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The following is a list of wars involving Iceland . Although modern Iceland does not maintain a standing army, navy nor air force, it maintains a militarised coast guard which is in charge of defending the country. The country has deployed a small peacekeeping force internationally on a few occasions. It has never participated in a full-scale war or invasion, and the constitution of Iceland has no mechanism to declare war. [1]
None of the Cod Wars meet any of the common thresholds for a conventional war, and they may more accurately be described as militarised interstate disputes between Iceland and the United Kingdom. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Viking battle: Battle of Vinland (1003) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory
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Viking battle: Battle of Vinland (1010) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory
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Internal conflict: Age of the Sturlungs (1220–1264) | ![]() Supported by: ![]() | ![]() | Old Covenant
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Date | Conflict / Event | Allies | Enemies | Result |
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1538–1550 | Icelandic Reformation | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Icelandic/Catholic victory
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1627 | Turkish Abductions | ![]() | ![]() | Abduction of 400–800 Icelanders
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1797 | Action of 16 May 1797 | ![]() | ![]() | Victory |
1803–1815 | Iceland in the Napoleonic Wars | ![]() ![]() | Coalition Forces | Dano-French defeat
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1809 | Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution | ![]()
| ![]() | Danish government restored
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1940 | Invasion of Iceland | ![]() | British victory | |
1958–1976 | The Cod Wars | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Victory
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Mission | Date | Location | Troops deployed |
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![]() | 2004–2007 | ![]() | 2 |
![]() | 2002–2014 | ![]() | 2–32 |