List of wars involving Croatia

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The following is an incomplete list of wars fought by Croatia, by Croatian people or regular armies during periods when independent Croatian states existed, from the Early Middle Ages to the present day.

Contents

The list gives the name, the date, the Croatian allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:

  Victory
  Defeat
  Result of civil or internal conflict
  A treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, an unknown or indecisive result
  Ongoing conflict

Duchy of Croatia (7th century–925)

DateConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
7th century–925 Croatian–Venetian wars Narentines
Duchy of Croatia
Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice Intermittent victories and defeats
799 Siege of Trsat Duchy of Croatia Francia Victory
846–848Croatian-Byzantine War Duchy of Croatia Zadar under the Byzantine strategosVictory
854 First Bulgarian-Croatian War Duchy of Croatia Monogram on the silver eagle from the Voznesenka treasure.svg First Bulgarian Empire Peace agreement
871 Conquest of Bari Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Corona ferrea.png Lombard principalities

Duchy of Croatia (Croatian fleet)

Emirate of Bari Victory
895-896 Rebellion against the Prince Petar Gojniković (895-896) Bran Mutimirović Principality of Serbia Defeat
  • From the Duchy of Croatia, [1] Bran Mutimirović attacks the realm of Petar Gojniković, but suffers defeat and gets captured and blinded [2]

Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)

DateConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
c. 925 Hungarian Invasions of Croatia Zvonimir.jpg Kingdom of Croatia Hungarian tribes Victory
925–931 Second Croatian-Bulgarian War Zvonimir.jpg Kingdom of Croatia Monogram on the silver eagle from the Voznesenka treasure.svg First Bulgarian Empire Victory
968–1018 Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century, square.svg Byzantine Empire
Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' (until 969)
Coa Hungary Country History (855-1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Zvonimir.jpg Kingdom of Croatia

Principality of Duklja

Monogram on the silver eagle from the Voznesenka treasure.svg First Bulgarian Empire
Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' (970–971)
Pechenegs
Victory
997–1000 Third Croatian-Bulgarian War Zvonimir.jpg Kingdom of Croatia Monogram on the silver eagle from the Voznesenka treasure.svg First Bulgarian Empire Victory
c. 1040–1185 Byzantine–Norman wars Blason pays fr FranceAncien.svg Kingdom of France
Coat of Arms of the House of Hauteville (according to Agostino Inveges).svg Kingdom of Sicily
Corona ferrea.png Lombard duchies
Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States

Zvonimir.jpg Kingdom of Croatia Coa Serbia Country History Rasciae(Fojnica Armorial).svg Raška and Duklja

Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century, square.svg Byzantine Empire
Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Victory
1091–1102 War of the Croatian Succession Zvonimir.jpg Kingdom of Croatia Coa Hungary Country History (855-1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Defeat

Croatia in personal union with Hungary (1102–1527)

DateConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
1108Hungarian war with the Holy Roman Empire Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Bohemia
Victory
1108–1126Hungarian-Bohemian wars Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Duchy of Bohemia Peace agreement
1115–1119Croatian-Venetian War Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice Defeat
1123 Stephen II's intervention in the Kievan Rus' internal conflict Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Iaroslav Sviatopolkovich
Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus' Hungarian withdrawal
1124–1125Croatian-Venetian War Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice Defeat
1127–1129 Byzantine-Hungarian War Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Grand Principality of Serbia
Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century, square.svg Byzantine Empire Peace agreement
1132Hungarian-Polish War Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Altosterreich Adalbert Babenberger Stammbaum.svg Margraviate of Austria
Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg Kingdom of Poland Victory
1136–1137 Béla II's Balkan campaigns against Venice and the Byzantine Empire Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century, square.svg Byzantine Empire

Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice

Victory
1146German-Hungarian War Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Rautenflagge (24 Rauten).svg Duchy of Bavaria
Altosterreich Adalbert Babenberger Stammbaum.svg Margraviate of Austria
Victory
1149–1152 Géza II's intervention in the conflict between the Principality of Galicia and Kievan Rus' Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Alex K Kievan Rus..svg Kievan Rus'
Alex K Halych 2.svg Principality of Galicia Peace agreement
1148–1155Hungarian-Byzantine wars Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Grand Principality of Serbia
Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century, square.svg Byzantine Empire Ceasefire
1162–1165Hungarian civil war between Stephen III and his uncles Ladislaus and Stephen Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Flag of the Holy Roman Empire (1200-1350).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Ladislaus and Stephen's army

Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century, square.svg Byzantine Empire

Stephen III's victory
1180–1185 Hungarian-Byzantine war Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century, square.svg Byzantine Empire Victory
1188–1189 Béla III's military campaign against Galicia Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Alex K Halych.svg Principality of Galicia Victory
1197–1199 Civil war between Emeric king and his brother Andrew II Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Andrew II's armyEmeric's victory
1201–1205Emeric's Balkan wars Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Coat of arms of the Second Bulgarian Empire.svg Second Bulgarian Empire
Banate of Bosnia flag of Stjepan II Kotromanic (rotated).svg Banate of Bosnia

Grand Principality of Serbia

Croatian/Hungarian victories
1202–1204 Fourth Crusade Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade
Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Defeat
1217–1218Andrew II's participation in the Fifth Crusade Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia Archduchy of Austria
Blason Empire Latin de Constantinople.svg Latin Empire

Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg Ayyubids Croatian/Hungarian withdrawal
1235–1241 Bosnian Crusade Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Coloman of Galicia Banate of Bosnia flag of Stjepan II Kotromanic (rotated).svg Banate of Bosnia Status quo ante bellum
1241–1242 First Mongol invasion of Hungary Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Mongols Mongol withdrawal
1243Venetian War for Zadar Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice Defeat
1250–1278Hungarian-Bohemian wars Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Flag of the Holy Roman Empire (1200-1350).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Small coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg Kingdom of Bohemia
Flag of Austria (1-1).svg Duchy of Austria
Victory
1264–1265 Internal conflict between Béla IV and his son Stephen V Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Stephen V's armyStephen V's victory
  • Stephen V gets Eastern Hungary as a duchy
1268 Mačva War Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Béla IV of Hungary Flag of Serbia 1281.svg Kingdom of Serbia Peace agreement
1272–1279Feudal anarchy Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Ladislaus IV king of Hungary
Csák family
Kőszegi family
Gutkeled family
Royal victory
1277Stefan Dragutin-Stefan Uroš I conflict Stefan Dragutin
Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Stefan Uroš I Stefan Dragutin's victory
1277Hungary's war with the Vlach ruler Litovoi Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Litovoi's armyVictory
1282 Cuman uprising Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Cumans Victory
1285–1286 Second Mongol invasion of Hungary Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Golden Horde flag 1339.svg Golden Horde Victory
1291German-Hungarian War Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of HungaryFlag of the Holy Roman Empire (1200-1350).svg  Holy Roman Empire Victory
1292–1300 Andrew III's war with the Kőszegi family Flag of Hungary (11th c. - 1301).svg Kingdom of Hungary Kőszegi family Andrew III's victory
1301–1308 Hungarian interregnum, struggles for the country's throne Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Charles of Anjou
Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Flag of Austria (1-1).svg Duchy of Austria
Máté Csák's army
László Kán's army

Small coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg Kingdom of Bohemia
Rautenflagge (24 Rauten).svg Duchy of Bavaria
Kőszegi family
Victory
  • Charles I becomes Croatian and Hungarian king
1310–1321 Charles I's wars for centralizing power against Croatian and Hungarian aristocracy Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of Hungary Máté Csák Royal victory
  • Centralization of the Hungarian Kingdom
1322Feudal and dynastic conflicts in CroatiaCoalition of Croatian noblemen and Dalmatian coastal towns with support of the royal forces of king Charles I Robert Mladen II Šubić of Bribir and his alliesDefeat of Mladen II
1322–1337Hungarian-Austrian War Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of Hungary Flag of Austria (1-1).svg Duchy of Austria
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire
Kőszegi family
Babonić family
Status quo ante bellum
1321–1324Hungarian-Serbian War Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Bosnia
Stephen Vladislav II of Syrmia
Flag of Serbia 1281.svg Kingdom of Serbia Defeat
1330Hungarian-Wallachian War Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of Hungary Coa Romania Country Wallachia History 2 (14th century).svg Wallachia Hungarian defeat at the battle of Posada
1347–1349

1350–1352

Neapolitan campaigns of Louis the Great Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Flag of the Kingdom of Naples.svg Kingdom of Naples First campaign: Croatian/Hungarian victory
Second campaign: Status quo ante bellum
1345–1358Croatian-Venetian War Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice Victory
1345Hungarian war with the Golden Horde for Moldavia Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of Hungary Golden Horde flag 1339.svg Golden Horde Victory
  • Liberation of Moldavia under Mongol rule
1360–1369 Louis I's Balkan wars against Serbia, Bulgaria, Wallachia and Bosnia Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of HungaryFlag of the Serbian Empire, reconstruction.svg  Serbian Empire
Coat of arms of the Second Bulgarian Empire.svg Second Bulgarian Empire

Flag of Wallachia.svg Wallachia
Coat of arms of Kingdom of Bosnia.svg Kingdom of Bosnia

Temporary Hungarian victories
1372–1381 War of Chioggia Flag of Padua.svg Padua
Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Flag of Genoa.svg Republic of Genoa
Armoiries Habsbourg.svg Duchy of Austria
Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Flag of Milan.svg Milan
War Flag of the Ottoman Empire (c. 1500-1793).svg Ottoman Empire
Armoiries Chypre.svg Kingdom of Cyprus
Paduan military victory, practically status quo ante bellum
1384–1394Civil war between a part of the Hungarian nobility and Mary, Queen of Hungary and Emperor Sigismund Coa Hungary Country History Charles I (1310-1342).svg Kingdom of HungaryHorváti family

Flag of the Kingdom of Naples.svg Kingdom of Naples

Emperor Sigismund's victory
1366–1526Ottoman–Hungarian wars Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Choragiew krolewska krola Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Flag of Wallachia.svg  Wallachia

Flag of Moldavia.svg  Moldavia

Serbian Cross.svg Serbian Despotate

War Flag of the Ottoman Empire (c. 1500-1793).svg Ottoman Empire
Flag of Moravian Serbia.svg Moravian Serbia
Defeat
1411–1433Croatian-Venetian War Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia

Flag of Milan.svg Duchy of Milan

Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice Defeat
1419–1434 Hussite Wars Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1433-c.1450).svg Holy Roman Empire
Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Hussites Victory
1428–1432 War of the South Danube Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Flag of Wallachia.svg Wallachia
Alex K Grundwald flags 1410-03.svg Grand Duchy of Lithuania
War Flag of the Ottoman Empire (c. 1500-1793).svg Ottoman Empire Ceasefire
1437–1442Hungarian-Ottoman border conflicts, Ottoman raids in Southern Hungary and Transylvania Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary War Flag of the Ottoman Empire (c. 1500-1793).svg Ottoman Empire Victory
1440–1442Civil war between Wladyslaw I and Ladislaus Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg Kingdom of Poland
Hungarian nobles
Cillei family and other Hungarian nobles Peace agreement
  • Wladyslaw is accepted as Hungarian king
1443–1444 Long campaign Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary War Flag of the Ottoman Empire (c. 1500-1793).svg Ottoman Empire Hungarian withdrawal
1458–1459 Matthias I's war with Ján Jiskra Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary Jiskra's soldiersRoyal victory
1458–1465War in Bosnia Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire Inconclusive
  • A part of Bosnia is occupied by the Ottoman Empire
1471–1476 Matthias Corvinus' intervention in the Moldovian-Ottoman War Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Moldavia
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire Inconclusive
  • After initial Hungarian and Moldavian victories, Hungary stopped supporting Moldavia
  • Stephen III of Moldavia becomes a vassal of the Ottoman Empire
1480–1481 Ottoman invasion of Otranto Flag of the Kingdom of Naples.svg Kingdom of Naples
Aragon arms.svg Kingdom of Aragon
Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire Victory
1482–1488 Austrian-Hungarian War Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1433-c.1450).svg Holy Roman Empire Victory
1490–1491 War of the Hungarian Succession Small coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg Kingdom of Bohemia Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1433-c.1450).svg Holy Roman Empire
Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg Kingdom of Poland (the two countries were not allies)
Inconclusive
  • The Bohemian king, Wladislaus won over the Polish army and got the Hungarian throne
  • Wladislaus is defeated by the Holy Roman Empire, which reconquered Vienna and the other parts of Austria
1492–1493 The Black Army's uprising Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary Black Army Victory
  • Destruction of the Black Army
1514Peasant revolt led by György Dózsa Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary Peasant rebelsRevolt suppressed
1493–1593 Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War Until 1526:
Coat of arms of Dalmatia 1495.svg Kingdom of Croatia
Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary

From 1527:
Austria coat of arms official.svg   Habsburg monarchy

Until 1526:
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire

From 1527:
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire

Inconclusive
  • Expansion of the Ottoman Empire in Europe was stopped in Battle of Sisak 1593.

Croatia within the Habsburg Monarchy (1527–1918)

DateConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
1573 Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt Croatian, Styrian and Carniolan nobility

Uskoks

Croatian and Slovenian peasant rebelsPeasant defeat
1593–1606 Long Turkish War Flag-Holy-Roman-Empire.png Holy Roman Empire

Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Coa Croatia Country History (Fojnica Armorial).svg Kingdom of Croatia
Flag of Transylvania before 1918.svg Transylvania
Flag of Wallachia.svg  Wallachia
Flag of Moldavia.svg  Moldavia
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg  Spain
Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Zaporozhian Cossacks
Sveti Sava.png Serbian Hajduks
Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg  Papal States
Medici Flag of Tuscany.png Tuscany
Cross Order of Saint Stephanus.svg Knights of St. Stephen
Coat of arms of the House of Este (1471).svg Duchy of Ferrara
Arms of Vincenzo I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.svg Duchy of Mantua
Flag of Savoie.svg  Duchy of Savoy

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire
Flag of the Crimean Tatar people.svg Crimean Khanate
Nogai flag.svg Nogai Horde
Inconclusive
1618–1648 Thirty Years' War Imperial alliance:Anti-Imperial alliance: Peace of Westphalia
  • Some sources claim that Swedish Emperor Gustavus Adolphus was killed by Croatian cavalrymen during the Battle of Lützen
1663–1664 Austro-Turkish War Flag-Holy-Roman-Empire.png Holy Roman Empire

Blason duche fr Savoie.svg   Piedmont-Savoy

Coa Croatia Country History (Fojnica Armorial).svg Kingdom of Croatia

Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary
League of the Rhine:

Coat of arms of Baden.svg   Baden-Baden

Arms of Swabia.svg  Swabia

Insigne modernum Francum.svg  Kingdom of France

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire Austria and allies military victory
Ottoman commercial and diplomatic victory [3]
1683–1699 Great Turkish War Flag-Holy-Roman-Empire.png Holy Roman Empire

Choragiew krolewska krola Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Flag of Russia.svg Tsardom of Russia

Coa Croatia Country History (Fojnica Armorial).svg Kingdom of Croatia
Coa Hungary Country History (19th Century).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Flag of the Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Flag of the Duchy of Mantua (1575-1707).svg Duchy of Mantua
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg  Spanish Empire
Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro2.svg Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Serbian rebels
Greek rebels
Bulgarian rebels

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1517).svg Ottoman Empire Victory
1716–1718 Austro-Turkish War Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Habsburg monarchy Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Treaty of Passarowitz
1788–1791 Austro-Turkish War Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Habsburg monarchy Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire Inconclusive
1803–1815 Napoleonic Wars Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austrian Empire Flag of France (1790-1794).svg French Republic (1792–1804)
Flag of France (1790-1794).svg First French Empire (1804–1815)
Victory
  • Congress of Vienna
1848–1849 Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austrian Empire

Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire

Flag of Hungarian Revolution of 1848.png Kingdom of Hungary Victory
1866 Third Italian War of Independence Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Principality of Liechtenstein

Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austrian Empire

Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Kingdom of Italy Military Victory, Diplomatic Defeat
  • Austria cedes Venetia to France, and France than cedes it to Italy
1878 Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg Austria-Hungary Flag of Independent Bosnia (1878).svg Bosnia Vilayet
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire (not openly)
Victory
  • Occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
1899–1901 Boxer Rebellion Eight-Nation Alliance:

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg  United States
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary

Yihetuan flag.png Boxers
Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg  Qing dynasty
Victory
1914–1918 World War I Central Powers:
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary

Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

Allied Powers:
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  British Empire
State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg  Serbia
Flag of Montenegro (1905-1918).svg  Montenegro
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Flag of Hejaz (1920).svg  Hejaz
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Thailand.svg Siam
Defeat

Kingdom of Yugoslavia, WWII and post-war Yugoslavia (1918–1991)

DateConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
1918-1920 Revolutions and interventions in Hungary Flag of Bohemia.svg  Czechoslovakia

Flag of Romania.svg  Kingdom of Romania

Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

Flag of the Slovene Nation.svg Republic of Prekmurje


Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg Kingdom of Hungary
Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France
Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg Hungarian Republic
Red flag.svg Hungarian SR

Red flag.svg Slovak SR

Victory
1918–1929 Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia Flag of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.svg State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (from 1 December 1918)
Flag of Austria.svg Republic of German-Austria

Flag of Karnten.svg  Carinthia


Flag of Austria.svg First Austrian Republic (from 1919)
Ceasefire
1919 Christmas Uprising Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Montenegrin Whites
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Flag of Montenegro (1905-1918).svg Montenegrin Greens
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy
Victory
  • The uprising was put down
1920-1921 Koplik War Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Flag of Albania (1914-1920).svg Principality of Albania Mixed results
  • Yugoslavs are forced to withdraw due to international pressure
  • United Kingdom insists on slight adaptations in the regions of Debar, Prizren and Kastrati in the interest of Yugoslavia
1921 Albanian-Yugoslav Border War Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Kingdom of Greece

Flag of the Bajrak of Kashnjeti (1878).svg Republic of Mirdita

Flag of Albania (1914-1920).svg Principality of Albania Peace brokered by the League of Nations
  • Recognition of Albanian sovereignty and borders
  • Mirdita rebels disbanded
1941 Axis Invasion of Yugoslavia Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Kingdom of Yugoslavia Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary
Defeat
1941–1945 World War II in Yugoslavia Allies:
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (from 1943)
Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg Tuva (until 1944) [4]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (from 1944)

Flag of the Bulgarian Homeland Front.svg Bulgaria (from 1944)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (from 1944)

Yugoslav Partisans flag 1945.svg Yugoslav Partisans

Yugoslav Partisans flag 1945.svg Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (1943–1945)

Aerial role only:
Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Free France (1943–1945)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (1941)
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (1944)

Axis powers:
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany [5]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (until 1944)
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy (until 1943)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (until 1944)
Axis puppet states:
Flag of First Slovak Republic 1939-1945.svg  Slovakia

Flag of the Government of National Salvation (occupied Yugoslavia).svg Government of Nation Salvation
Flag of Independent State of Croatia.svg  Independent State of Croatia


Co-belligerents:
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (until 1944)

Victory
1946-1949 Greek Civil War Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Provisional Democratic Government of Greece

Supported by:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg  Soviet Union Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  People's Socialist Republic of Albania Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia

Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Kingdom of Greece

Supported by: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States

Defeat
  • Hellenic Army victory
  • 100,000 ELAS fighters and communist sympathizers serving in DSE ranks were imprisoned, exiled, or executed
1948-1954Albanian–Yugoslav conflictFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  People's Socialist Republic of Albania Defeat
  • Albanian victory
1975–2002 Angolan Civil War Flag of Angola.svg MPLA

Flag of South-West Africa People's Organisation.svg SWAPO Flag of the African National Congress.svg MK Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Flag of UNITA.svg UNITA

Bandeira da FNLA.svg FNLA Flag of Cabinda.svg FLEC Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg  South Africa Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire

Victory
  • Withdrawal of all foreign forces in 1989
  • Dissolution of the armed forces of FNLA
  • Participation of UNITA and FNLA, as political parties, in the new political system, from 1991 and 1992 onward, but civil war continues
  • Immediate peace agreement and dissolution of the armed forces of UNITA in 2002
  • Resistance of FLEC continued beyond 2002

Republic of Croatia (1991–present)

DateConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
1991–1995 Croatian War of Independence Flag of Croatia.svg  Republic of Croatia

Supported by:

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–1995) Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Military Professional Resources Inc. [6] (1994–1995)

Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg SFR Yugoslavia (1991-1992)

State Flag of Serbian Krajina (1991).svg Republic of Serbian Krajina
Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg  Republika Srpska
Supported by:
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia (1992-1995)

Victory
1992–1995 Bosnian War Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Flag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.svg Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Flag of Croatia.svg  Republic of Croatia

Supported by:
Flag of NATO.svg NATO (bombing operations, 1995)

Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg SFR Yugoslavia (until 27 April 1992)

Flag of AP Western Bosnia (1993-1995).svg AP Western Bosnia
Flag of Republika Srpska.svg Republika Srpska
State Flag of Serbian Krajina (1991).svg Republic of Serbian Krajina
Supported by:
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia

Stalemate
1992–1994 Croat-Bosniak War Flag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.svg Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia


Supported by:
Flag of Croatia.svg  Republic of Croatia

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina


Supported by:
Flag of Jihad.svg Bosnian mujahideen HOS flag.svg Croatian Defence Forces (until 1993)

Inconclusive
2001–2021 War in Afghanistan Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Flag of NATO.svg NATO

ISAF phase (from 2001):

Flag of Taliban.svg Taliban

Islamic Jihad Union

Haqqani network (from 2002)

Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda


RS phase (from 2015):

Flag of Islamic State of Iraq.svg ISIL-KP

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

Pakistani Taliban

Defeat

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