List of wars involving Tunisia

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Tunisia and its predecessor states.

Hafsid dynasty (1229–1574)

Conflict Allie(s) Enemie(s) Result
Eighth Crusade
(1270)
Sultanate of Tunis Kingdom of France Hafsid Victory
Collo Expedition
(1282)
Sultanate of Tunis Crown of Aragon
Tunisian rebels
Victory
  • Rebels defeated
  • Withdrawal of Aragonese troops
Capture of Djerba and Kerkennah
(1284-1286)
Sultanate of Tunis Kingdom of Sicily Defeat
Battle of Temzezdekt
(1327)
Sultanate of Tunis Kingdom of Tlemcen Defeat
  • Zayyanid Victory
Battle of er-Rias
(1329)
Sultanate of Tunis Kingdom of Tlemcen Defeat
  • Zayyanid Victory
Capture of Tunis (1329)
(1329)
Sultanate of Tunis Kingdom of Tlemcen Defeat
  • Tunis becomes a vassal of the Zayyanids until May 1330
Siege of Béjaïa (1326-1329)
(1326-1329)
Sultanate of Tunis Kingdom of Tlemcen Victory
  • Zayyanids failed to capture Bejaïa
Siege of Béjaïa
(1331–1332)
Sultanate of Tunis
Sultanate of Morocco
Kingdom of Tlemcen Victory
  • Zayyanid withdrawal
Battle of Kairouan
(1348)
Sultanate of Tunis
Kingdom of Tlemcen
Sultanate of Morocco Victory
  • Marinid withdrawal from Tlemcen and Tunis
Barbary Crusade
(1390)
Sultanate of Tunis Republic of Genoa
Kingdom of France
Victory
  • Crusader withdrawal.
Bona crusade
(1399)
Sultanate of Tunis Crown of Aragon Victory
Capture of Algiers

(1410)

Sultanate of Tunis Sultanate of Morocco
Tunisian rebels
Victory
Siege of Malta
(1429)
Sultanate of Tunis Kingdom of Sicily
Malta
Withdrawal
  • Looting of Maltese cities.
Capture of Béjaïa (1510)
(1510)
Emirate of Béjaïa  Ottoman Empire
 Spain
Defeat
Capture of Béjaïa (1512)
(1512)
Emirate of Béjaïa  Spain Defeat
  • Failure to recover Béjaïa.
Conquest of Tunis
(1534)
Sultanate of Tunis  Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Tunis under Ottoman rule.
Conquest of Tunis
(1535)
 Ottoman Empire Sultanate of Tunis
 Spain
Defeat
Conquest of Tunis
(1574)
Sultanate of Tunis
 Spain
 Ottoman Empire Defeat

Ottoman Tunis (1574–1705)

Conflict Allie(s) Enemie(s) Result
Morean War
(1684–1699)
 Ottoman Empire Republic of Venice
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights of Malta
 Duchy of Savoy
Defeat
  • Morea ceded to Venice; Venetian gains in inland Dalmatia
Tunisian–Algerian War
(1694)
Eyalet of Tunis Deylik of Algiers
Support:
Pashalik of Tripolitania
Defeat
  • Muradid Defeat
  • Occupation Of the Regency of Tunis
Maghrebi war
(1699–1702)
Eyalet of Tunis

Sultanate of Morocco

Pashalik of Tripoli (1699–1700)

Deylik of Algiers

Pashalik of Tripoli (1700–1702)

Defeat
  • Algerian ambitions halted
  • Morocco fails to expand
  • Fall of the Muradid dynasty

Beylik of Tunis (1705–1881)

Conflict Allie(s) Enemie(s) Result
Tunisian Civil War
(1675–1705)
Pasha Party Husainid Party Defeat of the Muradid party. Proclamation of the Husainid dynasty
Tunisian-Algerian War (1735)
(1735)
Beylik of Tunis Deylik of Algiers Defeat
  • Capture of Tunis
  • Abu l-Hasan Ali I proclaimed bey of Tunis
  • Tunis becomes a vassal of Algiers
Tunisian-Algerian War (1756)
(1756)
Beylik of Tunis Deylik of Algiers Defeat
  • Capture of Tunis
  • Muhammad I ar-Rashid proclaimed bey of Tunis
  • Tunis becomes a tributary of Algiers
  • Tunis recognises the suzerainty of the Dey of Algiers
Tunisian-Venetian War
(1784–1792)
Beylik of Tunis Republic of Venice Victory
  • Tunisia victory. Republic of Venice pays huge compensation to Tunisia.
1793–95 Tripolitanian Civil War
(1793–1795)
Karamanli dynasty supporters
Beylik of Tunis
Tripolitania Eyalet Victory
  • Karamanli dynasty restored to the throne of Tripolitania
  • Weakening of Ottoman rule over Tripolitania
Tunisian-Tripolitan War
(1794–1795)
Beylik of Tunis Tripolitania Victory
  • Tunisian victory.
Tunisian-Algerian War (1807)
(1807)
Beylik of Tunis Deylik of Algiers Victory
  • Tunisian victory.
  • Complete liberation from the guardianship of The Dey of Algeria
  • Stabilization of the border
Greek War of Independence
(1821–1829)
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Greek revolutionaries (1821)
Greece First Hellenic Republic (from 1822)
 Russian Empire
 United Kingdom
 France
Defeat
Crimean War
(1854–1856)
Second French Empire
British Empire
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire Russian Empire Victory
  • Treaty of Paris (1856)
  • Russia loses the Danube Delta and Southern Bessarabia.
  • The majority of the vessels of the Beylik of Tunis has been welled
Mejba Revolt
(1864-1865)
Beylik of Tunis Tax resisters Victory
  • Revolt suppressed by the Beylik
Conquest of Tunisia
(1881)
Beylik of Tunis  France Defeat
  • Tunisia became a French protectorate.

French Tunisia (1881-1956)

Conflict Allie(s) Enemie(s) Result
Tunisian campaign
(1942-1943)
Part of World War II
 United Kingdom


 New Zealand
Kingdom of Greece Greece
 United States
 Free France

 Germany
 Italy
 Vichy France
Liberation of Tunisia by the Allies

Republic of Tunisia (1956-present)

Conflict Allie(s) Enemie(s) Result
Bizerte Crisis
(1961)
 Tunisia  France

LOST

  • French military victory, (the evacuation of French troops from the city of Bizerte 2 year later).
October War
(1973)
 Egypt
 Syria
 Iraq
 Jordan
 Algeria
 Cuba
 Morocco
 Tunisia
 Israel Defeat[2]
Battle of Wazzin
(2011)
Part of the First Libyan Civil War
 Tunisia

Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces

Libya Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Victory
  • Rebel forces capture Wazzin on 21st of April
  • Loyalist forces retake the border crossing on 28th of April
  • Tenuous rebel hold on Wazzin by 4th of May,[3] fighting ongoing after Libyan Army clashes with Tunisian Army
  • Loyalist forces occasionally shelled the crossing for months afterward
Chaambi Operations
(2012–present)
 Tunisia Ansar al-Sharia
AQIM
Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade
Victory
  • Tunisian National Guard eliminates Okba Ibn Nafaa commanders on 28 March 2015 and continues to eliminate many more afterwards
  • Declaration of certain mountain areas as military locked zones that require prior authorization to enter for non-military entities
Raoued Operation
(2014)
 Tunisia Ansar al-Sharia Victory
ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
(2015–present)
 Tunisia  ISIL Victory
  • Tunisian forces defeat ISIL in the Battle of Ben Guerdane in 2016
  • Tunisian National Guard eliminates ISIL commanders on 19 March 2019

See also


References

  • Ian Fletcher and Natalia Ishchenko, The Crimean War: A Clash of Empires, Staplehurst Kent, 2004, p.159
  • Laurence Oliphant: The Trans-Caucasian Campaign of the Turkish Army Under Omer Pasha, London, 1856
  • Randier La Royale Editions Babouji 2006, ISBN 2-35261-022-2
  • TIME: The Wages of Moderation (Jul. 28, 1961)
  • Leaders: Crimée-Tunisie: le souvenir du contingent de 15 000 soldats de l'armée beylicale (13.03.2014)
  1. History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey Ezel Kural Shaw
  2. References:
  3. "Libyan Rebels Hang on to Strategic Border Crossing". NPR.org.
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