List of wars involving Belgium
This article is an incomplete list of wars and conflicts involving Belgium and its colonial empire since its secession and independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1830–39.
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1789 | 1790 | Brabant Revolution | ![]() |
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Austrian victory
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1830 | 1839 | Belgian Revolution | ![]() |
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Treaty of London:
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1832 | 1834 | Liberal Wars | ![]() |
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Liberal victory, Constitutional monarchy is restored |
1861 | 1867 | French intervention in Mexico | ![]()
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French withdrawal, Republican victory |
1881 | 1899 | Mahdist War | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Anglo-Egyptian victory |
1891 | 1892 | Stairs Expedition to Katanga | ![]() supported by: ![]() |
Yeke state of Msiri | Congo Free State victory
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1892 | 1894 | Belgo-Arab War | ![]() |
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Congo Free State victory |
1895 | 1895 | Luba rebellion | ![]() supported by: ![]() |
Luba rebels | Congo Free State victory
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1895 | 1908 | Batetela Rebellions | ![]() |
Batetela people |
Congo Free State victory |
1905 | 1917 | Kasongo Nyembo rebellion[1] | ![]() ![]()
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Luba rebels led by Kasongo Nyembo | Belgian victory
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1914 | 1918 | World War I | Allies:
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Central Powers
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Allied victory
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1914 | 1918 | East African campaign (part of World War I) |
Allies: |
Central Powers | Allied victory
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10 May 1940 |
28 May 1940 |
Battle of Belgium (part of World War II) |
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Belgian surrender and German occupation of Belgium |
1940 | 1945 | World War II | Allies | Axis powers | Allied victory |
1950 | 1953 | Korean War | ![]() |
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Ceasefire |
1959 | 1962 | Rwandan Revolution | Independence of the Republic of Rwanda Independence of the Kingdom of Burundi | ||
1960 | 1966 | Congo Crisis | ![]() |
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Withdrawal of Belgian Armed Forces
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May 1978 |
June 1978 |
Shaba II | ![]() |
Front for the National Liberation of the Congo | Franco-Belgian victory |
1990 | 1991 | Gulf War | Coalition forces | ![]() |
Coalition victory |
1991 | 2003 | Iraqi no-fly zones | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Coalition victory |
1992 | 1995 | Somali Civil War | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Victory
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1998 | 1999 | Kosovo War | ![]() |
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NATO victory |
2001 | ongoing | War in Afghanistan | ![]() |
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Fall of Taliban régime Ongoing Taliban insurgency |
2011 | 2011 military intervention in Libya | ![]()
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Fall of Gaddafi régime | |
2014 | ongoing | 2014 military intervention against ISIS | ![]() |
Ongoing | |
See also
- List of wars in the Low Countries until 1560 – includes wars on the present territory of Belgium until 1560.
- List of wars in the southern Low Countries (1560–1829) – includes wars on the present territory of Belgium, including the Southern Netherlands (Spanish Netherlands & Austrian Netherlands), the Principality of Liège, the Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy,, the Prince-Bishopric of Cambrésis and the Imperial City of Cambray, the Duchy of Bouillon and smaller states.
- List of wars involving the Netherlands (1815–1839) – includes colonial wars in which the south participated as part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
- History of Belgium
- Belgian Army
References
- Appiah, Anthony; Henry Louis Gates (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Volume 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 656. ISBN 9780195170559. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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