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

1945–1999

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1994 invasion of Haiti  United States  Haiti
1991 invasion of Iraq  United States
 United Kingdom
 France
 Saudi Arabia
 Egypt
 Kuwait
 Argentina
 Australia
 Bahrain
 Bangladesh
 Belgium
 Canada
Czechoslovakia
 Denmark
 Germany
 Greece
 Honduras
 Hungary
 Italy
 Japan
 Luxembourg
 Morocco
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Niger
 Norway
 Oman
 Pakistan
 Philippines
 Poland
 Portugal
 Qatar
 Romania
 Senegal
 Sierra Leone
 Singapore
 South Korea
 Spain
 Sweden
 Syria
 Turkey
Iraq
1990 invasion of Kuwait
Iraq  Kuwait
1990 invasion of Rwanda Rwandan Patriotic Front  Rwanda
1989 invasion of Panama
 United States  Panama
1983 invasion of Grenada
 United States  Grenada
1982 invasion of Lebanon  Israel  Palestine Liberation Organization
 Syria
1982 invasion of Falklands  Argentina  United Kingdom
1980 invasion of Iran
Iraq  Iran
1979 invasion of Afghanistan  Soviet Union  Afghanistan
1979 invasion of Thailand  Vietnam  Thailand
1979 invasion of Vietnam  China  Vietnam
1979 invasion of Uganda
 Tanzania  Uganda
1978 invasion of Cambodia
 Vietnam Cambodia
1978 invasion of Tanzania
 Uganda  Tanzania
1978 invasion of Lebanon
 Israel  Palestine Liberation Organization
1977 invasion of Ethiopia  Somalia  Ethiopia
1976 invasion of Lebanon  Syria  Lebanon
1975 invasion of East Timor  Indonesia  East Timor
1975 invasion of Spanish Sahara  Morocco  Spain
1975 invasion of Koh Poulo Wai  Vietnam Cambodia
1975 invasion of Thổ Chu Islands Cambodia  Vietnam
1975 invasion of South Vietnam  North Vietnam  South Vietnam
1974 invasion of Cyprus  Turkey  Cyprus
1974 invasion of Paracel Islands  China  South Vietnam
1973 Invasion of Israel  Egypt
 Syria
 Israel
1972 invasion of South Vietnam  North Vietnam  South Vietnam
1971 invasion of Laos[1]  South Vietnam
 United States
 North Vietnam
1971 invasion of Pakistan and East Pakistan
 India  Pakistan
1970 invasion of Cambodia[2][3][4]
 United States
 South Vietnam
 North Vietnam
1970 invasion of Cambodia
 North Vietnam Cambodia Khmer Republic
1969 Salvadoran Invasion of Honduras  El Salvador  Honduras
1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia
1968 invasion of South Vietnam  North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
 Soviet Union
 South Vietnam
 United States
1967 invasion of Kingdom of Sikkim Nathu La and Cho La clashes
 China  India
 Kingdom of Sikkim
1967 invasions of Biafra  Nigeria  
Biafra
1967 invasions of Biafra  
Biafra
 Nigeria
1967 invasion of Egypt  Israel  Egypt
1967 invasion of Syria  Israel  Syria
1967 invasion of Jordan  Israel  Jordan
1965 counter-invasion of Pakistan
 India  Pakistan
1965 invasion of Jammu and Kashmir  Pakistan  India
1965 invasion of Dominican Republic
 United States  Dominican Republic
1962 invasion of Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh  China  India
1961 invasion of New Guinea  Indonesia  Netherlands
1961 Indian annexation of Goa
 India  Portugal
1961 invasion of Cuba
 United States  Cuba
1958 invasion of Laos  North Vietnam Laos Laos
1957 invasion of Spanish Sahara  Morocco
Spain

France

1956 invasion of Hungary
 Soviet Union Hungary
1956 invasion of Egypt
 France
 United Kingdom
 Israel
 Egypt
1954 Indian annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli  India  Portugal
1950 invasion of South Korea
 North Korea  South Korea
1950 invasion of Tibet  China  Tibet
1948 Indian annexation of Hyderabad
 India  Hyderabad State
1948 Arab League invasion of Israel
 Arab League
 Egypt
All-Palestine Protectorate All-Palestine Protectorate
 Transjordan
 Iraq
Syria
 Lebanon
 Saudi Arabia
 Yemen
 Israel
1947 invasion of Jammu and Kashmir
 Pakistan  India
Jammu and Kashmir
1946 invasion of Vietnam  France Vietnam
1945 invasion of Vietnam  France Vietnam
1945 invasion of Indonesia  Netherlands Indonesia

World War II (1939–1945)

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1945 invasion of occupied Asia  United States
 Soviet Union
Vietnam
 United Kingdom
Mongolia
 Japan
 Manchukuo
 Azad Hind
1945 invasion of occupied Europe  Soviet Union
Poland
 Germany
1945 invasion of Croatia
 Soviet Union Croatia
1945 invasion of Slovakia
 Soviet Union
Slovakia
1945 invasion of Italy  United States
 United Kingdom
Kingdom of Italy Italy
Italy
1944 invasion of Azad Hind  United Kingdom Azad Hind
1944 invasion of Bulgaria
 Soviet Union  Bulgaria
1944 invasion of Yugoslavia
 Soviet Union  Yugoslavia
1944 invasion of occupied Europe  United States
 Soviet Union
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Germany
1944 invasion of Albania  Soviet Union
Albania
1944 invasion of the Pacific  United States  Japan
1944 invasion of East Asia  Japan
China
1944 invasion of Romania  Soviet Union  Romania
1944 invasion of Hungary
 Germany  Hungary
1943 invasion of Italy  United Kingdom
 United States
 Canada
Italy
1943 invasion of the Pacific  Japan  United States
1942 invasion of North Africa  United States
 United Kingdom
 France
1942 invasion of Solomon Islands  United States
 Australia
 Japan
1942 invasion of Alaska
 Japan  United States
1942 invasion of Vichy France  Germany  France
1942 invasion of Madagascar  United Kingdom  France
1942 invasion of UK Pacific  Japan  United Kingdom
1941 invasion of East Indies  Japan  Netherlands
1941 invasion of US Pacific  Japan  United States
1941 invasion of UK Pacific  Japan  United Kingdom
1941 invasion of Sarawak  Japan  Sarawak
1941 invasion of Thailand  Japan  Thailand
1941 invasion of the Soviet Union Nazi Germany Germany  Soviet Union
1941 invasion of Indochina
 Thailand  France
1941 invasion of Iran  Soviet Union
 United Kingdom
 Iran
1941 invasion of Syria  United Kingdom
Syria
1941 invasion of Lebanon  United Kingdom Lebanon
1941 invasion of Indochina  Japan Vietnam
1941 invasion of Greenland  United States  Greenland
1941 invasion of Yugoslavia  Germany
 Italy
 Bulgaria
 Hungary
 Yugoslavia
1941 invasion of Greece  Germany  Greece
1941 invasion of Italian-occupied Albania
 Greece Albania

Italy

1941 invasion of Vietnam
 Japan Vietnam
1941 invasion of Portuguese Timor  Australia
 Netherlands
 Portugal
1940 invasion of Egypt  Italy
 Germany
 Bulgaria
 Egypt
1940 invasion of Greece
 Italy
 Albania
 Greece
1940 invasion of Sudan  Italy Sudan
1940 invasion of Kenya  Italy  Kenya
1940 invasion of Somaliland  Italy Somaliland
1940 invasion of Vietnam
 Japan  France
1940 invasion of Iceland  United Kingdom  Iceland
1940 invasion of Faroe Islands
 United Kingdom  Denmark
1940 invasion of Denmark
 Germany  Denmark
1940 invasion of Norway
 Germany  Norway
1940 invasion of Belgium
 Germany  Belgium
1940 invasion of France  Germany
 Italy
 France
1940 invasion of Luxembourg  Germany  Luxembourg
1940 invasion of the Netherlands
 Germany  Netherlands
1940 invasion of the Channel Islands  Germany  United Kingdom
1939 invasion of China
 Japan
China
1939 invasion of Finland  Soviet Union  Finland
1939 invasion of Lithuania  Soviet Union  Lithuania
1939 invasion of Latvia  Soviet Union  Latvia
1939 invasion of Estonia  Soviet Union  Estonia
1939 invasion of French colonies  Japan  France
1939 invasion of Poland
 Soviet Union  Poland
1939 invasion of Poland
 Germany
 Slovakia
 Poland

Interwar (1918–1939)

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1939 invasion of Mongolia  Japan
 Manchukuo
 Soviet Union
Mongolia
1939 invasion of Albania
Italy
Albania
1938 invasion of the Soviet Union  Japan  Soviet Union
1938 invasion of Czechoslovakia
 Germany
 Hungary
 Poland
 Czechoslovakia
1937 invasion of China  Japan
China
1935 invasion of Ethiopia
Italy
 Ethiopia
1932 invasion of Bolivia Paraguay Bolivia
1931 invasion of Manchuria  Japan
China
1923 invasion of Corfu
Italy
 Greece
1923 invasion of the Ruhr  France
 Belgium
 Germany
1920 invasion of Poland  Russian SFSR
 Ukrainian SSR
Poland
1919 invasion of Eastern Thrace and Western Anatolia
 Greece Turkey
1919 invasion of Ukraine  Romania  Ukraine
1919 invasion of Hungary
 Romania  Hungary
1919 invasion of Ukraine  Russian SFSR
 Ukrainian SSR
Ukraine
1918 invasion of Russia  
China
 Russian SFSR

World War I (1914–1918)

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1917 invasion of Hungary  United Kingdom  Austria-Hungary
1916 invasion of Romania
 Germany  Romania
1916 invasion of Austria-Hungary  Romania  Austria-Hungary
1916 invasion of Mexico  United States  Mexico
1916 invasion of Vietnam  France Vietnam
1915 invasion of Russia
 Germany
 Austria-Hungary
 Russia
1915 invasion of Montenegro
 Austria-Hungary  Montenegro
1915 invasion of Serbia
 Austria-Hungary
 Bulgaria
 Germany
 Serbia
1915 invasion of Ottoman Empire  United Kingdom
 Russia
 Ottoman Empire
1915 invasion of Serbia  Austria-Hungary  Serbia
1915 invasion of German South West Africa
 South Africa
South-West Africa
1914 invasion of German Pacific  Japan  Germany
1914 invasion of France  Germany  France
1914 invasion of East Africa  United Kingdom East Africa
1914 invasion of Tsingtao  Japan
 United Kingdom
 Germany
1914 invasion of New Guinea
 Australia New Guinea
1914 invasion of Samoa  New Zealand Samoa
1914 invasion of Kamerun  United Kingdom
 France
 Belgium
Kamerun
1914 invasion of Galicia  Russia  Austria-Hungary
1914 invasion of Germany  Russia  Germany
1914 invasion of Serbia
 Austria-Hungary  Serbia
1914 invasion of South Africa  Germany  South Africa
1914 invasion of Togoland
 France
 United Kingdom
Togoland
1914 invasion of Alsace  France  Germany
1914 invasion of Belgium  Germany  Belgium
1914 invasion of Luxembourg
 Germany  Luxembourg

See also:

World War I timeline

1800–1915

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1915 invasion of Haiti  United States  Haiti
1913 invasion of Bulgaria  Serbia
 Romania
 Greece
 Montenegro
 Ottoman Empire
 Bulgaria
1912 invasion of Macedonia  Bulgaria
 Serbia
 Greece
 Montenegro
 Ottoman Empire
1911 invasion of Libya  Italy  Ottoman Empire
1910 invasion of Korea  Japan  Korea
1910 invasion of Tibet  China  Tibet
1904 invasion of Russia  Japan  Russia
1904 invasion of Tibet  United Kingdom  Tibet
1903 invasion of Bolivia  Brazil  Bolivia
1900 invasion of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State  British Empire
  •  United Kingdom
  •  Canada
 South African Republic

 Orange Free State

1900 invasion of China  United Kingdom
 Russia
 Japan
 United States
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Austria-Hungary
 China
1899 invasion of British Africa  South African Republic

 Orange Free State

 British Empire
  • Natal
  •  Cape Colony
1898 invasion of the Philippines  United States  Philippines
1898 invasion of Spain  United States  Spain
1897 invasion of Greece  Ottoman Empire  Greece
1897 invasion of Crete  Greece  Ottoman Empire
1895 invasion of South African Republic  British Empire
  •  Cape Colony
 South African Republic
1895 invasion of Ethiopia
 Italy  Ethiopia
1895 invasion of Taiwan  Japan Taiwan
1894 invasion of China  Japan  China
1894 invasion of Korea  Japan  Korea
1893 invasion of Hawaii  United States  Hawaii
1884 invasion of Chinese Tonkin
 France Vietnam

 China

1879 invasion of Peru  Chile  Peru
1879 invasion of Bolivia  Chile  Bolivia
1878 invasion of Ottoman Turkey
 Russia  Ottoman Empire
1877 invasion of Ottoman Bulgaria
 Russia

 Serbia

 Romania

 Montenegro

Bulgarian Legion

Ottoman Bulgaria
1871 invasion of France North German Confederation North German Confederation  France
1871 invasion of Korea
 United States  Korea
1868 invasion of Abyssinia
 United Kingdom

 British India

 Abyssinia
1866 invasion of Korea
 France  Korea
1865 invasion of Tonkin, Vietnam Black Flag Army Siam

Luang Phrabang

1864 invasion of Peruvian Chincha Islands Spain  Peru

 Chile

1864 invasion of Paraguay  Brazil

 Argentina

 Uruguay

 Paraguay
1863 invasion of the United States  Confederate States of America  United States
1862 invasion of the United States  Confederate States of America  United States
1862–1867 invasion of Mexico  France  Mexico
1861–1865 invasions of the Confederate States
  • Virginia
  • Tennessee
  • Lower Seaboard
  • Pacific coast
  • West
 United States  Confederate States of America
1859 invasion of Lombardy-Venetia
Sardinia-Piedmont

 France

Lombardy-Venetia
1859 invasion of Sardinia-Piedmont
 Austria Sardinia-Piedmont
1858 invasion of Vietnam
 France Vietnam
1856 invasion of China  United Kingdom

 France

China
1855 invasion of Ottoman Turkey  Russia  Ottoman Empire
1854–1855 invasions of Finland  United Kingdom Grand Duchy of Finland
1854 invasion of Russia
 United Kingdom

 France

 Russia
1853 invasion of Moldavia and Wallachia  Russia Moldavia

Wallachia

1852 invasion of Argentina  Brazil

 Uruguay

Entre Rios

Corrientes

 Argentina
Invasion
of the Western North America
 United States Native Americans
1846 invasion of Mexico  United States  Mexico
1841 invasion of Bolivia  Peru  Bolivia
1841 invasion of Cambodia
Vietnam

Siam

Cambodia
1839 invasion of China  United Kingdom China
1838 invasion of Peru  Chile  Peru
1837 invasion of Peru  Chile  Peru
1835 invasion of Riograndense Republic  Brazil Riograndese Republic
1834 invasion of Ladakh
Sikh Empire Ladakh
1832 invasion of Syria
Egypt
Ottoman Empire
1832 invasion of Champa Vietnam Champa
1831 invasion of Cambodia and southern Vietnam
Siam Vietnam

Cambodia

1830 invasion of Algeria France
Regency of Algiers
1827 invasion of Laos Siam Kingdom of Vientiane
1825 invasion of Greece
Egypt
 Greece
1817–21 invasions of Assam Burma Assum
1812–16 invasions of the Banda Oriental United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Banda Oriental
1814 invasion of the United States  British Empire  United States
1813 invasion of Canada  United States  British Empire
  •  Upper Canada
1812 invasions of Canada  United States  British Empire
  •  Upper Canada
  •  Lower Canada
1812 invasions of United States  British Empire
  •  United Kingdom
  •  Upper Canada
  •  Lower Canada

Native Americans

 United States
1812 invasion of Cambodia
Vietnam Cambodia
1809 invasion of Sweden  Russia  Sweden
1808 invasion of Swedish Finland  Russia Sweden Swedish Finland
1806–1807 invasions of Spanish Río de la Plata basin colonies
 United Kingdom Spain
1805 invasion of Tripoli  United States Ottoman Empire

French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815)

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1813 invasion of France Spain
 United Kingdom
 Portugal
France
1812 invasion of Russia France
 Austria
 Prussia
 Russia
1811 invasion of Java  United Kingdom France
1810 invasion of Mauritius  United Kingdom France
1810 invasion of Portugal France  Portugal
 United Kingdom
1810 invasion of Guadeloupe  United Kingdom France
1809 Invasion of Sweden  Russia  Sweden
1809 invasion of Flanders
 United Kingdom France
1809 invasion of Portugal France  Portugal
 United Kingdom
1809 invasion of Martinique  United Kingdom France
1808 invasion of Spain France Spain
1807 invasion of Portugal France
 Spain
 Portugal
1805 invasion of Bavaria  Austria  Bavaria
1800 invasion of Piedmont
France Piedmont
Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland (1799)  Great Britain
 Russia
 Holland
France
1799 invasion of Ionian Islands  Russia
 Ottoman Empire
France
1798 invasion of Vietnam France Vietnam
1798 invasion of Ireland France  Ireland
1798 invasion of Egypt
France  Ottoman Empire
1798 invasion of Malta France
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
1795 invasion of France  Great Britain France
1795 invasion of Ceylon
 Great Britain  Batavian Republic
1795 invasion of Bavaria France  Bavaria
1794 invasion of Holland France  Dutch Republic
1794 invasion of the Austrian Netherlands France  Austria
1793 invasion of the Kingdom of Sardinia
France  Sardinia
1793 invasion of Breda France Breda

See also: French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars

1700–1792

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1792 invasion of Poland Russia Poland
1792 invasion of Laos Siam Laos
1789 invasion of Vietnam Manchu army Vietnam
1788 invasion of Nepal China Nepal
1788 invasion of Vietnam China Vietnam
1788 invasion of Tibet Gorkha Kingdom Tibet
1784–1785 Battle of Rach Gam–Xoai Mut
Siam Vietnam
1783 Al Khalifa invasion of Bahrain
Al Khalifa Bahrain
1782 invasion of Cambodia
Siam Cambodia
1778 invasion of Laos Siam Laos
1775 invasion of Canada
Thirteen Colonies (United States) Canada
1774 Tây Sơn Revolt
Vietnam Annam
1769 invasion of Cambodia
Siam Cambodia
1768 Invasion of Corsica
France Corsica
1765–1767 invasion of Siam
Burma
Siam
1757 Battle of Prague Prussia Bohemia
1756 invasion of Saxony Prussia Saxony
1755 Wars over the south Vietnam Cochinchina
1750 invasion of Tibet China Tibet
1749 invasion of Cochinchina Vietnam Cochinchina
1741 invasion of Spanish Cuba
England Spanish Cuba
1720 invasion of Tibet China Tibet
1718 War of the Quadruple Alliance Austria
Britain
Sicily
1718 War of the Quadruple Alliance Spain Sicily
1718 Great Northern War
Sweden Norway
1717 War of the Quadruple Alliance Spain Kingdom of Sardinia Sardinia
1717 Tatar raids
Tatar Transylvania
1717 Omani invasion of Bahrain Omani Bahrain
1716 Battle of Petrovaradin Ottoman Empire Austria
1716 Great Northern War
Sweden Norway
1716 invasion of Venetian Corfu Ottoman Turks Corfu
1714 Wars over the south Vietnam Cochinchina
1719 invasion of Sweden
Russia Sweden
1707 invasion of Russia Sweden Russia
1706 invasion of Saxony Sweden Saxony
1705 invasion of Tibet
Mongols
Tibet
1702 invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1700 invasion of the Swedish Empire Russia
Denmark–Norway
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden

1600–1699

1500–1599

1300–1499

  • 1499 invasion of Duchy Of Milan
    by France

Timurid invasions

1200–1299

Mongol invasions

900–1199

Before 900 AD

Muslim conquests

Punic Wars

Macedonian invasions

Peloponnesian War

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

See also

References