List of wars involving Lesotho

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This is a list of wars involving Lesotho and its processing states.

ConflictLesotho
and allies
OpponentsResultsMonarch
Battle of Viervoet
(1851)
Basotho Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Victory
  • British expedition repulsed [1]
First Free State–Basotho War
(1858)
Basotho Kingdom Flag of the Orange Free State.svg  Orange Free State Victory
  • Boer invasion fails [2]
Battle of Berea
(1858)
Basotho Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Inconclusive
  • Peace treaty [3]
Second Free State–Basotho War
(18651866)
Basotho Kingdom Flag of the Orange Free State.svg  Orange Free State
Flag of Transvaal.svg  South African Republic
Defeat
  • Basotho Kingdom cedes land [4]
Third Free State–Basotho War
(18671868)
Basotho Kingdom Flag of the Orange Free State.svg  Orange Free State Defeat(but prevention of total Boer conquest)
Morosi's Rebellion
(1879)
Basotho Kingdom
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Baphuthi rebelsVictory
  • Uprising suppressed [5]
Basuto Gun War
(18801881)
Basotho rebels Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Victory
  • Final settlement in favor of the Basotho [6]
BCP Uprising
(1974)
Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg Government of Lesotho Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg BCP Government victory
  • Uprising suppressed
LLA Guerilla War
(19791990)
Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg Government of Lesotho Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg LLA Peace treaty
  • Elections held in 1993, BCP wins
SADC intervention in Lesotho
(1998)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg LDF rebels SADC victory
  • Suspected coup d'état in Lesotho quelled

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References

  1. Sanders, Peter (1975). Moshoeshoe, chief of the Sotho. Heinemann. pp. 171–174. ISBN   978-0435327934.
  2. "Basotho Wars (1858-68)". Global Security. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "BOTCHED ORDERS OR INSUBORDINATION? The battle of Berea revisited". The South African Military History Society. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Basotho Wars (1858-68)". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. Tylden, Geoffrey (1936). "The capture of Morosi's Mountain, 1879". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 15: 208–15.
  6. "BASUTOLAND ROLL OF HONOUR 1851 - 1881 - South African Military History Society - Journal". samilitaryhistory.org.