List of wars involving Armenia
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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) |
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Victory
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Seleucid-Armenian War (168–165 BCE)[citation needed] |
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Seleucid Empire | Victory
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Armenian-Iberian War (168–165 BCE)[1][failed verification][2] |
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Compromise[citation needed]
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Armenia invaded by Parthian Empire (120–100 BCE?) |
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Defeat
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Military campaigns of Tigranes the Great (95–78 BCE) |
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Victory
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Third Mithridatic War (73–66 BC)[citation needed] |
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Defeat |
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Iberian–Armenian War (50–53 AD) |
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Victory
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Roman–Parthian War of 58–63 | ![]() ![]() |
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Victory
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Ardashir I invasion of Armenia (226–238)[citation needed] |
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Victory
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Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) and Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258, 1261–1517)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
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Battle of Vardanakert (702 - 703) | Arminiya | ![]() |
Victory
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Battle of Bagrevand (25 April 775) | Armenian princes | Abbasid Caliphate | Defeated
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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)
Safavid dynasty (1501 - 1736)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
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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 |
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Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) | Qajar Iran | Russian Empire |
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Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) |
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Capture of Erivan (1 October 1827) - Russian victory |
Ottoman Armenia
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Result | Notable battles |
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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 |
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Persian Campaign (1914-1918) |
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Victory
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First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results | Notable battles |
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Caucasus Campaign (World War I) (1918) |
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Armistice
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Armenian–Azerbaijani War (1918–1920) |
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Indecisive
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Georgian–Armenian War (1918) |
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Inconclusive
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Turkish–Armenian War/Soviet invasion of Armenia (1920) |
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Defeat
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Soviet Social Republic of Armenia (1920–1991)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
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World War II (1939–1945) |
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Victory
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Republic of Armenia (1991– present day)
Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
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First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994) |
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Victory Armenian victory[7]
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2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[citation needed] | ![]() ![]() |
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Inconclusive Inconclusive (see aftermath) |
Second Nagorno-Karabakh war (2020) |
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Defeat Azerbaijani victory[12][13] |
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
- ^ Moses, of Khoren, activeth century (1978). History of the Armenians. Robert W. Thomson. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. pp. 185–187, 193–196. ISBN 0-674-39571-9. OCLC 3168093.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ The Georgian chronicles of Kʻartʻlis Cʻxovreba (A History of Georgia) : translated and with commentary. Stephen Jones, Roin Metreveli, Sakʿartʿvelos mecʿnierebatʿa akademia. Komissii︠a︡ po istochnikam istorii Gruzii. Tʻbilisi. 2014. pp. 31–34. ISBN 978-9941-445-52-1. OCLC 883445390.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Garsoian, Nina (2005). "Tigran II". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
- ^ McGing, B. C. (1986). The Foreign Policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus. Brill. p. 166.
- ^ Patterson, Lee E. (2015). "Antony and Armenia". TAPA. 145 (1 (Spring)). The Johns Hopkins University Press: 77.
- ^ Edwell, Peter (2021). Rome and Persia at War: Imperial Competition and Contact, 193–363 CE. Routledge. p. 11.
- ^ "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples – Armenia". Refworld. Minority Rights Group International. 2007. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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.
- ^ Aslanian, Karlen; Movsisian, Hovannes (April 5, 2016). "Azeri Offensive In Karabakh Failed, Says Sarkisian". azatutyun.am. RFE/RL. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "'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.