–2000 (Palgrave Macmillan; 2011) 345 pages
- Neville, Peter (2013). Historical Dictionary of British Foreign Policy. Scarecrow Press. pp. xix–xxxi. timeline pp xix to xxxi
- Otte, T.G. The Makers of British Foreign Policy: From Pitt to Thatcher (2002)
- Ranft, Bryan. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy (Oxford UP, 2002).
- Rodger, N. A.M. The safeguard of the sea: A naval history of Britain, 660–1649 (Vol. 1. 1998). excerpt
- Rodger, N.A.M.The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649–1815 (vol 2 2006) excerpt
- Sheppard, Eric William. A short history of the British army (1950). online
- Ward, A.W. and G.P. Gooch, eds. The Cambridge History of British Foreign Policy, 1783–1919 (3 vol, 1921–23), old detailed classic; vol 1, 1783–1815 ; vol 2, 1815–1866; vol 3. 1866–1919
Historiography
- Messenger, Charles, ed. Reader's Guide to Military History (2001) pp 55–74 etc.; annotated guide to most important books.
- Schroeder, Paul W. "Old Wine in Old Bottles: Recent Contributions to British Foreign Policy and European International Politics, 1789–1848." Journal of British Studies 26.01 (1987): 1–25.