List of conflicts in Tunisia
The Phoenicians were the first known immigrant population to colonise the region of present-day Tunisia. Their city of Carthage grew to importance in the first millennium BC, when it vied with Rome for western Mediterranean dominance. Between 264 and 146 BC, Rome and Carthage waged the Punic Wars, with the ultimate victory going to Rome. The Romans occupied Tunisia for most of the next 800 years, until they were supplanted by Arab invaders during the early Islamic conquests of 647–697 AD. The expansion of the Ottoman Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries included the annexation of Tunisia in 1574. In 1881, Tunisia was occupied by France and as a French protectorate was the scene of several battles between Allied and Axis forces during World War II.
Location of Tunisia in northern Africa.
Ancient Times
Carthaginian Empire
- 264 — 146 BC Punic Wars
- 264 — 241 BC First Punic War
- Early 255 BC Siege of Aspis
- Early 255 BC Battle of Adys
- 255 BC Battle of Tunis
- 240 — 238 BC Mercenary War
- Spring 240 BC Battle of Utica
- Autumn 240 BC Battle of the Bagradas River
- Autumn 240 BC Hamilcar's victory with Navaras
- 238 BC Battle of "The Saw"
- 238 BC Siege of Tunis
- 218 — 201 BC Second Punic War
- 203 BC Battle of Utica
- 203 BC Battle of the Great Plains
- October 19, 202 BC Battle of Zama
- 149 — 146 BC Third Punic War
- 147 BC Battle of the Port of Carthage
- 147 BC Battle of Nepheris
- circa 149 BC — Spring 146 BC Battle of Carthage
Kingdom of Numidia
- 112 - 106 BC Jugurthine War
- 111 - 104 BC Battle of Thala
- 110 BC Battle of Suthul
- 108 BC Battle of the Muthul
Roman Province of Africa
- 238 AD Battle of Carthage
- 439 AD Genseric chose to break the treaty between the Vandals and the Romans when he invaded the province of Africa Proconsularis and laid siege to Carthage.[1]
- Germanic Wars
- 468 AD Battle of Cap Bon
Medieval Times
Vandal Kingdom
- June 533 — March 534 Vandalic War
- September 13, 533 Battle of Ad Decimum
- December 15, 533 Battle of Tricamarum
Byzantine Exarchate of Africa
- 647 — 709 Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
Expansion of Rashidun Caliphate
Aghlabids
- 824–836: military mutiny
- 879–880: Invasion of al-Abbas ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun
Almohad Caliphate
Expansion of the Almohad Caliphate
Modern Times
The Ottoman Empire shortly after the annexation of Tunis in 1574.
Ottoman Eyalet of Tunus
- 1526 — 1791 Ottoman–Habsburg wars
- August 16, 1534 Conquest of Tunis
- June 1535 Conquest of Tunis
- July 12, 1574 — September 13, 1574 Conquest of Tunis
French protectorate of Tunisia
Expansion of the French Empire
- September 1, 1939 — September 2, 1945 World War II
- June 10, 1940 — May 2, 1945 Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
- June 10, 1940 — May 13, 1943 North African Campaign
- November 17, 1942 — May 13, 1943 Tunisia Campaign
- November 10, 1942 — December 25, 1942 Run for Tunis
- February 1943 — May 1943 Battle of Sedjenane
- February 14, 1943 — February 17, 1943 Battle of Sidi Bou Zid
- February 19, 1943 — February 25, 1943 Battle of the Kasserine Pass
- March 6, 1943 Battle of Medenine
- March 16, 1943 — March 27, 1943 Operation Pugilist
- March 23, 1943 — April 3, 1943 Battle of El Guettar
- April 5, 1943 — April 27, 1943 Operation Flax
- April 6, 1943 — April 7, 1943 Battle of Wadi Akarit
- April 27, 1943 — May 1, 1943 Battle of Hill 609
- May 6, 1943 — May 12, 1943 Operation Vulcan
- May 8, 1943 — May 13, 1943 Operation Retribution
- November 17, 1942 — May 13, 1943 Tunisia Campaign
- June 10, 1940 — May 13, 1943 North African Campaign
- June 10, 1940 — May 2, 1945 Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
- 1952 — 1956 Tunisian independence
Kingdom of Tunisia
- 1952 — 1956 Tunisian independence
Republic of Tunisia
- July 19, 1961 — July 23, 1961 Bizerte crisis
- December 18, 2010 — January 14, 2011 Tunisian revolution
- June 26, 2015 — ongoing ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
References
- Collins 2000, pp. 124–125
- For an account of the Almohad and Norman conquests of Ifriqiya, see Ibn al-Athir (p.578ff)
Sources
- Collins, Roger (2000), "Vandal Africa, 429–533", The Cambridge Ancient History. Late Antiquity: Empire and Successors, A.D. 425–600, XIV, Cambridge University Press, pp. 124–126
See also
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