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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

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1999 invasion of Kargil   Pakistan   India
1998 invasion of Democratic Republic of Congo   Uganda
  Rwanda
  Burundi
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
1998 invasion of Ethiopia   Eritrea   Ethiopia
1994 invasion of Haiti  United States   Haiti
1991 invasion of Iraq   United States
  United Kingdom
  France
  Saudi Arabia
  Egypt
  Kuwait
  Argentina
  Australia
  Bahrain
  Bangladesh
  Belgium
  Canada
Czechoslovakia
  Denmark
  Germany
  Greece
  Honduras
  Hungary
  Italy
  Japan
  Luxembourg
  Morocco
  Netherlands
  New Zealand
  Niger
  Norway
  Oman
  Pakistan
  Philippines
  Poland
  Portugal
  Qatar
  Romania
  Senegal
  Sierra Leone
  Singapore
  South Korea
  Spain
  Sweden
  Syria
  Turkey
Iraq
1991 invasion of Saudi Arabia Iraq   Saudi Arabia
1990 invasion of Kuwait Iraq   Kuwait
1990 invasion of Rwanda Rwandan Patriotic Front   Rwanda
1989 invasion of Liberia National Patriotic Front of Liberia   Liberia
1989 invasion of Panama  United States   Panama
1988 invasion of Spratly Islands   China  Vietnam
1984 Indian capture of Siachen   India   Pakistan
1983 invasion of Grenada  United States   Grenada
1982 invasion of Iraq   Iran   Iraq
1982 invasion of Lebanon  Israel   Palestine Liberation Organization
  Syria
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   Palestine Liberation Organization
1977 invasion of Ethiopia   Somalia   Ethiopia
1976 invasion of Lebanon   Syria   Lebanon
1975 invasion of East Timor   Indonesia   East Timor
1975 invasion of Spanish Sahara   Morocco  Spain
1975 invasion of Koh Poulo Wai   Vietnam Cambodia
1975 invasion of Thổ Chu Islands Cambodia   Vietnam
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 Laos [1]   South Vietnam
 United States
  North Vietnam
1971 invasion of Pakistan and East Pakistan   India   Pakistan
1970 invasion of Cambodia [2] [3] [4]  United States
  South Vietnam
  North Vietnam
1970 invasion of Cambodia   North Vietnam Cambodia Khmer Republic
1969 Salvadoran Invasion of Honduras   El Salvador   Honduras
1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia
1968 invasion of South Vietnam   North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
  Soviet Union
  South Vietnam
  United States
1967 invasion of Kingdom of Sikkim Nathu La and Cho La clashes   China   India
  Kingdom of Sikkim
1967 invasions of Biafra   Nigeria   Biafra
1967 invasions of Biafra   Biafra   Nigeria
1967 invasion of Egypt  Israel   Egypt
1967 invasion of Syria   Israel   Syria
1967 invasion of Jordan  Israel   Jordan
1965 counter-invasion of Pakistan   India   Pakistan
1965 invasion of Jammu and Kashmir   Pakistan   India
1965 invasion of Dominican Republic  United States   Dominican Republic
1962 invasion of Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh   China  India
1961 invasion of New Guinea   Indonesia  Netherlands
1961 Indian annexation of Goa   India   Portugal
1961 invasion of Cuba   United States   Cuba
1958 invasion of Laos   North Vietnam Laos Laos
1957 invasion of Spanish Sahara   Morocco Spain Spain

France France

1956 invasion of Hungary   Soviet Union Hungary
1956 invasion of Egypt  France
 United Kingdom
 Israel
  Egypt
1954 Indian annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli   India   Portugal
1950 invasion of South Korea   North Korea   South Korea
1950 invasion of Tibet  China   Tibet
1948 Indian annexation of Hyderabad   India   Hyderabad State
1948 Arab League invasion of Israel   Arab League
  Egypt
All-Palestine Protectorate All-Palestine Protectorate
  Transjordan
  Iraq
Syria
  Lebanon
  Saudi Arabia
  Yemen
 Israel
1947 invasion of Jammu and Kashmir   Pakistan   India
Jammu and Kashmir
1946 invasion of Vietnam  France Vietnam
1945 invasion of Vietnam  France Vietnam
1945 invasion of Indonesia  Netherlands Indonesia

World War II (1939–1945)

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1945 invasion of occupied Asia  United States
  Soviet Union
Vietnam
 United Kingdom
Mongolia
  Japan
  Manchukuo
  Azad Hind
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
Kingdom of Italy Italy
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  United States
  Soviet Union
 United Kingdom
 Canada
  Germany
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 Sarawak   Japan   Sarawak
1941 invasion of Thailand   Japan   Thailand
1941 invasion of the Soviet Union Nazi Germany Germany  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 Yugoslavia   Germany
  Italy
  Bulgaria
  Hungary
  Yugoslavia
1941 invasion of Greece   Germany   Greece
1941 invasion of Italian-occupied Albania   Greece Albania

Italy

1941 invasion of Vietnam   Japan Vietnam
1941 invasion of Portuguese Timor  Australia
 Netherlands
  Portugal
1940 invasion of Egypt   Italy
  Germany
  Bulgaria
  Egypt
1940 invasion of Greece   Italy
  Albania
  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 Faroe Islands  United Kingdom   Denmark
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
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

Interwar (1918–1939)

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1939 invasion of Mongolia   Japan
  Manchukuo
  Soviet Union
Mongolia
1939 invasion of Albania Italy Italy Albania Albania
1938 invasion of the Soviet Union   Japan   Soviet Union
1938 invasion of Czechoslovakia   Germany
  Hungary
  Poland
  Czechoslovakia
1937 invasion of China   Japan China
1935 invasion of Ethiopia Italy Italy   Ethiopia
1932 invasion of Bolivia Paraguay Bolivia
1931 invasion of Manchuria   Japan China
1923 invasion of Corfu Italy Italy   Greece
1923 invasion of the Ruhr   France
  Belgium
  Germany
1920 invasion of Poland   Russian SFSR
  Ukrainian SSR
Poland
1919 invasion of Eastern Thrace and Western Anatolia   Greece Turkey
1919 invasion of Ukraine   Romania   Ukraine
1919 invasion of Hungary   Romania   Hungary
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)

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1917 invasion of Hungary   United Kingdom   Austria-Hungary
1916 invasion of Romania   Germany   Romania
1916 invasion of Austria-Hungary   Romania   Austria-Hungary
1916 invasion of Mexico   United States   Mexico
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 German South West Africa   South Africa South-West Africa
1914 invasion of German Pacific   Japan   Germany
1914 invasion of France   Germany   France
1914 invasion of East Africa   United Kingdom 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 Defending forces
1915 invasion of Haiti  United States   Haiti
1913 invasion of Bulgaria   Serbia
  Romania
  Greece
  Montenegro
  Ottoman Empire
  Bulgaria
1912 invasion of Macedonia   Bulgaria
  Serbia
  Greece
  Montenegro
  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  United Kingdom   Tibet
1903 invasion of Bolivia   Brazil   Bolivia
1900 invasion of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State  British Empire
  •  United Kingdom
  •  Canada
 South African Republic

 Orange Free State

1900 invasion of China  United Kingdom
 Russia
 Japan
 United States
 France
  Germany
  Italy
  Austria-Hungary
  China
1899 invasion of British Africa  South African Republic

 Orange Free State

 British Empire
  • Natal
  •  Cape Colony
1898 invasion of the Philippines  United States   Philippines
1898 invasion of Spain  United States   Spain
1897 invasion of Greece   Ottoman Empire   Greece
1897 invasion of Crete   Greece   Ottoman Empire
1895 invasion of South African Republic  British Empire
  •  Cape Colony
 South African Republic
1895 invasion of Ethiopia   Italy   Ethiopia
1895 invasion of Taiwan  Japan Taiwan
1894 invasion of China  Japan   China
1894 invasion of Korea  Japan   Korea
1893 invasion of Hawaii  United States   Hawaii
1884 invasion of Chinese Tonkin   France Vietnam

  China

1879 invasion of Peru  Chile  Peru
1879 invasion of Bolivia  Chile  Bolivia
1878 invasion of Ottoman Turkey  Russia  Ottoman Empire
1877 invasion of Ottoman Bulgaria  Russia

 Serbia

 Romania

 Montenegro

Bulgarian Legion

Ottoman Bulgaria
1871 invasion of France North German Confederation North German Confederation  France
1871 invasion of Korea  United States  Korea
1868 invasion of Abyssinia  United Kingdom

 British India

  Abyssinia
1866 invasion of Korea  France  Korea
1865 invasion of Tonkin, Vietnam Black Flag Army Siam

Luang Phrabang

1864 invasion of Peruvian Chincha Islands Spain   Peru

  Chile

1864 invasion of Paraguay   Brazil

  Argentina

  Uruguay

  Paraguay
1863 invasion of the United States   Confederate States of America   United States
1862 invasion of the United States   Confederate States of America   United States
1862–1867 invasion of Mexico   France   Mexico
1861–1865 invasions of the Confederate States   United States   Confederate States of America
1859 invasion of Lombardy-Venetia Sardinia-Piedmont

  France

Lombardy-Venetia
1859 invasion of Sardinia-Piedmont   Austria Sardinia-Piedmont
1858 invasion of Vietnam   France Vietnam
1856 invasion of China   United Kingdom

  France

China
1855 invasion of Ottoman Turkey  Russia  Ottoman Empire
1854–1855 invasions of Finland  United Kingdom Grand Duchy of Finland
1854 invasion of Russia  United Kingdom

 France

 Russia
1853 invasion of Moldavia and Wallachia  Russia Moldavia

Wallachia

1852 invasion of Argentina  Brazil

 Uruguay

Entre Rios

Corrientes

 Argentina
Manifest Destiny Invasion of the Western North America  United States Native Americans
1846 invasion of Mexico  United States  Mexico
1841 invasion of Bolivia  Peru  Bolivia
1841 invasion of Cambodia Vietnam

Siam

Cambodia
1839 invasion of China  United Kingdom China
1838 invasion of Peru  Chile  Peru
1837 invasion of Peru  Chile  Peru
1835 invasion of Riograndense Republic  Brazil Riograndese Republic
1834 invasion of Ladakh Sikh Empire Ladakh
1832 invasion of Syria Egypt Ottoman Empire
1832 invasion of Champa Vietnam Champa
1831 invasion of Cambodia and southern Vietnam Siam Vietnam

Cambodia

1830 invasion of Algeria France Regency of Algiers
1827 invasion of Laos Siam Kingdom of Vientiane
1825 invasion of Greece Egypt   Greece
1817–21 invasions of Assam Burma Assum
1812–16 invasions of the Banda Oriental United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Banda Oriental
1814 invasion of the United States  British Empire  United States
1813 invasion of Canada  United States  British Empire
  •  Upper Canada
1812 invasions of Canada  United States  British Empire
  •  Upper Canada
  •  Lower Canada
1812 invasions of United States  British Empire
  •  United Kingdom
  •  Upper Canada
  •  Lower Canada

Native Americans

 United States
1812 invasion of Cambodia Vietnam Cambodia
1809 invasion of Sweden  Russia   Sweden
1808 invasion of Swedish Finland  Russia Sweden Swedish Finland
1806–1807 invasions of Spanish Río de la Plata basin colonies  United Kingdom Spain
1805 invasion of Tripoli  United States Ottoman Empire

French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815)

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1813 invasion of France Spain
 United Kingdom
  Portugal
France
1812 invasion of Russia France
  Austria
  Prussia
 Russia
1811 invasion of Java  United Kingdom France
1810 invasion of Mauritius  United Kingdom France
1810 invasion of Portugal France   Portugal
 United Kingdom
1810 invasion of Guadeloupe  United Kingdom France
1809 Invasion of Sweden  Russia   Sweden
1809 invasion of Flanders  United Kingdom France
1809 invasion of Portugal France   Portugal
 United Kingdom
1809 invasion of Martinique  United Kingdom France
1808 invasion of Spain France Spain
1807 invasion of Portugal France
 Spain
  Portugal
1805 invasion of Bavaria   Austria   Bavaria
1800 invasion of Piedmont France Piedmont
Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland (1799)   Great Britain
 Russia
  Holland
France
1799 invasion of Ionian Islands  Russia
  Ottoman Empire
France
1798 invasion of Vietnam France Vietnam
1798 invasion of Ireland France   Ireland
1798 invasion of Egypt France   Ottoman Empire
1798 invasion of Malta France Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of St. John of Jerusalem
1795 invasion of France   Great Britain France
1795 invasion of Ceylon   Great Britain   Batavian Republic
1795 invasion of Bavaria France   Bavaria
1794 invasion of Holland France   Dutch Republic
1794 invasion of the Austrian Netherlands 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

Invasion Invading forces Defending forces
1792 invasion of Poland Russia Poland
1792 invasion of Laos Siam Laos
1789 invasion of Vietnam Manchu army Vietnam
1788 invasion of Nepal China Nepal
1788 invasion of Vietnam China Vietnam
1788 invasion of Tibet Gorkha Kingdom Tibet
1784–1785 Battle of Rach Gam–Xoai Mut Siam Vietnam
1783 Al Khalifa invasion of Bahrain Al Khalifa Bahrain
1782 invasion of Cambodia Siam Cambodia
1778 invasion of Laos Siam Laos
1775 invasion of Canada Thirteen Colonies (United States) Canada
1774 Tây Sơn Revolt Vietnam Annam
1769 invasion of Cambodia Siam Cambodia
1768 Invasion of Corsica France Corsica
1765–1767 invasion of Siam Burma Siam
1757 Battle of Prague Prussia Bohemia
1756 invasion of Saxony Prussia Saxony
1755 Wars over the south Vietnam Cochinchina
1750 invasion of Tibet China Tibet
1749 invasion of Cochinchina Vietnam Cochinchina
1741 invasion of Spanish Cuba England Spanish Cuba
1720 invasion of Tibet China Tibet
1718 War of the Quadruple Alliance Austria
Britain
Sicily
1718 War of the Quadruple Alliance Spain Sicily
1718 Great Northern War Sweden Norway
1717 War of the Quadruple Alliance Spain Kingdom of Sardinia Sardinia
1717 Tatar raids Tatar Transylvania
1717 Omani invasion of Bahrain Omani Bahrain
1716 Battle of Petrovaradin Ottoman Empire Austria
1716 Great Northern War Sweden Norway
1716 invasion of Venetian Corfu Ottoman Turks Corfu
1714 Wars over the south Vietnam Cochinchina
1719 invasion of Sweden Russia Sweden
1707 invasion of Russia Sweden Russia
1706 invasion of Saxony Sweden Saxony
1705 invasion of Tibet Mongols Tibet
1702 invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sweden Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1700 invasion of the Swedish Empire Russia
Denmark–Norway
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden

1600–1699

1500–1599

1300–1499

Timurid invasions

1200–1299

Mongol invasions

900 AD –1199 AD

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

See also

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