List of invasions
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An invasion is a military offensive in which sizable number of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objectives of establishing or re-establishing control, retaliation for real or perceived actions, liberation of previously lost territory, forcing the partition of a country, gaining concessions or access to natural resources or strategic positions, effecting a change in the ruling government, or any combination thereof.
2000–present[edit]
1945–1999[edit]
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World War II (1939–1945)[edit]
Interwar (1918–1939)[edit]
World War I (1914–1918)[edit]
See also: World War I timeline
1800–1915[edit]
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815)[edit]
See also: French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars
1700–1792[edit]
1600–1699[edit]
- 1694 invasion of Lan Xang by Vietnam
- 1693 invasion of Mongolia by China
- 1692 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1688–1689 invasion of Britain by the Dutch Republic
- 1683 invasion of Kingdom of Tungning by the Qing dynasty
- 1683 invasion of Austria by Ottoman Empire
- 1677 invasion of Vietnam by a Mạc army
- 1674 invasion of Brandenburg by Sweden
- 1673 invasion of Poland by Ottoman Turks
- 1672 invasion of Dutch Republic by France with English support
- 1670–1671 invasion of Spanish Panama by the English privateer Henry Morgan
- 1668 invasion of Spanish Panama by the English privateer Morgan
- 1668 invasion of Spanish Cuba by the English privateer Morgan
- 1664 invasion of Austria by Ottoman Empire
- 1662 invasion of Assam by Bengal
- 1661–1662 invasion of Dutch Formosa by the Ming loyalists
- 1655 invasion of western Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by Sweden
- 1654 invasion of eastern Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by Russia
- 1653 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1650 invasion of Scotland by England
- 1647 invasion of Ireland by England
- 1647 invasion of Crete by Ottoman Empire
- 1644 invasion of the Ming dynasty by the Qing dynasty
- 1636 invasion of Korea by the Qing dynasty
- 1630 invasion of Germany by Sweden
- 1627 invasion of Iceland by Barbary pirates
- 1627 invasion of Korea by the Later Jin
- 1625 invasion of western England by Barbary pirates
- 1625 invasion of Ottoman Istanbul by Zaporozhian Cossacks
- 1621 invasion of Poland by Ottoman Turks
- 1609 invasion of Russia by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1500–1599[edit]
- 1596 invasion of Austria by the Ottoman Empire
- 1594 invasion of Cambodia by Siam
- 1592 invasion of Burma by Siam
- 1592–1598 invasion of Korea by Japan
- 1589 invasion of Poland by the Crimean Khanate
- 1585 invasion of Lanzarote of the Canary Islands by Barbary pirates
- 1578 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1563–1569 invasion of Siam by Burma
- 1573 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1572 invasion of Spanish Nombre de Dios by the English privateer Drake
- 1571 invasion of Russia by Crimean Khanate
- 1571 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1565 invasion of Malta by Ottoman Empire
- 1552 invasion of Kazan Khanate by Russia
- 1551 invasion of Tripoli by Ottoman Empire
- 1551 invasion of Gozo by Ottoman Empire
- 1548–1549 invasion of Siam by Burma
- 1537 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1537 invasion of Vietnam by a Ming army
- 1527–1543 invasion of Ethiopia by Adal Sultanate
- 1529 invasion of Austria by the Ottoman Empire
- 1526 invasion of Hungary by the Ottoman Empire
- 1522 invasion of Rhodes by the Ottoman Empire
- 1515 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by France
- 1513 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by Papal-hired Swiss mercenaries and Republic of Venice
- 1512 invasion of Spain by Barbary pirates
- 1506 invasion of Poland by Crimean Tatars
1300–1499[edit]
- 1499 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by France
- 1492 invasion of the Americas by Spain
- 1492 invasion of Granada by Spain
- 1480 invasion of Rhodes by the Ottoman Empire
- 1478 invasion of Kingdom of Lan Xang by Vietnam
- 1471 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1453 invasion of Byzantium by the Ottoman Empire
- 1446 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1431 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1429 invasion of Malta by the Hafsids
- 1427 invasion of Vietnam by a Ming army
- 1421 invasion of Egypt by the Kingdom of Cyprus
- 1415 invasion of France by the Kingdom of England.[5]
- Turkoman invasions of Georgia 1407–1502
- 1407 invasion of Vietnam by China
- 1403 invasion of Venetian Corfu by the Republic of Genoa
- 1402 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1389 invasion of Serbia by the Ottoman Empire
- 1389 invasion of Vietnam by the Kingdom of Champa
- 1385–1387 invasion of Caucasus and Northwest Iran by the Golden Horde
- 1382–1383 invasion of Russia by the Golden Horde
- 1377 invasion of Vietnam by the Kingdom of Champa
- 1372 invasion of Vietnam by the Kingdom of Champa
- 1361 invasion of Vietnam by the Kingdom of Champa
- 1333 invasion of Scotland by "The Disinherited" and England
- 1332 invasion of Scotland by "The Disinherited" from England
- 1312 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1300 invasion of Flanders by France
Timurid invasions[edit]
- 1386–1403 Timur's invasions of Georgia
- 1400–1402 invasion of Iraq, Syria and Anatolia
- 1399 invasion of Ukraine
- 1398–1399 invasion of northern India
- 1394–1396 invasion of Golden Horde (second)
- 1389–1391 invasion of Golden Horde (first)
- 1380–1393 invasion of Persia
- 1370s invasion of Transoxiana and Khwarezm
1200–1299[edit]
- 1297 invasion of Monaco by an Italian army
- 1296 invasion of Scotland by England
- 1291 invasion of Acre by the Mamluks
- 1268 invasion of Antioch by the Mamluks
- 1246 invasion of Thessaloniki by the Byzantine Empire
- 1224 invasion of the Kingdom of Thessaloniki by the Byzantine Despotate of Epirus
- 1218 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1216 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1204 invasion of Thessaloniki by the Fourth Crusade
- 1204 invasion of Constantinople by Venice and the Fourth Crusade
- 1203 invasion of Constantinople by Venice and the Fourth Crusade
- 1202 invasion of Hungary-Croatia by Venice and the Fourth Crusade
Mongol invasions[edit]
- 1299 invasion of Syria (third invasion)
- 1293 invasion of Java
- 1288 raid against Vietnam
- 1287 raid against Poland
- 1287 invasion of Vietnam (third attempt)
- 1285 raid against Bulgaria
- 1285 raid against Vietnam
- 1284–1285 invasion of Hungary
- 1284 invasion of Vietnam (second attempt)
- 1283 invasion of Kingdom of Champa
- 1281 invasion of Syria (second invasion)
- 1281 invasion of Japan
- 1279 invasion of Southern China
- 1277, 1287 invasion of Myanmar
- 1275 raid against Lithuania
- 1274 raid against Bulgaria
- 1274 invasion of Japan
- 1259 invasion of Syria (first invasion)
- 1259 raid against Lithuania and Poland
- 1258–1259 invasion of Halych-Volynia
- 1258 raid against Vietnam
- 1258 invasion of Baghdad
- 1257 invasion of Vietnam (first attempt)
- 1254 invasions of Korea (sixth campaign)
- 1251–1259 invasion of Persia, Syria and Mesopotamia (Timour)
- 1251 invasion of Korea (fifth campaign)
- 1247 invasion of Korea (fourth campaign)
- 1244 invasion of Anatolia
- 1242 invasion of Serbia, Bulgaria, Wallachia
- 1241 invasion of Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Bohemia, Austria
- 1240 Mongol invasions of Tibet
- 1240 invasion of Ukraine
- 1237–1238 invasion of Russia
- 1235 invasion of Korea (third campaign)
- 1232 invasion of Korea (second campaign)
- 1231 invasion of Korea (first campaign)
- 1222, 1241, 1257, 1292, 1298, 1306, 1327 invasion of India
- 1220–1224 invasion of Georgians and the Cumans of the Caucasus, the Kuban, Astrakhan, Russia, Ukraine
- 1218–1220 invasion of Khwarizm (Iran)
- 1211–1234 invasion of Northern China
- 1205–1209 invasion of Western China
900–1199[edit]
- 1195 invasion of Spain by the Almohads
- 1191 invasion of Jaffa by England (Third Crusade)
- 1191 invasion of Acre by France, Conrad of Montferrat and England (Third Crusade)
- 1191 invasion of Cyprus by England (Third Crusade)
- 1189 invasion of Iconium by the Holy Roman Empire (Third Crusade)
- 1189 invasion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem by the Ayyubids (Egypt)
- 1177 invasion of Angkor by Rival Chams based in Central Vietnam
- 1171, 1173, 1177, 1183, 1187 invasion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem by the Ayyubids (Egypt)
- 1169 Invasion of Ireland by the Anglo-Normans
- 1167 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1163, 1164, 1167, 1168 invasion of Egypt by the Kingdom of Jerusalem
- 1161–1165 invasion of the Southern Song dynasty by the Jin dynasty
- 1132 invasion of the Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1128 invasion of Vietnam by the Kingdom of Champa
- 1125–1142 invasion of the Northern Song dynasty by the Jin dynasty
- 1115–1118 invasion of Egypt by the Kingdom of Jerusalem
- 1113 invasion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem by the Seljuk Turks
- 1110 invasion of Kalinga by Chola
- 1104 invasion of the Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1102, 1103, 1105 invasion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem by Egypt
- 1099 invasion of Jerusalem by the First Crusade
- 1097–1098 invasion of Antioch by the First Crusade
- 1097 invasion of Kalinga by Chola
- 1091 invasion of Malta by the Normans
- 1091 invasion of the Byzantine Empire by Petchenegs
- 1086 invasion of Spain by the Almoravids (Morocco)
- 1085 invasion of Antioch by the Seljuk Turks
- 1080s invasions of the Georgian Kingdom by the Seljuk Turks
- 1075 invasion of China by Vietnam
- 1074–1075 invasion of the Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1071 invasion of the Byzantine Empire by Seljuk Turks
- 1069 invasion of the Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1068 invasion of Egypt by the Seljuk Turks
- 1066 invasion of England by Norwegian and Norman forces
- 1053–54 invasion of Malta by the Byzantine Empire
- 1044 invasion of the Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1043 invasion of the Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1028–1029 invasion of Norway by Canute the Great from Anglo-Saxon England
- 1025 invasion of Srivijaya by Chola
- 1020 invasion of the Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1019 invasion of Kyushu, Japan by Jurchen pirates
- 1018 invasion of Lanka (Sri Lanka) by Chola
- 1015–1016 invasion of Anglo-Saxon England by Danish, Norwegian, Jomsviking and Polish forces led by Canute the Great
- 1000 invasion of North America by Vikings
- 993–1019 invasion of Korea by Khitan
- 982 invasion of the Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 981 invasion of Vietnam by Song forces
- 969 invasion of Antioch by the Byzantine Empire
- 968 invasion of Kievan Rus by Petchenegs
- 955 invasion of Germany by Magyars
- 938 invasion of Vietnam by Southern Han forces
- 919–921 Second Fatimid invasion of Egypt
- 914–915 First Fatimid invasion of Egypt
Before 900 AD[edit]
- 870 invasion of Malta by the Aghlabids
- 793 invasion of BritainLindisfarne by Vikings
- 782 Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor by Arabs
- 772 invasion of Saxony by Charlemagne
- 763 invasion of Tang China by Tibetans
- 732 invasion of France by Arabs
- 718 invasion of Byzantine Empire by Arabs
- 711–718 invasion of Visigothic Hispania by a Moorish army of the second caliphate
- 657 invasion of the Western Turkic Khaganate by China
- 651 invasion of Champa and Vietnam by the third caliphate
- 648 invasion of Karasahr by the Tang dynasty
- 645–668 invasion of Korea by the Tang dynasty
- 644 invasion of Karasahr by the Tang dynasty
- 642–711 invasion of Algeria by the Umayyads
- 640 invasion of Karakhoja by the Tang dynasty
- 639–640 invasion of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate by China
- 639–641 invasion of Egypt by the second caliphate
- 636 invasion of Antioch by the second caliphate
- 633–651 invasion of Sasanian Empire by the first caliphate
- 602 invasion of Vietnam by a Sui army
- 600 invasion of Antioch by the Byzantine Empire
- 586 invasion of Byzantine Empire by Persia
- 598–614 invasion of Korea by China
- 544 invasion of Vietnam by Chen Baxian
- 543 invasion of Vietnam by Kingdom of Champa
- 543 Roman invasion of Persarmenia by the Byzantine Empire
- 540 invasion of Antioch by the Sasanid Empire
- 520 or 525 invasion of Yemen by Ethiopia (Kingdom of Aksum)
- 440 Huns invade the Eastern Roman Empire
- 429 invasion of the Iberian peninsula by the Visigoths[dubious ]
- 409 invasion of the Iberian peninsula by Vandals and Alans
- 409 invasion of the NW of the Iberian peninsula by Suebians
- 406 invasion of Gallia by Vandals, Alans and Suebians
- 363 invasion of Persia by the Roman Empire
- 349 invasion of Meroe by Ethiopia (Kingdom of Aksum)
- 249 invasion of Roman Empire by Persia
- 43 AD invasion of Vietnam by a Han army
- 43 AD invasion of Britain by the Roman Empire
- 56 and 55 BC invasions of Britain by the Roman Republic
- 58 and 57 BC invasions of France (Gaul) by the Roman Republic
- 65 BC invasion of Georgia (Colchis and Iberia) by the Roman Republic
- 111 BC invasion of Vietnam by a Han army
- 121 BC invasion of France (Celtic Gaul) by the Roman Republic
- 149 BC invasion of Carthago by the Roman Republic
- 208 BC invasion of Vietnam by China
- 218 BC invasion of Vietnam by a Qin army
- 219 BC invasion of Lusitania by the Roman Republic
- 221 BC invasion of Vietnam by Qin Shi Huang
- 258 BC invasion of Vietnam by Âu Việt tribe led by Thục Phán
- 279 BC invasion of Balkans by Gauls
- Approximately between 18th–13th century BC invasion of Canaan by Joshua and the Israelites
- Approximately between 22nd–21st century BC invasion of Vietnam by Ân tribes.
Muslim conquests[edit]
Punic Wars[edit]
Macedonian invasions[edit]
Peloponnesian War[edit]
431–404 BC multiple invasions of Athens and allies by Sparta and allies; multiple invasions of Spartan allies by Athens and allies
Persian invasions of Greece[edit]
- 480–479 BCE Second Persian invasion of Greece
- 492–490 BCE First Persian invasion of Greece
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Arnold, Guy (2016). Wars in the Third World Since 1945. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 494. ISBN 9781474291019.
- ^ Lebovic, James H. (2010). The limits of U.S. military capability lessons from Vietnam and Iraq. Baltimore [Maryland]: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0801897504.
- ^ Blum, William (2004). Killing hope : US military and CIA interventions since World War II (2nd impression. ed.). London [u.a.]: Zed Books. pp. 134. ISBN 9781842773697.
US invaded cambodia.
- ^ Corfield, Justin (2009). The history of Cambodia. Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780313357237.
- ^ "Battle of Agincourt". Britannica. Retrieved 29 August 2020.