List of wars involving Lithuania
This is a list of wars, armed conflicts and rebellions involving Lithuania throughout its history as a kingdom (1251–1263), grand duchy (1236–1251; 1263–1795, although part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during 1569–1795) and a modern republic (1918–1940; 1990 – present), including as well the uprisings of the 19th and 20th centuries to recreate Lithuanian statehood. Dates indicate the years in which Lithuania was involved in the war. Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.
- Victory of Lithuania (and allies)
- Defeat of Lithuania (and allies)
- Another result*
*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Lithuania, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
- Mongol invasions of Lithuania (1258–1259, 1275, 1279, and 1325)
14th century
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1340–1392 | Galicia–Volhynia Wars |  Grand Duchy of Lithuania Golden Horde
|
 Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary Duchy of Masovia
|
Galicia–Volhynia divided between Poland and Lithuania |
| 1368–1372 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1368–1372) | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Principality of Tver
|
Grand Duchy of Moscow | Lithuanian retreat (Treaty of Lyubutsk) |
| 1377–1387 | Lithuanian war of succession (1377–1387) |  Grand Duchy of LithuaniaJogaila |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Andrei of Polotsk |
Jogaila victory |
| 1381–1384 | Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384) |  Duchy of SamogitiaKęstutis Vytautas |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Jogaila Skirgaila |
Temporary reconciliation |
| 1389–1392 | Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392) | Duchy of Samogitia
|
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
Ostrów Agreement |
15th century
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1409–1411 | Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
 Teutonic Order
|
Peace of Thorn (1411) |
| 1414 | Hunger War | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
Teutonic Order
|
Mediation at the Council of Constance |
| 1422 | Gollub War | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland Moldavia
|
Teutonic Order
|
Victory |
| 1431–1435 | Polish–Teutonic War (1431–1435) | Kingdom of Poland
|
Teutonic Order
|
Victory |
| 1432–1438 | Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438) | Sigismund Kęstutaitis Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
Švitrigaila Grand Duchy of Rus Teutonic Order Livonian Order Golden Horde Principality of Moldavia
|
Svitrigaila's defeat |
| 1487–1494 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Golden Horde
|
 Principality of Moscow Crimean Khanate
|
Eternal Peace (1494) |
| 1492–1537 | Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars | Grand Duchy of Lithuania
|
Principality of Moscow
|
16th century
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1508 | Glinski Rebellion | Grand Duchy of Lithuania
|
Glinski supporters | Government's victory |
| 1524 | Ottoman-Tatar invasion of Lithuania and Poland | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
Ottoman-Tatars | |
| 1561–1570 | Northern Seven Years' War |  Polish–Lithuanian union Free City of Lübeck Denmark–Norway
|
 Kingdom of Sweden
|
Treaty of Stettin (1570) |
This is a list of wars involving the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795).[a]
- Victory
- Defeat
- Another result*
*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Poland–Lithuania, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
19th-century uprisings against the Russian Empire
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830–1831 | November Uprising |  Congress Poland
|
 Russian Empire
|
Defeat |
| 1863–1865 | January Uprising |  Polish National Government
|
 Russian Empire
|
Defeat |
20th century
Interwar Lithuania (1918–1940)
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918–1919 | Lithuanian–Soviet War |  Lithuania Saxon Volunteers
|
 Russian SFSR Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia
|
Victory
|
| 1919 | War against the Bermontians | Lithuania
|
 West Russian Volunteer Army
|
Victory
|
| 1919–1920 | Polish–Lithuanian War | Lithuania
|
 Poland
|
Defeat
|
| 1923 | Klaipėda Revolt | Lithuania
|
 French administration
|
Victory
|
| 1938 | Polish ultimatum to Lithuania | Lithuania
|
Poland
|
Defeat
|
| 1939 | German ultimatum to Lithuania | Lithuania
|
 Nazi Germany
|
Defeat
|
| 1940 | Soviet occupation of the Baltic states | Lithuania Latvia Estonia
|
 Soviet Union
|
Defeat
|
Lithuania under occupation
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | June Uprising in Lithuania | Lithuanian partisans
|
Soviet Union
|
Victory
|
| 1941–1944 | German occupation of Lithuania | Lithuanian anti-Nazi resistance
|
Nazi Germany
|
Inconclusive |
| 1944–1953 | Guerilla war in the Baltic states | Lithuanian partisans Latvian partisans Estonian partisans
|
Soviet Union
|
Defeat |
Lithuania's independence restored (1990s)
| Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its allies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1991 | Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts | Lithuania
|
 Soviet Union
|
Victory
|
| 1991 | January Events |  Lithuania
|
Soviet Union
|
Victory
|
21st century
- 2001, War in Afghanistan
- 2003, Iraq War
See also
- History of Europe
- List of wars
- Military of Lithuania
- List of wars involving Belarus
- List of wars involving Estonia
- List of wars involving Kievan Rus'
- List of wars involving Latvia
- List of wars involving the Principality of Moscow
- List of wars involving the Novgorod Republic
- List of wars involving Poland
- List of wars involving Russia
- List of wars involving Ukraine
Notes
- ^ Also known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Poland–Lithuania, Republic of Both Nations, Rzeczpospolita, Žečpospolita, Річ Посполита (Rich Pospolyta), and other names.
- ^ "Skrynnikov's data support the conclusion that the combination of the oprichnina and the Livonian War, which wrought economic havoc on their estates, ruined many pomeshchiki and weakened Muscovy's military might. (...) the human and economic resources on much of that territory were exhausted."[6] "The reign of Ivan IV the Terrible was, in short, a disaster for Muscovy. (...) his subjects were impoverished, his economic resources depleted, his army weakened, and his realm militarily defeated."[7]
- ^ The Habsburg monarchy (Austria) did not engage in active hostilities during the War of the Bar Confederation, but it did join Russia and Prussia in carrying out the First Partition of Poland in the war's aftermath in 1772, occupying Commonwealth towns and cities in its allotted partition.
- ^ The Habsburg monarchy (Austria) did not engage in active hostilities during the Kościuszko Uprising, but it did join Russia and Prussia in carrying out the Third Partition of Poland in the uprising's aftermath.
References
- ^ a b Martin 2007, p. 393.
- ^ a b Martin 2007, p. 401.
- ^ a b Martin 2007, p. 402.
- ^ Martin 2007, pp. 401–402.
- ^ Martin 2007, pp. 398, 401.
- ^ Martin 2007, p. 414.
- ^ Martin 2007, p. 415.
- ^ Bánlaky 1942, az 1619. évi hadjárat.
- ^ Hrushevsky 2003, pp. 327ff.
- ^ Bentkowska 2003, p. 416.
- ^ "Абдусаламов Магомед-паша Балашович Феодальные междоусобицы кумыкских владетелей во второй половине XVII века", ИСОМ, no. 4, C.33, 2014, retrieved 26 May 2023
- ^ a b Lithuanians celebrate 20th Anniversary assault of the Vilnius television tower by the Soviet Troops. Ukrayinska Pravda. 13 January 2011
Bibliography
- Bentkowska, Anna (2003). "John Sobieski [Jan III; Jana III; John III], King of Poland". Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t045004. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4.
- Martin, Janet (2007). Medieval Russia: 980–1584. Second Edition. E-book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-36800-4.
- Hrushevsky, Mykhailo (2003). "Between Moscow and Sweden". Illustrated History of Ukraine (in Russian). Donetsk: BAO. ISBN 966-548-571-7.
- Bánlaky, József (1942). "Az 1619. évi hadjárat. (The campaign of 1619)". A magyar nemzet hadtörténelme [The military history of the Hungarian people] (in Hungarian). Vol. XV. Bocskay István, Báthory Gábor és Bethlen Gábor időszaka (1604–1626). Budapest.
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