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List of wars involving Lithuania
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This is a list of wars, armed conflicts and rebellions involving Lithuania throughout its history as a kingdom (1251–1263), grand duchy (1236–1251; 1263–1795, although part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during 1569–1795) and a modern republic (1918–1940; 1990 – present), including as well the uprisings of the 19th and 20th centuries to recreate Lithuanian statehood. Dates indicate the years in which Lithuania was involved in the war. Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.
: : : *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Lithuania, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
[[Kingdom of Lithuania]]
- Mongol invasions of Lithuania (1258–1259, 1275, 1279, and 1325)
[[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]]
14th century
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1340–1392 | Galicia–Volhynia Wars | [[File:COA of Gediminaičiai dynasty Lithuania.svg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | ||
| [[File:Golden Horde flag 1339.svg | 20px]] Golden Horde | [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | ||
| [[File:Blason Louis Ier de Hongrie.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Hungary | ||||
| [[File:Księstwo Mazowieckie COA.svg | 20px]] Duchy of Masovia | Galicia–Volhynia divided between Poland and Lithuania | |||
| 1368–1372 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1368–1372) | [[File:COA of Gediminaičiai dynasty Lithuania.svg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | ||
| [[File:Symbol of Principality of Tver.svg | 20px]] Principality of Tver | Grand Duchy of Moscow | Lithuanian retreat (Treaty of Lyubutsk) | ||
| 1377–1387 | War of the Lithuanian Succession (1377–1387) | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | ||
| Jogaila | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||
| Andrei of Polotsk | Jogaila victory | ||||
| 1381–1384 | Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384) | [[File:Flag of Samogitia.svg | 20px]] Duchy of Samogitia | ||
| Kęstutis | |||||
| Vytautas | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||
| Jogaila | |||||
| Skirgaila | Temporary reconciliation | ||||
| 1389–1392 | Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392) | [[File:Flag of Samogitia.svg | 20px]] Duchy of Samogitia | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | Ostrów Agreement |
15th century
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1409–1411 | Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | [[File:Insignia Germany Order Teutonic.svg | 20px]] Teutonic Order | Peace of Thorn (1411) | ||
| 1414 | Hunger War | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | [[File:Insignia Germany Order Teutonic.svg | 20px]] Teutonic Order | Mediation at the Council of Constance | ||
| 1422 | Golub War | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | |||||
| [[File:Flag of Moldavia.svg | 20px]] Moldavia | [[File:Insignia Germany Order Teutonic.svg | 20px]] Teutonic Order | Victory | ||
| 1431–1435 | Polish–Teutonic War (1431–1435) | [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | [[File:Insignia Germany Order Teutonic.svg | 20px]] Teutonic Order | Victory |
| 1432–1438 | Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438) | Sigismund Kęstutaitis | ||||
| [[File:Royal banner of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.svg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||||
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | Švitrigaila | ||||
| [[File:Flag of Gediminaičiai dynasty Lithuania.svg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Rus | |||||
| [[File:Flag of the State of the Teutonic Order.svg | 20px]] Teutonic Order | |||||
| [[File:Flag of the State of the Teutonic Order.svg | 20px]] Livonian Order | |||||
| [[File:Golden Horde flag 1339.svg | 20px]] Golden Horde | |||||
| [[File:Flag of Moldavia.svg | 20px]] Principality of Moldavia | Svitrigaila's defeat | ||||
| 1487–1494 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1487–1494) | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||
| Golden Horde flag 1339.svg Golden Horde | [[File:Seal-of-Ivan-4 1539 a.svg | 20px]] Principality of Moscow | ||||
| [[File:Gerae-tamga.svg | 20x20px]] Crimean Khanate | Defeat |
16th century
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500–1503 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1500–1503) | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | ||
| [[File:Baltic coat of arms.svg | 18px]] Livonian Confederation | [[File:Seal-of-Ivan-4 1539 a.svg | 20px]] Principality of Moscow | ||
| [[File:Flag of the Crimean Khanate (15th century).svg | 24px]] Crimean Khanate | ||||
| [[File:Символ господарства Псковского.png | 22px]] Pskov Republic | ||||
| Principality of Novgorod-Seversk | Defeat | ||||
| 1507–1508 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1507–1508) | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | ||
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | [[File:Seal-of-Ivan-4 1539 a.svg | 20px]] Principality of Moscow | Disputed | |
| 1508 | Glinski Rebellion | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Glinski supporters | Government's victory |
| 1512–1522 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1512–1522) | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | ||
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | [[File:Seal-of-Ivan-4 1539 a.svg | 20px]] Principality of Moscow | Defeat | |
| 1524 | Ottoman-Tatar invasion of Lithuania and Poland | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | ||
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | Ottoman-Tatars | |||
| 1534–1537 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1534–1537) | [[File:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg | 20px]] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | ||
| [[File:Coat of Arms of the Polish Crown.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Poland | [[File:Seal-of-Ivan-4 1539 a.svg | 20px]] Principality of Moscow | Disputed | |
| 1561–1570 | Northern Seven Years' War | [[File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg | 20px]] Polish–Lithuanian union | ||
| [[File:Flag of the Free City of Lübeck.svg | 20px]] Free City of Lübeck | ||||
| [[File:Flag of Denmark.svg | 20px]] Denmark–Norway | [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 20px]] Kingdom of Sweden | Treaty of Stettin (1570) |
[[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]
19th-century uprisings against the Russian Empire
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830–1831 | November Uprising | [[File:Flag of Poland.svg | 20px]] Congress Poland | [[File:Flag of Russia.svg | 20px]] Russian Empire | Defeat |
| 1863–1865 | January Uprising | [[File:Coat of arms of the January Uprising.svg | 20px]] Polish National Government | [[File:Romanov Flag.svg | 20px]] Russian Empire | Defeat |
20th century
Interwar Lithuania (1918–1940)
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918–1919 | Lithuanian–Soviet War | Lithuania Lithuania | |||
| Weimar Republic | Russian SFSR | ||||
| Flag of the Lithuanian-Byelorussian SSR.svg Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia | Victory | ||||
| 1919 | War against the Bermontians | Lithuania Lithuania | [[File:WestRussianVolunteerArmy.svg | 20px]] West Russian Volunteer Army | Victory |
| 1919–1920 | Polish–Lithuanian War | Lithuania Lithuania | Poland Poland | Defeat | |
| 1923 | Klaipėda Revolt | Lithuania Lithuania | France French administration | Victory | |
| 1938 | [Polish ultimatum to Lithuania](1938-polish-ultimatum-to-lithuania) | Lithuania Lithuania | Poland Poland | Defeat | |
| 1939 | [German ultimatum to Lithuania](1939-german-ultimatum-to-lithuania) | Lithuania Lithuania | Nazi Germany | Defeat | |
| 1940 | Soviet occupation of the Baltic states | Soviet victory |
Lithuania under occupation
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | June Uprising in Lithuania | Lithuanian victory | ||
| 1941–1944 | German occupation of Lithuania | Lithuania Lithuanian anti-Nazi resistance | Nazi Germany | Inconclusive |
| 1944–1956 | Guerilla war in the Baltic states | Soviet victory |
Lithuania's independence restored (1990s)
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1991 | Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts | Lithuanian victory | ||
| 1991 | January Events | Lithuanian victory |
21st century
- 2001, War in Afghanistan
- 2003, Iraq War
Notes
References
Bibliography
References
- (2014). "The Devils' Alliance: Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941". Basic Books.
- [http://www.istpravda.com.ua/short/2011/01/13/14293/ Lithuanians celebrate 20th Anniversary assault of the Vilnius television tower by the Soviet Troops]. [[Ukrayinska Pravda]]. 13 January 2011
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