List of border conflicts

The following is a list of border conflicts between two or more countries. The list includes only those fought because of border disputes.

Contents

19th Century

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Fatalities
1846 1848 Mexican–American War  United States -  Mexico ~29,000
1859 1859 Pig War  United States -  United Kingdom 1 pig (no human casualties)

20th Century before World War II

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Fatalities
1910 1918 Border War  United States -  Mexico 100+
1932 1935 Chaco War  Bolivia -  Paraguay ~100,000
1938 1938 Battle of Lake Khasan  Soviet Union –  Japan ~1,300
1939 1939 Slovak–Hungarian War Slovakia – Hungary 66
1939 1939 Battle of Khalkhin Gol  Soviet Union –  Japan ~16,000

1945-2000

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Fatalities
1947 1948 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947  Pakistan –  India ~3,000
1950 Present (CF signed in 1953) Korean War  South Korea -  North Korea 2 419 010+
1962 1962 Sino-Indian War  PRC –  India ~4,000
1965 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965  Pakistan –  India ~6,800
1966 1989 South African Border War  Angola –  South Africa Unknown
1967 1967 Chola incident  India –  People's Republic of China ~5
1969 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict  PRC –  Soviet Union Unknown
1971 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971  Pakistan –  India ~4,000+
1979 1990 Sino-Vietnamese conflicts 1979-1990  Vietnam –  China Unclear
1980 1988 Iran–Iraq War  Iran –  Iraq 1-2 million[1]
1981 1981 Paquisha War  Ecuador –  Peru ~10
1982 1982 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War  Ethiopia –  Somalia Unknown
1984 1987 Siachen Conflict  Pakistan –  India ~2,400.
1985 1985 Agacher Strip War  Burkina Faso –  Mali 179
1987 1987 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish  India –  People's Republic of China Unknown
1987 1988 Thai–Laotian Border War Thailand – Laos ~1,000
1989 1991 Mauritania–Senegal Border War  Mauritania –  Senegal Unknown
1995 1995 Cenepa War  Ecuador –  Peru ~450
1998 2000 Eritrean-Ethiopian War  Ethiopia –  Eritrea ~70,000
1999 1999 Kargil War  India –  Pakistan ~4,500

21st Century

Start Finish Conflict Combatants Fatalities
2000 2006 2000-2006 Shebaa Farms conflict  Israel –  Lebanon 30
2001 2001 2001 Indian–Bangladeshi border conflict  India –  Bangladesh 20
2008 2008 2008 Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict  Djibouti –  Eritrea 144
2008 Ongoing Cambodian–Thai border dispute  Cambodia –  Thailand 42
2011 Ongoing South Kordofan conflict  Sudan –  South Sudan

See also

References

  1. ^ The Iran and Iraq War