List Of Wars Involving Armenia
This is a list of wars involving Armenia and its predecessor states.
The list gives the name, the date, the combatants, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
- Armenian victory
- Defeat
- Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result,
status quo ante Bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive) - Ongoing conflict
Kingdom of Armenia (331 BC–428 AD)
Kingdom of Armenia (331 BC–428 AD)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results | Notable battles |
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Campaigns of Artaxias I (189–165 BCE) |
Kingdom of Armenia Kingdom of Sophene |
Atropatene Kingdom of Cataonia Kingdom of Pontus Lesser Armenia Kingdom of Iberia |
Victory
|
|
Seleucid-Armenian War (168–165 BCE) |
Kingdom of Armenia Kingdom of Sophene |
Seleucid Empire | Victory
|
|
Armenian-Iberian War (168–165 BCE) |
Kingdom of Armenia | Kingdom of Iberia Kingdom of Alania |
Compromise
|
|
Armenia invaded by Parthian Empire (120–100 BCE?) |
Kingdom of Armenia | Parthian Empire Atropatene |
Defeat
|
|
Military campaigns of Tigranes the Great (95–78 BCE) |
Kingdom of Armenia | Atropatene | Victory
|
|
Third Mithridatic War (73–66 BC) |
Kingdom of Armenia Kingdom of Pontus |
Roman Republic | Defeat
|
|
Iberian–Armenian War (50–53 AD) |
Kingdom of Armenia | Kingdom of Iberia | Victory
|
|
Roman–Parthian War of 58–63 | Kingdom of Armenia Parthian Empire |
Roman Empire Sophene Lesser Armenia Kingdom of Iberia Commagene Kingdom of Pontus |
Victory
|
|
Ardashir I invasion of Armenia (226–238) |
Kingdom of Armenia | Sasanian Empire | Victory
|
Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) and Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258, 1261–1517)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Battle of Vardanakert (702 - 703) | Arminiya | Umayyad Caliphate | Victory
|
Battle of Bagrevand (25 April 775) | Armenian princes | Abbasid Caliphate | Defeated
|
Battle of Sevan (921) (part of Arab–Byzantine wars) | Bagratid Armenia | Sajid dynasty | Armenian victory |
Armenian Principality of Cilicia (1080–1198) and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375)
- Armenian Principality of Cilicia (1080–1198)
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
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First Crusade (1096–1099) |
Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of France Duchy of Apulia Byzantine Empire Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia |
Great Seljuq Empire Danishmends Fatimids Almoravids Abbasids |
Victory
|
Second Crusade (1145–1149) |
Kingdom of Jerusalem County of Tripoli Principality of Antioch Kingdom of France Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile County of Barcelona Kingdom of León Kingdom of Denmark Byzantine Empire Kingdom of Cilicia Kingdom of England Kingdom of Poland |
Seljuq Sultanate Almoravids Almohads Zengids Abbasids Fatimids |
Defeat in Anatolia
|
Armenian–Byzantine wars (1151–1168) |
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | Byzantine Empire | Victory
|
War with Antioch (1156) |
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | Principality of Antioch
Supported by: |
Compromise
|
Third Crusade (1189–1192) |
Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Crusader States Military Orders |
Ayyubid Sultanate
Nizari Ismaili: Christian opponents: |
Victory
|
Ninth Crusade (1271–1272) |
Kingdom of France Kingdom of Cyprus Kingdom of England Kingdom of Cilicia |
Mamluks | Defeat
|
Safavid dynasty (1501 - 1736)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Battle of Yeghevārd (19 June 1735) (part of Caucasus Campaign and Campaigns of Nader Shah) | Safavid Iran | Ottoman Empire | Persian victory |
Qajar Iran (1789–1925)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Result | Notable battles |
---|---|---|---|---|
Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) | Qajar Iran | Russian Empire |
|
|
Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) |
|
Capture of Erivan (1 October 1827) - Russian victory |
Ottoman Armenia
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Result | Notable battles |
---|---|---|---|
Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) | Ottoman Empire | Russian victory | Battle of Arpachai (18 June 1807) - Russian victory |
Armenian national–liberation movement (18th century–1918)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Persian Campaign (1914-1918) |
Russian Empire (1914-1917) | Ottoman Empire Qajar Iran |
Victory
|
First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results | Notable battles |
---|---|---|---|---|
Caucasus Campaign (World War I) (1918) |
Armenian National Council | Ottoman Empire | Armistice
|
|
Armenian–Azerbaijani War (1918–1920) |
First Republic of Armenia | Azerbaijan | Indecisive
|
|
Georgian–Armenian War (1918) |
First Republic of Armenia | Georgia | Inconclusive
|
|
Turkish–Armenian War/Soviet invasion of Armenia (1920) |
First Republic of Armenia | Turkey Russian SFSR |
Defeat
|
|
Soviet Social Republic of Armenia (1920–1991)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
---|---|---|---|
World War II (1939–1945) |
Soviet Union | Germany | Victory
|
Republic of Armenia (1991– present day)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
---|---|---|---|
First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994) |
Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh |
Azerbaijan | Victory Armenian victory
|
2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh |
Azerbaijan |
Inconclusive Inconclusive (see aftermath)
|
Second Nagorno-Karabakh war (2020) |
Armenia Artsakh |
Azerbaijan | Defeat Azerbaijani victory |
See also
- List of conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan
- List of wars involving Azerbaijan
- List of wars involving Georgia (country)
- List of wars involving Russia
- Military history of Armenia
- Syunik rebellion
References
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The war ended at Ceasefire Agreement in 1994, with the Armenians of Karabakh (supported by Armenia) taking control not only of Nagorny Karabakh itself but also occupying in whole or in part seven regions of Azerbaijan surrounding the former NKAO.
- ^ "The Nagorny Karabakh Conflict: Defaulting to War". chathamhouse.org. Chatham House. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
Azerbaijan presents its operations of 2–5 April 2016 as a tactical victory and psychological breakthrough.
- ^ Jardine, Bradley (April 2, 2018). "Armenians and Azerbaijanis commemorate two years since breakout of "April War"". EurasiaNet. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
President Ilham Aliyev, for his part, posted an image on Instagram of himself wearing military fatigues with the caption, "The April War was our glorious historical victory."
- ^ "President Serzh Sargsyan invited a meeting of the National Security Council". president.am. Office to the President of Armenia. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
....It was noted that during the military actions unleashed by Azerbaijan, the RA Armed Forces fulfilled their task. The NKR Defence Army was victorious in thwarting Azerbaijani aggression and frustrating its plans.
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- ^ "'One nation, two states' on display as Erdogan visits Azerbaijan for Karabakh victory parade". France24. 10 December 2020.
Azerbaijan's historic win was an important geopolitical coup for Erdogan who has cemented Turkey's leading role as a powerbroker in the ex-Soviet Caucasus region.
- ^ "Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia sign Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal". BBC. 10 November 2020.
The BBC's Orla Guerin in Baku says that, overall, the deal should be read as a victory for Azerbaijan and a defeat for Armenia.