List of invasions
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This is a list of invasions ordered by date. An invasion is a military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity.
2000–present
Invasion | Invading forces | Counter-invasion forces |
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2014 invasion of Gaza | Israel | Gaza |
2014 invasion of Ukraine | Russia | Ukraine |
2008 invasion of Gaza | Israel | Gaza |
2008 invasion of Georgia | Russia | Georgia |
2008 invasion of Anjouan | Comoros | Anjouan |
2006 invasion of Somalia | Ethiopia | Somalia |
2006 invasion of Lebanon | Israel | Lebanon |
2003 invasion of Iraq | United States United Kingdom |
Iraq |
2001 invasion of Afghanistan | United States United Kingdom |
Afghanistan |
1945–1999
Invasion | Invading forces | Counter-invasion forces |
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1998 invasion of DR Congo | Uganda Rwanda Burundi |
DR Congo |
1998 invasion of Ethiopia | Eritrea | Ethiopia |
1994 invasion of Haiti | United States | Haiti |
1991 invasion of Iraq | United States Saudi Arabia |
Iraq |
1990 invasion of Kuwait | Iraq | Kuwait |
1989 invasion of Panama | United States | Panama |
1988 invasion of Spratly Islands | China | Vietnam |
1983 invasion of Grenada | United States | Grenada |
1982 invasion of Lebanon | Israel | Lebanon |
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 | Lebanon |
1977 invasion of Ethiopia | Somalia | Ethiopia |
1976 invasion of Paracel Islands | Vietnam | China |
1975 invasion of East Timor | Indonesia | East Timor |
1975 invasion of Spanish Sahara | Morocco | Spain |
1975 invasion of Poulo Wai | Vietnam | Cambodia |
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 East Pakistan | India | Pakistan |
1970 invasion of Cambodia | North Vietnam | Khmer Republic |
Football War | El Salvador | Honduras |
1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union Bulgaria Hungary Poland |
Czechoslovakia |
1968 invasion of South Vietnam | North Vietnam | South Vietnam |
1967 invasions of Biafra | Nigeria | Biafra |
1967 invasions of Biafra | Biafra | Nigeria |
1967 invasion of Egypt | Israel | Egypt |
1967 invasion Syria | Israel | Syria |
1967 invasion of Jordan | Israel | Jordan |
1965 invasion of Pakistan | India | Pakistan |
1965 invasion of India | Pakistan | India |
1965 invasion of Dominican Republic | United States | Dominican Republic |
1964 invasion of the Kokkina enclave | Greece Cyprus |
Turkey |
1962 invasion of India | China | India |
1961 invasion of New Guinea | Indonesia | Netherlands |
1961 invasion of Goa | India | Portugal |
1961 invasion of Cuba | United States | Cuba |
1958 invasion of Laos | North Vietnam | Laos |
1956 invasion of Hungary | Soviet Union | Hungary |
1956 invasion of Egypt | France United Kingdom Israel |
Egypt |
1951 invasion of North Korea | United States South Korea |
North Korea |
1951 invasion of South Korea | China North Korea |
South Korea |
1950 invasion of North Korea | United States South Korea |
North Korea |
1950 invasion of South Korea | North Korea | South Korea |
1950 invasion of Tibet | China | Tibet |
1948 invasion of Israel | Egypt Jordan Iraq Syria |
Israel |
1947 invasion of Kashmir | Pakistan | India |
1946 invasion of Vietnam | France | Vietnam |
1945 invasion of Vietnam | France | Vietnam |
World War II (1939–1945)
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Invasion | Invading forces | Counter-invasion forces |
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1945 invasion of occupied Asia | United States Soviet Union Vietnam United Kingdom Mongolia |
Japan |
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 |
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
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United States Soviet Union United Kingdom Canada |
Germany |
1944 invasion of Greece | United Kingdom | Greece |
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 Thailand | Japan | Thailand |
1941 invasion of the Soviet Union | Germany Italy Romania Hungary Slovakia Croatia Finland |
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 Iceland | United States | Iceland |
1941 invasion of Yugoslavia | Germany Italy Bulgaria Hungary Romania |
Yugoslavia |
1941 invasion of Vietnam | Japan | Vietnam |
1941 invasion of Portuguese Timor | Australia Netherlands |
Portugal |
1940 invasion of Albania | Greece | Albania |
1940 invasion of Egypt | Italy Germany Bulgaria |
Egypt |
1940 invasion of Greece | Italy Germany Bulgaria |
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 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 |
1940 invasion of Romania | Germany | Romania |
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 |
1918–1939
Invasion | Invading forces | Counter-invasion forces |
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1939 invasion of Manchuria | Soviet Union Mongolia |
Japan Manchukuo |
1939 invasion of Albania | Italy | Albania |
1938 invasion of the Soviet Union | Japan | Soviet Union |
1938 invasion of Czechoslovakia | Germany Hungary |
Czechoslovakia |
1937 invasion of China | Japan | China |
1935 invasion of Ethiopia | Italy | Ethiopia |
1931 invasion of Manchuria | Japan | China |
1923 invasion of Corfu | Italy | Greece |
1923 invasion of the Ruhr | France Belgium |
Germany |
1920 invasion of Anatolia | Greece | Turkey |
1920 invasion of Poland | Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR |
Poland |
1919 invasion of Smyrna | Greece | Turkey |
1919 invasion of Ukraine | Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR |
Ukraine |
1918 invasion of Russia | United Kingdom Canada Japan Czechoslovakia Greece Poland United States France Australia India Romania Serbia Italy China |
Russian SFSR |
World War I (1914–1918)
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Invasion | Invading forces | Counter-invasion forces |
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1916 invasion of Romania | Germany | Romania |
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 SW Africa | South Africa | South-West Africa |
1914 invasion of German Pacific | Japan | Germany |
1914 invasion of France | Germany | France |
1914 invasion of East Africa | India | 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 | Counter-invasion forces |
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1915 invasion of Haiti | United States | Haiti |
1913 invasion of Albania | Serbia Romania Greece Montenegro Ottoman Empire |
Bulgaria |
1912 invasion of Macedonia | Bulgaria Serbia Greece Montenegro Albania |
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 | India | Tibet |
1900 invasion of China | United Kingdom Russia Japan United States France Germany Italy Austria-Hungary |
China |
1898 invasion of the Philippines | United States | Philippines |
1898 invasion of Spain
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United States | Spain |
1897 invasion of Greece | Ottoman Empire | Greece |
1897 invasion of Crete | Greece | Ottoman Empire |
1895 invasion of Ethiopia | Italy | Ethiopia |
1895 invasion of Taiwan | Japan | Taiwan |
1894 invasion of Korea | Japan | Korea |
1894 invasion of China | Japan | China |
1893 invasion of Hawaii | United States | Hawaii |
- 1884 invasion of Chinese Tonkin in North Vietnam by France
- 1879 invasion of Peru by Chile
- 1879 invasion of Bolivia by Chile
- 1878 invasion of Ottoman Turkey by Russia
- 1877 invasion of Ottoman Bulgaria by Russia, Romania, Finland and Bulgarians
- 1868 invasion of Abyssinia by Britain and British-Indian forces
- 1871 invasion of Korea by the United States
- 1862–1867 invasion of Mexico by France
- 1866 invasion of Korea by France
- 1865 invasion of Tonkin, Vietnam by the Black Flags and Yellow Flags
- 1864 invasion of Peruvian Chincha Islands by Spain
- 1864 invasion of Paraguay by allied forces the Brazilian Empire, Argentina and Uruguay
- 1863 invasion of the United States by the Confederate States
- 1861–1865 invasions of the Confederate States by the United States
- 1859 invasion of Lombardy-Venetia by Sardinia-Piedmont and France
- 1859 invasion of Sardinia-Piedmont by Austria
- 1858 invasion of Vietnam by France
- 1856 invasion of China by French-British Alliance
- 1855 invasion of Ottoman 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
- 1852 invasion of Argentina by allied forces of the Brazilian Empire, Uruguay, Entre Ríos and Corrientes
- 1847 invasion of Tourane, Vietnam by France
- 1846 invasion of Mexico by United States
- 1841 invasion of Bolivia by Peru
- 1841 invasion of Cambodia by Siam and Vietnam
- 1839 invasion of China by United Kingdom
- 1838 invasion of Peru by Chile and Peruvians
- 1837 invasion of Peru by Chile
- 1836 invasion of Chile by exiled ex-President assisted by the Peru-Bolivian Confederation
- 1835 invasion of Riograndense Republic by the Brazilian Empire
- 1834 invasion of Ladakh by Jammu
- 1833 invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam
- 1832 invasion of Ottoman Syria by Egypt
- 1832 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1831 invasion of Cambodia and southern Vietnam by Siam
- 1830 invasion of Algeria by France
- 1827 invasion of Laos by Siam
- 1825 invasion of Greece by Egypt
- 1816 1812 invasions of the Banda Oriental by the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
- 1814 invasion of the United States by United Kingdom
- 1813 invasion of Canada by United States
- 1812 invasions of Canada by United States
- 1812 invasions of United States by United Kingdom, Canada and Indian allies
- 1812 invasions of the Banda Oriental by the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
- 1812 invasion of Cambodia by Vietnam
- 1809 invasion of Sweden by Russia
- 1808 invasion of Swedish Finland by Russia
- 1806–1807 invasions of Spanish Río de la Plata basin colonies by United Kingdom
- 1805 invasion of Tripoli by United States and mercenaries
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
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Conflict | Invasive force | Defensive force |
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1813 invasion of France | Spain United Kingdom Portugal | France |
1812 invasion of Russia | France Austria Prussia | Russia |
1810 invasion of Mauritius | United Kingdom | France |
1810 invasion of Portugal | France | Portugal |
1809 invasion of Sweden | Russia | Sweden |
1809 invasion of Flanders | United Kingdom | France |
1808 invasion of Portugal | United Kingdom | Portugal |
1807 invasion of Portugal | France Spain | Portugal |
1805 invasion of Bavaria | Austria | Bavaria |
1800 invasion of Piedmont | France | Piedmont |
1799 invasion of Holland | Great Britain Russia | Holland |
1799 invasion of Ionian Islands | Russia Ottoman Empire | France |
1798 invasion of Vietnam | France | Vietnam |
1798 invasion of the Ireland | France | Ireland |
1798 invasion of Egypt | France | Ottoman Empire |
1795 invasion of France | Great Britain | France |
1795 invasion of Bavaria | France | Bavaria |
1794 invasion of Holland | France | Dutch Republic |
1794 invasion of Dutch Austria | 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
- 1792 invasion of Poland by Russia
- 1792 invasion of Laos by Siam
- 1789 invasion of Vietnam by Manchu army
- 1788 invasion of Nepal by China
- 1788 invasion of Vietnam by China
- 1788 invasion of Tibet by the Gorkha Kingdom
- 1784–1785 invasion of Vietnam by Siam
- 1783 Al Khalifa invasion of Bahrain
- 1782 invasion of Cambodia by Siam
- 1778 invasion of Laos by Siam
- 1775 invasion of Canada by the United States
- 1774 invasion of Annam by the Vietnamese lord Trịnh Sâm
- 1769 invasion of Cambodia by Siam
- Invasion of Corsica (1768) by France
- 1765–1767 invasion of Siam by Burma
- 1757 invasion of Bohemia by Prussia
- 1756 invasion of Saxony by Prussia
- 1755 invasion of Cochinchina by Vietnam
- 1750 invasion of Tibet by China
- 1749 invasion of Cochinchina by Vietnam
- 1741 invasion of Spanish Cuba by England
- 1720 invasion of Tibet by China
- 1718 invasion of Sicily by Austria with British support
- 1718 invasion of Sicily by Spain
- 1718 invasion of Norway by Sweden
- 1717 invasion of Sardinia by Spain
- 1717 Tatar raids in Transylvania
- 1717 Omani invasion of Bahrain
- 1716 invasion of Austria by Ottoman Empire
- 1716 invasion of Norway by Sweden
- 1716 invasion of Venetian Corfu by Ottoman Turks
- 1714 invasion of Cochinchina by Vietnam
- 1707 invasion of Russia by Sweden
- 1706 invasion of Saxony by Sweden
- 1705 invasion of Tibet by Mongols led by Lha-bzang Khan
- 1702 invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by Sweden
1600–1699
- 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 Formosa by China
- 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 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
- 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
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- 1644 invasion of China by Manchurian
- 1636 invasion of Korea by Manchurian
- 1630 invasion of Germany by Sweden
- 1627 invasion of Iceland by Barbary pirates
- 1627 invasion of Korea by Manchurian
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1499 invasion of Duchy Of Milan by France
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- 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
- 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.[1]
- Turkoman invasions of Georgia 1407–1502
- 1407 invasion of Vietnam by China
- 1403 invasion of Venetian Corfu by 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
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Timurid invasions
- 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
- 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
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- 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 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
- 1195 invasion of Spain by 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 Kingdom of Jerusalem by Ayyubids (Egypt)
- 1177 invasion of Angkor by Rival Chams based in Central Vietnam
- 1171, 1173, 1177, 1183, 1187 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by 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 Kingdom of Jerusalem
- 1161–1165 invasion of the Southern Song Dynasty by the Jin Dynasty
- 1132 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1128 invasion of Vietnam by Kingdom of Champa
- 1125–1142 invasion of the Northern Song Dynasty by the Jin Dynasty
- 1115–1118 invasion of Egypt by Kingdom of Jerusalem
- 1113 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Seljuk Turks
- 1104 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1102,1103,1105 invasion of Kingdom of Jerusalem by Egypt
- 1099 invasion of Jerusalem by the First Crusade
- 1097–1098 invasion of Antioch by the First Crusade
- 1091 invasion of Byzantine Empire by Petchenegs
- 1086 Invasion of Spain by Almoravids
- 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 Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1071 invasion of Byzantine Empire by Seljuk Turks
- 1069 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1068 invasion of Egypt by the Seljuk Turks
- 1066 invasion of England by Norwegian and Norman forces
- 1044 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1043 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1028–1029 invasion of Norway by Canute the Great from Anglo-Saxon England
- 1020 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by Vietnam
- 1019 invasion of Kyushu, Japan by Jurchen pirates
- 1018 invasion of Lanka (Sri Lanka) by Cholas
- 1015–1016 invasion of Anglo-Saxon England by Danish, Norwegian, Jomsviking and Polish forces led by Canute the Great
- 993–1019 invasion of Korea by Khitan
- 982 invasion of 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
- 914, 919, 969 invasions of Egypt by Tunisian Fatimids
Before 900
- 870 invasion of Malta by Arabs from Sicily
- 793 invasion of Britain by Vikings
- Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (782) by Arabs
- 772 invasion of Saxony by Charlemagne
- 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
- 651 invasion of Champa and Vietnam by the third caliphate
- 645–668 invasion of Korea by China
- 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
- 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
- 540 invasion of Antioch by Persia
- 520 or 525 invasion of Yemen by Ethiopia (Kingdom of Aksum)
- 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 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 Empire
- 149 BC invasion of Carthago by the Roman Empire
- 208 BC invasion of Vietnam by China
- 218 BC invasion of Vietnam by a Qin army
- 219 BC invasion of Lusitania by the Roman Empire
- 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
Approx between 4000 BC and 3000 BC: Invasions of Aryans into the Indian Subcontinent
- 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
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Main article: Muslim conquests
Punic Wars
Main article: Punic Wars
Macedonian invasions
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Main article: Alexander the Great
Peloponnesian War
Main article: 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
Main article: Greco-Persian Wars
- 490 BCE Battle of Marathon
- 480–479 BCE Battle of Thermopylae
- 492-490 BCE First Persian invasion of Greece