List of wars involving England

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This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of England before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain by the Acts of Union 1707. For dates after 1708, see List of wars involving the United Kingdom.

Contents

  English victory
  English 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

10th and 11th centuries

StartEndName of conflictBelligerentsOutcome
England & alliesEngland's opposition
934934 Æthelstan's invasion of Scotland White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Flag of Deheubarth.svg Deheubarth
Flag of Gwynedd.svg Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwent
Brycheiniog

Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland Partial victory
  • Militarily inconclusive
  • Constantine acknowledges Æthelstan's overlordship
937937 Battle of Brunanburh White Dragon Flag of England.png England Kingdom of Dublin Victory
945945 Invasion of Strathclyde White Dragon Flag of England.png England Kingdom of Strathclyde Victory
946954 Northumbria's war of independence White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Earl of Bamburgh

Northumbria Victory
  • Northumbria becomes absorbed by the Kingdom of England
991991 Battle of Maldon White Dragon Flag of England.png England
Raven Banner.svg Vikings Defeat
10011001 First Battle of Alton White Dragon Flag of England.png England Raven Banner.svg Vikings Defeat
10011001 Battle of Pinhoe White Dragon Flag of England.png England Raven Banner.svg Vikings Defeat
10041004 Battle of Thetford White Dragon Flag of England.png England Raven Banner.svg Vikings Victory
10061006 Siege of Durham (1006) White Dragon Flag of England.png England
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland
Victory
10101010 Battle of Ringmere White Dragon Flag of England.png England Raven Banner.svg Vikings Defeat
1011 or 10121011 or 1012Battle of Newmouth (at Sudbourne) White Dragon Flag of England.png England Raven Banner.svg Vikings Victory
10131013 Sweyn Forkbeard’s invasion of England White Dragon Flag of England.png England Raven Banner.svg Kingdom of Denmark Defeat
  • Sweyn Forkbeard becomes king of England and dies shortly after
10161016 Cnut the Great's invasion of England White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Edmund II   White flag icon.svg
Eadnoth the Younger  
Ulfcytel Snillingr  

Raven Banner.svg Kingdom of Denmark

Cnut the Great
Defeat
  • King Edmund, cedes all of England, save Wessex, to Cnut. [1]
  • Following Edmund's death on 30 November, Cnut ascends to the throne as the sole king of England.
  • Personal union formed between Denmark and England under Danish hegemony.
10181018 Battle of Carham White Dragon Flag of England.png England Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland

Kingdom of Strathclyde

Defeat
10261026 Battle of Helgeå White Dragon Flag of England.png Kingdom of England

Canute the Great

Royal Banner of Sweden (14th Century).svg Sweden
Royal Standard of Norway.svg Norway

Anund Jacob Olaf II of Norway

Victory
  • The Swedish and Norwegian attack to conquer Denmark while Canute is busy in England fails and Canute retains power
  • Norway becomes a part of the North Sea empire and parts or the whole of Sweden are conquered by troops from England and Denmark including the capital, Gamla Uppsala
  • Olaf II of Norway is forced into exile in Kievan Rus.
  • Most of the Swedish forces, however, remain intact. The later invasion of Sweden seems to have ended badly, and in Anglo-Saxon sources the battle is described as a Swedish victory, and also that there was a great loss of English lives, and that the Swedes were in possession of the Battlefield.
  • Sweden would continue to support Norwegian rebels loyal to Olaf II under the whole of Canute's reign. Most forces in the Battle of Stiklestad consisted of Swedes and the eventual Swedish support for Norwegian rebels would lead to the disintegration of the North Sea Empire and the Personal Union between Denmark and Norway. [2]
10281029 Cnut’s invasion of Norway White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Raven Banner.svg Kingdom of Denmark Norwegian chieftains

Raven Banner.svg Kingdom of Norway Victory
  • Norway conquered by Cnut
10401040 Siege of Durham (1040) White Dragon Flag of England.png England Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland Victory
10491049 Blockade of Flanders White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Raven Banner.svg Kingdom of Denmark

Blason Comte-de-Flandre.svg County of Flanders Victory
10541054 Battle of Dunsinane White Dragon Flag of England.png England Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland Victory
10641066 Breton-Norman War White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy

Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany Victory
  • Norman victory
10661066 Battle of Stamford Bridge

White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Harold Godwinson
Morcar, Earl of Northumbria
Edwin, Earl of Mercia

Raven Banner.svg Kingdom of Norway

Harald Hardrada   Tostig Godwinson   Eystein Orre  

Victory
  • English Victory
  • The Norse army is defeated
10661071 Norman Conquest of England White Dragon Flag of England.png England

Harold Godwinson  
Gyrth Godwinson  
Leofwine Godwinson  

Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy

William of Normandy
Alan the Red
William FitzOsbern
Eustace II, Count of Boulogne

Defeat
  • Norman Victory
  • England becomes absorbed by the Duchy of Normandy
10671081 Norman invasion of Wales Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg England Welsh kingdoms Defeat
  • Forced Norman Retreat
10721072 Norman invasion of Scotland Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg England Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland
Victory
10761077The Breton War Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg England
Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France
Defeat
  • Philip I of France prevents further Norman expansion into the region
10871087 The Vexin War Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg England
Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
  • Failure to conquer the 'French Vexin'
  • William I mortally wounded
10931093 Battle of Alnwick Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland
Victory
10961099 First Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
Duchy of Apulia
Byzantine Empire
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Great Seljuq Empire

Danishmends
Fatimid Caliphate
Almoravids

Victory
10971098 The Second Vexin War Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg England
Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Inconclusive Truce
  • Mixed Results
    • Status Quo Ante Bellum in Vexin
    • Failure to conquer French Vexin
    • Northern Maine Annexed

12th century

StartEndName of conflictBelligerentsOutcome
England & alliesEngland's opposition
11051106 Invasion of Normandy Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy

Victory

11091113 Anglo-French war 1109-1113 Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Victory
11161119 Anglo-French war 1116-1119 Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France

Norman Rebels

Victory
11231135 Anglo-French war 1123-1135 Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France

County of Maine

Victory
  • French-Supported rebels in Maine defeated
11421142 Siege of Lisbon (1142)

Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Anglo-Norman Crusaders PortugueseFlag1095.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Taifa of Badajoz Defeat
  • Crusader forces fail to capture Lisbon
11451149 Second Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England (Holy land Crusade)

Kingdom of Jerusalem (Holy land Crusade)
Kingdom of France (Iberian and Holy Land Crusade)
Holy Roman Empire (Wendish and Holy Land Crusade)
Kingdom of Portugal (Iberian Crusade)
Castile (Iberian Crusade)
County of Barcelona (Iberian Crusade)
León (Iberian Crusade)
Byzantine Empire (Holy land Crusade)
Kingdom of Denmark (Wendish Crusade)
Duchy of Poland (Wendish Crusade)
Kingdom of Sicily (Holy land Crusade)

Sultanate of Rum (Holy Land Crusade)

Almoravids (Iberian Crusade)
Almohads (Iberian Crusade)
Zengids (Holy Land Crusade)
Fatimids (Holy Land Crusade)
Obotrite Confederacy (Wendish Crusade)

Partial Crusader Victory
  • Crusader Victory in Iberian and Wendish Crusades
  • Muslim Victory in the Holy Land Crusade
1150s1150s Eystein II expedition to England Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Royal Banner of Norway (14th Century).svg Norway Defeat
  • Eastern English coast plundered
11581189 Anglo-French War 1158–1189 Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France

Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Angevins Supporting Prince Richard

Defeat
11661169 Invasion of Brittany Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany Victory
11691177 Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Anglo-Normans Cambro-Normans

Gaelic Ireland victory
11891192 Third Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Kingdom of Jerusalem
Flag of France (XII-XIII).svg France
War flag of the Holy Roman Empire (1200-1350).svg Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Hungary (late 12th century).svg Kingdom of Hungary

Ayyubids

Zengids
Sultanate of Rum
Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Sicily

Partial Crusader victory
11931199 Anglo-French War 1193–1199 Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France victory
  • Truce at Vernon
  • Successful defence of Angevin territories

13th century

StartEndName of conflictBelligerentsOutcome
England & alliesEngland's opposition
12021204 French invasion of Normandy (1202–1204) Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
12091229 Albigensian Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg English volunteers

Blason ville fr Orange (Vaucluse).svg County of Aurenja

Crusader Victory
12111211 Welsh Uprising of 1211 Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Flag of Gwynedd.svg Gwynedd

Flag of Deheubarth.svg Deheubarth

Partial Victory
  • Uprising defeated
  • Peace treaty calling for less involvement from King John in Wales
  • Gwynedd cedes the Perfeddwlad to England
12131214 Anglo-French War (1213–1214) Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England
Shield and Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1200-c.1300).svg Holy Roman Empire

Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg County of Flanders
Blason comte fr Boulogne.svg County of Boulogne

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
12241224 Poitou War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
12301230 English invasion of France (1230) Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
  • English Withdrawal
12391241 Barons' Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France
Evolution Coat of Arms of Navarre-3.svg Kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of Jerusalem

Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg Ayyubids Crusader Diplomatic Victory
12421243 Saintonge War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
12431244 Anglo-Navarrese War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Evolution Coat of Arms of Navarre-3.svg Kingdom of Navarre English victory
  • Anglo-Gascon forces secure control of the disputed territories and force a resolution, supposedly capturing Theobald I of Navarre in the process
12711272 Ninth Crusade Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Armoiries Chypre.svg Kingdom of Cyprus
Blason Royaume de Jerusalem.svg Kingdom of Jerusalem
Blason Bohemond VI d'Antioche.svg County of Tripoli
Ilkhanate
Armoiries Hethoumides.svg Armenian Cilicia

Mameluke Flag.svg Mamluks Stalemate
12771283 Conquest of Wales by Edward I of England Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of Llywelyn.svg Principality of Wales English victory
12941303 Gascon War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat

Aquitaine becomes a Fief of France

12961328 First War of Scottish Independence Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France
Connacht
Thomond
Uí Maine
Arms of the house of O'Donnell (ancient).svg Tyrconnell
Breifne O'Rourke
Oriel
Desmond
Magh Luirg

Inconclusive (Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton)
  • Scottish independence from England maintained
  • English victory in Ireland
  • Reinstatement of Anglo-Scottish border from reign of Alexander III of Scotland

14th century

StartEndName of conflictBelligerentsOutcome
England & alliesEngland's opposition
13241324 War of Saint-Sardos Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France Defeat
13321357 Second War of Scottish Independence Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg England Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France

Defeat
13371453 Hundred Years' War Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England

Ancient Flag of Burgundy.svg Duchy of Burgundy
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany (Montfort)
PortugueseFlag1248.svg Portugal
Bandera de Reino de Navarra.svg Navarre
Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg Flanders
Hainaut Modern Arms.svg Hainaut
Luxembourg
Flag of the Holy Roman Empire (1200-1350).svg Holy Roman Empire

Arms of France (France Moderne).svg France

Bandera de la Corona de Castilla.svg Castile
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland
Flag of Genoa.svg Genoa
Armoiries Majorque.svg Majorca
Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia
Estandarte de la Corona de Aragon.svg Aragon
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Brittany (Blois)

Defeat: Overall French Victory
13421344 Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg English forces under Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster. Estandarte de la Corona de Castilla.png Crown of Castile
Flag of Genoa.svg Republic of Genoa
Aragon Arms-crown.svg Kingdom of Aragon
PortugueseFlag1248.svg Kingdom of Portugal
Navarre Arms.svg Kingdom of Navarre
Cross-Pattee-red.svg European crusaders
Marinid Dynasty
Royal Standard of Nasrid Dynasty Kingdom of Grenade.svg Emirate of Granada
Castilian-Allied Victory
13511369 Castilian Civil War Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg England

Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (1284-1390).svg Forces of Peter of Castile
Blason Royaume Navarre.svg Kingdom of Navarre
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Majorca and the Balearic Islands (14th-20th Centuries).svg Kingdom of Majorca
COA of Nasrid dynasty kingdom of Grenade (1013-1492).svg Kingdom of Granada
Arms of Aquitaine and Guyenne.svg Duchy of Aquitaine Other Elite European mercenaries

Arms of Henry II of Castile before his accession.svg Forces of Henry of Trastámara
France moderne.svg Kingdom of France
Aragon arms.svg Crown of Aragon
English alliance defeat.
13771575 Anglo-Scottish Wars Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Scotland Stalemate
13811382 Third Fernandine War Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Portugal

Bandera de la Corona de Castilla.svg Castile Defeat
13831385 1383–85 Crisis Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Portugal

Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (15th Century).svg Crown of Castile
Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg Kingdom of France
Aragon arms.svg Crown of Aragon
Victory

15th century

StartEndName of conflictBelligerentsOutcome
England & alliesEngland's opposition
14701474 Anglo-Hanseatic War Flag of England.svg England Hanse Lubeck.svg Hanseatic League Defeat, Hanseatic victory
14851488 Mad War Rebllious French nobles
Armoiries Saint-Empire bicephale.svg Holy Roman Empire
Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England
Blason Castille Leon.svg Kingdom of Castile and León
Blason France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Defeat, French Royal victory
14871491 French-Breton War Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany
Armoiries Saint-Empire bicephale.svg Holy Roman Empire
Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England
Blason Castille Leon.svg Kingdom of Castile and León
Blason France moderne.svg Kingdom of France Defeat, French victory
14871492 Second Flemish revolt against Maximilian of Austria Flag of England.svg England

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor without haloes (1400-1806).svg Habsburg Monarchy
Flag of the Low Countries.svg Habsburg Netherlands

Blason Comte-de-Flandre.svg County of Flanders Habsburg-Allied Victory
  • City walls of Bruges demolished, loses economic position
14961498 Italian War of 1494–1498
(1494–1498)
League of Venice:

Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States
Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Bandera de Napoles - Trastamara.svg Kingdom of Naples
Pendon heraldico de los Reyes Catolicos de 1475-1492.svg Kingdoms of Spain
Flag of the Duchy of Milan (1450).svg Duchy of Milan
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Florence.svg Republic of Florence
Flag of the Duchy of Mantua (1575-1707).svg Duchy of Mantua
Flag of England.svg England (from 1496)

Pavillon royal de la France.svg Kingdom of France Victory
  • Forced French retreat

16th century

StartEndName of conflictBelligerentsOutcome
England & alliesEngland's opposition
15121514 War of the League of Cambrai Flag of England.svg England

Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States
Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Venice
Holy Roman Empire
Flag of New Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss mercenaries

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Coat of arms of the House of Este (1471).svg Duchy of Ferrara
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

Defeat, French and Venetian victory
15221525 Italian War of 1521–26 Flag of England.svg England

Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States
Holy Roman Empire Flag of New Spain.svg Spain

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Venice

Victory
15281529 War of the League of Cognac Flag of England.svg England

Pavillon royal de la France.png France
Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States
Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg Venice
Flag of Florence.svg Florence
Flag of Milan.svg Duchy of Milan

Flag of New Spain.svg Spain

Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Genoa.svg Republic of Genoa

Defeat, Imperial-Spanish victory
15421546 Italian War of 1542–46 Flag of England.svg England

Holy Roman Empire
Flag of New Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Saxony
Wappen Mark Brandenburg.png Brandenburg

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire
Armoiries Guillaume de Cleves-less fancy.svg Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Inconclusive
15431550 Rough Wooing Flag of England.svg England Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Defeat, Treaty of Norham, French-Scottish victory
15561559 Italian War of 1551–59 Flag of England.svg England

Holy Roman Empire
Flag of New Spain.svg Spain
Medici Flag of Tuscany.png Duchy of Florence
Savoie flag.svg Duchy of Savoy

Pavillon royal de la France.png France

Siena-Stemma.png Republic of Siena
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svg Ottoman Empire

Defeat, Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, Loss of Calais
15601560 Siege of Leith Flag of England.svg England

Flag of Scotland.svg Protestant Scots

Pavillon royal de la France.svg France

Flag of Scotland.svg Catholic Scots

Inconclusive
15621563 English expedition to France (1562-1563) Flag of England.svg England

Huguenots (Before Edict of Amboise

Pavillon royal de la France.png FranceDefeat, Treaty of Troyes (1564), Elizabeth I accepts French rule over Pale of Calais in exchange for 120,000 Crowns.
15621598 French Wars of Religion
(1562–1598)
Protestants :
Croix huguenote.svg Huguenots
Flag of England.svg  England
Catholics :
Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg Catholic League
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Flag of Savoie.svg Duchy of Savoy
Victory
  • Uneasy truce
  • The Edict of Nantes granted the Huguenots substantial rights in certain areas
  • Paris and other defined territories were declared to be permanently Catholic
  • Failure of France's enemies to weaken France and to gain territories
15661648 Eighty Years' War Flag of England.svg England

Prinsenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg France
Huguenots
German Protestants

Holy Roman Empire

Flag of New Spain.svg Spain

Victory
15681573 Marian Civil War Flag of England.svg England

Flag of Scotland.svg King's Men

Flag of Scotland.svg Queen's MenVictory
15691573 First Desmond Rebellion Flag of England.svg England
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Kingdom of Ireland
allied Irish clans
St Patrick's saltire.svg FitzGeralds of Desmond
allied Irish clans
Victory
15791583 Second Desmond Rebellion Flag of England.svg England
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Kingdom of Ireland
allied Irish clans
St Patrick's saltire.svg FitzGeralds of Desmond
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States
allied Irish clans
Victory
15801583 War of the Portuguese Succession Flag of England.svg England

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portugal loyal to Prior of Crato
Pavillon royal de la France.svg  France
Statenvlag.svg United Provinces

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portugal loyal to Philip of Spain

Defeat
15851604 Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) Flag of England.svg England

Statenvlag.svg United Provinces
Pavillon royal de la France.svg  France
Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese loyal to Prior of Crato
Croix huguenote.svg French Huguenot forces

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain

Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg French Catholic League
O'Neill Clan.png Irish alliance
Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Order of Saint John

Stalemate
15941603 Nine Years' War (Ireland) Flag of England.svg England
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Kingdom of Ireland
O'Neill Clan.png Alliance of Irish clans

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Scottish Gaelic mercenaries

Victory
15951598 Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598)
(simultaneously supporting the Dutch Republic in the Eighty Years' War during 1596–98)
Pavillon royal de la France.svg Kingdom of France
Flag of England.svg England
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain Victory

17th century

StartEndName of conflictBelligerentsOutcome
England & alliesEngland's opposition
16021661 Dutch-Portuguese War (1602–1661)Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Flag of England.svg England
(until 1640)
Flag of Johor.svg Johor Sultanate
King of Kandy.svg Kingdom of Kandy
Flag of the Kingdom of Kongo according to Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo.svg Kingdom of Kongo
Kingdom of Ndongo
Flag Portugal (1640).svg Kingdom of Portugal
Royal Banner of the Crown of Castille (Habsburg Style).svg Crown of Castile
(until 1640)
Kingdom of Cochin
Potiguara Tupis
Stalemate

Treaty of Hague

16091701 Beaver Wars

Supported by:
Flag of England.svg  England
Prinsenvlag.svg Dutch Republic

Indecisive
16121612 Battle of Swally British East India Company flag.svg East India Company Flag Portugal (1640).svg Kingdom of Portugal
Victory
16131613 Raid on Acadia Flag of England.svg  England

English Red Ensign 1620.svg Colony of Virginia

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Royal flag of France.svg New France
Victory
16151617 Uskok War Flag of England.svg  England

Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Holy Roman Empire
Coa Croatia Country History (Fojnica Armorial).svg Kingdom of Croatia
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain

Victory
  • Many Uskok pirates executed or exiled; Austrian garrison installed to check Uskoks.
16201621 English expedition to Algiers (1620–1621) Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Algiers.jpg Regency of Algiers Defeat
16211622 Anglo-Persian capture of Queshm British East India Company flag.svg East India Company

Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Iran

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portugal Anglo-Persian Victory
  • Qeshm annexed to Persia
16221622 Anglo-Persian capture of Hormuz British East India Company flag.svg East India Company

Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Iran

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portugal Anglo-Persian Victory
  • Hormuz annexed to Persia
16251630 Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) Flag of England.svg  England

Support:

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain Status quo ante bellum
16271629 Anglo-French War (1627–1629) Flag of England.svg  England Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France Status quo ante bellum
16361638 Pequot War New England blank flag.svg Massachusetts Bay Colony

Plymouth Colony Saybrook Colony Connecticut Colony Narragansett Mohegans

Pequot Tribe

Western Niantic people

Victory
16401668 Portuguese Restoration War Flag Portugal (1640).svg Kingdom of Portugal
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Crown of Spain Victory
16471647 Skirmish at the Isle of Wight Flag of England.svg England Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Sweden Inconclusive
16511651 Stockholm incident Flag of England.svg England Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Sweden Victory
16521654 First Anglo-Dutch War Flag of The Commonwealth.svg Commonwealth of England Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic Victory

Treaty of Westminster

16541654 English Invasion of Acadia (1654) Flag of The Commonwealth.svg Commonwealth of England
English Red Ensign 1620.svg New England Confederation
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Royal flag of France.svg New France
Victory
  • Acadia becomes a colony from 1654 to 1667
16541660 Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) Flag of The Commonwealth.svg Commonwealth of England
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France (1657–59)
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain
Royal Standard of Great Britain (1603-1649).svg Royalists of the British Isles
Victory
16551655 Action of 14 April 1655 Flag of The Commonwealth.svg Commonwealth of England Regency of Tunis

Flag of Algiers.jpg Regency of Algiers

Victory
16601671 Caribbean War Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain Victory
16611665 Dano-Dutch War Flag of England.svg  England
Royal Standard of Denmark (1731-1819).svg  Denmark–Norway
Statenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic Victory
16621662 Battle of Tangier Flag of England.svg England Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Morocco Defeat
16641664 Battle of Tangier Flag of England.svg England Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Morocco Defeat
16651667 Second Anglo-Dutch War Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Munster.svg Bishopric of Münster
Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Defeat
16691669 Battle of Cádiz Flag of England.svg England
Flag of Algiers.jpg Regency of Algiers Victory
16701670 Battle of Cape Spartel (1670) Flag of England.svg England
Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Flag of Algiers.jpg Regency of Algiers Victory
16721674 Third Anglo-Dutch War Flag of England.svg England
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg France
Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Munster.svg Bishopric of Münster
Black St George's Cross.svg Electorate of Cologne
Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark-Norway
Status quo ante bellum

Status quo ante bellum:

16721678 Franco-Dutch War Flag of England.svg  England (1678)

Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Holy Roman Empire (from 1673)
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain (from 1673)
Wappen Mark Brandenburg.png Brandenburg-Prussia (from 1673)
Lorraine.svg Lorraine (from 1673)
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark–Norway (from 1674)

Flag of England.svg  England (1672–74)

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Munster.svg Münster (1672–1674)
Black St George's Cross.svg Cologne (1672–1674)
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Swedish Empire (from 1674)

Major French territorial gains
16751677 Chowanoc War English Red Ensign 1620.svg Province of Carolina Chowanocs Victory
16751678 King Philip's War English Red Ensign 1620.svg New England Confederation

Mohegans Pequots Mohawks

Wampanoags

Nipmucks Podunks Narragansetts Nashaway Wabanakis

Partial Victory
  • New England Confederation Victory
  • Wabanaki Victory in Maine
16751675 Battle of Tangier Flag of England.svg England Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Morocco Defeat
16771682 Anglo-Algerian War Flag of England.svg England Flag of Algiers.jpg Regency of Algiers Defeat
16801680 Great Siege of Tangier Flag of England.svg England Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Morocco Victory
16861690 Anglo-Mughal War Flag of England.svg England
British East India Company flag.svg East India Company
Flag of the Mughal Empire.png Mughal Empire Defeat
  • Victory for the Mughal Empire
  • The British East India Company fined
16871688 Anglo-Siamese War Flag of England.svg England
British East India Company flag.svg East India Company
Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg Kingdom of Ayutthaya (Siam)
(Unauthorised piracy by English sailors under Siamese employ)
English Red Ensign 1620.svg English defectors
Inconclusive

English factory rejected from Siam, after minor naval action, along with massacre in the aftermath: the war was not pursued. In 1688, a coup forced the closure of all official European trade in Siam for 150 years except for the Dutch.

16881697 Nine Years' War Grand Alliance :
Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Flag of England.svg  England
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire
Flag of Savoie.svg Duchy of Savoy
Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Empire (until 1691)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Jacobite Standard (1745).svg Jacobites
Treaty of Ryswick
16941700 Komenda Wars Royal African Company Flag.svg Royal African Company Flag of the Dutch West India Company.svg Dutch West India Company Victory
  • English-supported Takyi Kuma becomes king of Eguafo.
16951695 Action of 18 April 1695 Flag of England.svg England Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Sweden

Royal Standard of Denmark (1731-1819).svg Denmark–Norway

Defeat
16951695 Action of 10 August 1695 Flag of England.svg England Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Sweden Victory
16951695 Anglo–Swedish skirmish (1695) Flag of England.svg England Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Sweden Victory
16991699 Siege of Tranquebar British East India Company flag.svg East India Company

Danish Colonial Merchant Ensign India.png Danish India

Thanjavur Maratha
Victory

18th century

StartEndName of conflictBelligerentsOutcome
England & alliesEngland's opposition
17001721The Great Northern War
(1700–1721)
Flag of England.svg England (until 1707)

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Great Britain (from 1707)

Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Empire
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire
Statenvlag.svg United Provinces
Coat of Arms of Brunswick-Luneburg.svg Brunswick-Lüneburg

Flag of Russia.svg Tsardom of Russia

Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg Cossack Hetmanate
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark–Norway
Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Electorate of Saxony
Choragiew krolewska krola Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Poland–Lithuania
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1701-1750).svg Prussia
Flag of Hanover (1692).svg Hanover

Inconclusive for England
  • Britain did not gain or lose anything from the war and exited the war a year before it had ended due to financial trouble

Russian Allied victory:

17011714 War of the Spanish Succession Flag of England.svg England (until 1707)
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Great Britain (from 1707)

Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austrian monarchy
Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Holy Roman Empire
Flag of Savoie.svg Piedmont-Savoy
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1701-1750).svg Prussia
Estandarte de Carlos III.svg Habsburg Spain
Kingdom of Portugal
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France
Bandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg Spanish monarchy
Electoral Standard of Bavaria (1623-1806).svg Bavaria (~1704)
Black St George's Cross.svg Cologne
Flag of the Duchy of Mantua (1575-1707).svg Mantua (~1708)
Victory
17041704 Battle of Orford Ness Flag of England.svg England Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Sweden Victory

Civil wars and revolutions

StartEndName of conflictBelligerentsOutcome
English GovernmentRebels
10691070 Harrying of the North Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg William I of England White Dragon Flag of England.png House of Wessex

Kingdom of Denmark
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Scandinavians

Internal Conflict, William was Victorious

An uprising which started 4 years after the Norman Conquest. Edgar Ætheling, the grandson of Edmund Ironside and the last notable heir to the House of Wessex, fought with the support of the King of Denmark Sweyn II, Anglo-Saxons, and Anglo-Scandinavians.

It ended in defeat for the Anglo-Saxons & Anglo-Scandinavians. William the Conqueror paid Sweyn and his Danish fleet to go home, but the remaining rebels refused to meet him in battle, and he decided to starve them out by laying waste to the northern shires using scorched earth tactics. The Norman campaign to reconquer Northern England resulted in a genocide against the people living there.

10701071 Ely Rebellion Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg William I of England King of Denmark Sweyn II
Hereward the Wake
Morcar
Bishop Aethelwine of Durham
Internal Conflict, William Victorius

An anti-Norman insurrection centred on the Isle of Ely. The Danish king Sweyn Estrithson sent a small army to try to establish a camp on the Isle of Ely. The Isle became a refuge for Anglo-Saxon forces under Earl Morcar, Bishop Aethelwine of Durham and Hereward the Wake in 1071. [4] The area was taken by William the Conqueror only after a prolonged struggle. [5]

10751075 Revolt of the Earls Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg William I of England Three earls Internal Conflict, William was Victorious
  • Waltheof was beheaded in 1076
  • Roger lost his lands and earldom, was imprisoned, and was beheaded in 1087.
  • Ralph lost his lands and earldom, and was expelled from England
10881088 Rebellion of 1088 Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg England
William Rufus
Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg Duchy of Normandy
Robert Curthose
Internal Conflict, William Rufus Victorius
11351154 The Anarchy Supporters of Stephen of Blois Supporters of Empress Matilda and Henry Curtmantle Civil War
  • Treaty of Wallingford
  • Henry would do homage to Stephen, in return Stephen promised Henry would become King of England upon his death
11731174 Revolt of 1173–74 Royal Arms of England (1154-1189).svg English royalists English rebels
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Scotland
County of Flanders
County of Boulogne
Duchy of Brittany
Internal Conflict

Treaty of Falaise

  • Scotland cedes the castles of Roxburgh, Berwick, Jedburgh, Edinburgh, and Stirling over to English soldiers
  • William is forced to recognize Henry's overlordship
12151217 First Barons' War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg Pro-Angevin forces

Rebel Barons

Arms of the Kings of France (France Ancien).svg France
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland

Civil War, Angevinian victory
12641267 Second Barons' War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg English royalists Rebel baronsCivil War, Royalist victory
12641267 Welsh Uprising (1282) Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg English royalists Arms of Dafydd ap Gruffydd.svg Dafydd ap Gruffydd Internal Conflict, Royalist victory
13211322 Despenser War Royal Arms of England (1198-1340).svg England

Contrariants

Supported by: Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland

Civil War, Decisive Royal victory
  • Return of the Despensers
  • Execution of rebels
  • Revocation of the Ordinances of 1311
  • Strengthening of the monarchy until 1326
13261326 Invasion of England (1326) Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Royal government

Edward II  ( POW )
Hugh Despenser the Younger   Skull and Crossbones.svg
Hugh Despenser the Elder   Skull and Crossbones.svg
Earl of Arundel   Skull and Crossbones.svg

Contrariants

Supported by:
County of Hainaut [6]

Isabella of France
Roger Mortimer
Earl of Leicester
Earl of Norfolk
Earl of Kent

Civil War, Contrariants' victory

Continuation of the Despenser War. Isabella of France, and her lover, Roger Mortimers invasion led to:

13811381 Peasants' Revolt Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Royal government Rebel forcesInternal Conflict, Royal government victorious
  • Most rebel leaders executed
  • no further attempts by Parliament to impose a poll tax or to reform England's fiscal system.
14001400 Epiphany Rising Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England RebelsInternal Conflict, Royal Victory
  • Rebellion Supressed
  • Rebel leaders executed
14001415 Glyndŵr Rising
Part of the Hundred Years' War
Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England Arms of Owain Glyndwr.svg Welsh rebels
Arms of France (France Moderne).svg Kingdom of France
Internal Conflict, Total English victory
14141414 Oldcastle Revolt Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg England Lollards Internal Conflict, Government Victory
  • Suppression of the revolt
14551485 Wars of the Roses White Rose Badge of York.svg House of York

Supported by:
Arms of the Duke of Burgundy since 1430.svg Burgundian State
Coat of arms of the Lordship of Ireland.svg Lordship of Ireland
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany [a]

Red Rose Badge of Lancaster.svg House of Lancaster
Tudor Rose.svg House of Tudor

Supported by:
Arms of France (France Moderne).svg Kingdom of France
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland.svg Kingdom of Scotland
Arms of the Prince of Wales (Modern).svg Principality of Wales
Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg Duchy of Brittany [b]


White Rose Badge of York.svg Yorkist rebels

Civil War, Victory for the House of Lancaster and their allies
14971497 Cornish Rebellion of 1497 Flag of England.svg England

Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Henry VII
Coat of arms of Sir Giles Daubeny, 1st Baron Daubeny, KG.png Giles, Lord Daubeny

Cornish rebels

COA Tuchet.svg James, Baron Audley   Skull and Crossbones.svg
Flamock of Boscarne Arms.jpg Thomas Flamank   Skull and Crossbones.svg
Michael An Gof   Skull and Crossbones.svg

Internal Conflict, English victory
15491549 Prayer Book Rebellion Flag of England.svg England

Flag of England.svg Edward VI
Flag of England.svg Edward Seymour
Flag of England.svg John Russell
Flag of England.svg Anthony Kingston
Flag of England.svg William Francis

Southwestern Catholic Rebels

Shield of Arms of the Lord Arundell of Wardour.svg Sir Humphrey Arundell   Skull and Crossbones.svg
John Winslade   Skull and Crossbones.svg
John Bury   Skull and Crossbones.svg
Robert Welch, Vicar of St Thomas, Exeter   Skull and Crossbones.svg

Internal Conflict, Edwardian victory
  • rebellion suppressed
  • execution of rebel commanders
15691570 Rising of the North Flag of England.svg England

Flag of England.svg Elizabeth I of England Flag of England.svg English and Welsh Protestants Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Protestants

Flag of Scotland.svg Partisans of Mary, Queen of Scots

Flag of England.svg Northern English Catholics
Internal Conflict, Elizabethan Victory
  • Elizabeth's authority strengthened
  • Aristocracy of the North weakened
16391651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms Royal Standard of England (1603-1689).svg Royalists

Green harp flag of Ireland.svg Confederates

Flag of The Commonwealth.svg Parliamentarians

Scottish Covenanter Flag.svg Scottish Covenanters

Civil War, Parliamentarian victory

Bishops' Wars (1639)

Second Bishops' War (1640)

Irish Rebellion of 1641

First English Civil War (1642–46)

Irish Confederate Wars (1642–48)

Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1644–47)

Second English Civil War (1648)

Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649)

Third English Civil War (1650–1652)

16851685 Monmouth Rebellion Flag of England.svg Royal army of James II Standard of the Duke of Monmouth.svg Rebel army of Duke of Monmouth Internal Conflict, Victory for James II
16881689 Glorious Revolution Flag of England.svg James II William of Orange
Dutch military forces
British military forces
Internal Conflict
16891746 Jacobite Rebellions Flag of England.svg England (until 1707)

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Great Britain (from 1707)

Jacobites Civil War, Royalist victory

in England, Scotland and Ireland

See also

References

  1. Edmund II (king of England) @ Britannica.com. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  2. "Helgeå, Battle of". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Oxford University Press. 2010. ISBN   978-0-19-533403-6.
  3. Geoffrey Parker p. 73
  4. Hereward and the Isle of Ely, BBC History, accessed 6 January 2008
  5. The taking of Ely, BBC History, accessed 6 January 2008
  6. Weir (2006), p 223
  7. Wagner & Schmid 2011.
  8. Guy 1988.
  9. McCaffrey 1984.
  1. After Francis II became ill, his treasurer, Pierre Landais, ruling the Duchy in his stead, aided Richard III in attempting to capture Henry Tudor.
  2. Francis II sheltered Henry Tudor, supplying him with money, troops, and ships. It was only after Francis fell ill that Henry was forced to flee Brittany to France.

Sources

Further reading

Historiography