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This is a list of wars involving South Korea and its predecessor states.
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| Koreaportal |
This is a list of wars involving South Korea and its predecessor states.
| Conflict | Goryeo dynasty and its allies | Opponents | Results | Monarch of the Goryeo Dynasty |
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| Goryeo dynasty | ||||
| Goryeo–Khitan War (10th century) |  Goryeo |  Liao dynasty | Victory
| Hyeonjong of Goryeo |
| Mongol invasions of Korea (1231) | Goryeo |  Mongol Empire Yuan dynasty | Defeat
| Gojong of Goryeo |
| Mongol invasions of Japan (1274) | Yuan dynasty Goryeo |  Kamakura shogunate | Defeat
| Wonjong of Goryeo (under Kublai Khan) |
| Conflict | Joseon dynasty and its allies | Opponents | Results | Monarch of the Joseon Dynasty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseon dynasty | ||||
| Second Tsushima Expedition (1396) |  Joseon Dynasty |  Tsushima Province | Victory
| King Taejong |
| Third Tsushima Expedition (1419) | Joseon Dynasty | Tsushima Province | Victory | King Sejong the Great |
| Joseon Northern Expedition (1443) | Joseon Dynasty |  Jianzhou Jurchens | Victory
| King Sejong the Great |
| Sampo Invasion (1510) | Joseon Dynasty | Tsushima Province | Victory
| King Jungjong |
| Imjin War (1592–1598) | Joseon Dynasty |  Azuchi-Momoyama Japan | Victory
| King Seonjo |
| Ming-Manchu War (1618–1683) |  Ming dynasty Joseon Dynasty  Kumul Khanate Turfan Khanate |  Manchus | Defeat
| Gwanghaegun |
| First Manchu invasion of Korea (1627) | Joseon Dynasty |  Later Jin Dynasty | Defeat
| King Injo |
| Second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636–1637) | Joseon Dynasty | Qing Dynasty | Defeat
| King Injo |
| Sino-Russian border conflicts (1652–1689) | China Joseon Dynasty |  Russia  Cossacks | Victory
| King Hyojong |
| French campaign against Korea (1866) | Joseon Dynasty |  France | French withdrawal
| Heungseon Daewongun |
| United States expedition to Korea (1871) | Joseon Dynasty |  United States | American withdrawal
| Heungseon Daewongun |
| Ganghwa Island incident (1875) | Joseon Dynasty |  Japan | Defeat
| King Gojong |
| Imo Incident (1882) | Joseon Dynasty | Korean military dissidents, mostly from the Central Defense Command | Victory
| King Gojong |
| Gapsin Coup (1884) | Joseon Dynasty Supported by  China | Reformist Faction Supported by Japan | Gapsin Coup overthrown
| King Gojong |
| Donghak Peasant Revolution (1894–1895) | Joseon Dynasty |  Donghak Peasant's Army | Victory
| King Gojong |
| Conflict | Korean Empire and its allies | Opponents | Results | Emperor of Korean Empire |
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| Korean Empire | ||||
| Boxer Rebellion (1900) |  Korea |  Boxers | Victory
| Emperor Gwangmu |
| Korean invasion of Manchuria (1902) | Korea | China | Victory
| Emperor Gwangmu |
| Eulsa Righteous War (1905) | Korea | Japan | Defeat
| Emperor Gwangmu |
| Jeungmi Righteous War (1907) | Korea | Japan | Defeat
| Emperor Yunghui |
| Great Korean Militia Roundup Campaign (1909) | Korea | Japan | Defeat
| Emperor Yunghui |
| Conflict | Provisional Government of Korea and its allies | Opponents | Results | Leader of Provisional Government |
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| Provisional Government of Korea | ||||
| Battle of Fengwudong (1920) |  Provisional Korea | Japan | Victory
| President Syngman Rhee |
| Battle of Chongsanli (1920) | Provisional Korea | Japan | Victory
| President Syngman Rhee |
| Free City Incident (1921) | Provisional Korea |  Far Eastern Republic | Defeat
| President Syngman Rhee |
| South-East Asian theatre of World War II (1942–1945) |  United Kingdom | Japan | Victory
| Premier Kim Gu |
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Events from the year 1966 in South Korea.
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The Korean War :
Capital Mechanized Infantry Division , a division that fought in Korea and Vietnam:
