List of wars involving Armenia

This is a list of wars, battles, and conflicts that Armenia or Armenians have been involved in.

Conflict Armenian side (and allies) Opponent Results
Kingdom of Armenia (570 BC–428 AD)
Armenian–Parthian War
(87-85 BCE)
Kingdom of Armenia Parthian Empire Victory
Armenian–Roman War
(69-68 BCE)
Kingdom of Armenia Roman Republic Victory
  • Roman troops defeated and expelled from Armenia
  • Armenian and Pontiac troops freed Pontus from the Romans
Third Mithridatic War
(73-66 BC)
Kingdom of Armenia
Kingdom of Pontus
Roman Republic Defeat
Battle of Carrhae
(53 BCE)
Kingdom of Armenia
Parthian Empire
Roman Republic Victory
  • The defeat of the Romans in the battle with the Parthians at Carrhae in 53 BC allowed Armenia regained lost earlier Tsopk and Armenia Minor
Armenia–Iberia War
(51)
Kingdom of Armenia Kingdom of Iberia Victory
Roman–Parthian War
(58-63)
Kingdom of Armenia
Parthian Empire
Roman Empire Stalemate
  • Armenia becomes allies with Rome
Battle of Rhandeia

(62)

Kingdom of Armenia
Parthian Empire
Roman Empire Victory
Armenian–Sasanian War

(363–372)

Kingdom of Armenia
Roman Empire
Sasanian Empire Victory
  • Shapur II recognized Pap as king of Armenia
  • Armenia defended their independence from Persia
Marzpanate Armenia (428–646)
Vartanantz War
(episode 1:450-451)
(episode 2:481-484)
House of Mamikonian Sasanian Empire Tactical victory
Emirate of Armenia (646-884)
Battle of Varnakert
(702)
Principality of Armenia Ummayad Caliphate Victory
Battle of Bagrevand
(775)
Principality of Armenia Abbasid Caliphate Defeat
Battle of Karasounk
(863)
Principality of Armenia Abbasid Caliphate Victory
Kingdom of Armenia (885–1045)
Battle of Sevan
(924)
Kingdom of Armenia Sajid dynasty Victory
The invasion of the Byzantine Empire
(1042)
Kingdom of Armenia Byzantine Empire Victory
Armenian Principality of Cilicia(1080-1198)
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375)
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
Marginal Victory
Wars between Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and Byzantine Empire
(1145-1160)
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Byzantine Empire Victory
  • Armenians inflicted a heavy defeat to the Byzantine army in the battle of Mamistra
  • The Byzantine Empire abandoned it's pretensions to the Armenian state
Third Crusade
(1189-1192)

Nizari Ismaili:


Christian opponents:

Victory
  • Treaty of Jaffa, the result of Crusader military victories and successful sieges.
Siege of Acre (1189–1191) Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Jerusalem

 Holy Roman Empire

Principality of Antioch

Ayyubid dynasty Victory
Wars between Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and Seljuks of Rum
(1257-1263)
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Sultanate of Rûm Victory
Siege of Baghdad (1258) Mongol Empire Abbasid Caliphate Victory
Siege of Aleppo (1260) Mongol Empire

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Principality of Antioch

Ayyubid dynasty Victory
Ninth Crusade
(1271-1272)
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Cyprus
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Cilicia
Mamluks Defeat
  • Treaty of Caesarea
  • Crusader states collapsed
Battle of Wadi al-Khazandar
(1299)
Mongol Ilkhanate
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Kingdom of Georgia
Mamluk Sultanate Victory
First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
Caucasus Campaign
(World War I)

(1918)
Armenian National Council  Ottoman Empire Armistice
Armenian–Azerbaijani War
(19181920)
Armenia First Republic of Armenia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Indecisive
Georgian–Armenian War
(1918)
Armenia First Republic of Armenia  Georgia Indecisive
Turkish–Armenian War
(1920)
Armenia First Republic of Armenia  Turkey
 Soviet Union
Defeat
Battle of Mountainous Armenia
(1921)
Armenia Mountainous Armenia  Soviet Union
 Turkey
Azerbaijan SSR
Defeat
Soviet Social Republic of Armenia (1920-1991)
World War II
(1939-1945)
Soviet Armenia
 Soviet Union
Nazi Germany Victory
  • 500,000 Armenians fought in Soviet Army, 200,000 of whom perished.
  • 20,000 Armenians fought in the American Armed Forces
  • 10,000 Armenians fought in the French Armed Forces
Republic of Armenia (1991–)
Nagorno-Karabakh War
(19881994)
 Armenia
 Nagorno-Karabakh
 Azerbaijan
Victory

Peacekeeping missions

Mission Start-date End-date Location Troops deployed
NATO KFOR 2004 2012  Kosovo 70
MNF-I 2005 2008  Iraq 46
ISAF 2008 Ongoing  Afghanistan 130
UNIFIL 2014 Ongoing  Lebanon 33

See also

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