This is a list of wars that occurred in the Low Countries until 1560.
| Start | Finish | Name of conflict | Belligerents | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | ||||
| 58 BCE | 50 BCE | Gallic Wars | Roman Republic | Gallic tribes Germanic tribes Celtic Britons Iberian tribes | Decisive Roman victory
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| 54 BCE | 53 BCE | Ambiorix's revolt (part of the Gallic Wars) | Roman Republic | Eburones | Roman victory
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| 12 BCE | 16 CE | Roman campaigns in Germania (12 BC – AD 16) (including the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest) | Roman Empire | Germanic tribes | Strategic Germanic victory
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| 28 | 28 | Battle of Baduhenna Wood | Roman Empire | Frisii | Indecisive; tactical Frisian victory
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| 47 | 47 | Gannascus' revolt | Roman Empire | Cananefates Chauci Frisii | Roman victory
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| 69 | 70 | Revolt of the Batavi | Roman Empire | Batavi Cananefates Frisii Lingones Treveri | Roman victory
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| 286 | 296 | Carausian Revolt | Roman Empire | Franks | Roman victory
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| c.430 | c.435 | Frankish conquest of Turnacum and Cameracum [2] | Roman Empire | Salian Franks | Frankish victory |
| 448 | 448 | Battle of Vicus Helena | Roman Empire | Salian Franks | Roman victory |
| c.450 | c.450 | Battle of Finnsburg? | Frisii | Danes | Danish victory |
| c.525 | c.525 | Battle on the Rhine ? | Frankish Empire Frisii? | Danes | Frankish victory |
| 600 | 793 | Frisian–Frankish wars | Frankish Empire | Frisian Kingdom | Frankish victory
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| 715 | 718 | Frankish Civil War (715–718) | Carolingian faction(Austrasian) Charles Martel Chlothar IV (717–718) Pippinid faction(Austrasian) | Neustrian faction Ragenfrid Dagobert III (†715) Chilperic II Redbad of Frisia (716–718) Odo of Aquitaine (independent until 718) | Carolingian victory
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| 772 | 804 | Saxon Wars | Frankish Empire Obotrite Confederacy | Saxons Frisians | Frankish victory
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| 834 | 891 | Viking raids in the Rhineland | Vikings | Frankish Empire, splitting into: | Frankish victory
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| 978 | 980 | Franco-German war of 978–980 | Holy Roman Empire | West Francia | Status quo ante bellum |
| 987 | 991 | Charles-Hugh Capet war [ citation needed ] | Lower Lotharingia | Kingdom of France | French victory |
| 1012 | 1018 | Lower Lorrainian war of succession [3] | County of Verdun | | Verdun victory
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| 1018 | 1018 | Battle of Vlaardingen | West Frisia (later County of Holland) | | West Frisian victory
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| 1037 | 1037 | Odo II invasion of Lotharingia [ citation needed ] | County of Champagne | Lower and Upper Lotharingia under Gothelo I | ●Battle of Bar-le-Duc : death of Odo ●Holy Roman Empire victory |
| 1044 | 1056 | Revolts of Godfrey the Bearded | | | Compromise
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| 1070 | 1071 | War of the Flemish succession (1070–1071) | West Frisia (later County of Holland) | | West Frisian victory
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| 1076 | 1076 | Battle of IJsselmonde | West Frisia (later County of Holland) | | West Frisian victory
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| 1101 | 1115 | Wars of Henry of Lower Lorraine [ citation needed ] | Pro Henry Lower Lotharingia Holy Roman empire (1104-1106) | Pro Godfrey Lower Lotharingia Holy Roman empire (1101-1104 and 1006-1115) | Godfrey I, Count of Louvain remain Duke of Lower Lotharingia and Henry became count of Limburg |
| 1102 | 1105 | German-Flemish war | County of Flanders | Holy Roman Empire | Status quo ante bellum |
| 1127 | 1128 | War of the Flemish succession (1127–1128) | | | Theoderican victory
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| 1128 | 1131 | Godfrey-Waleran war [ citation needed ] | Pro Godfrey Lower Lotharingia | Pro Waleran Lower Lotharingia | •Battle of Wilderen : Waleran victory•Waleran became duke of Lower Lotharingia •Godfrey renonce his title and went to the abbey of Affligem |
| 1132 | 1297 | West Frisian Wars [4] [5] [6] | | West Frisians | Hollandic victory
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| 1139 | 1140 | Rebellion of Henry II of Limburg [ citation needed ] | Pro Henry Lower Lotharingia | Pro Godfrey Lower Lotharingia | •Godfrey victory, he remain duke of Lower lotharingia |
| 1139 | 1159 | Grimbergen Wars | | | Leuven victory
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| 1142 | 1142 | Limburg-Fauquemont war [ citation needed ] | County of Limburg | Lordship of Fauquemont | Limburg victory |
| 1165 | 1323 | Flemish–Hollandic conflict over Zeeland Bewestenschelde [7] | | | Hollandic victory: Treaty of Paris (1323)
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| 1182 | 1194 | War of Lembeek [fr] | Lower Lotharingia | County of Hainaut County of Luxembourg County of Namur County of Flanders | Compromise : Battle of Noville Treaty of Hal |
| 1186 | 1263/5 | War of the Namurois–Luxemburgish succession [8] [9] | | | Compromise
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| 1202 | 1378 | Liégeois–Brabantian Wars | | | Compromise: Truce of Booienhoven |
| 1203 | 1206 | Loon War | Ada and Louis II Supported by: | William Supported by: | Military and long-term political victory for William
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| 1212 | 1213 | War of the Moha succession (part of the Liégeois–Brabantian Wars) | | | Liégeois victory
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| 1213 | 1214 | Anglo-French War (1213–1214) | | (England, Anjou, Normandy, Aquitaine) | French victory
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| 1225 | 1227 | Drenthe–Groningen war | | Gelkingen | Drenther victory
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| 1228 | 1232 | Drenther Crusade | | | Inconclusive
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| 1226/8 | 1231/2 | War of the Succession of Breda [10] | |||
| 1244 | 1254 | War of the Flemish Succession | Supported by: | Supported by: | Compromise
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| 1245/50 | 1273/5 | Great Interregnum |
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| Compromise
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| 1256 | 1422 | Friso-Hollandic Wars | | Upstalsboom League Various other Frisian factions | Holland conquers West Frisia, but makes no substantial gains in Middle Frisia |
| 1272 | 1278 | War of the Cow | | | Indecisive
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| 1283 | 1289 | War of the Limburg Succession | | | Brabantian victory
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| 1296 | 1335 | Awans and Waroux War [11] | | | Stalemate
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| 1297 | 1305 | Franco-Flemish War | | | French victory
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| 1303 | 1306 | Brussels Revolt | Brabantian artisan guilds | Brabantian patrician class | Patrician–ducal victory
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| 1322 | 1326 | Bredevoorter Feud | | | Compromise: Peace of Wesel
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| 1323 | 1328 | Peasant revolt in Flanders 1323–1328 | | | French victory
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| 1336 | 1366 | Wars of the Loon Succession (part of the Liégeois–Brabantian Wars) | Supported by: | Supported by: | Liégeois victory |
| 1337 | 1453 | Hundred Years' War | Valois victory
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| 1350 | 1361 | Guelderian Fratricidal War | | | Edwardian victory
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| 1350 | 1490 | Hook and Cod wars | Hook league (anti-Burgundy) | Cod league (pro-Burgundy) | Cod victory
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| 1352 | 1365 | War of the Valkenburg succession [13] | | | Brabantian victory
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| 1356 | 1357 | War of the Brabantian Succession | | | Flemish–Guelderian victory
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| 1364 | 1368 | First war of Guelders [14] | | | Military stalemate, diplomatic Brabantian victory
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| 1371 | 1371 | Battle of Baesweiler | | | Jülich–Guelderian victory
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| 1371 | 1379 | First War of the Guelderian Succession | | | Jülich victory
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| 1379 | 1385 | Revolt of Ghent (1379–1385) (part of the Hundred Years' War) | | | Franco–Burgundian victory
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| 1382 | 1383 | Despenser's Crusade (part of the Hundred Years' War, Revolt of Ghent and Western Schism) | | | Truce
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| 1385 | 1390 | Second war of Guelders [15] [16] | | | Guelderian victory
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| 1397 | 1399 | Third war of Guelders [17] [18] | | | Peace of Ravenstein, 15 August 1399 [20] |
| 1401 | 1412 | Arkel Wars [21] | | | Hollandic victory
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| 1413 | 1422 | Great Frisian War | Vetkopers | Schieringers | Stalemate
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| 1423 | 1449 | Utrecht Schism [22] | Lichtenbergers Hook league Proysen | Lokhorsten Cod league Council of Basel (1431–49) Antipope Felix V (1439–49) | Lichtenberger victory
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| 1438 | 1441 | Dutch–Hanseatic War (part of the Sound Wars) | | | Stalemate; compromise |
| 1442 | 1446 | Hollandic–Bremer war | | | Peace of Harderwijk (1446) |
| 1449 | 1453 | Revolt of Ghent (1449–1453) | | | Burgundian victory
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| 1456 | 1458 | Utrecht war (1456–1458) | Graauwerts Cod league | Lichtenbergers Hook league | Burgundian victory
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| 1458 | 1464 | Donia War [23] | Harinxmas (Schieringers) | Donias (Vetkopers) | Successive reconciliations between warring clans |
| 1459 | 1459 | Revolt against Arnold [24] | | | Arnoldian victory
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| 1465 | 1468 | Wars of Liège | | | Burgundian victory
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| 1465 | 1468 | War in Guelders [24] | | | Adolfian victory (Battle of Straelen )
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| 1473 | 1473 | Burgundian conquest of Guelders [25] | | | Burgundian victory
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| 1474 | 1477 | Burgundian Wars | | | Franco–Swiss victory
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| 1477 | 1482 | War of the Burgundian Succession | Habsburg : | Valois-Orléans : | Treaty of Arras (1482), Treaty of Senlis (1493)
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| 1477 | 1499 | Guelderian War of Independence (1477–82, 1494–9) (part of the War of the Burgundian Succession) | Habsburg: | Guelders: Supported by: | Guelderian victory
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| 1481 | 1483 | Utrecht war of 1481–83 (part of the Hook and Cod Wars) | Cod league | Hook league | Cod victory
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| 1483 | 1492 | Flemish revolts against Maximilian | | Habsburg victory
| |
| 1488 | 1490 | Squire Francis War (part of the Hook and Cod Wars) | Cod league (pro-Habsburg) | Hook league (anti-Habsburg) | Cod–Habsburg victory
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| 1491 | 1492 | Bread and Cheese Revolt | | Habsburg victory
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| 1502 | 1543 | Guelders Wars | Habsburg: | Guelders: Supported by: | Habsburg victory
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| 1514 | 1517 | Saxon feud (part of the Guelders Wars) | 24 German princes | | Compromise
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| 1531 | 1534 | Guelderian feud (part of the Guelders Wars) | | | Guelderian victory; Peace of Logum
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| 1539 | 1540 | Revolt of Ghent (1539) | | Habsburg victory
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| 1542 | 1546 | Italian War of 1542–1546 | Inconclusive
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| 1551 | 1559 | Italian War of 1551–1559 | Spanish and Imperial (Habsburg) victory | ||
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