List of wars involving the United Kingdom

This is a list of wars involving the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1922 to the present day, those involving the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1707–1801 and those involving the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801–1922.

During its history, British forces or forces with a British mandate have invaded, had some control over or fought conflicts in 171 of the world's 193 countries that are currently UN member states, or nine out of ten of all countries (or 89% of UN Nations).

      British victory

      British 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 Great Britain (1707–1801)

Conflict	Opposed Powers Side 1 (Britain)	Opposed Powers Side 2	Outcome
The Great Northern War (1700-1721)	Tsardom of Russia Kalmyk Khanate Cossack Hetmanate Denmark–Norway Electorate of Saxony Poland–Lithuania Prussia Hanover	Swedish Empire Ottoman Empire United Provinces Brunswick-Lüneburg	Coalition victory: Tsardom of Russia establishes itself as a new power in Europe. Decline of Swedish Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) including Queen Anne's War	Austria Dutch Republic Duchy of Savoy Prussia Portugal	Kingdom of France Spain Bavaria Hungarians	Grand Alliance Victory: Treaty of Utrecht: Territory in Canada and the West Indies ceded from France Territory in Europe ceded from Spain
Civil War: (1715-1715) Jacobite rising of 1715 including the uprising in Cornwall	Government forces	Jacobites Kingdom of France	Victory Jacobite restoration attempt defeated
The War of the Quadruple Alliance including The Nineteen Uprising in Britain (1717-1720)	Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of France Dutch Republic Duchy of Savoy	Spain Jacobites (against the British Crown and Government only)	Quadruple Alliance Victory: Jacobite restoration attempt defeated Treaty of The Hague: Spanish attempt at expansion fails.
Dummer's War (1721-1725)	United Kingdom	Kingdom of France	Victory Capture of Norridgewock
The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) including King George's War The War of Jenkins' Ear (Start 1739) The First Carnatic War	Austria Hanover Dutch Republic Electorate of Saxony Piedmont-Sardinia Russian Empire East India Company	Kingdom of France Prussia Spain Spanish Empire Bavaria Electorate of Saxony Naples and Sicily Republic of Genoa Sweden French East India Company	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle: Status quo ante bellum
Civil War: Jacobite rising of 1745 (1741-1745)	Government forces	Jacobitism Kingdom of France	Victory Jacobite restoration attempt defeated
The Second Carnatic War (1749-1754)	East India Company Forces of Nasir Jang Mir Ahmad Forces of Mohamed Ali Khan Walajan	French East India Company Forces of Chanda Shahib Forces of Muhyi ad-Din Muzaffar Jang Hidayat	Victory Treaty of Pondicherry: Pro-British Mohamed Ali Khan Walajan became Nawab of the Carnatic
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)	Prussia Hanover Iroquois Portugal and her colonies Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Hesse-Kassel	Kingdom of France French Empire Holy Roman Empire Russian Empire Sweden Spain Spanish Empire Electorate of Saxony Piedmont-Sardinia	Victory Treaty of Paris: Extensive North American lands (incl. all of Canada) ceded from France Caribbean colonies ceded from France Senagal River colony (excluding Gorée) ceded from France Florida ceded from Spain
The Third Carnatic War (1757-1763)	East India Company	Kingdom of France French East India Company	Victory Treaty of Paris: French trading posts in India administered by British Sumatra ceded from France
Anglo-Cherokee War (1758-1761)	United Kingdom	Cherokee	Victory Pro-British Attakullakulla becomes Cherokee leader
Pontiac's Rebellion (1763-1766)		Confederation of First Nation Tribes	Stalemate British policy change British suzerainty over First Nation Tribes Niagara Falls area ceded from Seneca Nation
First Anglo-Mysore War (1766-1769)	East India Company Maratha Empire Hyderabad State	Kingdom of Mysore	British defeat, Hyderabad cedes territory to Mysore
First Anglo-Maratha War (1774-1783)	East India Company	Maratha Empire	Treaty of Salbai: Salsette Island ceded from Maratha Empire Territory west of Jumna River ceded to Maratha Empire Maratha support for Britain against Mysore
American Revolutionary War American War of Independence (1775-1783) including: Anglo-French War Anglo-Spanish War Fourth Anglo-Dutch War	Iroquois Cherokee Hanover Loyalists	United States Kingdom of France Spain Dutch Republic Vermont Republic Kingdom of Mysore Oneida tribe Tuscarora tribe Watauga Association Catawba tribe	Treaty of Paris: 13 North American colonies recognised as the independent United States Territory in North America ceded to new United States Senegal River colony returned to France French recognises British suzerainty over the Gambia river Territory in India returned to France Minorca ceded to Spain East & West Florida ceded to Spain All British settlers to be expelled from Florida De-militarisation of British Honduras Territory in India ceded by the Dutch
2nd Anglo-Mysore War 1780-1784)	East India Company Maratha Empire Hyderabad State	Kingdom of Mysore	Treaty of Mangalore: Status quo ante bellum
Northwest Indian War (1785-1795)	Western Confederacy	United States	Treaty of Greenville American occupation of the Northwest Territory
3rd Anglo-Mysore War (1789-1792)	East India Company Maratha Empire Hyderabad State Travancore	Kingdom of Mysore Kingdom of France (1791–1792)	Victory Treaty of Seringapatnam: Half of Mysore territory ceded to East India Company
Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)	Saint-Domingue ex-slaves Kingdom of Great Britain (until 1800) United Kingdom (1801-1804) Spain(1793–1795) French royalists	Saint-Domingue slave owners Kingdom of France (until 1792) French Republic (from 1792) Polish Legions	Victory Expulsion of the French colonial government. Establishment of the independent Empire of Haiti.
The War of the First Coalition (1793-1797)	Austria Prussia French Royalists Spain Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Sardinia Naples and Sicily Italian states Ottoman Empire Dutch Republic	French Republic French satellite states Polish Legions	Defeat Treaty of Campo Formio Survival of the French Republic French annexation of the Austrian Netherlands Several French client republics established Britain remained at war with France into the War of the Second Coalition, ending with the Treaty of Amiens
War in the Vendée (1793-1796)	French Royalists	French Republic	British-backed rebellion defeated
Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars (1795-1816)	Loyalists Burrberongal Tribe	Dharug Eora Tharawal Gandangara Irish-convict sympathisers	Victory Displacement of Aborigines from their land
Irish Rebellion of 1798 (1798)	Kingdom of Ireland	United Irishmen Defenders French Republic	Victory Rebellion defeated 1801 Act of Union
4th Anglo-Mysore War (1798-1799)	East India Company Maratha Empire Hyderabad State	Kingdom of Mysore French Republic	Victory Complete annexation of Mysore by Britain and allies
War of the Second Coalition (1799-1802)	Austria Russian Empire French Royalists Portugal Two Sicilies Ottoman Empire	French Republic Spain Polish Legions French client republics: Batavian Republic Helvetic Republic Cisalpine Republic Roman Republic Parthenopaean Republic	Defeat Treaty of Amiens: General French victory Britain recognises the French Republic Cape Colony returned to the French client Batavian Republic British withdrawal from Egypt French withdrawal from the Papal States Trinidad and Tobago ceded from France Ceylon ceded from the Batavian Republic

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922)

Conflict	Opposed Powers Side 1 (Britain)	Opposed Powers Side 2	Outcome
Temne War (1801-1807)	Susu tribes	Kingdom of Koya	Victory Northern shore of Sierra Leone ceded by Koya
Second Anglo-Maratha War (1802-1805)	East India Company	Maratha Empire	Victory Extensive territory in India ceded by the Maratha Empire
First Kandyan War (1803-1805)		Kandy	Victory Territory captured from Kandy
Civil War: Emmet's Insurrection (1803)		Forces of Robert Emmet	Victory Rebellion defeated
War of the Third Coalition (1803-1805)	Austrian Empire Russian Empire Naples and Sicily Portugal Sweden	French Empire Batavia Italy Etruria Spain Bavaria Württemberg	Fourth Peace of Preßburg: French victory Austria surrenders to France Pro-French Confederation of the Rhine formed
War of the Fourth Coalition	Prussia Russian Empire Electorate of Saxony Sweden Sicily	French Empire Confederation of the Rhine Kingdom of Bavaria Württemberg Polish Legions Italy Naples Etruria Holland Swiss Confederation Spain	Treaties of Tilsit: French victory Half of Prussia ceded to French allies Russia exits the war Anglo-Russian War begins
British invasions of the Río de la Plata		Spain River Plate Viceroyalty	Invasion defeated
Ashanti-Fante War (1806-1807)	Ashanti Empire	Fante Confederacy Dutch Empire
Anglo-Turkish War (1807-1809)		Ottoman Empire	Treaty of the Dardanelles: British Strategic victory Turkish Military victory Commercial and legal concessions to British interests within the Ottoman Empire Promise to protect the empire against French encroachment
Gunboat War (1807-1814)	United Kingdom	Denmark-Norway	Victory Treaty of Kiel: Denmark and Norway split up Heligoland ceded from Denmark
English Wars (Scandinavia) (1807-1814)	United Kingdom Sweden	Denmark-Norway French Empire Spain	Victory Treaty of Kiel Denmark joined the anti-Napoleonic alliance Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden ending a more than 400-year old union between Denmark and Norway Norway ceded to Sweden Heligoland ceded to United Kingdom Swedish Pomerania ceded to Denmark
Anglo-Russian War (1807-1812)	United Kingdom	Russian Empire	Treaty of Örebro: Anglo-Russian-Swedish pact against France
Peninsular War (1807-1814)	Spain Portugal	French Empire	Victory Treaty of Paris: Bourbon dynasty restored Tobago, St. Lucia, Mautitius ceded from France All other French possessions restored as per 1792 borders Abolition of French Slave Trade Swiss independence
War of the Fifth Coalition (1809)	Austrian Empire Tyrol Hungary Black Brunswickers Sicily Piedmont-Sardinia	French Empire Warsaw Confederation of the Rhine Kingdom of Bavaria Saxony Württemberg Westphalia Kingdom of Italy Naples Swiss Confederation Holland	Treaty of Schönbrunn: Complete Austrian surrender Peninsular War continued
Conquest of French Guiana (1809)	Portugal Colonial Brazil United Kingdom	France	Victory French Guiana occupied by Portugal until 1817.
Merina Conquest of Madagascar (1810-1817)	Merina Kingdom	French Empire	Victory Merina control of Madagascar Merina pro-British policies
4th Xhosa War (1811-1812)		Xhosa tribes	Victory Xhosa tribes pushed beyond the Fish River, reversing their gains in the previous Xhosa wars
Ga-Fante War (1811)	Ashanti Empire Ga tribes Dutch Empire	Fante Confederacy Akwapim tribes Akim tribes	Tantamkweri ceded to Akwapim tribes
War of 1812 (1812-1815)	Great Britain British North America	United States	Stalemate Treaty of Ghent: Status quo ante bellum Military stalemate
Second Kandyan War (1815)		Kandy	Victory Kandyan Convention: Dissolution of the Kandy royal line British King declared King of Kandy
Hundred Days (1815) War of the Seventh Coalition	Prussia France Hanover German Confederation Austrian Empire Russian Empire Sweden United Kingdom of the Netherlands Spain Portugal Piedmont-Sardinia Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Tuscany	French Empire Naples	Victory Treaty of Paris: General French defeat Restoration of the House of Bourbon Abolition of the slave trade (all signatories) ₣100,000,000 compensation from France
Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-1818)	East India Company	Maratha Empire	Victory Virtually all territory south of the Sutlej River controlled by Britain
5th Xhosa War (1818-1819)	Khoikhoi Forces	Forces of Xhosa Chief Maqana Nxele	Victory Xhosa pushed beyond Keiskama River
Greek War of Independence (1820-1830)	Greek revolutionaries Ionian Islands	Ottoman Empire Egypt	Victory Establishment of the Kingdom of Greece
First Ashanti War (1823-1831)		Ashanti Empire	British retreat to Sierra Leone
First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826)	East India Company Native tribes	Kingdom of Burma	Victory Treaty of Yandabo: Assam, Manipur, Rakhine, and Taninthayi coast south of Salween river ceded from Burmah £1,000,000 compensation from Burma
Revolt of the Mercenaries (1828)	Brazil]] United Kingdom [[File:Flag of France.svg|22px|border France	German Mercenaries Irish Mercenaries	Victory Mutiny suppressed
Portuguese Civil War (1828-1834)	Liberal Forces of Queen Maria II Spain	Absolutist Forces of King Miguel	Victory Concession of Evoramonte: Defeat and exile of King Miguel
First Carlist War (1833-1840)	Forces of Queen Isabella II French Kingdom Forces of Queen Maria II	Carlists: Forces of Infante Carlos Forces of King Miguel	Victory British mediated Convention of Vergara
The 6th Xhosa War (1834-1836)	Free Khoikhoi	Xhosa tribes	Victory Extensive territorial gains from Xhosa
Rebellions of 1837 (1837-1838)	Great Britain Province of Upper Canada Province of Lower Canada British Loyalists Supported by: United States	Patriotes Hunters' Lodges Reform Movement	Victory Patriote rebellion crushed by loyalist forces; Republic of Canada dismantled Defeat of Hunters' Lodges Unification of Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada
First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-1842)	East India Company	Emirate of Afghanistan	British retreat from Afghanistan
First Opium War (1839-1842)		Manchu-China	Victory Treaty of Nanking: Five Chinese ports open to foreign trade $21,000,000 compensation from the Qing Empire Hong Kong Island ceded from the Qing Empire
1839-1851 Uruguayan Civil War	Colorados Argentine Unitarians French Kingdom Riograndense Republic Empire of Brazil Italian Legion	Blancos Argentine Confederation	British and French withdrawal before war's conclusion Peace treaty with the Argentine Confederation Eventual Colorados victory
First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846)	East India Company Patiala State	Sikh Empire	Victory Treaty of Lahore: Extensive territory ceded from the Sikh Empire Partial control over Sikh foreign affairs
Flagstaff War (1845-1846)	Forces of Tāmati Wāka Nene	Ngāpuhi Iwi	Stalemate
Hutt Valley Campaign (1846)	Te Āti Awa Iwi	Ngāti Toa Iwi	Victory Ngāti Toa Iwi retreat
The 7th Xhosa War (1846-1847) The War of the Axe		Xhosa tribes	Victory Territory ceded from Xhosa
Wanganui Campaign (1847)	Māori Kupapa	Māori Iwis	Stalemate 12 year peace and trade
Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849)	East India Company	Sikh Empire	Victory Complete annexation of the Punjab by the East India Company
The 8th Xhosa War (1850-1853) Mlanjeni's War		Xhosa tribes Khoikhoi tribes Native Kafir Police	Victory Xhosa-Khoi attacks defeated Status quo ante bellum
Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864)	Qing dynasty Second French Empire United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom	Victory Qing Dynasty victory Fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Weakening of the Qing dynasty
Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852-1853)		Kingdom of Burma	Victory Burmese revolution ended fighting Lower Burma annexed
Crimean War (1853-1856)	French Empire Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Sardinia	Russian Empire Bulgarian Legion	Victory Treaty of Paris
The National War in Nicaragua (1856-1857)	Costa Rica Honduras Rebel Forces of Patricio Rivas The Mosquito Coast Guatemala El Salvador United States	Sonora Nicaragua	Victory Sonora/Nicaraguan government defeat. Slavery outlawed. William Walker's army is defeated and he is arrested by the U.S. Navy.
Second Opium War (1856-1860) Arrow War	French Empire United States	Manchu-China	Victory The Treaty of Tientsin: Kowloon ceded from the Qing Empire Peking opened to foreign trade 11 more Chinese ports opened to foreign trade Yangtze River opened to foreign warships 4,000,000 taels of silver compensation China banned from referring to subjects of the crown as barbarians
Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857)	Afghanistan East India Company	Persia Herat	Victory Persian withdrawal from Herat
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)	East India Company Nepal Jammu and Kashmir Princely states: Jaipur Bikaner Marwar Rampur Kapurthala Nabha Bhopal Sirohi Udaipur Patiala Sirmur Alwar Bharathpur Bundi Jaora Bijawar Ajaigarh Rewa Kendujhar Hyderabad	Sepoys of the East India Company Mughal Empire Awadh Jhansi 7 Princely states	Victory Act for the Better Government of India: Company rule in India dissolved Indian Empire established Ban on Christian missionaries in India
First Taranaki War (1860-1861) Second Māori War		Māori Iwis Māori King Movement	Stalemate
Bombardment of Kagoshima (1863)	British Empire	Satsuma Domain	Victory Tactical stalemate and mitigated British victory
Second Ashanti War (1863-1864)		Ashanti Empire	Stalemate
Invasion of Waikato (1863-1866) Third Māori War	Māori Kupapa	Māori King Movement	Victory Māori King Movement defeated, confined to King Country
Bhutan War (1864-1865)	British Raj	Bhutan	Victory Treaty of Sinchula: Bhutan cedes Assam Duars and Bengal Duars to India Bhutan cedes territory in Dewangiri to India
Klang War (1867-1874) Selangor Civil War	Forces of Raja Abdullah of Klang British Straits Settlements	Forces of Raja Mahadi	Victory
Titokowaru's War (1868-1869) Part of the New Zealand land wars	Māori Kupapa	Ngāti Ruanui Iwi	Victory Ngāti Ruanui Iwi withdrawal
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia (1868)	British Raj	Abyssinia	Victory British hostages freed War of the Abyssinian Succession begins
Te Kooti's War Part of the New Zealand land wars (1868-1872)	Māori Kupapa	Māori Iwis	Victory End of New Zealand land wars Territory ceded by Māori Iwis
Red River Rebellion (1869-1869)	Dominion of Canada Métis Loyalists	Métis Forces of Louis Riel	Victory Defeat of rebellion Manitoba Act: Creation of the Province of Manitoba
Third Ashanti War (1873-1874)		Ashanti Empire	Victory Treaty of Fomena: 50,000 oz of gold compensation from Ashanti Empire Ashanti withdrawal from coastal areas Ashanti banned from practicing human sacrifice
The 9th Xhosa War (1877-1879)	Mfengu Tribe	Xhosa Gcaleka Tribe	Victory All Xhosa territory annexed to the Cape Colony
Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880)	British Raj	Afghanistan	Victory British control over Afghan foreign affairs
Anglo-Zulu War	Natal	Zulu Kingdom	Victory Zululand annexed to Natal
First Boer War (1880-1881)		South African Republic	Defeat Pretoria Convention: South African Republic granted self-government
Mahdist War (1884-1889)	Egypt Italy Belgium	Mahdist Sudan	Victory Sudan ruled by Britain and Egypt
Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885)		Kingdom of Burma	Victory Upper Burma annexed to British Raj
Sikkim Expedition (1888)	British Raj	Tibet	Victory Tibet recognizes British suzerainty over Sikkim
Anglo-Zanzibar War		Zanzibar	Victory Pro-British Sultan installed
Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)	Empire of Japan Russian Empire France United States German Empire Kingdom of Italy Austria-Hungary	Righteous Harmony Society Manchu-China	Victory Boxer Protocol: Anti-foreign societies banned in China
Second Boer War (1899-1902)		Orange Free State South African Republic Foreign volunteers	Victory Treaty of Vereeniging: All Boers to surrender arms and swear allegiance to the Crown Dutch language permitted in education Promise to grant Boer republics self-government £3,000,000 compensation "reconstruction aid" to Afrikaners
Anglo-Aro War (1901-1902)		Aro Confederacy	Victory Aro Confederacy destroyed
British expedition to Tibet 1903-1904)	British Raj	Tibet	Victory Status quo ante bellum
World War I (1914-1918)	British Raj Dominion of Canada Australia New Zealand Union of South Africa Newfoundland Belgium France Kingdom of Greece Portugal Kingdom of Romania Russian Empire Kingdom of Italy Japan United States Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Montenegro Other Allies	Austria-Hungary German Empire German Empire Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Bulgaria	Victory Treaty of Versailles: German demobilisation Treaties of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Trianon: Demise of Austria-Hungary Russia pulls out in 1917 Russian Civil War Creation of the Soviet Union Creation of League of Nations: Mesopotamia ceded from the Ottoman Empire Palestine and Jordan ceded from the Ottoman Empire Tanganyika ceded from Germany Part of Kamerun ceded from Germany Part of Togoland ceded from Germany German New Guinea ceded to Australia German Samoa ceded to New Zealand German South-West Africa ceded to South Africa
Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920)	Estonia United Kingdom Finland Denmark Latvia White movement Swedish volunteers	Soviet Russia Baltische Landeswehr	Victory Independence of Estonia Vidzeme gained by the Republic of Latvia
Latvian War of Independence 1918-1920)	Latvia Estonia White Movement Poland Lithuania United Kingdom	German Empire West Russian Volunteer Army Russian SFSR Latvian SSR	Victory Independence of Latvia
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (1918-1920)	British Empire France United States Empire of Japan Kingdom of Greece	Soviet Russia Far Eastern Republic	Defeat Allied withdrawal from Russia Bolshevik victory over White Army Soviet Union new Russian Power Josef Stalin Rise to power
Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923)	Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Greece France Kingdom of Italy Armenia	Turkish Nationalists Soviet Russia Soviet Georgia Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic	British withdrawal before war's conclusion Treaty of Lausanne Turkish Nationalist victory End of the Ottoman Empire
Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919-1919)	British Raj	Afghanistan	Partial victory, Full Afghan independence
Irish War of Independence (1919-1920)	Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC)	Irish Republic	Anglo-Irish Treaty: Dominion status for southern Ireland as the Irish Free State
Somaliland campaign (1920) (1920)	British Somaliland British East Africa	Dervish State	Victory Demise of the Dervish State
Great Iraqi Revolution of 1920 (1920)		Iraqi rebels	Victory Revolt suppressed, greater autonomy given to Iraq

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present)

Conflict	Opposed Powers Side 1 (Britain)	Opposed Powers Side 2	Outcome
Adwan Rebellion (1923)	United Kingdom Emir Abdullah's forces Hashemite allied tribesmen: Sheykh Minwar al-Hadid	Sultan al-Adwan's forces	Victory Sultan al-Adwan's defeat and exile
Great Arab Revolt in Palestine (1936-1939)	Jewish Settlement Police Jewish Supernumerary Police Haganah Special Night Squads FOSH Peulot Meyuhadot Irgun Peace Bands	Arab Higher Committee	Victory Revolt suppressed
British–Zionist conflict (1938-1948)	United Kingdom	Haganah Palmach Irgun File:Lehi.jpg Lehi	British withdrawal and creation of Israel
World War II (1939-1945)	The Allies France Denmark Poland Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Norway Kingdom of Greece Kingdom of Yugoslavia Soviet Union United Kingdom United States Canada Australia New Zealand British Raj Nepal Union of South Africa Brazil China	Axis Powers Nazi Germany Kingdom of Italy Hungary Empire of Japan Kingdom of Bulgaria Croatia Kingdom of Romania Manchukuo Mengjiang Finland Thailand Vichy France	Victory Total defeat for Axis Powers. British, French, American,and Soviet troops occupy Germany until 1955. Italy and Japan lose all of their colonies.
Indonesian National Revolution (1945-1949)	United Kingdom Netherlands Japan (Until 1945)	Indonesia	Netherlands recognises Indonesian Independence
Greece Greek Civil War (1944-1948)	Kingdom of Greece United Kingdom United States	Albania Yugoslavia Bulgaria	Britain withdraws most support from March 1947, US provides support, Greek Government overcomes revolt. At least 1 Battalion UK troops still in Greece till 1948
Operation Masterdom (1945-1946)	United Kingdom British Raj France Japan	Viet Minh	Withdrawal First Indochina War begins
Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)	Malaya United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Southern Rhodesia Fiji Kenya	Malayan Communist Party Malayan Races Liberation Army	Victory Communist retreat from Malaya Malayan independence
Korean War (1950-1953)	South Korea United States United Kingdom United Nations	North Korea People's Republic of China Soviet Union	Ceasefire Communist invasion of South Korea defeated UN invasion of North Korea repulsed
Suez Canal Zone Emergency (1951-1954)	United Kingdom	Egypt	Agreement for Britain to withdraw from Canal zone Bases, last British troops left June 1956
Mau Mau Uprising (1952-1960)	British East Africa United Kingdom	Mau Mau	Victory Defeat of Mau Mau Kenyan independence
Jebel Akhdar War (1954-1959)	Sultanate of Muscat and Oman United Kingdom	Imamate of Oman Ibadi sect Saudi Arabia	Victory
Cypriot intercommunal violence (1955-1960)	United Kingdom	File:EOKA.jpg EOKA	Independence of Cyprus
Suez Crisis (1956-1957)	United Kingdom France Israel	Egypt	Victory Israeli occupation of Sinai Anglo-French withdrawal
Border Campaign (1956-1962)	United Kingdom	Irish Republican Army	Victory IRA campaign fails
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation (1962-1966)	Malaysia United Kingdom Australia New Zealand	Indonesia	Victory Indonesia recognises Malaysian rule over former North Borneo
Dhofar Rebellion (1962-1975)	Oman United Kingdom Iran Jordan	Various insurgents	Victory Insurgency defeated Modernisation of Oman
Aden Emergency (1963-1967)	Federation of South Arabia United Kingdom	NLF FLOSY	British withdrawal People's Republic of South Yemen established
The Troubles (1968-1998)	United Kingdom Republic of Ireland	Irish Republican paramilitaries (OIRA, PIRA, INLA etc.) Opposed by Republicans: Loyalist paramilitaries (UDA etc.) Ulster Defence Regiment 'B' Specials (Secret collusion) "Rogue" : British soldiers & police officers	Good Friday Agreement: Devolution in Northern Ireland Power-sharing deal Disarming of paramilitary groups Demilitarisation
Falklands War (1982)	United Kingdom	Argentina	Victory The Falklands are retaken from Argentina
Multinational Force in Lebanon (1982-1984)	United Kingdom France United States Italy	Syria	Multinational Force withdrawal Lebanese Civil War continued until 1990 Britain provides smaller contribution than other 3 powers from Feb 1983, while the 3 others had intervened in Aug 1982, Britain, US, and Italy left in Feb 1984, with the French leaving by March 31, 1984.
Gulf War (1991)	Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Egypt Syria Other Allies	Iraq	Victory Kuwait regains its independence
Bosnian War (1992-1996)	NATO	Republika Srpska	Dayton Accords
Operation Desert Fox (1998)	United States United Kingdom	Iraq	Ceasefire; objectives largely achieved
Kosovo War (1998-1999)	United States United Kingdom France Canada Denmark Germany Italy Kosovo Liberation Army	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Victory Kosovo occupied by Nato forces Kosovo administered by UNMIK
Sierra Leone Civil War (2000-2002)	Sierra Leone United Kingdom	Rebels Liberia	Victory Rebels defeated
War in Afghanistan Fourth Anglo-Afghan War(2001-2014)	Afghanistan United States United Kingdom Canada Germany Italy France Denmark Poland Romania Turkey Australia Spain ISAF	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	Fall of Taliban régime Osama bin Laden killed Ongoing Taliban insurgency
Iraq War (2003-2009)	United States United Kingdom Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein Australia Poland Denmark Iraqi Kurdistan	Iraq under Saddam Hussein Various insurgents	Fall of Ba'athist rule in Iraq Occupation of southern Iraq British withdrawal in 2009, conflict ended in 2011
Libyan intervention (2011)	Many NATO members acting under UN mandate, including: United States France Denmark Italy Canada and Anti-Gaddafi forces several Arab League states Sweden	Pro-Gaddafi forces	Victory Fall of Gaddafi regime Muammar Gaddafi killed National Transitional Council take control
International intervention against ISIL (2014-ongoing)	United States France Jordan Morocco United Kingdom Iraq Syrian Opposition Egypt Libya Australia Belgium Canada Denmark Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Bahrain Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Qatar Nigeria Cameroon Chad Niger South Sudan Iran Hezbollah India Russia	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boko Haram al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar ash-Sham	Ongoing Operation Inherent Resolve is in play. 2014 Iraqi intervention against ISIL Airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Iraq and Syria Multinational humanitarian effort In mid 2014, The US launched a rescue mission in Syria in attempt to rescue James Foley and other hostages being held by ISIL. Arming and support for local ground forces 2 American journalists, 1 American humanitarian supporter, 1 American oil worker, 2 British humanitarian supporters, and 1 French tourist executed by ISIL. American-led intervention in Syria Spillover of the Syrian Civil War

See also

• List of wars involving England
• List of wars in Great Britain
• Military history of the United Kingdom
• Declaration of war by the United Kingdom
• Undeclared war