List of wars involving Belarus
This is a list of wars and humanitarian conflicts involving the Republic of Belarus and its predecessor states (Principality of Polotsk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania,Belarusian People's Republic, Byelorussian SSR). Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.
- Belarusian victory
- Belarusian defeat
- Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive)
- Ongoing conflict
Grand Duchy of Lithuania[edit]
14th century[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galicia–Volhynia Wars (1340–1392) |  Grand Duchy of Lithuania Golden Horde
|
 Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary Duchy of Masovia
|
Galicia–Volhynia divided between Poland and Lithuania |
| Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1368–1372) | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Principality of Tver
|
Grand Duchy of Moscow | Lithuanian retreat (Treaty of Lyubutsk) |
| Lithuanian war of succession (1377–1387) |  Grand Duchy of LithuaniaJogaila |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Andrei of Polotsk |
Jogaila victory |
| Lithuanian Civil War (1381–1384) |  Duchy of SamogitiaKęstutis Vytautas |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Jogaila Skirgaila |
Temporary reconciliation |
| Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392) | Duchy of Samogitia
|
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
Ostrów Agreement |
15th century[edit]
| 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 (Peace of Brześć Kujawski) |
| 1432–1438 | Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438) |  Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
|
 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 |
 Grand Duchy of MoscowCrimean Khanate |
Eternal Peace (1494) |
| 1492–1537 | Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars | Grand Duchy of Lithuania
|
Grand Duchy of Moscow
|
16th century[edit]
| 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) |
Russian Empire[edit]
| Conflict | Belarus & allies | Belarus's opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| World War I/Russian Civil War (1918) |  Belarusian People's Republic  Germany
|
 Bolsheviks
|
Belarusian People's Republic exiled |
| Slutsk uprising (1920) | Nationalist forces loyal to the Belarusian People's Republic
|
 Russian SFSR Byelorussian SSR
|
Rebellion suppressed |
| Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921) | Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR Byelorussian SSR Polrewkom
|
 Second Polish Republic Ukrainian People's Republic
|
Defeat: |
Soviet Union[edit]
| Conflict | Belarus & allies | Belarus's opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polish-Belarusian ethnic conflict (1939—1954) |  Byelorussian SSR Belarusian Collaborators
|
Polish people Home Army Cursed soldiers |
Both Sides Claimed victory |
| World War II (1941–1944) |  Soviet Union
|
 Nazi Germany
|
Victory:
|
| Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989) |  Soviet Union
|
  Afghan mujahideen
|
|
Republic of Belarus[edit]
| Conflict | Belarus & allies | Belarus's opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Ivorian Civil War (2002—2007) |  Ivory Coast COJEP Belarus (limited military support and mercenaries)
|
FNCI
|
Tentative peace agreement, followed by renewed conflict |
| First Libyan Civil War (2011) |  Libyan Jamahiriya Belarus:[1][2][3][4][5]
|
 Anti-Gaddafi forces  Qatar
Enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973: Other countries |
Defeat:
|
| Russo-Ukrainian War (2022–present) |  Russian Federation Belarus (provision of territory) Donetsk People's Republic Luhansk People's Republic
|
 Ukraine
|
Ongoing:
|
See also[edit]
Lists of wars and battles involving former states on what is now Belarus:
- List of wars involving Kievan Rus'
- List of wars and battles involving Galicia–Volhynia
- List of wars and battles involving the Principality of Smolensk
- List of battles of the French invasion of Russia
References[edit]
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- ^ Белорусских снайперов в Ливии не было, заявил МИД
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- ^ "UAE Updates Support to UN Resolution 1973". Emirates News Agency. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
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