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List of military invasions
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
Interwar (1918–1939)
See also :
World War I timeline
1800–1915
Balkans
Caucasus
Naval Operations
Crimea
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815)
See also :
French Revolutionary Wars ,
Napoleonic Wars
1700–1792
1600–1699
1500–1599
1300–1499
Timurid invasions
1200–1299
Mongol invasions
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 Mongol invasions of Tibet
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 AD –1199 AD
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
1110 invasion of Kalinga by
Chola
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
1097 invasion of Kalinga by
Chola
1091 invasion of Malta by the
Normans
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
1053–54 invasion of Malta by the
Byzantine Empire
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
1025 invasion of Srivijaya by
Chola
1020 invasion of Kingdom of Champa by
Vietnam
1019 invasion of Kyushu, Japan by
Jurchen pirates
1018 invasion of Lanka (
Sri Lanka ) by
Chola
1015–1016 invasion of Anglo-Saxon England by Danish, Norwegian,
Jomsviking and Polish forces led by
Canute the Great
1000 invasion of North America by
Vikings
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
919–921 Second Fatimid invasion of Egypt
914–915 First Fatimid invasion of Egypt
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
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