List of wars involving Portugal

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The following is a list of wars involving Portugal.

Contents

County of Portugal (868–1139)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Battle of Aguioncha (966 or 967)

Location: River Salas, Galicia

County of Portugal

Kingdom of Galicia Portuguese victory
Battle of Pedroso
(1071)

Location: Pedroso, near Braga

County of Portugal Kingdom of Galicia Galician victory
Capture of Santarém (1111)

Location: Santarém, Portugal

County of Portugal

Almoravids

Almoravid victory
Siege of Coimbra (1117)

Location: Coimbra

County of Portugal

Almoravids

Portuguese victory [1] [2]
Battle of São Mamede
(1128)

Location: Guimarães

Theresa, Countess of Portugal Afonso Henriques Afonso Henriques victory
Luso–Leonese War (1130–1137)

Location: Galicia, Kingdom of Leon

PortugueseFlag1095.svg County of Portugal
Arrano Beltza flag.svg Kingdom of Navarre (1137)

Leon banner.svg Kingdom of Leon

Treaty of Tui

Battle of Cerneja
(1139/40)

Location: Cerneja (Cernesa), near Limia, Galicia

PortugueseFlag1095.svg County of Portugal

Leon banner.svg Kingdom of León

Portuguese victory

Kingdom of Portugal (1139–1910)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Battle of Ourique
(1139)

Location: Ourique in Alentejo (southern Portugal)

County of Portugal Almoravids Portuguese victory
Battle of Valdevez
(1140)

Location: Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal

PortugueseFlag1095.svg Kingdom of Portugal Leon banner.svg Kingdom of León Portuguese victory
Siege of Lisbon (1142)

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

PortugueseFlag1143.svg Portugal
Cross-Pattee-red.svg Crusaders

Almoravid dynasty

Defeat
  • Crusader forces failed to capture Lisbon
Second Crusade

(1147–1150)

Location: Iberia, Near East, Egypt

Status quo ante bellum
Conquest of Santarém
(1147)

Location: Santarém, Portugal

PortugueseFlag1143.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Taifa of Badajoz

Portuguese victory [3]
Siege of Lisbon

(1147)

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

PortugueseFlag1143.svg Portugal
Cross-Pattee-red.svg Crusaders

Almoravid dynasty [4]

Portuguese-Crusader victory
Luso-Leonese War (1167–1169)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

PortugueseFlag1143.svg Kingdom of Portugal Almohad Caliphate

Leon banner.svg Kingdom of León

Defeat

Battle of Cape Espichel (1180)

Location: Off Cape Espichel, Atlantic Ocean

Kingdom of Portugal

Almohad Caliphate

Portuguese victory
Raid of Ceuta (1180) [5] PortugueseFlag1143.svg Kingdom of Portugal Almohad Caliphate Victory
Battle of Silves (1182)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

PortugueseFlag1143.svg Kingdom of Portugal Almohad Caliphate Defeat
Siege of Santarém
(1184)

Location: Santarém, Portugal

PortugueseFlag1143.svg Kingdom of Portugal
Leon banner.svg Kingdom of León

Flag of Almohad Dynasty.svg Almohad Caliphate

Christian victory
Almohad campaign in the Algarve
(1190–1191)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

PortugueseFlag1143.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Cross-Pattee-red.svg Crusaders

Almohad Caliphate Defeat
  • Part of the Reconquista and Third Crusade.
Battle of Alarcos

(1195)

Location: Alarcos, Ciudad Real province

Kingdom of Castile
Order of Santiago
Order of St. Benedict

Almohad Caliphate
Castilian rebels

Almohad victory [6]
Luso-Leonese War (1196–1200)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

PortugueseFlag1143.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Bandera de la Corona de Castilla.svg Kingdom of Castile

Leon banner.svg Kingdom of León

Bandera de Reino de Navarra.svg Kingdom of Navarre

Almohad Caliphate

Status Quo Ante Bellum
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
(1212)

Location: Near Santa Elena, Jaén, Andalusia

Almohad Caliphate

Christian victory [7] [8] [9] [10]
Siege of Alcácer do Sal

(1217)

Location: Qaṣr Abī Dānis, al-Gharb

Kingdom of Portugal
Crusaders from northern Europe

Almohad Caliphate

Portuguese–Crusader victory
Siege of Faro

(1249)

Location: Faro, Portugal

PortugueseFlag1248.svg Portugal
Cross of Saint James.svg Order of Santiago
Ordem Avis.svg Order of Aviz

Taifa of Niebla

Portuguese victory
War of the Strait

(1292–1350)

(1292–1350)

Location: Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Gibraltar)

Royal Banner of Aragon.svg Crown of Aragon

Bandera de la Corona de Castilla.svg Kingdom of Castile

PortugueseFlag1248.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Supported by:

Royal Coat of Arms of Navarre (1234 1259-1284).svg Kingdom of Navarre

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

Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg Kingdom of England

Milano-Stemma 2.svg Republic of Genoa

Marinid Sultanate

COA of Nasrid dynasty kingdom of Grenade (1013-1492).svg Emirate of Granada

Victory
  • End of Moroccan hegemony in the Strait of Gibraltar. No more offensive or expansion attempts against the Christian Kingdoms would be done by Marinids, being just at the defensive for the rest of the reconquista.
Luso-Castilian War (1295–1297)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

PortugueseFlag1143.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Royal Banner of Aragon.svg Crown of Aragon

Bandera de la Corona de Castilla.svg Kingdom of Castile Stalemate
Luso-Castillian War

(1336–39)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

PortugueseFlag1248.svg Kingdom of Portugal Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (15th Century).svg Crown of Castile Defeat
Battle of Río Salado
(1340)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

Estandarte de la Corona de Castilla.png Crown of Castile
PortugueseFlag1248.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Marinid Sultanate
Royal Standard of Nasrid Dynasty Kingdom of Grenade.svg Emirate of Granada

Castilian–Portuguese victory [11]
Battle of Guadalmesí

(1342) [12]

Location: Guadalmesí, Strait of Gibraltar

Estandarte de la Corona de Castilla.png Crown of Castile
PortugueseFlag1248.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Marinid Sultanate

Castilian–Portuguese victory
Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344)

Location: Algeciras

Crown of Castile
Republic of Genoa
Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Navarre
European crusaders

Marinid Dynasty
Emirate of Granada

Castillian victory
War of the Two Peters
(1356–1369)

Location: Mostly towns in the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Valencia, coast of the Principality of Catalonia

Pedristas
Supported by:
England
Republic of Genoa
Portugal
Navarre
Granada

Aragon
Enriquistas
Supported by:
France

Trastamarian victory
First Fernandine War
(1369–1371)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (1248-1385).svg Ferdinand I of Portugal

Arms of Aragonese Monarchs (13th-15 centuries).svg Peter IV of Aragon
Royal Arms of Navarre (1328-1425).svg Charles II of Navarre

Bandera de la Corona de Castilla.svg Henry of Trastámara

Treaty of Alcoutim
Second Fernandine War
(1372–1373)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

PortugueseFlag1248.svg Kingdom of Portugal Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (15th Century).svg Crown of Castile Defeat
Third Fernandine War
(1381–1382)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

PortugueseFlag1248.svg Kingdom of Portugal Royal Coat of Arms of the Crown of Castile (15th Century).svg Crown of Castile Defeat
Portuguese interregnum
(1383–1385)

Location: Portugal and Castile

Brasao de armas do reino de Portugal (1385).svg Party of the Grandmaster of Avis
Supported by:
Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg England

Coat of Arms of Beatrice of Portugal.svg Party of Beatrice of Portugal
Coat of Arms of John I of Castile (as Castilian Monach and Crown of Portugal Pretender).svg Castile
Supported by:
Arms of France (France Moderne).svg France
Royal arms of Aragon.svg Aragon
Coat of arms of Republic of Genoa (early).svg Genoese volunteers

Victory of the Grandmaster of Avis's party:
Conquest of Ceuta
(1415 [13] )

Location: Ceuta, Marinid dynasty (part of modern-day Spain)

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Marinid dynasty

Portuguese victory
Siege of Ceuta

(1419)

Location: Ceuta

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Marinid Sultanate
Emirate of Granada

Portuguese victory
Irmandiño revolts

(1431–69)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

Bandera de la Corona de Castilla.svg Kingdom of Castile

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Andrade, Lemos and Moscoso families

Bandeirareinogaliza.svg Galician rebelsVictory
Battle of Tangier (1437)

Location: Tangier, Morocco

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Portuguese Empire

Marinid Sultanate

Moroccan victory
Conquest of Ksar es-Seghir
(1458)

Location: Ksar es-Seghir, (modern-day Morocco)

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Marinid Sultanate

Portuguese victory
Catalan Civil War

(1462–72)

Location: the Principality of Catalonia

Supported by:
Crown of Castile (1462–1463)
Kingdom of Portugal (1463–1466)
Duchy of Lorraine (1466–1471)
Kingdom of France (1466–1471)

Crown of Aragon
Supported by:
Remensa
Kingdom of France (1462–1463)
Crown of Castile (1469–1472)

Royal victory
  • Capitulation of Pedralbes
Siege of Tangier (1463–1464)

Location: Tangier, Morocco

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Marinid Sultanate

Marinid victory
Anfa expedition (1468)

Location: Anfa, Morocco

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Wattasid Morocco

Portuguese victory
Conquest of Asilah
(1471)

Location: Asilah, Morocco

Kingdom of Portugal

Wattasid Morocco

Portuguese victory
Portuguese conquest of Tangier

(1471)

Location: Tangier, Morocco

PortugueseFlag1385.svg Kingdom of Portugal

Wattasid dynasty

Portuguese victory
War of the Castilian Succession
(1475–1479)

Location: Iberian Peninsula and Atlantic Ocean

Treaty of Alcáçovas:
Siege of Ceuta (1476) [14]

Location: North Africa

Kingdom of Portugal

Blason Castille Leon.svg Crown of Castile (Juana Supporters)

Marinid Sultanate Victory
Battle of Guinea

(1478)

Location: Near Elmina, Gulf of Guinea

Kingdom of Portugal

Crown of Castile

Portuguese victory
Chaouia expedition

(1487)

Location: Chaouia, Morocco

PortugueseFlag1485 (8 castles).svg Kingdom of Portugal

Wattasid Morocco

Portuguese victory.
Siege of Graciosa

(1489)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Kingdom of Portugal Wattasids Defeat
Targa expedition (1490)

Location: Targa

Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (1485-mid-16th century).svg Kingdom of Portugal

Wattasid Morocco

Portuguese victory
First Luso-Malabarese War (1500–1513)

Location: Indian Ocean, Malabar Coast, India.

Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portuguese Empire
Supported by:
Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Cannanore (until 1507)
Kingdom of Kollam
Kingdom of Tanur (1504 on)

Kingdom of Calicut
Supported by:
Mamluk Egypt
Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Kingdom of Tanur (up to 1504) Supported by:

Mameluke Flag.svg Mamluk Egypt

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

Arab privateers

Portuguese victory
Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1501)

Location: Mers-el-Kébir, Kingdom of Tlemcen

Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portuguese Empire

Blue flag displaying a white crescent.png Kingdom of Tlemcen

Zayyanid victory
First Battle of Cannanore

(1501)

Location: Asia, Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Calicut Victory
Battle of Tanger

(1502)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal Wattasids Defeat
Battle of Calicut (1503)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Calicut

Arab privateers

Victory
Battle of Pandarane

(1504)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Mameluke Flag.svg Mamluk Sultanate Victory
Battle of Cochin
(1504)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal
Cochin flag.svg Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom of Calicut

Vassal Malabari states

Victory
Battle of Mombasa (1505)

Location: East Africa (modern Kenya)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Mombasa Sultanate Victory
Portuguese-Mamluk naval war
(1505–1517)

Location: Asia, Indian Ocean

Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal Mameluke Flag.svg Mamluk Sultanate
Kingdom of Calicut
Bijapur Sultanate
Flag of the Gujarat Sultanate.svg Gujarat Sultanate

Supported byFlag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1517).svg Ottoman Empire

Victory
Siege of Anjadiva (1506)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Bijapur Sultanate Victory
Battle of Barawa

(1507)

Location: East Africa (modern Somalia)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Muzzaffar (Mogadishu area) flag according to 1576 Portuguese map.svg Ajuran Sultanate Victory
Ajuran-Portuguese wars
(1507–1542)

Location: East Africa (modern Somalia)

Flag of Portugal (1495).svg Kingdom of Portugal Muzzaffar (Mogadishu area) flag according to 1576 Portuguese map.svg Ajuran Sultanate
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1517).svg Ottoman Empire [16] [ full citation needed ] [17]
Victory
Battle of Socotra

(1507)

Location: Socotra (between Guardafui Channel and Arabian Sea)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Mahra Sultanate.svg Mahra Sultanate Victory
Capture of Ormuz
(1507)

Location: Asia, Persian Gulf (Hormuz Island)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Ormus
Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Empire
Victory
Persian–Portuguese wars (1507–1622)

Location: Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean (modern Iran)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Supported by:

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire (since 1580)

Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Empire

Flag of Muscat.svg Omani Empire Supported by:

Defeat
Siege of Cannanore (1507)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Cannanore

Kingdom of Calicut

Victory
Battle of Dabul

(1508)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Bijapur Sultanate Victory
Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts

(1508–1573)

Location: Indian subcontinent (Gujarat)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Gujarat Sultanate.svg Gujarat Sultanate

Supported by:

Kingdom of Calicut

Mameluke Flag.svg Mamluk Sultanate (until 1517)

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1517).svg Ottoman Empire (since 1517)

Victory
Sieges of Asilah

(1508–1509)

Location: North Africa

Flag of Portugal (1495).svg Kingdom of Portugal Wattasids Victory
Malay-Portuguese conflicts (1509–1641)

Location: Southeast Asia, Malay Peninsula, Straits of Malacca (modern Malaysia, Singapore and western Indonesia)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Supported by:

Sultanate of Perak Sultanate of Kedah

Supported by:

Stalemate
Portuguese conquest of Goa
(1510)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1495).svg Kingdom of Portugal Bijapur Sultanate Victory
Capture of Malacca (1511)

Location: Malacca City (modern Malaysia)

Flag of Portugal (1495).svg Kingdom of Portugal Malacca Sultanate Victory
Siege of Aden

(1513)

Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Yemeni Tahirids Defeat
Battle of Azemmour
(1513)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1495).svg Kingdom of Portugal Wattasids Victory
  • Conquest of Azemmour in Morocco
Battle of Tednest

(1514)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1495).svg Kingdom of Portugal Flag of Marinid and Saadi Dynasty (1258-1420) (1554-1659).svg Saadi Sultanate Victory
Raid of Marrakesh (1515)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1495).svg Kingdom of Portugal Hintata

Supported by:

Flag of Marinid and Saadi Dynasty (1258-1420) (1554-1659).svg Saadi Sultanate

Wattasid dynasty

Defeat
Battle of Mamora (1515)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1495).svg Kingdom of Portugal Wattasids

Supported by Abda Doukkala

Defeat
Expedition against Oulad Amrane(1516)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1495).svg Kingdom of Portugal Oulad Amrane Defeat
Siege of Goa (1517)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Bijapur Sultanate Victory
Battle of Zeila

(1517)

Location: East Africa (modern Somaliland)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Adal Sultanate.svg Adal Sultanate Victory
Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts

(1518–1658)

Location: Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Flag of Kotte.svg Kingdom of Kotte

Flag of Sitawaka Kingdom (1521 - 1594).png Kingdom of Sitawaka

King of Kandy.svg Kingdom of Kandy

Principality of Raigama

Nandi flag.png Kingdom of Jaffna

Supported by:

Zamorin of Calicut

Kingdom of Tanjore

Vanni chieftains

Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg Dutch East India Company (From 1638)

Stalemate
Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts

(1519–1639)

Location: Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula and Strait of Malacca (modern western Indonesia and Peninsular Malaysia)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Supported by:

Flag of Aceh Sultanate.svg Sultanate of Aceh

Supported by:

Inconclusive
  • Aceh expansionism stopped.
Portuguese conquest of Bahrain

(1521) Location: Eastern Arabia, Persian Gulf (Bahrain)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Jabrids Victory
Battle of Tunmen

(1521)

Location: China (modern Hong Kong)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Seal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming China Defeat
Battle of Sincouwaan

(1522)

Location: China (modern Hong Kong)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Seal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming China Defeat
Battle of al-Shihr (1523)

Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Kathiri flag.svg Kathiri Sultanate Victory
Siege of Calicut (1526)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Zamorin of Calicut Defeat
Conquest of Sunda Kelapa
(1527)

Location: Java (modern Indonesia)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Sunda Kingdom

Demak Sultanate

Flag of the Sultanate of Banten.svg Banten Sultanate

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Katoenen banier met Arabische kalligrafie TMnr 5663-1.svg Cirebon Sultanate

Defeat
Battle of Mombasa (1528)

Location: East Africa (modern Kenya)

Flag Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire

Supported by:

Malindi Kingdom

Mombasa Sultanate Victory
Siege of Bahrain (1529)

Location: Eastern Arabia, Persian Gulf (Bahrain)

Flag Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire Bahraini rebelsDefeat
Abyssinian–Adal war
(1529–1543)

Location: East Africa (modern Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea)

Ethiopian Pennants.svg Ethiopian Empire
Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Kingdom of Portugal (1542–43)
Flag of Adal Sultanate.svg Adal Sultanate
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire (1542–43)
Inconclusive
Spanish-Ottoman War (1529–1541)

Location: Mediterranean Sea, North Africa

Charles V Arms-personal.svg Empire of Charles V

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg Holy Roman Empire

Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States

Flag Portugal (1521).svg Kingdom of Portugal

Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Knights of Malta

Pavillon royal de la France.svg Kingdom of France (until 1534)

Hafsid Flag - Tunisia.svg Hafsid dynasty

Kingdom of Kuku

Kabyle people

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1517).svg Ottoman Empire

Kingdom of Tlemcen

Banu Rashid

Arab irregulars

Pavillon royal de la France.svg Kingdom of France (since 1535)

Stalemate
Ternatean–Portuguese conflicts
(1530–1605)

Location: Maluku Islands, (modern eastern Indonesia)

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire
Sultanate of Tidore
Bendera Ternate - Almulk Buldan Ternate.svg Sultanate of Ternate
Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg Dutch East India Company
Defeat
Battle of al-Shihr (1531)

Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen)

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1517).svg Ottoman Empire

Kathiri flag.svg Kathiri Sultanate

Defeat
Siege of Diu (1531)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Gujarat Sultanate.svg Gujarat Sultanate

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1517).svg Ottoman Empire

Defeat
French invasions to Colonial Brazil (1531–1615)

Location: South America, Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Indian allies

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France

Indian allies

Victory
  • Henriville is destroyed
Spanish Jailolo-Portuguese Ternate war

(1533)

Location: Maluku Islands, (modern eastern Indonesia)

Bendera Ternate - Almulk Buldan Ternate.svg Sultanate of Ternate

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portuguese Empire

Sultanate of Tidore

Jailolo Sultanate

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire

Stalemate
Iguape War
(1534–1536)

Location: South America, Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Kingdom of Portugal Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire

Indian auxiliaries

Victory
Battle of Tidore

(1536)

Location: Maluku Islands, (modern eastern Indonesia)

Flag Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire

Ternate loyal to Hairun

Ternate loyal to Dayal

Sultanate of Tidore

Sultanate of Bacan

Sultanate of Jailolo

Kingdom of Vaigama [27]

Kingdom of Vaigue [27]

Kingdom of Quibibi [27]

Kingdom of Mincibo [27]

Victory
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts
(1538–1559)

Location: Persian Gulf, Horn of Africa, Red Sea and India

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Kingdom of Portugal

Kingdom of Hormuz

Ethiopian Pennants.svg Ethiopian Empire

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire
Flag of the Gujarat Sultanate.svg Gujarat Sultanate

Flag of Adal Sultanate.svg Adal Sultanate

    • Status quo ante bellum
    • Portugal maintains control of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean
    • Ottomans expand their influence in the Red Sea
Shuangyu Skirmishes (1539)

Location: China (Zhejiang)

Flag of Japan.svg Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates)

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese pirates

Seal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming China Victory
Fall of Agadir

(1541)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Marinid and Saadi Dynasty (1258-1420) (1554-1659).svg Saadi Sultanate Defeat
Battle of Benadir

(1542)

Location: East Africa (modern Somalia)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Muzzaffar (Mogadishu area) flag according to 1576 Portuguese map.svg Ajuran Sultanate Victory
Shuangyu Skirmishes (1543)

Location: China (Zhejiang)

Flag of Japan.svg Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates)

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese pirates

Seal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming China Defeat
Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549) [28]

Location: Southeast Asia (modern Thailand)

Seal of Ayutthaya (King Narai) goldStamp bgred.png Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam)

Supported by:Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Taungoo Imperial Flag.jpg Toungoo dynasty (Burma)Victory
Raid of Zhangzhou (1547)

Location: China (Zhangzhou)

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese piratesSeal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming China Victory
Raid of Ningbo (1548)

Location: China (Ningbo)

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese piratesSeal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming China Victory
Raid of Taizhou (1548)

Location: China (Taizhou)

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese piratesSeal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming China Victory
Battle of al-Shihr (1548)

Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Flag of the Mahra Sultanate.svg Mahra Sultanate

Kathiri flag.svg Kathiri Sultanate Victory
Incident of Dongshan Peninsula (1549)

Location: China (Fujian)

Flag of Japan.svg Wokou

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese merchants

Seal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming China Defeat
Battle of the Bay of Velez

(1553)

Location: North Africa, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Kingdom of Portugal Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Ottoman Empire Defeat
Tamoyo Confederation

(1554–1567)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Tupinambá people Victory
Aimoré War

(1555–1673)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Aimoré people Victory
Siege of Piratininga

(1555–1736)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Guarulho people

Guaianá people

Carijó people

Victory
  • Invaders are expelled
Siege of Kotte

(1557–1558)

Location: Sri Lanka

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Flag of Kotte.svg Kingdom of Kotte

Flag of Sitawaka Kingdom (1521 - 1594).png Kingdom of Sitawaka Victory
Bandeirantes raids from Brazil to Spanish domains (1557–18th century)

Location: South America (mostly Amazon Forest)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg SpainStalemate
  • The Amazon is divided between Spain and Portugal with the Treaty of Madrid (1750), as both countries compromissed to stop and punish bandits expeditions from bandeirantes.
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts
(1558–1566)

Location: Indian Ocean

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Kingdom of Portugal Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Ottoman Empire
Muzzaffar (Mogadishu area) flag according to 1576 Portuguese map.svg Ajuran Sultanate
  • Status quo ante bellum
  • Portugal maintains control of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean
  • Ottomans expand their influence in the Red Sea
Battle of Mulleriyawa
(1559)

Location: Sri Lanka

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Sitawaka Kingdom (1521 - 1594).png Kingdom of Sitawaka Defeat
  • Decisive victory to Sinhalese army of Kingdom of Sitawaka
Siege of Moji

(1561)

Location: Asia–Pacific, Japan

Japanese Crest daki Gyouyou.svg Ōtomo clan

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Alex K Hiroshima Mori (color).svg Mōri clan Defeat
Siege of Mazagan (1562)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Marinid and Saadi Dynasty (1258-1420) (1554-1659).svg Saadi Sultanate Victory
Battle of Fukuda Bay
(1565)

Location: Asia–Pacific, Japan

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Kingdom of Portugal Japanese Crest Matura mitu Hosi.svg Matsura Takanobu Clan Victory
Blockade of Cebu (1568)

Location: Philippines

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire Defeat
Battle of Aceh
(1569)

Location: Sumatra (modern Indonesia)

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Kingdom of Portugal Flag of Aceh Sultanate.svg Sultanate of Aceh Victory
  • Aceh fleet destroyed
War of the League of the Indies
(1570 – 1574)

Location: Indian Ocean, Western India and the Straits of Malacca

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Kingdom of Portugal Sultanate of Bijapur
Flag of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.svg Sultanate of Ahmadnagar
Zamorin of Calicut
Flag of Aceh Sultanate.svg Sultanate of Aceh

Co-belligerents:

Princely states of the Kanara coast

Kalinyamat Sultanate

Sultanate of Ternate

Sultanate of Tidore

Sultanate of Golkonda

Mappila Muslims

Victory
Battle of Alcácer Quibir
(1578)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Kingdom of Portugal

Moorish Allies

Flag of Marinid and Saadi Dynasty (1258-1420) (1554-1659).svg Saadi Sultanate

Supported by:

Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Ottoman Empire

Defeat
War of the Portuguese Succession
(1580–1583)

Location: Iberian Peninsula, Azores

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portugal loyal to Prior of Crato
Pavillon royal de la France.svg  France
Flag of England.svg  England
Statenvlag.svg United Provinces
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Crown of Spain
Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portugal loyal to Philip of Spain
Decisive defeat for António, Prior of Crato
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts
(1580–89)

Location: East Africa, Swahili coast and Indian Ocean

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Kingdom of Portugal Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Portuguese control in the South East African coast restored and Mir Ali Bey captured
Siege of Daman (1581)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg Mughal Empire Victory
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

Location: Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands, Ibero-America.

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire

Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Order of Saint John

co-belligerent

Flag of England.svg Kingdom of England Royal Standard of Ireland (1542-1801).svg Ireland

co-belligerent

Indecisive
Battle of Leitao Coast

(1586)

Location: Persian Gulf, Kish Island (Iran)

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Arab NiquilusDefeat
Siege of Johor
(1587)

Location: Malay Peninsula

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Kingdom of Portugal Johor Sultanate Victory
Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594) [29]

Location: Southeast Asia (modern Cambodia)

Flag of Cambodia (pre-1863).svg Kingdom of Cambodia

Supported by:Flag of the Tercios Morados Viejos.svg Spanish Empire

Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg Ayutthaya Kingdom Defeat
Cambodian–Spanish War

(1593–97)

Location: Southeast Asia (modern Cambodia)

Flag of the Tercios Morados Viejos.svg Spanish Empire

Flag of Cambodia (pre-1863).svg Cambodian allies

Goshichi no kiri inverted.svg Japanese mercenaries

Flag of Cambodia (pre-1863).svg Cambodia

Supported by:

Flag of Thailand (Ayutthaya period).svg Ayutthaya Kingdom

White Flag of the Malay Sultanates.svg Johor Sultanate (Muslim Malay merchants)

Guidone (bandiera).svg Kingdom of Champa (Muslim Cham merchants)

Defeat
Campaign of Danture (1594)

Location: Sri Lanka

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire King of Kandy.svg Kingdom of Kandy Defeat
  • Decisive victory to Sinhalese army of Kingdom of Kandy
Spanish-Portuguese conflict on China (1598–1600)

Location: China (near Macau)

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire Victory
  • End of Spain's attempts to circumvent the restrictions placed on them from reaching China.
  • Portuguese monopoly on the 16th century China trade seizured.
Dutch–Portuguese War
(1598–1663)

Europe

South America

Africa

Asia

Flag of Portugal (1640).svg Kingdom of Portugal

Supported by:

Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic

Supported by:

Indecisive
  • Formation of the Dutch Empire.
  • Portuguese Restoration War.
  • Portuguese victory in Brazil, Angola, Goa and Macau.
  • Dutch victory in Ghana, Malacca, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
  • Both sides claim victory in India.
Siege of Kottakkal

(1599–1600)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Kingdom of Calicut

Kunjali Marakkar forcesVictory
Palmares War

(early 17th century–1695)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire Quilombo dos Palmares Victory
Nossa Senhora da Graça incident

(1610)

Location: Nagasaki, Japan

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire Tokugawa family crest.svg Tokugawa shogunate Defeat
Battle of Swally

(1612)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire British East India Company flag.svg English East India Company Defeat
Cummean Revolt

(1617–1621)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire Tupinambá people Victory
Sack of Madeira

(1617)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Kingdom of Portugal Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Ottoman Empire Defeat
Tupinambá Revolt

(1618)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire Tupinambá people Victory
Tupinambás Uprising (1617–1621)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Kingdom of Portugal Tupinambá rebel forces under tuxaua ( cacique ) Cabelo de VelhaVictory
1st Danish expedition to India

(1618–1622)

Location: Sri Lanka

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg France
Royal Standard of Denmark (1731-1819).svg Denmark-Norway

The regal emblem of Rajasinghe II.png Kandy

Supported by:

Thanjavur Nayak

Statenvlag.svg Dutch East India Company

Portuguese militar victory

Danish political victory

Sino-Dutch conflicts

(1620s–1670s)

Location: Asia–Pacific, China

Seal of Ming dynasty.svg Ming China

Southern Ming dynasty

Kingdom of Tungning

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

VOC-Amsterdam.svg Dutch East India Company

Chinese pirates

Victory
Capture of Ormuz
(1622)

Location: Persian Gulf

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Kingdom of Portugal

Supported by: Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire

Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Empire
Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg English East India Company
Defeat
  • Ormuz (which was under Portuguese control since 1507) goes back to Persian control
First Kongo-Portuguese War (1622–1623)

Location: Central Africa (modernAngola and Congo region)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Kingdom of Portugal Flag of the Kingdom of Kongo according to Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo.svg Kingdom of Kongo Status quo ante bellum
Spanish-Siam War

(1624–1636) [30] [31] [32]

Location: Southeast Asia (modern Thailand)

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Iberian Union Flag of Thailand.svg Siam

Statenvlag.svg Dutch East India Company

Defeat
Battle of Duyon River
(1629)

Location: Malay Peninsula

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Kingdom of Portugal Flag of Aceh Sultanate.svg Sultanate of Aceh Decisive Victory
  • Aceh's forces destroyed (loses 236 ships, 19,000 soldiers)
Motim das Maçarocas

(1629)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Iberian Union Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese independentistsVictory
Mombasa war

(1631–32)

Location: East Africa (modern Kenya)

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Mombasa Sultanate Victory
Siege of Hooghly

(1632)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg Mughal Empire Defeat
Portuguese expedition to Mombasa of 1632

Location: East Africa (modern Kenya)

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire

Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Empire

Flag of Muscat.svg Omani Empire Defeat
Manuelinho Revolt

(1637)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Iberian Union Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese independentistsVictory
Battle of Gannoruwa

(1638)

Location: Sri Lanka

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire King of Kandy.svg Kingdom of Kandy Defeat
Siege of Daman (1638–1639)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg Mughal Empire Victory
Mazagan Ambush

(1640)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Republic of Sale (1624-1668).svg Republic of Salé Defeat
Portuguese Restoration War
(1640–1668)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Kingdom of Portugal
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Crown of Spain (Castile and Aragon)Victory
Battle of Mbororé

Location: South America (modern Misiones Province, Argentina)

Flag of Portugal (1667).svg Portuguese Empire

Tupi people

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire Defeat
Acclamation of Amador Bueno

(1641)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire NativistsVictory
  • Failure in forming a kingdom
  • Amador Bueno swears loyalty to king John IV
Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart

(1643–1645)Location: Indian Ocean

Willem Leyel COA.png Leyel loyalist

Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg Dutch Coromandel

British East India Company flag.svg English Madras

Flag of Portugal (1667).svg Portuguese India (Carical)

Supported by:

Thanjavur Nayak

Danish Colonial Merchant Ensign India.png Pessart loyalistVictory
Dano-Carical Conflict

(1644–1645)Location: India (Karaikal and Tranquebar)

Flag of Portugal (1667).svg Portuguese India

Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg Dutch India

Danish Colonial Merchant Ensign India.png Danish India Victory
Siege of Dansborg (1644)

Location: India (Tranquebar)

Flag of Portugal (1667).svg Portuguese India

Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg Dutch India

Danish Colonial Merchant Ensign India.png Danish India Inconclusive
Siege of Muscat (1650)

Location: Gulf of Oman

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Muscat.svg Omani Empire Defeat
  • End of Portuguese rule in Oman and presence on the Persian Gulf.
Cachaça Revolt

(1660–1661)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire Rio de Janeiro RebelsVictory
Raid of Tangier

(1662)

Location: North Africa (Morocco)

Flag of Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire

Supported by:

Flag of England.svg Kingdom of England

Khadir Ghaïlan forces

Supported by:

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Crown of Spain

Saadi Morocco

Stalemate
Kongo Civil War (1665–1709)

Location: Central Africa (modernAngola and Congo region)

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Kingdom of Kongo according to Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo.svg Kingdom of Kongo
Kimpanzu dynasty forces
Kinlaza dynasty forces
Soyo and Ngoyo

Supported by:

Statenvlag.svg Dutch West India Company

Stalemate
Dutch-Zamorin Conflicts

(1666–1758)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Zamorin

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Flag Portugal (1578).svg Portuguese Empire [36] [a]

Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic Defeat
Conjuration of Our Father

(1666)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire Pernambuco RebelsVictory
Battle of Pungo Andongo

(1671)

Location: Central Africa (modernAngola)

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Ndongo Victory
Battle of Katole

(1681)

Location: Central Africa (modernAngola)

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Matamba Pirric Victory
Barbarians' War

(1683–1713)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire Confederation of the Cariris Victory
Maratha–Portuguese War
(1683–1684)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Confederacy Victory
  • Portuguese territory in India defended.
Beckman Revolt

(1684)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1640).svg Portuguese Empire Maranhão RebelsVictory
Mughal–Portuguese War
(1692–1693)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg Mughal Empire Victory
  • Portuguese territory in India defended.
Taro Revolt

(1694–1695)

Location: Azores

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal São Jorge peasantsVictory
Battle of Daman (1694)

Location: India

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Muscat.svg Omani Empire Victory
Omani–Portuguese conflict (1696–1714)

Location: Indian Ocean, Southeast Africa, India

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Omani Empire.svg Omani Empire Indecisive
War of the Spanish Succession
(1701–1714)

On South America:

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain loyal to Charles

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg  Holy Roman Empire :

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain (formed in 1707) [37]

Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal (from 1703)

Flag of Savoie.svg  Savoy

Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Auxiliary Corps

co-belligerent: [38]

Bandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg Spain loyal to Philip

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France

Flag of Bavaria (lozengy).svg Bavaria (until 1704)

Flag of the Duchy of Mantua (1575-1707).svg Duchy of Mantua (until 1708)

Black St George's Cross.svg Cologne (until 1702)

LuikVlag.svg Liège (until 1702)

co-belligerent: [38]

Political victory for Philip
Military victory for Charles

Treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt, and Baden:

  • Austria, Great Britain and the Dutch Republic recognise Philip V as King of Spain but he renounces any claim to the throne of France.
  • Spain cedes territories in Europe.
  • Spain cedes the Colony of Sacramento to the Portuguese Empire
Mura War

(18th century)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal Mura people Victory
War of the Emboabas

(1707–1709)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal Paulistas (Bandeirantes)Victory
Mascate War

(1710–1711)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal Vila de Olinda Victory
Salt Revolt

(1710–1720)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal São Paulo RebelsVictory
Mandu Ladino Revolt

(1712–1719)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal Tupi people Victory
Ottoman–Venetian War
(1714–1718)

Location: Peloponnese, Aegean Sea, Ionian Islands, Dalmatia

Flag of the Serene Republic of Venice.svg Republic of Venice
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor without haloes (1400-1806).svg Austria (from 1716)
Flag Portugal (1707).svg Kingdom of Portugal
Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Order of Malta
Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States
Bandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg Spain
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Defeat
Vila Rica Revolt

(1720)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal Supporters of Filipe dos Santos Victory
Manaó War

(1723–1728)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal Manaó people Victory
Expedition to Cabinda

(1723)

Location: Central Africa (modernAngola)

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Great Britain.svg British Empire

Kingdom of Ngoyo

Victory
Maratha–Portuguese War
(1725–1726) [39] [ full citation needed ]Location: Indian subcontinent
Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Confederacy Inconclusive
  • Peace of Bassein
Terço Velho Motin

(1728)

Location: Brazil

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal Terço Velho RegimentVictory
Portuguese-Omani conflict (1728–1729)

Location: Indian Ocean, Southeast Africa

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire

Swahili city-states rebels against Oman

Flag of Muscat.svg Omani Empire

Swahili city-states rebels against Portugal

Statu Quo Ante Bellum
Maratha–Portuguese War
(1729–1732)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Supported by: Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Confederacy Victory
Novas Conquistas (1729–1789)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire

Supported by: Rajahnate of Soonda Kingdom of Sawantwadi

Flag of Kingdom of Mysore.svg Kingdom of Mysore
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Empire
Victory
Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–37)

Location: South America, Río de la Plata Basin (modern Uruguay)

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Bandera de Espana 1701-1748.svg Spanish Empire Victory
Battle of Vasai

(1739)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Confederacy Defeat
Naval Battle of Calicut
(1752)

Location: Indian subcontinent

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg Maratha Empire Victory
Guaraní War
(1754–56)

Location: South America, Misiones Orientales (modern Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil)

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal

Bandera de Espana 1748-1785.svg Spain

Guaraní

Ihs-logo.svg Jesuits

Victory
  • Ratification of the Exchange Treaty.
  • Declaration of the border between Spain and Portugal in South America
  • Treaty of El Pardo.
  • Total abandonment of the eastern missions by the Guarani (Transfer of the Guarani out of the territories ceded to Portugal.).
Seven Years' War
(1756–1763)

Location: Europe, North America, West Indies, South America, West Africa, India, Philippines

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain

Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1750-1801).svg  Prussia
Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal (from 1762)

Flag of Hanover (1692).svg Hanover
Blason duche ni Brunswick.svg Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Flag of Hesse.svg Hesse-Kassel
Flagge Furstentum Schaumburg-Lippe.svg Schaumburg-Lippe

Iroquois Confederacy

Flag of Ilocos Sur.svg Filipino rebels

Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France

Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria

Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Electorate of Saxony
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (until 1762)
Bandera de Espana 1748-1785.svg Spain (from 1762)

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (1757–62)
Abenaki nation
Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg Mughal Empire (from 1757)

Victory
First Curvelo Conspiracy

(1760–1763)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal ConspiratorsVictory
War of Galangue (1768–1769) [40] Location: Angola Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire Galangue KingdomVictory
Inconfidence of Mariana

(1769)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal InconfidentsVictory
Siege of Mazagan (1769)

Location: Morocco

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Sultanate of Morocco Defeat
First Luso-Ovimbo War

(1774–1778)

Location: Angola

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire Ovimbundu Kingdoms Victory
Inconfidence of Sabará

(1775)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal InconfidentsVictory
Second Curvelo Conspiracy

(1776)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal ConspiratorsVictory
Spanish-Portuguese War
(1776–1777)

Location: South America, Río de la Plata Basin (modern Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil)

Flag of Portugal (1521).svg Portuguese Empire Bandera de Espana 1748-1785.svg Spanish Empire Defeat
Bombardment of Algiers
(1784)

Location: North Africa (Algeria)

Bandera de Espana 1748-1785.svg Spain
Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Kingdom of Naples

Bandiera del Regno di Sicilia 4.svg Kingdom of Sicily
Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Order of Saint John
Flag Portugal (1750).svg Portugal

Flag of Ottoman Algiers.svg Regency of Algiers Victory
Inconfidência Mineira

(1789)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal Bandeira da Inconfidencia Mineira.svg InconfidentsVictory
  • Failed Independence of Minas Gerais.
War of the Pyrenees
(1793–1795)

Location: Iberian Peninsula and Pyrenees

Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain
Flag Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal [b]
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg French Émigrés
Flag of France official.svg France Defeat
Rio de Janeiro Conjuration

(1794–1795)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal Conjurates from RioVictory
  • Failed Independence of Rio de Janeiro
1798 Revolt of the Alfaiates

(1796–1799)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal Flag Revolt of the Tailors.svg Conjurates from BahiaVictory
  • Failed Independence of Bahia
Mediterranean campaign of 1798

Location: Mediterranean Sea

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [c]

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (eight pointed star).svg Ottoman Empire

Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1738).svg Kingdom of Naples

Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Hospitaller Malta

Flag of France official.svg France Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain Victory
Conspiracy of the Suassunas

(1800–1801)

Location: Brazil

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal Pernambuco rebelsVictory
  • Failed Independence of Pernambuco
War of the Oranges
(1801)

Location: Iberian Peninsula, South America (Río de la Plata and Guiana region)

Flag Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain

Flag of France official.svg France

Defeat in Europe
Victory in South America
Invasion of Portugal (1807)

Location: Iberian Peninsula

Flag Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal Flag of France.svg French Empire

Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain

Defeat
Peninsular War
(1808–1814)

Location: Iberian Peninsula and Southern France

Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Bourbon Spain

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag Portugal (1750).svg  Portugal

Flag of France.svg French Empire
Bandera de Espana 1808-1813.svg Bonapartist Spain

Flag of the Duchy of Warsaw.svg Duchy of Warsaw
Flag of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.svg Kingdom of Italy

Confederation of the Rhine

XIX Cantone coa.svg Swiss Confederation

Victory
Portuguese conquest of French Guiana
(1809)

Location: South America (The Guianas)

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Flag of France.svg French Empire Victory
Battle of the Tiger's Mouth
(1809–1810)

Location: China (Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area)

Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Portugal Red Flag FleetVictory
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811–1812)

Location: Río de la Plata Basin (Uruguay)

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal Flag of Argentina (civil).svg United Provinces of the River Plate
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Inconclusive
War of the Sixth Coalition
(1813–1814)

Location: Europe

Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austrian Empire
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Kingdom of Sweden
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spanish Empire
Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Kingdom of Portugal
Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Two Sicilies
Civil Flag and Civil Ensign of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1816-1848).svg Kingdom of Sardinia
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire
Flag of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.svg Napoleonic Italy
Flag of the Kingdom of Naples (1811).svg Kingdom of Naples
Flag of the Duchy of Warsaw.svg Duchy of Warsaw [d]
Victory Treaty of Fontainebleau, First Treaty of Paris
War of the Seventh Coalition
(1815)

Location: Europe

Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire
Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg Kingdom of Prussia
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austrian Empire
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Kingdom of Sweden
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spanish Empire
Flag of Portugal (1750).svg Kingdom of Portugal
Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Two Sicilies
Civil Flag and Civil Ensign of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1816-1848).svg Kingdom of Sardinia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg First French Empire
Flag of the Kingdom of Naples (1811).svg Kingdom of Naples
Victory Second Treaty of Paris
Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
(1816 - 1820)

Location: Río de la Plata Basin (Uruguay and Argentina)

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Flag of Argentina (civil).svg United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Flag of Artigas.svg Federal League Victory
  • Annexation of the Banda Oriental to the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
Pernambucan Revolt

(1817)

Location: Brazil

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Flag Pernambucan Revolt of 1817.svg Rebels from Pernambuco

BandeiraParaiba 1817.gif Rebels from Paraíba

Rebels from Potiguares

Victory
  • Revolt suppressed
  • Dissolution of the Comarca das Alagoas in the Pernambucan territory
  • Failed Independence of Pernambuco
Lisbon Conspiration

(1817)

Location: Portugal

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Supremo Conselho Regenerador de Portugal e do Algarve Victory
Oporto Liberal Revolution

(1820)

Location: Portugal

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Flag Portugal (1830).svg Liberals Defeat
Martinhada Revolt

(1820)

Location: Portugal

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg Junta Provisional do Governo Supremo do Reino
  • Moderate liberals
  • Radical liberals
  • Traditionalists
Victory
Liberal Revolution in Bahia and Grão-Pará

(1821)

Location: Brazil

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Blason of Bahia (ancient).svg Captaincy of Bahia

Bandeira Provincia do (Grao) Para.svg Captaincy of Grão-Pará

Victory
  • Revolt suppressed
  • Increase of the liberal movement in Rio de Janeiro
Constitutionalist revolt of the slaves

(1821–1822)

Location: Brazil

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Minas Gerais slavesInconclusive
  • Rebels dispersed with the Proclamation of Independence
Brazilian War of Independence

(1822–1825)

Location: Brazil

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg Portugal Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg Empire of Brazil
European mercenaries
Defeat
Vilafrancada

(1823)

Location: Portugal

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg Portugal Flag Portugal (1707).svg Miguelites Victory
April Revolt

(1824)

Location: Portugal

Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg Portugal Flag Portugal (1707).svg Miguelites Victory
Liberal Wars
(1828–1834)

Location: Iberian Peninsula (Portugal)

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Liberal (Forces of Queen Maria II and Pedro IV)

Supported by:

Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain (Since 1834)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of France.svg France (Since 1830)

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian volunteers (1832–1834) [41]

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Miguelites (Forces of King Miguel)

Supported by: Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain (Until 1833)

Holy Alliance

Flag of New Spain.svg Carlists

Liberal Victory
First Carlist War
(1833–1840)

Location: Iberian Peninsula (Spain)

Flag of New Spain.svg Carlists (Forces of Infante Carlos)

Supported by:
Flag Portugal (1707).svg Portugal (until 1834)

Holy Alliance [42]

Flag Portugal (1707).svg Miguelites

Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg Liberals (Forces of Queen Isabella II)

Supported by:
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal (from 1834)

Liberal Victory
Revolta dos Calcetas

(1835)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Flag Portugal (1707).svg Miguelites insurgentsVictory
September Revolution

(1836)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Septembrists (radical liberals)Defeat
Marnotas Conspiracy

(1837)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Flag Portugal (1707).svg Miguelites insurgentsVictory
Revolt of the Marshals

(1837)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Cartista insurgentsVictory
Bolama Question

(1838–1870)

Location: West Africa, Guinea-Bissau

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Victory
Torres Novas Revolt

(1844)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Anti-Cabralism insurgentsVictory
Patuleia (1846)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Forces of Queen Maria II

Quadruple Alliance

Junta in Porto forces Moderate Liberal Victory
Revolt of the Faitiões
(1846)

Location: China (Macau)

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Chinese rebelsVictory
Baishaling Incident
(1849)

Location: China (Macau)

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg China Victory
Guerras de Cassange

(1850–62)

Location: Angola

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Native peoplesVictory
Guerras do Nano

(1855–74)

Location: Angola

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Native peoplesVictory
Serpa Pinto Incident [43]

(1889)

Location: Southern Africa (modern Zambia)

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Kololo people Inconclusive
Anglo-Portuguese conflict on Manicaland [44]

(1890–1891)

Location: Southern Africa

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Defeat
2nd Luso-Ovimbo War

(1890–1904)

Location: Angola

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Ovimbundu Kingdoms Victory
31 January 1891 Revolt

(1891)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Republican Party Flag.svg Republicans Victory
Battle of Mufilo
(1907)

Location: Angola

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Portugal Ovamboland flag.svg Ovambo Victory
Municipal Library Elevator Coup

(1908)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Republican Party Flag.svg Republicans

Carbonária

Victory
5 October 1910 revolution

(1910)

Location: Portugal

Flag Portugal (1830).svg Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Republican Party Flag.svg Republicans

Carbonária

Defeat

First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
East Timorese rebellion
(1911–1912)

Location: East Timor

Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal East Timorese rebelsVictory
Royalist attack on Chaves

(1912)

Location: Portugal and Galicia (Spain)

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Flag Portugal (1830).svg Royalist supporters

Supported by:

Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain

Victory
27 April 1913 Revolt

(1913)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Federação Radical Republicana Victory
World War I
(19141918)

Location: Europe, Africa, Asia

Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928.svg China
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan
Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
British Raj Red Ensign.svg  India
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa
Flag of Hejaz (1917).svg Hejaz
State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg  Serbia
Flag of Montenegro (1905-1918).svg  Montenegro
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Victory
Água-Pe Revolt

(1914)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Flag Portugal (1830).svg Royalist supporters Victory
May 14 Revolt

(1915)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Republicans Defeat
December 1917 coup d'état

(1917)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Rebels led by Sidónio Pais Defeat
1919 Oporto Counter-Revolution

(1919)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Flag Portugal (1830).svg Monarchy of the North Victory
Bloody Night (Lisbon)

(1921)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Rioting members of the Army, Navy, and GNR soldiersPirric Victory
April 18, 1925 Revolt

(1925)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Portuguese Armed Forces rebelsVictory
July 19, 1925 Revolt

(1925)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Portuguese Armed Forces rebelsVictory
28 May 1926 coup d'état

(1926)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portuguese Government Portuguese Armed Forces Defeat

Second Portuguese Republic (1933–1974)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
February 1927 Revolt

(1927)

Location: Portugal

Military flag of Portugal.svg Military Dictatorship Flag of Portugal (official).svg February 1927 movement Victory
Fifis Revolt

(1927)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Military Dictatorship Fascists Victory
Madeira uprising

(1931)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Military Dictatorship Supported by: Paris League

Republica da Atlantida

Victory
26 Agost 1931 Insurrection

(1931)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Military Dictatorship Buda Groups

Paris League

Victory
Milk Revolt

(1936)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estado Novo Madeira protestersVictory
Spanish Civil War
(19361939)

Location: Spain

Flag of Spain (1938-1945).svg Spanish Nationalists

Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Nazi Germany
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal

Flag of Spain 1931 1939.svg Spanish Republicans

Flag of the International Brigades.svg International Brigades
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico

Victory
1936 Naval Revolt

(1936)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estado Novo Red flag.svg Organização Revolucionária da Armada Victory
Invasion of Timor

(1942–45) [as neutral power of World War II]

Location: East Timor and Indonesia

Allies: Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Flag of Portugal.svg Portuguese Timor
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan
  • Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Timorese and Javanese volunteers (Black Columns)
Status Quo Ante Bellum
Mealhada Revolt

(1946)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estado Novo Left-wing rebelsVictory
10 April 1947 Revolt

(1947)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estado Novo Junta de Libertação Nacional Victory
Integration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(1954)

Location: India

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Flag of India.svg India Defeat
Viqueque rebellion
(1959)

Location: East Timor

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal East Timorese rebelsVictory
Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974)

Location: Angola

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola (bandeira).svg MPLA
Bandeira da FNLA.svg FNLA
Flag of UNITA.svg UNITA
Flag of Cabinda.svg FLEC
Military stalemate
MPLA-Coalition Political victory

Alvor Agreement;

Annexation of Portuguese India
(1961)

Location: India

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Flag of India.svg India Defeat
Beja Revolt

(1961–1962)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estado Novo Democrat rebelsVictory
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (1963–1974)

Location: Guinea-Bissau

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Flag of PAIGC.svg PAIGC
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea (1970 only)
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba [46]
Non-combat support:
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China [47] [48] [49]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union [50]
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal [51]
Flag of Libya (1969-1972).svg Libya [52] [53]
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria [54] [55]
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil [56]
PAIGC Political victory [57]
Military stalemate [57]
Rhodesian Bush War (1964–1979) Location: Rhodesia, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Rhodesia
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal (1964–1974)
Flag of ZANU-PF.svg ZANU
Flag of Mozambique (1974-1975).svg FRELIMO
Zimbabwe African People's Union flag.svg ZAPU
Flag of the African National Congress.svg ANC
Stalemate
Mozambican War of Independence (1964–1974) Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Flag of Mozambique (1974-1975).svg FRELIMO Military stalemate
FRELIMO Political victory [57]
South African Border War (1966–1990) Location: South West Africa, Angola, Zambia Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal (until 1974)
Flag of UNITA.svg UNITA
Bandeira da FNLA.svg FNLA
Flag of South-West Africa People's Organisation.svg SWAPO
Flag of South West African National Union.svg SWANU
Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola (bandeira).svg MPLA
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Flag of the African National Congress.svg ANC
Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg Zambia
Stalemate
  • Withdrawal of foreign forces from Angola
  • Namibian independence from South African rule
Caldas Insurrection

(1974)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estado Novo Portuguese Armed Forces rebelsVictory
Carnation Revolution

(1974)

Location: Portugal

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estado Novo Logotipo do Movimento das Forcas Armadas.svg AF Movement Defeat

Portugal (1974–present)

ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Insurgency in Azores and Madeira

(1975–1979)

Location: Portugal (Azores and Madeira Archipelagos)

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Flag of the Azores Liberation Front.svg FLA

Flag of FLAMA.svg FLAMA

Victory
  • FLA broadly gave up armed activity in 1979–1980
  • FLAMA dissolves itself in 1978
Bosnian War
(1994–1995)

Location: Balkans

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

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


Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom

Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg Republika Srpska
Logo of the JNA.svg YPA
Flag of Serbian Krajina (1991).svg Serbian Krajina
Flag of AP Western Bosnia (1993-1995).svg Western Bosnia
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia
Victory
  • Dayton Accords
  • Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords
  • Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to oversee the peace agreement
  • Massive civilian casualties for the Bosniak ethnic group
Kosovo War
(1998–1999)

Location: Balkans

UCK KLA.svg KLA
Flag of Albania.svg AFRK
Flag of Albania.svg Albania
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia Victory
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
(1998–1999)

Location: Guinea-Bissau

Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Military flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Military rebels
Flag of Casamance.svg MFDC
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Defeat
1999 East Timorese crisis (1999–2005)

Location: East Timor

Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor

INTERFET Logo.jpg INTERFET

Flag of the United Nations.svg UNTAET

Flag of Indonesia.svg Pro-Indonesia militias

Supported by:

Victory
  • Independence of East Timor is seizured
War in Afghanistan
(2001–2014)

Location: Afghanistan

Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan
Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg ISAF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Flag of Albania.svg Albania
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
Flag of Afghanistan (1992-1996; 2001).svg Northern Alliance
Flag of the Taliban.svg Taliban

Allied groups


Taliban splinter groups

2001 invasion:
Flag of the Taliban.svg Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Flag of al-Qaeda.svg al-Qaeda

"Victory"
Operation Active Endeavour

(2001–2016)

Location: Mediterranean Sea

Flag of NATO.svg NATO

Non-NATO:

Unspecified terrorist and smuggling groups"Victory"
East Timorese crisis
(2006)

Location: East Timor

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor
Flag placeholder.svg FTDL elementsVictory
  • Violence ends.
Operation Atalanta

(2008-)

Location: Somalia

Flag of Europe.svg European Union (European Union Training Mission in Somalia)

Non EU:

Somali pirates Ongoing
Attack on MV Maersk Phoenix [65]

(2009)

Location: Somalia

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Somali pirates Victory
Central African Republic Civil War (2012-)

Location: Central African Republic

Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic

Flag of the United Nations.svg MINUSCA (since 2014)

Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda (since 2020) [66]

Flag of Russia.svg Russia (since 2018) [66]

Wagner Group [67]

Black Russians [69]


Formerly:

Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (2013)

MISCA (2013–2014)Flag of France.svg France (2013–2021) [71] Flag of Europe.svg EUFOR RCA

(2014–2015)

Flag of the Central African Republic.svg PRNC

Flag red yellow 5x3.svg Lord's Resistance Army

Azande Ani Kpi Gbe (since March 2023) [72]
Support:

Defunct groups:
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Séléka (2012–2014)
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg RJ (2013–2018)

Flag of the Central African Republic.svg MNLC (2017–2019) Flag of the Central African Republic.svg MLCJ (2008–2022) Flag of the Central African Republic.svg RPRC (2014–2022)

Ongoing
Mali War (2012–2023)

Location: Mali

Flag of France.svg France

Flag of Mali.svg Mali

Flag of Chad.svg Chad

Flag of Spain.svg Spain [76]

Flag of Poland.svg Poland

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom

Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Flag of the United Nations.svg MINUSMA

Flag of Jihad.svg Ansar Dine

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Islamic State flag.svg ISIL


MNLA flag.svg Azawad
Mixed Results (end of UN mission)
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado (2017–2020)

Location: Mozambique

Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique

Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda

(from 2021) [77]

Flag of SADC.svg Southern African Development Community (from 2021)

Supported by:

Flag of Russia.svg Russia [84]

Flag of Europe.svg EUTM-Moz

(from 2021)

Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda [80]

Flag of the United States.svg United States

(from 2021) [85] [86]

Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal

(from 2020) [87] [88]

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [89]

Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey [90]

Flag of Jihad.svg Ansar al-Sunna

AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [91]

Supported by:

Organized crime [92]

Foreign sympathizers [92]


Bandits [93]
Ongoing

See also

Notes

  1. Unofficial Portuguese soldiers just helped the Zamorin.
  2. See also: Auxiliary Army to the Crown of Spain  [ pt ](in Portuguese)
  3. See also: Ushakov expedition  [ ru ](in Russian)
  4. Duchy of Warsaw as a state was in effect fully occupied by Russian and Prussian forces by May 1813, though most Poles remained loyal to Napoleon
  5. The only party under Francisco Franco from 1937 onward, a merger of the other factions on the Nationalist side.
  6. 1 2 3 4 1936–1937, then merged into FET y de las JONS

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