List of conflicts in Europe

This is a list of conflicts in Europe ordered chronologically, including wars between European states, civil wars within European states, wars between a European state and a non-European state that took place within Europe, and global conflicts in which Europe was a theatre of war.

There are various definitions of Europe and in particular, there is a significant dispute about the eastern and southeastern boundaries, specifically about how to define the countries of the former Soviet Union. This list is based on a wide definition that includes much of the interface between Europe and Western Asia.

BCE

Pre-500 BCE

500–200 BCE

200 BCE onwards

1st–10th century CE

Battle of the Hellespont, 324

11th century

12th century

Monument of Didgori Battle, Georgia

13th century

14th century

Battle of Sluys, 1340, from a manuscript

15th century

16th century

Battle of Haarlemmermeer, 1573
A Burned Village, during the Cudgel War, 1596

17th century

Relief of Genoa, 1625
Morning after the Assault on Copenhagen, 1659
Louis XIV crosses the Rhine at Lobith, during the Franco-Dutch War, 1672

18th century

Battle of Denain, 1712
Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII of Sweden, after the Siege of Fredriksten, 1718

19th century

Napoleon crossing the Alps before the Battle of Marengo, 1800
Prussian troops quarter just outside paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1871

20th century

Explosion of the Hawthorn Ridge mine, 1 July 1916, marked the beginning of the Battle of the Somme.
Republican International Brigadiers on a Soviet T-26 tank at the Battle of Belchite, 1937
German Stuka dive bombers in the Eastern Front (World War II) 1941–45
A Soviet IS-2 tank in Leipzig during the 1953 East Germany Uprising
Icelandic patrol ship ICGV Odinn and British frigate HMS Scylla clash during the Second Cod War
A "Sniper at work" sign in Crossmaglen, a symbol of the IRA sniper campaign in South Armagh during the last stages of the Northern Ireland Troubles
UNPROFOR troops on their way up "Sniper Alley" in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War
A Russian helicopter downed by Chechen militants, during the First Chechen War
The Russian Army's Vostok Battalion in South Ossetia

21st century

Damaged building during the Russo-Ukrainian war, in Lysychansk, Ukraine, 4 August 2014

Ongoing conflicts

Ongoing conflicts in Europe
Conflict Includes Date started Duration Casualties
Dissident Irish republican campaign 1996 27–28 years Unknown
Russo-Ukrainian War 20 Feb 2014 10 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day 250,000+ to 285,000 killed, 300,000 to 400,000 wounded, as of February, 2023

See also

References

  1. Levy, Jack S. (July 15, 2014). War in the Modern Great Power System: 1495--1975. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813163659 – via Google Books.
  2. Urlanis, B.Ts. (1960). Wars and population. p. 55.
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