List of wars involving Albania
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This is a list of wars that Albanian states and Albanian armed forces have been involved in.
- Albanian victory
- Albanian defeat
- Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil war or internal conflict, result unknown, mixed results, stalemate, ceasefire or indecisive)
- Ongoing conflict
Medieval Albania (968–1479)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Byzantine-Angevin war (1274–1281)[1] | Byzantine Empire | Kingdom of Albania Angevin Kingdom of Sicily | Victory
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Stefan Milutin's invasion of North Albania | Principality of Muzaka Byzantine Empire |
Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) | Victory
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Albanian Resistance against the Serbian Kingdom/Empire (1336–1355) | Kingdom of Albania | Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) (1336–1346)
Serbian Empire (1346–1355) |
Eventual Albanian victory
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Muzaka-Serbian war of 1340[7][8] | Principality of Muzaka | Serbian Empire | Victory
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Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 | Principality of Karvuna
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Principality of Muzaka
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Mixed Results
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Albanian-Epirote War of 1359
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Albanian Shpata Family
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Despotate of Epirus | Victory
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Albanian-Epirote War (1367–70) | Albanian Losha Family | Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina | Ceasefire
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Muzaka-Serbian war
(1369) |
Principality of Muzaka | Serbian Empire | Victory
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Albanian-Prilep War (1371) | Principality of Muzaka Principality of Gropa |
Lordship of Prilep | Victory
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Albanian-Epirote War (1374–1375) | Despotate of Arta | Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina | Ceasefire
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Invasion of Arta by the Knights Hospitaller (1378) | Despotate of Arta | Knights Hospitaller | Victory
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Albanian-Epirote War (1381–84) | Despotate of Arta | Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina Ottoman Empire |
Victory
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Zetan-Albania War (1382–1385)
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Princedom of Albania
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Lordship of Zeta | Victory
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Albanian-Epirote War of 1385[10] | Despotate of Arta | Despotate of Epirus | Defeat
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Albanian-Epirote War of 1389–90[11] | Despotate of Arta (all four battles) Malakasi Tribe (second battle) |
Despotate of Epirus (all four battles) Thessaly (second battle) Ottoman Empire (third and fourth battles) |
Defeat
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Venetian-Albanian War (1392)
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Princedom of Albania
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Republic of Venice | Defeat
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Bosnian Invasion of Zeta under the Balšići (1396) | Principality of Zeta | Kingdom of Bosnia Republic of Venice |
Victory
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Thopia civil War (1392–1403)[citation needed] | Forces under Niketa Thopia | Forces under Helena Thopia | Niketa Thopia Victory
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Albanian-Epirote War of 1399-1400 ]
(April 1399 – July 1400)[citation needed |
Albanian Zenebishi Family
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Despotate of Epirus Pro-Epirote Albanian Clans |
Victory
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Vonko–Shpata War (November 1400 – Late 1401) |
Despotate of Arta | Vonko's Forces | Victory
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Civil war of the Despotate of Arta (1401–08)[12] (late 1401 – 1408) | 1401–1403: Muriq Shpata
1403–1407:
Ottoman Empire (1406 only) Muriq Shpata )
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County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
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Sgouros and Paul are defeated, Maurice is victorious
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Zenebishi-Venetian war (1402–1413)
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Principality of Gjirokastër
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Republic of Venice | Defeat
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First Scutari War (early 1405 – January 1413) | Balšići Lordship of Zeta Crnojević family Albanian Humoj family Serb peasants Albanian peasants Albanian Zaharia family (late 1412 – early 1413) |
Republic of Venice Zaharia family (early 1405 – late 1412) Albanian Jonima family |
Mixed results
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Second Thopia-Muzaka War (late 1411) |
Albanian Thopia family
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Muzaka family
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Muzaka Victory
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Albanian-Epirote War of 1412 (1412)
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Albanian Zenebishi Family
Albanian Shpata Family
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Despotate of Epirus Greeks of Ioannina |
Victory
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Ottoman-Gjirokastër War (1414)
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Albanian Zenebishi Family
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Ottoman Empire | Defeat
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Albanian-Epirote War of 1416 (October 1416) |
Despotate of Arta | Despotate of Epirus | Defeat
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Second Ottoman-Gjirokastër War (1418) | Albanian Zenebishi Family
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Ottoman Empire | Defeat
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Second Scutari War (1419–23) | Zeta Serbian Despotate (after 1421) Albanian nobility: |
Republic of Venice | Inconclusive
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Albanian Revolt (1432–36)
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Albanian rebels
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Ottoman Empire | Mixed results
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Albanian-Ottoman wars (1443–1479) |
1443–44: Kastrioti Family
Arianiti Family 1444–46: 1446–50: 1450–51: 1451–54:
1454–56:
1456–68:
1468–78:
1478–79:
Lordship of Zeta (Siege of Shkodra only) |
1443–44: Ottoman Empire 1444–46: 1446–50: 1450–51: 1451–54: 1454–56: 1456–68: 1468–78:
1478–79:
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Ottoman conquest of Albania halted until 1479
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Albanian–Venetian War (December 1447 – October 1448) |
League of Lezhë | Republic of Venice Pro-Venetian Alliance:
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Victory
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Skanderbeg's Serbian campaign (1448) |
League of Lezhë | Despotate of Serbia
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Victory
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Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479) | Republic of Venice Papal States League of Lezhë Principality of Zeta Maniots Greek rebels |
Ottoman Empire | Ottoman victory, Treaty of Constantinople (1479) |
Ottoman Albania (1479–1912)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Crnojević-Kastrioti Invasion of Zeta (June 1481) |
Kastrioti family
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Ottoman Empire | Victory
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First Süleyman Invasion of Montenegro
(1685) |
Bushati family
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Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Support: |
Victory
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Kosovo campaign of The Holy League (1689) | Holy League | Ottoman empire
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Victory
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Second Süleyman Invasion of Montenegro
(1692) |
Bushati family
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Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Victory
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Shkodran Invasion of Ulcinj (1772) |
Pashalik of Scutari | Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Victory
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Shkodran Invasion of Brda (1774) (1774) |
Pashalik of Scutari | Brda Tribes:
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Bushati Defeat
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First Scutari-Berat War | Pashalik of Scutari | Pashalik of Berat | Scutari victory
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Scutari invasion of Montenegro (1785) | Pashalik of Scutari | Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
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Victory
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First Scutari-Ottoman War | Pashalik of Scutari | Ottoman Empire | Inconclusive
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Souliote War (1789–1793) | Pashalik of Yanina | Albanian Souliotes | Souliote Victory |
Shkodran Invasion of Brda (1794) (1794) |
Bushati family | Brda Tribes:
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Bushati Defeat
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Second Scutari-Ottoman War
(1795) |
Pashalik of Scutari | Ottoman Empire | Albanian Victory
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Second Scutari invasion of Montenegro (Early 1796–September 1796) |
Pashalik of Scutari | Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
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Defeat
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Ali Pasha's Invasion of Butrint
(18–25 October 1798) |
Pashalik of Yanina
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First French Republic | Victory
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Ali Pasha's Invasion of the Pashalik of Berat
(1808) |
Pashalik of Yanina | Pashalik of Berat | Pashalik of Yanina Victory
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Turco-Egyptian conquest of Sudan (1820–1824) | Egypt Eyalet under Muhammad Ali
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Sennar Sultanate Shayqih Kingdom Sultanate of Darfur
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Victory
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Ottoman-Bushati War (March – November 1831) |
Bushati family
Financial Support: |
Ottoman Empire | Defeat
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First Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833)
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Egypt Eyalet under Muhammad Ali
Albanian bashi-bazouks |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
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Second Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
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Egypt Eyalet under Muhammad Ali
Albanian bashi-bazouks |
Ottoman Empire | Mixed results
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Brda Tribes
Crmnica Tribes |
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Defeat
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League of Prizren Secessionist War (1880–1881) |
League of Prizren | Ottoman Empire
Support: |
Defeat
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Greco-Turkish War of 1897 | Ottoman Empire
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Greece | Victory |
Albanian Independence to the end of the First World War (1912–1918)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Italian invasion of Vlorë (December 1914)
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Principality of Albania | Kingdom of Italy | Defeat
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Austro-Hungarian invasion of Albania (January 1916–April 1916) |
Austro-Hungarian Empire Albanian guerrillas |
Kingdom of Italy Republic of Central Albania |
Austro-Hungarian victory |
Central Power invasion of Albania (December 1915) |
Tribesmen | Republic of Central Albania
Kingdom of Italy
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Interwar Period (1918–1939)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Koplik War (1920–1921) | Principality of Albania Albanian Rebels |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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Victory |
Vlora War (1920) |
Principality of Albania Albanian Rebels |
Kingdom of Italy | Victory
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War in Dibra (1920)[33] | Albanian highlanders | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Greek volunteers |
Victory
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Albanian–Yugoslav border war (1921)(1921) | Principality of Albania | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom of Greece |
Victory
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Zogu Invasion of Albania ]
(1924)[citation needed |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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Fan Noli supporters (Albanian peasants) Principality of Albania Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo |
Zogu Victory
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Italian invasion of Albania (1939) |
Kingdom of Albania
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Kingdom of Italy | Defeat
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Post World War II (1939–1991)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Greco-Italian War (1940–1941) |
Kingdom of Italy
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Kingdom of Greece Air support: British Empire |
Stalemate
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War of Ceraja and Slatina (1941)[34] |
Albanian irregulars | Chetniks | Victory
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Invasion of Yugoslavia
(1941) |
Nazi Germany | Yugoslavia | Victory
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Albanian Resistance of World War II (1939–1944) |
LANÇ Legality Movement Balli Kombëtar (Until 1943) |
Kingdom of Italy (Until 1943)
Nazi Germany (From 1943)
Balli Kombëtar (From 1943) |
Albanian Communist Victory
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Albanian–Yugoslav border conflict (1948–1954) | Albania | Yugoslavia | Stalemate
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Post Cold War (1991–present)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Kosovo War (1998-1999) |
KLA | Yugoslavia | Kumanovo Agreement
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