List of invasions
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Contents
1945 - present
- 2003 invasion of Iraq by a coalition led by the United States
- 2001 invasion of Afghanistan by the United States and allies
- 1994 invasion of Haiti by a multinational force (MNF) led by the United States
- 1991 invasion of Kuwait by a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States
- 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
- 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States
- 1983 invasion of Grenada by the United States and "allied Caribbean nations"
- 1982 invasion of Lebanon by Israel.
- 1982 invasion of Falkland Islands by the United Kingdom
- 1982 invasion of Falkland Islands initially by Argentine civilians, followed by official Argentina forces
- 1979 invasion of Vietnam by China
- 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union
- 1978 invasion of Lebanon by Israel.
- 1978 invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam
- 1978 invasion of Sealand (micronation located on Roughs Tower) initially by German and Dutch civilians and then by former "head of state" and other civilians
- 1977-1978 invasion of Ethiopia by Somalia
- 1975 invasion of East Timor by Indonesia
- 1974 invasion of Northern Cyprus by Turkey
- 1973 Invasion of Israel by Egypt Syria and other Arab allies
- 1971 invasion of East Pakistan by India
- 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact
- 1967 invasion of Syria by Israel
- 1967 invasion of Jordan by Israel
- 1967 invasion of Israel by Jordan and Syria
- 1967 invasion of Egypt by Israel
- 1965 invasion of Dominican Republic by United States and OAS
- 1964 invasion of the Turkish Cypriot Enclave Kokkina by Cyprus and Greece
- 1961 invasion of Goa by India
- 1961 failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban allies of the United States, particularly its CIA
- 1956 invasion of Hungary by the Soviet Union
- 1956 invasion of Egypt by France, United Kingdom and Israel
- 1950 invasion of Tibet by China
- 1948 invasion of Lebanon and Egypt by Israeli forces
- 1948 invasion of Israel by Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, Egyptian, Transjordanian and other forces
- 1945 invasion of Vietnam by France, with British and Indian
- 1945 invasion of Hong Kong by Britain
- 1945 invasion of Japanese-controlled Northeast China and Korea by the Soviet Union
- 1945 invasion of Burma by Allied forces
- 1945 invasion of Okinawa by the United States
- 1945 invasion of Poland, Austria and Eastern Germany by the Soviet Union
- 1944 invasion of Western Germany by Allied forces
- 1944 invasion of Bulgaria, Yugoslavia by the Soviet Union
- 1944 invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Greece, the Philippines, Albania by Allied forces
- 1944 invasion of Guam by the United States
- 1944 Invasion of Southern France by the United States and Britain
- 1944 invasion of Normandy, France by the United States, Britain and Canada
- 1944 invasion of Hungary by Germany
- 1943 invasion of Italy by the United States, Britain, and Canada
- 1943 invasion of Italy (Sicily) by Britain, the United States and Canada
- 1942 invasion of North Africa by the United States and Britain
- 1942 invasion of Vichy France by Germany
- 1942 invasion of Indonesia by Japan
- 1941 invasion of Solomon Islands by the United States
- 1941 invasion of Guam, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Singapore by Japan
- 1941 invasion of Malaya, Borneo and Hong Kong by Japan
- 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany
- 1941 invasion of Iraq and Syria by Britain
- 1941 invasion of Greenland and Iceland by the United States
- 1941 invasion of Yugoslavia by Germany, Hungary and Italy
- 1941 invasion of Portuguese Timor by Australian and Dutch forces
- 1940 invasion of Albania by Greece
- 1940 invasion of British Somaliland, Egypt, Greece by Italy
- 1940 invasion of Iceland by Britain
- 1940 invasion of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Channel Islands and Romania by Germany
- 1939 invasion of Finland by the Soviet Union
- 1939 invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union initiating World War II in Europe
See also: Timeline of World War II
1919 - 1939
- 1939 invasion of Albania by Italy
- 1938-1939 invasion of Czechoslovakia by Germany and Hungary
- 1937 invasion of China by Japan
- 1935-1936 invasion of Ethiopia by Italy
- 1931 invasion of Chinese Manchuria by Japan
- 1922 invasion of Smyrna by Turkey
- 1921 invasion of Anatolia by Turkey
- 1920 invasion of Anatolia by Greece
- 1920 invasion of Poland by Russia
- 1919 invasion of Smyrna by Greece
- 1919 invasion of Ukraine and Belarus by Bolshevist Russia and Poland
- 1916 invasion of Romania by Germany
- 1915 invasion of Russia by Germany and Austro-Hungary
- 1915 invasion of Montenegro by Austro-Hungary
- 1915 invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungary, Bulgaria and Germany
- 1915 invasion of Ottoman Empire by Great Britain and Russia
- 1915 invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungary
- 1914 invasion of Austro-Hungary by Russia
- 1914 invasion of Germany by Russia
- 1914 invasion of France by Germany
- 1914 invasion of Luxemburg and Belgium by Germany
- 1914 invasion of Caroline Islands and Marshall Islands by Japan
- 1914 invasion of New Guinea by Australia
- 1914 invasion of Samoa by New Zealand
- 1914 invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungary
- 1914 invasion of South Africa by Germany
- 1914 invasion of Togoland by France and Britain
- 1931 Invasion of Manchuria by France and Britain
See also: World War I timeline
1800 - 1915
- 1915 invasion of Haiti by the United States
- 1912 invasion of Albania by Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro
- 1912 invasion of Macedonia by the Balkan League (Greece, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria)
- 1912 invasion of Macedonia by Albania
- 1911 invasion of Libya by Italy
- 1910 invasion of Tibet by China
- 1904 invasion of Tibet by British-Indian army
- 1900 invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance
- 1898 invasion of the Philippines by the United States
- 1898 invasion of Puerto Rico by the United States
- 1898 invasion of Cuba by the United States
- 1897 invasion of Greece by the Ottoman Empire
- 1897 invasion of Crete by Greece
- 1895–1896 invasion of Ethiopia by Italy
- 1893 invasion of Hawaii by the United States
- 1878 invasion of Turkey by Russia
- 1877 invasion of Ottoman Bulgaria by Russia, Romania, Finland and Bulgarians
- 1862–1867 invasion of Mexico by France
- 1858 invasion of Vietnam by France
- 1856 invasion of China by French-British Alliance
- 1855 invasion of Turkey by Russia
- 1854–1855 invasions of Finland by the United Kingdom
- 1854 invasion of Russia by United Kingdom and France
- 1853 invasion of Wallachia by Ottoman Empire
- 1853 invasion of Moldavia and Wallachia by Russia
- 1846 invasion of Mexico by United States
- 1833 invasion of the Falkland Islands by United Kingdom
- 1832 invasion of Ottoman Syria by Egypt
- 1830 invasion of Algeria by France
- 1825 invasion of Greece by Egypt
- 1821 invasion of Ottoman Greece by Greek Russian army officers
- 1814 invasion of the United States by United Kingdom
- 1806–1807 invasions of Spanish Río de la Plata basin colonies by United Kingdom
- 1805 invasion of Tripoli by United States and mercenaries
- 1813 invasion of France by the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal
- 1812 invasion of Canada by the United States
- 1812 invasion of Russia by France
- 1810 invasion of French Mauritius by the United Kingdom
- 1810 invasion of Portugal by France
- 1809 invasion of Flanders by the United Kingdom
- 1808 invasion of Portugal by the United Kingdom
- 1807 invasion of Portugal by France
- 1805 invasion of Bavaria by Austria
- 1798 invasion of Malta by France
- 1798 invasion of Egypt by France
- 1795 invasion of Bavaria by France
- by France
- 1794 invasion of Austrian (Southern) Netherlands by France
- by France
- by French forces led by Dumouriez
See also: French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars
1700 - 1792
- 1792 invasion of Poland by Russia
- 1788 invasion of Nepal by China
- 1783 invasion of the Netherlands by England
- 1775 invasion of Canada by the United States
- 1775 invasion of the United States by Britain
- 1757 invasion of Bohemia by Prussia
- 1756 invasion of Saxony by Prussia
- 1745 invasion of Scotland by England
- 1745 invasion of England by Scotland
- 1720 invasion of Tibet by China
1300 - 1699
- 1688 invasion of England by the Netherlands
- 1693 invasion of Mongolia by China
- 1683 invasion of Formosa by China
- 1672 invasion of the Netherlands by England
- 1670–1671 invasion of Spanish Panama by the English privateer Morgan
- 1668 invasion of Spanish Panama by the English privateer Morgan
- 1668 invasion of Spanish Cuba by the English privateer Morgan
- 1655 invasion of western Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by Sweden
- 1654 invasion of eastern Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by Russia
- 1650 invasion of Scotland by England
- 1644 invasion of China by Manchu tribes
- 1609 invasion of Russia by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1572 invasion of Spanish Nombre de Dios by the English privateer Drake
- 1594 invasion of Cambodia by Siam
- 1592–1598 invasion of Korea by Japan
- 1515 invasion of Italy by France
- 1499 invasion of Italy by France
- 1421 invasion of Egypt by the Kingdom of Cyprus
- 1407 invasion of Vietnam by China
1200 - 1299
- 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
- 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
- 1293 invasion of Java by Mongols
- 1283,1285,1287 invasions of Vietnam by Mongols
- 1281 invasion of Syria by Mongols
- 1279 invasions of Southern China by Mongols
- 1274, 1281 invasions of Japan by Mongols
- 1251–1259 invasion of Persia, Syria and Mesopotamia by Mongols (Timour)
- 1258 invasion of Baghdad by Mongols
- 1244 invasion of Anatolia by Mongols
- 1241 invasion of Austria by Mongols
- 1240 invasion of Ukraine, Poland, Hungary by Mongols
- 1237-1238 invasion of Russia by Mongols
- 1220-1224 invasion of Georgians and the Cumans of the Caucasus, the Kuban, Astrakhan, Russia, Ukraine by Mongols
- 1218–1220 invasion of Khwarizm by Mongols
- 1236 invasion of Korea by Mongols
- 1211–1234 invasion of Northern China by Mongols
- 1205–1209 invasion of Western China by Mongols
900 - 1199
- 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 Kingdom of Jerusalem by Seljuk Turks (Egypt)
- 1171,1173,1187 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Seljuk Turks (Egypt)
- 1115–1118 invasion of Egypt by Kingdom of Jerusalem
- 1102,1103,1105 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Egypt
- 1099 invasion of Jerusalem by Norman forces (First Crusade)
- 1097–1098 invasion of Antioch by the First Crusade
- 1085 invasion of Antioch by the Seljuk Turks
- 1068 invasion of Egypt by the Seljuk Turks
- 1066 invasion of England by Norwegian and Norman forces
- 1028–1029 invasion of Norway by Canute the Great from Anglo-Saxon England
- 1019 invasion of Kyushu, Japan by Jurchen pirates
- 1015–1016 invasion of Anglo-Saxon England by Danish, Norwegian, Jomsviking and Polish forces led by Canute the Great
- 969 invasion of Antioch by the Byzantine Empire
- 914, 919, 969 invasions of Egypt by Tunisian Fatimids
Before 900
- 870 invasion of Malta by Arabs from Sicily
- 711-718 invasion of the Iberian peninsula by the Moors
- 642-711 invasion of Algeria by the Umayyads
- 639-641 invasion of Egypt by the second caliphate
- 636 invasion of Antioch by the second caliphate
- 633 - 651 invasion of Sassanid Empire by the first caliphate
- About 600 invasion of Antioch by the Byzantine Empire
- 598-614 invasion of Korea by China
- 540 invasion of Antioch by Persia
- 429 invasion of the Iberian peninsula by the Visigoths
- 409 invasion of the Iberian peninsula by Vandals and Alans
- 409 invasion of the NW of the Iberian peninsula by Suebians
- 406 CE invasion of Gallia by Vandals, Alans and Suebians
- 55 BCE - 43 CE invasions of Britain by the Roman Empire
- 208 BCE invasion of Vietnam by China
- 219 BCE invasion of Lusitania by the Roman Empire
- Approximately between 18th-13th century BCE invasion of Canaan by Joshua and the Israelites.
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