List of wars involving Norway

This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Norway.

  Norwegian /allied victory

  Norwegian / allied defeat

  Another result *

*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Norway, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.

Pre-unification Viking Age (793–872)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Viking invasions of England (780–850)	Norse Vikings	Kingdom of England	Viking victory Series of Viking attacks on Christian monasteries in the British Isles
Halfdan the Mild's revolt (ca. 813)	Halfdan the Mild	Kingdom of Denmark	Revolt successful Denmark is expelled and Vestfold gains independence.
Battle of 839 (839)	Norse Vikings	Picts Dál Riata	Norwegian Viking victory
Siege of Paris (845)	Norse Vikings	Francia	Viking victory Viking plunder of Paris
Viking raid on Nekor[1][2][3] (ca. 859)	Norse Vikings	Kingdom of Nekor	Viking victory Vikings occupied Nekor for 8 days.
Great Heathen Army's invasion of England (865–878)	Norse Vikings Norse–Gaels	Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: Wessex Northumbria Mercia East Anglia Kingdom of Strathclyde Kingdom of Alba	Viking victory Treaty of Wedmore Establishment of Danelaw
Siege of Dumbarton (870)	Norse Vikings	Britons of Strathclyde	Viking victory A fleet of 200 ships transported prisoners to Dublin.
Battle of Thimeon (880)	Norse Vikings	West Francia	Defeat Viking Defeat
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu (881)	Norse Vikings	West Francia	Defeat 9000 Vikings slain Vikings starts Raiding Lotharingia
Siege of Paris (885–886)	Norse Vikings	West Francia	Stalemate Paris successfully defended Vikings granted passage of the Seine and 700 livres (pounds) of silver Vikings raids continued into Burgundy
Battle of Leuven (891)	Norse Vikings	East Francia	Defeat Death of Sigfried and Godfried
Æthelwold's Revolt (899–902)	Followers of Æthelwold ætheling Supported by: Vikings of Northumbria Kingdom of East Anglia	Followers of Edward the Elder: Wessex Mercia Kent	Defeat Victory for Edward the Elder
Battle of the Holme (902)	Norse Vikings	Followers of Edward the Elder: Wessex Kent	Viking victory Æthelwold killed Æthelwold's Revolt ended
Siege of Chartres (911)	Norse Vikings	West Francia	Stalemate West Frankish military victory Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte Rollo is granted lands in northern France in exchange for vassalage, religious conversion and pledge to defend the Seine's estuary from Viking raiders

Unification of Norway (860–872)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Battle of Hakadal (ca. 860)	Vestfold	Álfheimr	Vestfold victory Death of Hake Gandalfsson.
Battle of Orkdal (ca. 870)	Vestfold	Orkdal	Vestfold victory Gryting subjects to Harald Fairhair.
First Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870)	Vestfold	Nordmøre Romsdal	Vestfold victory Death of the kings of Nordmøre and Romsdal.
Second Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870)	Vestfold	Sunnmøre Firda	Vestfold victory Rognvald Eysteinsson becomes the Jarl of Møre.
Götaland Campaign (ca. 870)	Vestfold	Geats	Vestfold victory Guttorm Haraldsson becomes King of Rånrike.
Battle of Fjaler (ca. 870)	Earldom of Lade	Earldom of Sogn	Indecisive Death of Håkon Grjotgardsson and Atle Mjove.
Battle of Hafrsfjord (872)	Vestfold	Hordaland Rogaland Agder	Vestfold victory Norway unified under King Harald I.

Kingdom of Norway (872–1319)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
War between King Haakon the Good and the sons of Eirik Bloodaxe (955–961)	Haakon the Good	The sons of Eirik Bloodaxe Denmark	The sons of Eirik Bloodaxe Victory Death of Haakon the Good Harald Greycloak becomes king
Sack of Santiago de Compostela (968)	Norwegian Vikings	Kingdom of Galicia	Victory
Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars (970–1030)	Fairhair dynasty	Ladejarls Denmark	Victory Magnus the Good takes back the Norwegian throne in 1035
Rebellion of Harald Bluetooth (974)	Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway	Holy Roman Empire Norwegian Rebels	German and Norwegian rebel victory Hedeby under German occupation from 974 to 981
Norwegian-Jomsviking War (986)	Kingdom of Norway	Denmark Jomsvikings	Victory Danish fleet defeated
Battle of Maldon (991)	Kingdom of Norway	Anglo-Saxons	Victory First English payment of Danegeld
Norwegian Raid of the Rus (997)	Norwegian Vikings	Kievan Rus'	Victory Ladoga destroyed
Battle of Svolder (999/1000)	Kingdom of Norway	Denmark Sweden Earls of Lade	Defeat Death of Olaf Tryggvason
Battle of Vinland (1003)	Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings	Native warriors	Victory Viking victory and withdrawal.
Battle of Thetford (1004)	Norway Anglo-Saxons	Kingdom of Denmark	Anglo-Norwegian Victory
Battle at Herdaler (1007/08)	Kingdom of Norway	Finns of Herdaler	Defeat Olaf Haraldson got almost killed and lost many men[4]
Olav II's landing in Osilia (1008)	Kingdom of Norway	Osilians	Victory The Osilians are defeated
Battle of Ringmere (1010)	Norway Anglo-Saxons	Danish Vikings	Victory Ango-Norwegian victory
Battle of Vinland (1010)	Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings	Native warriors	Victory Native attack repelled; Viking withdrawal.
Swedish-Norwegian War (1015–1018)	Kingdom of Norway	Kingdom of Sweden	Victory Olav II reconquers any land lost to Sweden excluding Jämtland, Härjedalen and Hälsingland, in which Jämtland and Härjedalen wouldn't be recorded as under Norwegian overlordship until 1111.
Olav II's conquest of Norway (1015–1016) Battle of Nesjar Raid on Denmark	Kingdom of Norway	Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Denmark Earldom of Orkney	Victory The territorial changes following the Battle of Svolder are reversed, barring Jämtland, which would remain under Swedish overlordship until the 12th century.
Cnut the Great's invasion of England (1016)	Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway	Kingdom of England	Dano-Norwegian victory Personal union formed between Denmark and England in 1018. Following Edmund's death on 30 November, Cnut ascends to the throne as the sole king of England.
Battle of the Helgeå (1026)	Kingdom of Norway Sweden	North Sea Empire	Defeat Cnut the Great dominates Scandinavia
Battle of Boknafjorden (1028)	Kingdom of Norway	Erling Skjalgsson	Victory Death of Erling Skjalgsson
Cnut's invasion of Norway (1028–1029)	Kingdom of Norway	North Sea Empire Norwegian chieftains	Danish and Norwegian chieftain victory Norway conquered by King Cnut King Olaf II was driven into exile to Kievan Rus
Battle of Stiklestad (1030)	Olaf II	Peasant Army	Peasant victory Death of Olaf II
Tryggvi the Pretender's invasion of Norway (1033)	North Sea Empire	Tryggvi the Pretender	Invasion failed Death of Tryggvi the Pretender
Norwegian-Wendish War (1043)	Kingdom of Norway	Wends Danish Rebels	Victory Destruction the Viking fort Jomsborg, possibly to destroy the Danish competitors to the throne. Plundering of the Wendish town of Jumne.
Magnus the Good's conquest of Denmark (1043–1045)	Kingdom of Norway	Denmark Wends	Victory Denmark reconquered Rebellion crushed Magnus the Good is kept king over both Norway and Denmark Sweyn Estridsson flees to Sweden
Invasions of Denmark (1048–1064)	Kingdom of Norway	Denmark	Stalemate Peace agreement, mutual recognition and withdrawal
Swedish–Norwegian War (1063) (1063/64)	Kingdom of Norway	Haakon Ivarsson [no] Kingdom of Sweden	Victory Hardrada defeats Haakon Ivarsson Jarl Norwegian authority strengthened in the Uplands
Revolt in the Uplands (1064–1065)	Kingdom of Norway	Revolting farmers	Victory Small farms and villages burned down by Hardrada. Uplands becomes more integrated into Norway
Invasion of England (1066) Battle of Fulford Battle of Stamford Bridge	Kingdom of Norway	England	Defeat Death of King Harald Hardrada
Magnus's raids on Halland (1096)	Norway	Denmark	Victory
First Irish Sea Campaign (1098)	Kingdom of Norway	England Irish Kingdoms[clarification needed]	Victory Norwegian reconquest in the Irish Sea
Swedish–Norwegian War (1099–1101)	Kingdom of Norway	Sweden	Inconclusive Through the marriage of Magnus Barefoot and Margaret Fredkulla, Inge's daughter, Norway gains the land of Dalsland. However, due to the marriage being childless, Dalsland never becomes integrated into Norway, and it's returned to Sweden after Magnus died in 1103
Second Irish Sea Campaign (1101/1102–1103)	Kingdom of Norway	England Irish Kingdoms[clarification needed]	Defeat Norway loses control of the Irish Sea region
Norwegian Crusade (1107–1110)	Kingdom of Norway Kingdom of Jerusalem Republic of Venice Supported by: Byzantine Empire	Fatimid Caliphate Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates of Majorca	Victory Lordship of Sidon created
Civil war era in Norway (1130–1240)	Birkebeiners	Baglers	Birkebeiner victory Håkon Håkonsson became king.
Valdemar's First Invasion of Norway (1165)	Kingdom of Norway Baglers	Kingdom of Denmark	Victory Danes retreated back to Denmark
Valdemar's Second Invasion of Norway (1168)	Kingdom of Norway Baglers	Kingdom of Denmark	Victory Danish Leidang fleet forced to retreat.
Farmers rebellion against King Inge II in Trøndelag (1214)	Kingdom of Norway	Trøndelag Farmers	Rebellion Suppressed
Age of the Sturlungs (1220–1264)	Kingdom of Norway Icelandic Gothis	Commonwealth Gothis	Old Covenant Termination of the Icelandic Commonwealth. Iceland is integrated into the Kingdom of Norway
Campaign in Värmland (1225)	Kingdom of Norway	Värmland	Inconclusive Treaty of Lödöse
Battle of the Neva (1240)	Sweden Finns Tavastia Kingdom of Norway	Novgorod Republic Karelians	Defeat Sweden fails to capture Staraya Ladoga
Halland War (1256–1257)	Norway	Denmark	Victory Norway renounces its claim on Halland Ingeborg marries Magnus VI of Norway
Scottish–Norwegian War (1262–1266)	Kingdom of Norway	Scotland	Indecisive Treaty of Perth Hebrides and Isle of Man bought from Norway for 4,000 marks to become part of Scotland Norwegian sovereignty recognised over Orkney and Shetland
War of the Outlaws (1289–1295)	Norway Danish outlaws	Denmark	Victory North Halland ceded to Kingdom of Norway
Second Swedish Brother's Feud (1304–1310)	Norway (1304–1308) Duke Eric and Valdemar	Norway (1308–1310) Denmark Birger Magnusson	Victory Death of Duke Eric and Valdemar

Norwegian Crusades (1107–1188)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Norwegian Crusade (1107–1110)	Kingdom of Norway Kingdom of Jerusalem Republic of Venice Supported by: Byzantine Empire	Fatimid Caliphate Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates of Majorca	Victory Lordship of Sidon created
Sack of Santiago de Compostela (1109)	Kingdom of Norway	Kingdom of Galicia	Victory Santiago de Compostela successfully sacked
Raid on Sintra (1109)	Kingdom of Norway	Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz	Victory Raid successful
Siege of Lisbon (1109)	Kingdom of Norway	Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz	Victory Siege successful Norway takes control of Lisbon Mass conversion of local Muslims
Sack of Alcácer do Sal (1109)	Kingdom of Norway	Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz	Victory
Battle of Gibraltar Strait (1109)	Kingdom of Norway	Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz	Victory
Battle of Formentera (1109)	Kingdom of Norway	Almoravid Empire Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates	Victory Norway takes control of Formentera
Battle of Ibiza (1109)	Kingdom of Norway	Almoravid Empire Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates	Victory Norway takes control of Ibiza
Battle of Menorca (1109)	Kingdom of Norway	Almoravid Empire Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates	Victory
Siege of Sidon (1109)	Kingdom of Norway Kingdom of Jerusalem Republic of Venice	Fatimid Caliphate	Victory Lordship of Sidon created
Kalmar Crusade (1123)	Kingdom of Norway	Norse pagans	Victory The pagans converted to Christianity
Norwegian Crusade (1152–1155)	Kingdom of Norway Earldom of Orkney	Unknown Muslims	Victory Crusaders are victorious.
Erik Sigurdson's expedition to Estonia (1185–1188)	Kingdom of Norway	Pagan Estonians	Victory Norwegians plunder pagan land from 1185 to 1188

Civil war era (1130–1240)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Battle of Fyrileiv (1134)	Hardrada dynasty Magnus the Blind	Gille dynasty Harald Gille	Hardrada Dynasty Victory Harald Gille flees to Denmark
Battle of Bergen (1135)	Hardrada dynasty Magnus the Blind (POW)	Gille dynasty Harald Gille	Gille Dynasty Victory Magnus deposed as king and taken prisoner
Battle of Minne (1137)	Hardrada dynasty Magnus the Blind	Gille dynasty Inge Haraldsson Tjostolv Ålesson	Gille Dynasty Victory
Battle of Holmengrå (1139)	Hardrada dynasty Magnus the Blind † Sigurd Slembe	Gille dynasty Inge Haraldsson Sigurd Haraldsson	Decisive Gille Victory Magnus killed and Sigurd executed
Eystein II expedition to England (1150s)	Norway	England	Victory
Battle of Oslo (Ekeberg) (1161)	Gille dynasty Haakon II	Gille dynasty Inge Haraldsson †	Victory for Haakon II Inge killed
Battle of Sekken (1162)	Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson Erling Skakke	Gille dynasty Haakon II	Hardrada Dynasty Victory Haakon II killed Magnus Erlingsson praised as king at the Øreting in Trøndelag
Battle of Re (1163)	Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson Erling Skakke	Gille dynasty Sigurd Markusfostre Earl Sigurd Hallvardsson	Hardrada Dynasty Victory Earl Sigurd Hallvardsson killed
Dano-Norwegian War (1164–1170) Battle of Djurså	Norway Magnus Erlingsson Erling Skakke	Denmark	Victory
Battle of Re (1177)	Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson	Birkebeiner Party Eystein Meyla †	Hardrada Dynasty Victory Eystein Meyla killed
Conquest of Jemtland (1178)	Norway Sverre Sigurdsson (Birkebeiner)	Jemtland	Victory Norway takes control of Jemtland
Battle of Kalvskinnet (1179)	Hardrada dynasty Erling Skakke †	Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson	Birkebeiner Victory Erling Skakke as earl and chancellor of Norway fell together with 10 lendmen and nearly 60 hirdmen
Battle of Ilevollene (1180)	Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson	Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson	Birkebeiner Victory Magnus suffers huge losses and eventually flees to Denmark Sverre Sigurdsson gains control of all Norway
Battle of Fimreite (1184)	Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson †	Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson	Birkebeiner Victory Throne usurped by Sverre
Battle of Florvåg (1194)	Norway Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson Bård Guttormsson †	Eyjarskeggjar party (supported by Earldom of Orkney) Sigurd Magnusson † Hallkjell Jonsson † Olav Jarlsmåg †	Victory Revolt put down Shetland permanently ceded away from the Earldom of Orkney to Norway
Battle of Tønsberg (ca. 1200)	Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson Bård Guttormsson †	Bagler Party Philip Simonsson	Birkebeiner Victory
Haakon Haakonsson's campaign in Scotland (1230) (1230)	Norway	Kingdom of Scotland	Victory
Battle of Oslo (1240) (1240)	Norway Haakon IV	Vårbelgers Skule Bårdsson	Victory End of the Norwegian Civil War era Start of the Golden age for Norway

House of Bjälbo (1319–1387)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Campaign against Ingeborg (1323)[5]	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Ingeborg of Norway	Peace of Skara Ingeborg is forced to exchange Axvall for the unfortified Dåvö in Västmanland
Raid on Bjarkøy (1326)	Norway	Karelians	Defeat: Karelians burns down the residence of Erling Vidkunnsson
First Norwegian Noble Rising (1331–1333)	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Norwegian nobles	Norwegian nobles victory The Norwegian Royal Seal is given to the Norwegian nobels Ivar Ogmundsson is appointed as Royal Seal holder
Second Norwegian Noble Rising (1338–1339)	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Norwegian nobles	Norwegian nobles victory King Magnus VII made an agreement with the Norwegian nobles
Kalundborg War (1341–1343) Siege of Kalundborg Battle of Blidebro	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Denmark Lübeck Rostock Hamburg Stralsund Wismar Greifswald	Victory Valdemar IV admits his sale of Scania, Blekinge, and Halland to Sweden-Norway Copenhagen Castle is given back to Denmark
Magnus's war against Russia (1348–1351)[6]	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Novgorod	Truce of Dorprat Swedish-Norwegian success in the beginning Swedish-Norwegian failure to keep Nöteborg
Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370)	First Phase (1361–1365) Hanseatic League Gotland Lubeck Stralsund Kingdom of Norway Kingdom of Sweden Second Phase (1367–1370) Confederation of Cologne Towns in Holland Towns in Zeeland Hanseatic League Towns in Prussia Towns in Livonia Lubeck Stralsund Rostock Teutonic Order Kingdom of Sweden County of Holstein Duchy of Mecklenburg Danish Noble Rebels	First Phase (1361–1365) Kingdom of Denmark Second Phase (1367–1370) Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway	First Phase: Danish Victory Second Phase: Hanseatic victory The Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania The Hanseatic League became one of the most powerful military and economic powers in Northern Europe
First war against Albert of Mecklenberg (1363–1364)	Swedish-Norwegian Union	Mecklenburg Swedish Nobles Swedish Rebels	Treaty of Jönköping (1364) First Swedish-Norwegian union dissolved Västergötland, Värmland and Dalsland ceded to Magnus Eriksson and Haakon VI as personal fiefdoms
Second war against Albert of Mecklenberg (1363–1371)	Norway Denmark Swedish Loyalists Saxe-Lauenburg	Mecklenburg Swedish Nobles Swedish Rebels Teutonic Order Confederation of Cologne Towns in Holland Towns in Zeeland Hanseatic League Towns in Prussia Towns in Livonia Lubeck Stralsund Rostock	Treaty of Edsvik (1371) Västergötland, Värmland and Dalsland ceded to Magnus Eriksson and Haakon VI as personal fiefdoms Magnus Eriksson is deposed Albert becomes king of Sweden. Afterwards Haakon continues ruling Norway until his death in 1380 End of the union between Sweden and Norway

Kalmar Union (1397–1523)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
War with the Victual Brothers (1392–1398)	Kalmar Union	Victual Brothers	Victory Formation of the Kalmar Union.
Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435)	Kalmar Union	House of Schaumburg Hanseatic League	Defeat Treaty of Vordingborg
Amund Sigurdsson Bolt Rebellion (1436)	Amund Sigurdsson Bolt	Kalmar Union	Ceasefire
Graatop Rebellion (1438)	Hallvard Graatop	Kalmar Union	Rebellion Suppressed
Novgorodian-Norwegian war (1445)	Norway	Novgorod Republic	Victory
Krummedige-Tre Rosor feud (1448 - 1502)	Krummedige family Denmark	Tre Rosor family Sweden	Krummedige victory The male Tre Rosor line in Norway becomes extinct. Norwegian monarchy strengthened Prince Christian maintains control over Norway.
War of the Norwegian Succession (1448–1453)	Denmark Pro-Danish Norwegians	Sweden Pro-Swedish Norwegians	Pro-Danish Victory Christian I becomes king of Norway Charles I relinquish the throne of Norway
Assault on Karlsborg (1456)	Norway	Sweden	Defeat
Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512)	Kalmar Union	Sweden Free City of Lübeck Norwegian rebels[7]	Victory Treaty of Malmö (1512)
Alvsson Rebellion (1501–1504)	Knut Alvsson (until 1502) Nils Ravaldsson (from 1502) Sweden	Kalmar Union	Rebellion Suppressed Dano-Norwegian ties solidified
Herlaug Hovudfat's Rebellion (1507–1508)	Herlaug Hovudfat	Kalmar Union	Rebellion Suppressed
Orm Eriksson Tax Revolt (1519)	Orm Eriksson Jon Eilivsson	Kalmar Union	Rebellion Suppressed
Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523)	Kalmar Union	Sweden Free City of Lübeck	Defeat Treaty of Malmö, dissolution of the Kalmar Union.

Denmark–Norway (1523/1537–1800)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Christian II's invasion of Norway (1531–1532)	Christian II	Frederick I	Invasion failed Christian II imprisoned
Olav Engelbrektsson's Rebellion (1536–1537)	Protestants Denmark	Catholics	Protestant Victory Creation of Denmark-Norway
Icelandic Reformation (1538–1550)	Icelandic Protestants Denmark–Norway	Icelandic Catholics	Protestant Victory Jón Arason defeated and captured Collapse of Catholicism in Iceland
Peasant's Rebellion in Telemark (1540)	Denmark–Norway	Norwegian peasants	Rebellion suppressed
Peasant's Rebellion in Agder (1540–1541)	Denmark–Norway	Norwegian peasants	Rebellion suppressed
Dacke War (1542)	Kingdom of Sweden [8] Landsknechte Denmark-Norway	Småland Peasants under Nils Dacke Östergötland peasant militia	Victory Royal power strengthened No further civil wars or major uprisings in Scandinavia
Italian War of 1542–1546 (1542)	France Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers Jülich-Cleves-Berg Denmark-Norway	Holy Roman Empire  Saxony Brandenburg Spain England	Status quo ante bellum Treaty of Speyer (1544) Holy Roman Emperor Charles V recognized Christian III as the rightful king of Denmark and Norway
Livonian War (1558–1583)	Livonian Confederation Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Denmark-Norway Kingdom of Sweden Zaporozhian Cossacks Principality of Transylvania	Tsardom of Russia Qasim Khanate Kingdom of Livonia	Victory Sweden gains Estonia Livonia, Courland and Semigallia to Poland–Lithuania Denmark–Norway gains Ösel
Campaign of 1559 (1559)	Denmark-Norway	Dithmarschen	Victory Conquest of Dithmarschen
Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570)	Denmark-Norway Free City of Lübeck Poland–Lithuania	Sweden	Status quo ante bellum Treaty of Stettin (1570)
Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568)	Poland–Lithuania Denmark–Norway Lübeck	Sweden	Status quo ante bellum
Dano-Norwegian attack on Poland (1571) Naval battle near Hel	Denmark-Norway	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Victory The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy was reduced to half of its previous strength
Danzig rebellion (1575–1577)	City of Danzig Denmark-Norway[9]	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Peace Danzig withstanded the siege Danzig law confirmed Danzig had to pay 200,000 złotys
The First Turkish Abductions (1607)	Denmark-Norway	Ottoman Empire	Defeat Abduction of many Icelanders and Faroese people
Kalmar War (1611–1613)	Denmark-Norway	Sweden	Victory Treaty of Knäred (1613)
Thirty Years' War (1625–1629)	Protestant States and Allies Sweden Kingdom of France Bohemia Denmark-Norway (1625–1629)  Saxony Dutch Republic Electorate of the Palatinate Brunswick-Lüneburg  England  Scotland Brandenburg-Prussia Transylvania Hungarian Anti-Habsburg Rebels Zaporozhian Cossacks Ottoman Empire	Roman Catholic States and Allies Holy Roman Empire Catholic League Habsburg Monarchy Austria Bavaria Spain and its possessions Denmark-Norway (1643–1645)	Defeat Peace of Westphalia Habsburg supremacy curtailed Rise of the Bourbon dynasty Rise of the Swedish Empire Decentralization of the Holy Roman Empire Franco-Spanish War until 1659 Substantial decline in the power and influence of the Catholic Church
The Second Turkish Abductions (1627)	Denmark-Norway	Ottoman Empire	Defeat Abduction of many Icelanders
Torstenson War (1643–1645)	Denmark-Norway Holy Roman Empire	Sweden Dutch Republic	Defeat Treaty of Brömsebro (1645)
Second Northern War (1657–1660)	Habsburg monarchy Poland–Lithuania Russia (1656–58) Brandenburg-Prussia Dutch Republic Denmark-Norway	Sweden Brandenburg-Prussia Transylvania Ukrainian Cossacks Wallachia Moldavia	Defeat Treaty of Roskilde (February 26, 1658)
Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658)	Denmark-Norway Poland–Lithuania	Swedish Empire	Defeat Decisive Swedish victory; Treaty of Roskilde/Treaty of Taastrup
Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)	Denmark-Norway Dutch Republic Brandenburg-Prussia Poland–Lithuania Habsburg Monarchy	Swedish Empire	Victory Treaty of Copenhagen (1660)
Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667) Battle of Vågen	Dutch Republic Denmark-Norway Kingdom of France	Kingdom of England Bishopric of Münster	Victory Treaty of Breda (1667)
Second Swedish War on Bremen (1666)	Bremen Electorate of Cologne Brunswick-Lüneburg Denmark-Norway Electorate of Brandenburg Dutch Republic	Sweden	Draw Treaty of Habenhausen
Scanian War (1675–1679)	Denmark-Norway Dutch Republic Holy Roman Empire Brandenburg	Sweden Kingdom of France	Status quo ante bellum Treaty of Fontainebleau (1679)
Siege of Hamburg (1689) (1689)	Denmark–Norway supported by Kingdom of France	Hamburg Brunswick-Lüneburg Brandenburg-Prussia	Peace agreement Dano-Norwegian withdrawal Hamburg pays 300,000 thalers as compensation to Denmark-Norway
Great Northern War (1700–1720)	Tsardom of Russia Electorate of Saxony Poland–Lithuania Cossack Hetmanate Prussia Hanover  Great Britain Denmark–Norway	Sweden Holstein-Gottorp Poland–Lithuania Ottoman Empire	Victory Treaty of Frederiksborg (1720)
Rákóczi's War of Independence (1703–1711)	Holy Roman Empire: Austria Prussia Margraviate of Baden Serbs from Vojvodina Transylvanian Saxons Kingdom of Croatia Royalists Denmark–Norway	Kuruc forces (Kingdom of Hungary) Principality of Transylvania Kingdom of France	Victory Rebellion suppressed
Strilekrigen (1765)	Denmark-Norway	Norwegian peasants	Rebellion suppressed
Danish–Algerian War (1769–1772)	Denmark–Norway	Dey of Algiers	Defeat Punitive expedition unsuccessful. Denmark–Norway pays higher tribute than before
Royal Life Guards' Mutiny (1771)	Denmark-Norway	Royal Life Guard	Execution of Struensee
Lofthusreisingen (1786–1787)	Denmark-Norway	Norwegian peasants	Rebellion suppressed
Theatre War (1788–1789)	Denmark-Norway	Sweden	Inconclusive Status quo ante bellum
Action of 16 May 1797 (1797)	Denmark-Norway	Ottoman Empire (de jure) Eyalet of Tripolitania	Inconclusive
Lærdal Rebellion (1800–1802)	Denmark-Norway	Norwegian peasants	Rebellion suppressed

Colonial Wars (1600–1800)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Conquest of Koneswaram Temple (1618–1620)[10]	Denmark-Norway Kingdom of Kandy	Portuguese Ceylon	Defeat Failure to monopolize Ceylon Danish India established
Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies (1619)	Denmark-Norway Kingdom of Kandy Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak kingdom	Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese India	Defeat
Action of 19 February 1619 (1619)	Denmark-Norway	French pirates France	Victory Dano-Norwegian Victory French ships conquered
Siege of Dansborg (1624) (1624)	Danish India	Thanjavur Nayak	Victory Thanjavur recognizes Tranquebar as Danish
Dano-Mughal War (1642–1698)[11]	Denmark–Norway	Mughal Empire	Peace treaty Dannemarksnagore ceded to Danish India for 30,000 rupees to be paid over ten years
Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart (1644)	Danish India	Leyel loyalist Dutch Coromandel English Madras Portuguese Carical Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak	Willem victory Willem Leyel becomes governor of Tranquebar
Siege of Dansborg (1644) (1644)	Denmark-Norway	Thanjavur Nayak kingdom	Inconclusive
Sieges of Tranquebar (1655–1669) (1655–1669)	Danish India	Thanjavur Nayak kingdom	Victory Villages of Poreiar, Tillali and Erikutanchery ceded to the Danes
Dano-Dutch Colonial War in Guinea (1660–1664)[12]	Denmark–Norway Kingdom of England Fetu tribe	Dutch Republic	Victory Anglo-Danish Conquest of Cape Coast
Gã-Akwamu War (1678)	Ga-Adangbe Denmark-Norway	Akwamu	Victory Assault reppeled
Slave insurrection on St. John (1733–1734)	Denmark–Norway Sankt Jan	Rebel slaves	Victory Rebellion suppressed
Danish-Dutch conflict over Greenland (1739)	Denmark–Norway	Dutch whalers	Victory Dutch presence on Greenland collapses
Cattle War (1756)	Denmark–Norway	Thanjavur Maratha kingdom	Defeat Punitive expedition unsuccessful
Siege and Occupation of Serampore (1763)	Denmark–Norway	Great Britain	Defeat Serampore temporarily occupied by Great Britain
Sagbadre War (1784)	Denmark-Norway Ada-Danish Alliance Danish West India Company Little Popo Ada Accra Akuapem Akwapim Ga Krobo	Anlo Confederacy	Victory Return of territory previously acquired by Anlo from the Alliance Construction of Fort Prinzenstein

Napoleonic Wars (1800–1814)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Napoleonic Wars (1800–1815)	France Ottoman Empire	United Kingdom Sweden Russia Austrian Empire Prussia Spain Portugal Ottoman Empire (until 1803) United Kingdom of the Netherlands	Defeat Congress of Vienna (1815)
English Wars (1801, 1807–1814)	Denmark–Norway French Empire Spain	United Kingdom Sweden	Defeat Treaty of Kiel Denmark joined the anti-Napoleonic alliance Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden
Franco-Swedish War (1805–1810)	French Empire Spain Until 1808 Holland Russian Empire (1808–09) Denmark–Norway (1808–09)	Sweden United Kingdom Prussia Russian Empire (–1807) Austrian Empire Saxony	Victory Treaty of Paris (1810) Sweden regains Swedish Pomerania Sweden integrates the Continental System
Gunboat War (1807–1814)	Denmark–Norway	United Kingdom	Defeat Treaty of Kiel Dissolution of Denmark-Norway
Dano-Swedish War (1808–09) (1808–1809)	Denmark–Norway France	Sweden  United Kingdom	Stalemate Return to Status quo ante bellum
Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution (1809)	Denmark-Norway  United Kingdom	Iceland	Victory Imprisonment of Jørgen Jørgensen
Dano-Swedish War (1813–1814) (1813–1814)	Denmark-Norway French Empire Duchy of Warsaw	Sweden Russian Empire United Kingdom  Prussia Hanover Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Defeat Treaty of Kiel
War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814)	First French Empire Napoleonic Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw Denmark–Norway Confederation of the Rhine	Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire  United Kingdom Sweden Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia Saxony  Bavaria Württemberg Baden United Netherlands	Defeat Treaty of Fontainebleau First Treaty of Paris

Kingdom of Norway (1814–present)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Prime Minister	Casualties
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)	Norway	Sweden	Defeat (but Swedish acceptance of the Eidsvoll Constitution) Norway entered a personal union with Sweden	Peder Anker	~400 killed
Saint-Barthélemy affair (1821)	Sweden-Norway	Pirates France	Victory	None
Moroccan expedition (1844)	Sweden-Norway Norway Sweden Denmark Supported by: France United Kingdom	Morocco Barbary pirates	Coalition victory Treaty of Larache	Frederik Due	Unknown
The Thorunn affair (1917)	Norway	Germany	Victory Norwegian torpedo boats forces the german u-boat to retreat	Gunnar Knudsen	None
World War II (1940–1945)	Soviet Union United States British Empire  China France Poland  Yugoslavia  Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg  Czechoslovakia Ethiopia  Brazil Mexico Colombia Cuba Philippines Mongolia	Germany  Japan  Italy  Romania  Hungary  Bulgaria Slovakia  Croatia	Victory Collapse of the German Realm Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War	Johan Nygaardsvold	10,262 killed
Korean War (1950–1953)	South Korea United States United Nations	North Korea China	Ceasefire See: NORMASH	Oscar Torp
Congo Crisis (1960–1964)	Congo-Léopoldville ONUC Ireland Sweden Norway India Nigeria Ethiopia	Katanga South Kasai	Victory Debellation of Congolese separatist states	Einar Gerhardsen	None
Gulf War (1990–1991)	Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Canada Egypt France Italy Kuwait Morocco Netherlands Denmark Norway Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Senegal Spain Sweden Syria United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States other allies	Iraq Republic of Kuwait	Victory	Jan P. Syse / Gro Harlem Brundtland	None
Bosnian War (1992–1995) Selected engagement: Incident at Pristina airport	NATO Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States	Republika Srpska	Victory Dayton Agreement, deployment of NATO-led IFOR	Gro Harlem Brundtland	None
Kosovo War (1998–1999) Selected engagement Operation Allied Force Operation Joint Guardian	UÇK NATO Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States	FR Yugoslavia	Victory Kumanovo Treaty	Kjell Magne Bondevik	None
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Some of the Norwegian engagements: Task Force K-Bar Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Anaconda Operation Jacana Uzbin Valley ambush (after action only) Operation Pickaxe-Handle Release of hostage Christina Meier April 2012 Afghanistan attacks Hostage incident at Qargha Reservoir / Lake Qara june 2012 May 2020 Afghanistan attacks Resolute Support Mission American University of Afghanistan attack Hostage situation at Hetal Hotel, Kabul May 2015 [13] 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack 2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack International Security Assistance Force Operation Harekate Yolo	Afghanistan ISAF United States United Kingdom Australia Canada Germany France Italy Czech Republic Netherlands Turkey Romania Georgia South Korea Poland Denmark Sweden Norway Finland Singapore New Zealand Mongolia Bulgaria Hungary Belgium Estonia Latvia Lithuania Portugal Albania Slovenia	Taliban	Defeat Fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban retake Kabul		10 killed
Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016) Location: Indian Ocean A tall plume of black smoke rises from a destroyed pirate vessel that was struck by USS Farragut in March 2010.	NATO United States Belgium Canada Denmark Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom Australia China Colombia India Indonesia Japan Malaysia New Zealand Oman Pakistan Russia Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Somalia South Korea Ukraine	Somali pirates	US-allied victory Number of pirate attacks dramatically decreased The US Office of Naval Intelligence have officially reported that in 2013, only 9 incidents of piracy were reported and that none of them were successfully hijacked[citation needed] Piracy drops 90%[14]	Jens Stoltenberg / Erna Solberg
Libyan Civil War (2011)	NTC NATO and allies France United Kingdom United States Belgium Canada Denmark Netherlands Norway Spain Turkey Jordan Sweden UAE Qatar	Libya	Victory The NTC assumed interim control of Libya	Jens Stoltenberg	None
Operation Shader (2014–present)	United States  United Kingdom Iraq Syrian Opposition  Australia  Belgium  Canada Denmark  France  Germany  Italy  Netherlands  New Zealand Norway Portugal  Spain Turkey Bahrain Jordan Morocco Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Rojava Egypt Libya Nigeria Cameroon Chad Niger  Russia	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boko Haram al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar ash-Sham	Ongoing	Erna Solberg / Jonas Gahr Støre	None
Operation Prosperity Guardian (2023–present)	United States  United Kingdom Canada France Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Bahrain Seychelles Sri Lanka New Zealand	Supreme Political Council Houthi movement	Ongoing US-led multinational coalition formed in December 2023 to respond to attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.[15][16]	Jonas Gahr Støre	None

See also

• List of wars involving Denmark
• List of wars involving Finland
• List of wars involving Iceland
• List of wars involving Sweden

Notes