List of wars of independence

This is a list of wars of independence, including armed conflicts fought for independence of a nation. These wars may or may not have been successful in achieving a goal of independence.

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Ancient (before 500 AD)

Dates	Name	Independent state	Anti-independence state	Region	Result
722–710 BC	Rebellion of Merodach-Baladan II	Babylonia	Assyria	Middle East and North Africa	Independence of Babylonia in 722 BC; reconquest by Assyria in 710 BC
626–620 BC	Rebellion of Nabopolassar	Babylonia	Assyria	Middle East and North Africa	Creation of the Neo-Babylonian Empire; beginning of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
522–520 BC	Rebellion of Petubastis III	Egypt	Persia	Middle East and North Africa	Rebellion suppressed; consolidation of Persian rule in Egypt
499–493 BC	Ionian Revolt	Ionia, Aeolis, Doris, Caria, Cyprus	Persia	Europe	Defeat of Greek insurgents; beginning of the first Persian invasion of Greece
484 BC	Babylonian revolts	Babylonia	Persia	Middle East and North Africa	Revolts suppressed; consolidation of Persian rule in Babylonia
460–454 BC	Rebellion of Inaros II[b]	Egypt	Persia	Middle East and North Africa	Rebellion suppressed
411–400 BC	Rebellion of Amyrtaeus	Egypt	Persia	Middle East and North Africa	Restoration of Egyptian independence from Persia
335 BC	Battle of Thebes	Thebes	Macedonia	Europe	Destruction of Thebes
323–322 BC	Lamian War	Hellenic League Athens Phocis Aetolia Thessaly	Macedonia	Europe	Defeat of rebel Greek states
209–207 BC	Late Qin peasant rebellions[zh]	Chu, Zhao, Yan, Wei, Qi, Hann	Qin China	Asia-Pacific	Fall of the Qin dynasty; establishment of the Eighteen Kingdoms; beginning of the Chu–Han War
206–186 BC	Great Theban Revolt	Upper Egypt	Ptolemaic Empire	Middle East and North Africa	Revolt suppressed
167–141 BC	Maccabean Revolt	Judea	Seleucid Empire	Middle East and North Africa	Independence of Judea from the Seleucid Empire; creation of the Jewish theocratic Hasmonean dynasty
155–139 BC	Lusitanian Wars	Lusitanian tribes	Roman Republic	Europe	Revolts suppressed; Roman annexation of Lusitania
111 BC	Han conquest of Nanyue[c]	Nanyue	Han China	Asia-Pacific	Nanyue defeated and annexed by China
111 BC	Han conquest of Minyue[d]	Dongyue	Han China	Asia-Pacific	Minyue defeated and annexed by China
54–50 BC	Gaulish revolts from Gallic Wars	Gaulish tribes	Roman Republic	Europe	Revolts suppressed; Roman annexation of Gaul
39–37 BC	Jewish resistance to Herodian invasion[e]	Judea	Roman Republic	Middle East and North Africa	End of the Hasmonean dynasty; beginning of the Roman client Herodian dynasty
6–9 AD	Great Illyrian Revolt	Illyrian tribes	Roman Empire	Europe	Revolt suppressed
9	Battle of the Teutoburg Forest	Germanic tribes	Roman Empire	Europe	Liberation of Germania from Roman rule
15–24	Rebellion of Tacfarinas	Musulamii, Mauri, Garamantes, Gaetuli	Roman Empire	Middle East and North Africa	Rebellion suppressed; consolidation of Roman rule in Africa
40–43	Trung sisters' rebellion	Vietnamese tribes	Han China	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
60–61	Boudican revolt	Brittonic tribes	Roman Empire	Europe	Revolt suppressed
66–135	Jewish–Roman wars	Judea	Roman Empire	Middle East and North Africa	Revolts suppressed; Jewish diaspora
137–138	Cham revolt against the Han dynasty	Lâm Ấp	Han China	Asia-Pacific	Independence of the Champa state from China
248	Rebellion of Lady Triệu	Vietnam	Eastern Wu	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
260–274	Gallo-Roman conflict	Gallic Empire	Roman Empire	Europe	Disestablishment of the Gallic Empire; reestablishment of Roman imperial rule in Gaul, Hispania, and Britain
270–273	Zenobia's revolt	Palmyrene Empire	Roman Empire	Middle East and North Africa	Disestablishment of the Palmyrene Empire; reestablishment of Roman imperial rule in Egypt, Palestine, Phoenicia, Syria, and Anatolia
286–296	Carausian revolt	Britannic Empire	Roman Empire	Europe	Disestablishment of the Britannic Empire; reestablishment of Roman imperial rule in Britain and northern Gaul
351–352	Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus	Judea	Roman Empire	Middle East and North Africa	Revolt suppressed
372–375	Rebellion of Firmus	Numidians	Roman Empire	Middle East and North Africa	Rebellion suppressed
484–573	Samaritan revolts	Samaria	Byzantine Empire	Middle East and North Africa	Revolts suppressed

Medieval (500–1500)

Dates	Name	Independent state	Anti-independence state	Region	Result
541–543	Rebellion of Lý Bôn	Vietnam	Liang China	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule
650–661	Persian revolts against the Rashidun Caliphate	Sasanian Iran	Rashidun Caliphate	Middle East and North Africa	Revolts suppressed by the Umayyad Caliphate
660–663	Paekche restoration movement	Paekche Korea	Tang China Silla Korea	Asia-Pacific	Movement defeated; Paekche initially annexed by China, subsequently transferred to Silla after the Silla-Tang War
679–687	Göktürk restoration movement	Second Turkic Khaganate	Tang China	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Göktürk independence from China
698	Battle of Tianmenling	Parhae	Zhou China	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Parhae from China
709–743	Revolts against Arab rule in Central Asia	Tokharistan, Khwarazm, Sogdia	Umayyad Caliphate	Asia-Pacific	Revolts suppressed; consolidation of Muslim rule in Central Asia
720–832	Bashmurian revolts	Bashmur	Umayyad Caliphate (720–750) Abbasid Caliphate (750–832)	Middle East and North Africa	Defeat of Egyptian Coptic insurgents
722	Battle of Covadonga	Asturias	Umayyad Caliphate	Europe	Asturias retains independence; beginning of the Reconquista
722–723	Rebellion of Mai Thúc Loan	Vietnam	Tang China	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
740–743	Berber Revolt	Barghawata, Tlemcen, Sijilmasa	Umayyad Caliphate	Middle East and North Africa	Independence of Berber states in western Maghreb from the Umayyad Caliphate
750–754	Tianbao War	Nanzhao	Tang China	Asia-Pacific	Liberation of Nanzhao from Chinese suzerainty
782–804	Saxon revolts from Saxon Wars	Saxony	Carolingian Empire	Europe	Revolts suppressed; Frankish annexation of Saxony
782–793	Frisian revolts against Frankish rule	Frisia	Carolingian Empire	Europe	Revolts suppressed
791–803	Rebellion of Phùng Hưng	Vietnam	Tang China	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
794	Battle of Shenchuan	Nanzhao	Tibet	Asia-Pacific	Liberation of Nanzhao from Tibetan suzerainty
816–837	Babak Khorramdin Revolt	Khurramites	Abbasid Caliphate	Middle East and North Africa	Defeat of Persian insurgents
824	Second Battle of Roncevaux Pass	Pamplona	Carolingian Empire	Europe	Creation of the Basque-speaking Kingdom of Pamplona
841–847	Yu'firid revolt	Yu'firids	Abbasid Caliphate	Middle East and North Africa	Independence of Yemen from the Abbasid Caliphate
864–869	Alavid revolt	Alavids	Abbasid Caliphate	Middle East and North Africa	Independence of Tabaristan from the Abbasid Caliphate
876	Rebellion of Domagoj	Croatia	East Francia	Europe	Liberation of Croatia from Frankish suzerainty
928–999	Parhae resistance to Khitan rule	Later Parhae (928–938) Chŏngan (938–999)	Liao	Asia-Pacific	Partial restoration of Parhae territory in 928; reconquest by Liao in 991
938	Battle of Bạch Đằng	Vietnam	Southern Han	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule
983	Slavic revolt	Lutici	Holy Roman Empire	Europe	Liberation of Polabian Slavs from German rule
1011–1013	Jarrahid revolt	Jarrahids	Fatimid Caliphate	Middle East and North Africa	Revolt suppressed; reestablishment of Fatimid rule in Palestine
1024–1029	Bedouin revolt	Jarrahids, Mirdasids, Kalbs	Fatimid Caliphate	Middle East and North Africa	Revolt suppressed; reestablishment of Fatimid rule in Palestine, Damascus and Homs
1029–1030	Rebellion of Tae Yŏllim	Heungyo	Liao	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Parhae insurgents
1029–1070	Sinhalese resistance to Chola rule	Polonnaruwa	Chola Empire	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Sri Lankan independence from the Chola Empire
1030	Battle of Stiklestad	Norway	North Sea Empire	Europe	Defeat of Norwegian insurgents
1034–1042	Rebellion of Stefan Vojislav	Duklja	Byzantine Empire	Europe	Independence of the Serbian state from the Byzantine Empire
1038–1047	Miecław's Rebellion	Miecław's State	Poland	Europe	Defeat of Miecław; reintegration of Mazovia into Poland
1040–1041	Uprising of Petar Delyan	Bulgaria	Byzantine Empire	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1042–1054	Nong Zhigao rebellions	Nantian	Vietnam, Song China	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Nùng insurgents
1067–1075	Anglo-Saxon resistance to Norman rule	England	Normandy	Europe	Revolts suppressed
1072–1073	Uprising of Georgi Voyteh	Bulgaria	Byzantine Empire	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1080	Rubenid revolt	Cilician Armenia	Byzantine Empire	Europe	Independence of Cilician Armenia from the Byzantine Empire
1089–1099	Georgian restoration from Great Turkish Troubles	Georgia	Seljuk Empire	Europe	Liberation of Georgia from Seljuk suzerainty; beginning of Georgian Golden Age
1128	Battle of São Mamede	Portugal	León	Europe	Independence of Portugal from León
1147–1150	Cham resistance to Khmer occupation	Champa	Cambodia	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Cham independence from Khmer occupation
1176	Battle of Legnano[f]	Lombard League	Holy Roman Empire	Europe	Peace of Constance; imperial prerogatives granted to the Lombard League
1177–1181	Khmer resistance to Cham occupation	Cambodia	Champa	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Khmer independence from Cham occupation
1185–1188	Uprising of Asen and Peter	Bulgaria	Byzantine Empire	Europe	Restoration of Bulgarian independence from the Byzantine Empire
1191–1203	Cham resistance to Khmer invasions[g]	Champa	Cambodia	Asia-Pacific	Champa recognized by Vietnam in 1199; annexed by Cambodia in 1203
1221–1231	Khwarazmian restoration movement	Khwarazm	Mongol Empire	Asia-Pacific	Movement defeated
1238	Siamese revolt against Khmer rule	Thailand	Cambodia	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Thailand from Cambodia
1259	Rebellion of David Narin	Western Georgia	Ilkhanate (Mongols)	Europe	Liberation of Western Georgia from Mongol rule
1270–1273	Sambyeolcho Rebellion	Sambyeolcho	Yuan Empire (Mongols)	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Korean insurgents; Korea under Mongol rule
1282	Sicilian Vespers	Sicily	Angevin-Neapolitan monarchy	Europe	Liberation of Sicilly from Angevin regime
1285–1287	Mon revolt against the Pagan dynasty	Martaban	Myanmar	Asia-Pacific	Creation of the Hanthawaddy kingdom
1296–1357	Scottish Wars of Independence	Scotland	England	Europe	Restoration of Scottish independence from English authority following the succession crisis
1300–1301	Second Mongol invasion of Myanmar[h]	Myinsaing	Yuan Empire (Mongols)	Asia-Pacific	Myinsaing retains independence; Mongol withdrawal from Upper Burma
1326	Cham revolt against the Trần dynasty	Champa	Vietnam	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Cham independence from Vietnamese suzerainty
1327	Tver Uprising	Tver	Golden Horde (Mongols)	Europe	Defeat of Russian insurgents
1330	Battle of Posada	Wallachia	Hungary	Europe	Independence of the Romanian state from Hungary
1343–1345	Saint George's Night Uprising	Estonians	Denmark Teutonic Order	Europe	Uprising suppressed; transfer of Estonia from Denmark to the Teutonic Order
1346–1347	Rebellion of Ismail Mukh	Bahmani Sultanate	Delhi Sultanate	Asia-Pacific	Creation of the Bahmani Sultanate; loss of Delhi's territory in the Deccan
1351–1368	Red Turban Rebellions	Ming China	Yuan Empire (Mongols)	Asia-Pacific	Creation of the Han-led Ming dynasty; Yuan retreat to the Mongolian Plateau
1353–1359	Ekdala Wars	Bengal	Delhi Sultanate	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Bengal from Delhi
1357; 1394	Liberation of Angkor from Siamese occupations[i]	Cambodia	Thailand	Asia-Pacific	Restorations of Khmer independence from Siamese occupations; beginning of Post-Angkor period
1400–1415	Glyndŵr rebellion	Wales	England	Europe	Rebellion suppressed
1408–1413	Uprising of Konstantin and Fruzhin	Bulgaria	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1418–1427	Lam Sơn uprising	Vietnam	Ming China	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Vietnamese independence from Chinese rule
1432–1479	Albanian–Ottoman Wars	League of Lezhë	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Independence of Albania in 1444; reconquest by the Ottoman Empire in 1479
1468–1500	Kazakh War of Independence	Kazakh Khanate	Uzbek Khanate	Asia-Pacific	Kazakh Khanate retains independence
1480	Battle of the Ugra	Muscovy	Great Horde (Mongols)	Europe	End of the Tatar yoke in Russia
1499	Swabian War	Swiss Confederacy	Holy Roman Empire	Europe	De facto independence of Switzerland from the Holy Roman Empire
1500	Rebellion of Oyake Akahachi	Ishigaki	Ryukyu	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed; Sakishima Islands annexed by Ryukyu

Early modern (1500–1800)

Dates	Name	Independent state	Anti-independence state	Region	Result
1511–1529	Spanish–Taíno War	Taíno of Puerto Rico	Spain	Americas	Revolt suppressed
1515–1523	Frisian peasant rebellion	Frisia	Habsburg Netherlands	Europe	Rebellion suppressed
1521–1523	Swedish War of Liberation	Sweden	Kalmar Union	Europe	Restoration of Swedish independence from the Kalmar Union
1536–1572	Inca resistance to Spanish rule	Inca Empire	Spain	Americas	Neo-Inca conquered by Spain
1540–1542	Mixtón War	Caxcan	Spain	Americas	Revolt suppressed
1548–1582	Bayano Wars	Panamanian Maroons	Spain	Americas	Revolts suppressed
1549	Battle of Danki	Cayor	Jolof Empire	Sub-Saharan Africa	Disintegration of the Jolof Empire
1549–1552	Mon revolt against the Toungoo dynasty	Hanthawaddy	Myanmar	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed
1550–1600	Chichimeca War	Chichimeca	Spain	Americas	Spanish repression of the Chichimeca replaced by peaceful assimilation
1552–1556	Kazan rebellion	Kazan	Russia	Europe	Rebellion suppressed
1568–1571	Morisco Revolt	Morisco	Spain	Europe	Revolt suppressed
1568–1648	Eighty Years' War	Netherlands	Spain	Europe	Independence of the Netherlands from Spain
1573	Rebellion of Mohamed Thakurufaanu	Maldives	Portugal	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Maldivian independence from Portugal
1576–1610	Baro-Bhuyan resistance to Mughal rule	Bhati	Mughal Empire	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Baro-Bhuyan insurgents; Bengal totally under Mughal rule
1584–1593	Nandric War[j]	Thailand	Myanmar	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Siamese independence from Burmese suzerainty
1586–1589	Kashmiri resistance to Mughal rule	Kashmir	Mughal Empire	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Kashmiri insurgents
1590–1600	Bozhou rebellion	Bozhou	Ming China	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Miao insurgents; liquidation of autonomy of Bozhou
1593–1603	Tyrone's Rebellion	Irish confederacy	England	Europe	Defeat of Irish clans; English annexation of Ireland
1594	Uprising in Banat	Serbia	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1596	Himara Revolt	Albania	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Revolt suppressed
1596–1597	Grdan's Uprising	Serbia	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1598	First Tarnovo Uprising	Bulgaria	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1598–1604	Destruction of the Seven Cities	Mapuche	Spain	Americas	Elimination of Spanish settlements in southern Chile
1600; 1611	Rebellions of Dionysios	Greece	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Rebellions suppressed
1601–1607	Acaxee Rebellion	Acaxee	Spain	Americas	Rebellion suppressed
1604–1606	Bocskai uprising	Hungary	Habsburg monarchy	Europe	Recognition of the independent Principality of Transylvania
1611–1612	Muscovite resistance to Polish occupation	Russia	Poland–Lithuania	Europe	Liberation of Russia from Polish occupation following the succession crisis
1614–1659	Kakheti resistance to Iranian rule	Kakheti	Safavid Iran	Europe	Defeat of Georgian insurgents
1616–1620	Tepehuán Revolt	Tepehuán	Spain	Americas	Revolt suppressed
1618–1620	Bohemian Revolt	Bohemia	Habsburg monarchy	Europe	Revolt suppressed; Bohemian elective monarchy replaced by Habsburg hereditary succession
1621–1629	She–An Rebellion	Mu'ege, Shuidong	Ming China	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Yi insurgents; liquidation of autonomy of Shuidong
1640–1659	Reapers' War	Catalan Republic	Spain	Europe	Partition of Catalonia between Spain and France
1640–1668	Portuguese Restoration War	Portugal	Spain	Europe	Restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain
1646	Battle of Passempe	Boné	Gowa Sultanate	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Buginese insurgents
1647–1648	Neapolitan Revolt	Neapolitan Republic	Spain	Europe	Revolt suppressed
1648–1657	Khmelnytsky Uprising	Cossack Hetmanate	Poland–Lithuania	Europe	Independence of Ukraine from Poland–Lithuania
1669–1672	Shakushain's revolt	Ainu	Edo Japan	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed; consolidation of Japanese rule in Hokkaido
1670–1699	Spanish–Chamorro Wars	Chamorro	Spain	Asia-Pacific	Revolts suppressed
1675–1678	King Philip's War	Wampanoags, Nipmucks, Narragansetts, Wabanakis	New England Confederation	Americas	Defeat of Native coalition
1679–1707	Rathore rebellion	Marwar	Mughal Empire	Asia-Pacific	Liberation of Marwar from Mughal suzerainty
1680–1695	Rebellion of Zumbi	Palmares	Portugal	Americas	Defeat of Afro-Brazilian insurgents
1680–1696	Pueblo Revolts	Puebloans	Spain	Americas	Liberation of New Mexico from Spanish rule in 1680; reconquest by Spain in 1692
1688	Chiprovtsi uprising	Bulgaria	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1689	Karposh's Uprising	Kumanovo	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1703–1711	Rákóczi's War of Independence	Hungary	Habsburg monarchy	Europe	Revolt suppressed
1709–1710	Rebellion of Pablo Presbere	Talamanca	Spain	Americas	Liberation of Talamanca from Spanish rule
1709–1714	Kandahar Rebellion	Hotak Afghanistan	Safavid Iran	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Afghanistan from Iran
1712–1713	Tzeltal Rebellion	Tzeltal Maya	Spain	Americas	Rebellion suppressed
1715–1717	Yamasee War	Yamasee	South Carolina	Americas	Defeat of Native coalition; transition of South Carolina from a proprietary colony to a Crown colony
1722–1730	Syunik rebellion[k]	Armenia	Safavid Iran Ottoman Empire	Europe	Rebellion suppressed
1727	Northern Thai revolt against the Nyaungyan dynasty	Lanna	Myanmar	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Northern Thai independence from Myanmar
1728–1739	First Maroon War	Jamaican Maroons	Britain	Americas	Autonomy granted to Jamaican Maroons
1729–1731	Natchez revolt	Natchez	French Indies Company	Americas	Revolt suppressed; transfer of the Company's ruling powers over Louisiana to the French Crown
1729–1769	Corsican War of Independence	Corsican Republic	Genoa (1729–1768) France (1768–1769)	Europe	De facto independence of Corsica from Genoa in 1755; annexed by France in 1769
1733	Slave insurrection on St. John	Saint John	Danish West India Company	Americas	Insurrection suppressed
1740	Mon revolt against the Nyaungyan dynasty	Hanthawaddy	Myanmar	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Mon independence from Myanmar; beginning of the Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War
1742–1752	Juan Santos Rebellion	Asháninka, Quechua, Yanesha, Shipibo, Piro	Spain	Americas	Liberation of Gran Pajonal and Cerro de la Sal from Spanish rule
1744–1829	Dagohoy rebellion	Bohol	Spain	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1754–1762	Kashmiri revolt against Afghan rule	Kashmir	Durrani Afghanistan	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Kashmir in 1754; reconquest by Afghanistan in 1762
1756–1757	Chingünjav rebellion	Outer Mongolia	Qing Empire	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Khalkha Mongol insurgents
1756–1758	Amursana rebellion	Dzungar Khanate	Qing Empire	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Oirat Mongol insurgents; Dzungar genocide
1757–1759	Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas	Altishahr Khojas	Qing Empire	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed; East Turkestan totally under Qing rule
1760–1761	Tacky's Revolt	Jamaica	Britain	Americas	Revolt suppressed
1762–1765	Palaris revolt	Pangasinan	Spain	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed
1763–1764	Berbice Rebellion	Guyana	Dutch West India Company	Americas	Rebellion suppressed
1763–1766	Pontiac's War	Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region	Britain	Americas	Royal Proclamation of 1763; establishment of the Indian Reserve
1766–1834	Chuar Rebellion	Ghatshila, Dhalbhum, Midnapore, Bishnupur, Barabhum	British East India Company	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed; consolidation of British rule in Jungle Terry
1767	Battle of Phosamton	Thailand	Myanmar	Asia-Pacific	Liberation of Siam from Burmese occupation; beginning of Taksin's reunification of Thailand
1769–1797	Carib Wars	Saint Vincent	Britain	Americas	Garifuna defeated and deported to Honduras
1770	Orlov revolt	Greece	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Revolt suppressed
1775–1783	American Revolutionary War	United States	Britain	Americas	Independence of the United States from Britain
1780–1783	Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II	Native Peruvians	Spain	Americas	Rebellion suppressed
1781	Rebellion of Túpac Katari	Native Bolivians	Spain	Americas	Rebellion suppressed
1785–1795	Northwest Indian War	United Indian Nations	United States	Americas	Defeat of the Native confederacy; U.S. annexation of the Old Northwest
1789–1790	Brabant Revolution	United Belgian States	Habsburg monarchy	Europe	Revolution suppressed
1791–1804	Haitian Revolution	Haiti	France	Americas	Independence of Haiti from France
1794	Kościuszko Uprising	Poland–Lithuania	Russia Prussia	Europe	Uprising suppressed; Third Partition of Poland; fall of Poland–Lithuania
1798–1804	Irish Rebellion of 1798	Irish Republic	Britain	Europe	Rebellion suppressed; abolition of the Parliament of Ireland; establishment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1799–1803	Rebellion of William Bowles	State of Muskogee	Spain	Americas	Rebellion suppressed

Late modern (1800–1945)

Dates	Name	Independent state	Anti-independence state	Region	Result
1802–1818	Russo-Tlingit War[ru]	Tlingit	Russian-American Company	Americas	Defeat of Tlingit clans
1803–1810	Rebellion of Pandara Vanniyan	Vannimai	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Sri Lankan Tamil insurgents
1804–1817	Serbian Revolution	Serbia	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Establishment of the Principality of Serbia under Ottoman suzerainty
1806	Vellore Mutiny	Mysore	British East India Company	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed
1806–1807	Greater Poland uprising of 1806	Poland	Prussia	Europe	Creation of the Duchy of Warsaw
1807	Tunisian–Algerian War of 1807	Tunisia	Algeria	Middle East and North Africa	Liberation of Tunisia from Algerian suzerainty
1808–1814	Peninsular War	Spain Portugal	France	Europe	Restoration of Spanish independence from French rule; liberation of Portugal from French occupation; establishment of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
1808–1833	Latin American wars of independence			Americas	Independence of many Spanish-American colonies from Spain
	Bolivian War of Independence	Bolivia	Spain
	Ecuadorian War of Independence	Ecuador
	Venezuelan War of Independence	Venezuela
	Argentine War of Independence	Río de la Plata
	Colombian War of Independence	Colombia
	Mexican War of Independence	Mexico
	Chilean War of Independence	Chile
	Peruvian War of Independence	Peru
1810	Imereti resistance to Russian rule	Imereti	Russia	Europe	Revolt suppressed; Georgia totally under Russian rule
1810–1813	Tecumseh's War	Tecumseh's confederacy	United States	Americas	Defeat of the Native confederacy
1813	German campaign[l]	German states	France	Europe	Dissolution of the Rhine Confederation
1814	Swedish–Norwegian War	Norway	Sweden	Europe	Convention of Moss; establishment of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
1817	Pernambucan revolt	Pernambuco	Portugal	Americas	Defeat of Brazilian insurgents
1817	Pattimura War[id]	Ambon	Netherlands	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed
1817–1818	Uva-Wellassa Rebellion	Sri Lanka	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed; consolidation of British rule in Sri Lanka
1817–1818	Paika Rebellion	Khurda	British East India Company	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1817–1819	Third Anglo-Maratha War	Maratha	British East India Company	Asia-Pacific	Fall of the Maratha Empire; the Company takes control over all Maratha territories
1817–1864	Caucasian War	Caucasian Imamate Circassia	Russia	Europe	North Caucasus annexed by Russia; Circassian genocide
1819–1826	Manipuri resistance to Burmese occupation	Manipur	Myanmar	Asia-Pacific	Liberation of Manipur from Burmese occupation
1820	Totonicapán Uprising	Kʼicheʼ Maya	Spain	Americas	Uprising suppressed
1820	Neak sel Rebellion	Cambodia	Vietnam	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1821–1822	Assamese resistance to Burmese occupation	Assam	Myanmar	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Assamese insurgents; Britain takes over Assam after the First Anglo-Burmese War
1821–1829	Greek War of Independence	Greece	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire
1822–1824	Brazilian War of Independence	Brazil	Portugal	Americas	Independence of Brazil from Portugal
1823	Novales revolt	Philippines	Spain	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed
1823	Rebellion of Ghezo	Dahomey	Oyo Empire	Sub-Saharan Africa	Liberation of Dahomey from Oyo suzerainty
1825–1830	Java War	Java	Netherlands	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed
1826–1828	Anouvong's Rebellion	Vientiane Champasak	Thailand	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of rebel Lao states; beginning of the Siamese–Vietnamese War
1830–1831	November Uprising	Poland	Russia	Europe	Uprising suppressed; liquidation of autonomy of Congress Poland
1830–1839	Belgian Revolution	Belgium	Netherlands	Europe	Independence of Belgium from the Netherlands
1830–1875	French Pacification of Algeria	Emirate of Mascara Beylik of Constantine Sultanate of Beni Abbas	France	Middle East and North Africa	Revolts suppressed
1833	Anastasio Aquino's rebellion	Nonualco	Federal Republic of Central America	Americas	Rebellion suppressed
1834–1835	Ja Thak Wa uprising	Champa	Vietnam	Asia-Pacific	Uprising suppressed
1835–1836	Texas Revolution	Texas	Mexico	Americas	De facto independence of Texas from Mexico
1835–1845	Ragamuffin War	Riograndense Republic Juliana Republic	Brazil	Americas	Juliana and Riograndense disestablished and reintegrated into Brazil
1836	Battle of Gawakuke	Gobir	Sokoto Caliphate	Sub-Saharan Africa	Defeat of Hausa insurgents
1836–1839	War of the Confederation	Peru	Peru–Bolivian Confederation	Americas	Restoration of Peruvian independence; dissolution of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
1837–1838	Rebellions of 1837–1838 in Canada	Republic of Lower Canada Republic of Canada	Britain	Americas	Rebellions suppressed; unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada
1838–1840	Second Central American Civil War	Guatemala Nicaragua Honduras	Federal Republic of Central America	Americas	Dissolution of the Federal Republic of Central America
1840–1841	Cambodian Uprising	Cambodia	Vietnam	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Cambodia from Vietnam
1844–1847	Franco-Tahitian War	Tahiti Huahine Raiatea Bora Bora	France	Asia-Pacific	Tahiti under French protection; Huahine, Raiatea, and Bora Bora retain independence
1844–1856	Dominican War of Independence	Dominican Republic	Haiti	Americas	Independence of the Dominican Republic from Haiti
1845–1872	New Zealand Wars	Kīngitanga	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Māori Iwi; New Zealand land confiscations
1846	Kraków Uprising	Poland	Austria	Europe	Uprising suppressed; Austrian annexation of Kraków
1847–1915	Caste War of Yucatán	Maya state of Chan Santa Cruz	Mexico	Americas	De facto independence of the Maya state in 1849; reconquest by Mexico in 1901
1848	Matale rebellion	Sri Lanka	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1848	Poznań Uprising	Poland	Prussia	Europe	Uprising suppressed; transition of Posen from a grand duchy to a province
1848–1849	Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Hungary	Austria	Europe	Revolution suppressed; Hungarian passive resistance until the Compromise of 1867
1848–1849	Second Anglo-Sikh War	Sikh Empire	British East India Company	Asia-Pacific	Fall of the Sikh Empire; British annexation of Punjab
1848–1866	Italian Wars of Independence[11]	Italy	Austria	Europe	Creation of the Kingdom of Italy; unification of the Italian peninsula
1855–1856	Santhal rebellion	Santal	British East India Company	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed; consolidation of British rule in Santal Parganas
1856–1873	Panthay Rebellion	Dali sultanate	Qing Empire	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Chinese Muslim insurgents
1857–1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Mughal Empire	British East India Company	Asia-Pacific	Fall of the Mughal Empire; transfer of the Company's ruling powers over India to the British Crown
1861–1865	American Civil War	Confederate States	United States (Union)	Americas	Dissolution of the Confederacy; reintegration of the Confederate states into the United States
1861–1883	Chilean Pacification of Araucanía	Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia	Chile	Americas	Defeat of Mapuche chiefdoms; Chilean annexation of Araucanía
1862–1877	Tongzhi Hui Revolt	Yettishar	Qing Empire	Asia-Pacific	East Turkestan reconquered by the Qing Empire
1863–1865	January Uprising	Poland	Russia	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1863–1865	Dominican Restoration War	Dominican Republic	Spain	Americas	Restoration of Dominican independence from Spanish occupation
1866	Lykhny revolt	Abkhazia	Russia	Europe	Revolt suppressed
1868	Lares revolt	Republic of Puerto Rico	Spain	Americas	Revolt suppressed
1868–1878	Ten Years' War	Republic of Cuba in Arms	Spain	Americas	Revolt suppressed
1871	Rakovica revolt	Croatian People's Government	Austria-Hungary	Europe	Revolt suppressed
1872	Cavite mutiny	Philippines	Spain	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed
1874–1903	Acehnese resistance to Dutch rule	Aceh	Netherlands	Asia-Pacific	Aceh defeated and annexed into Dutch East Indies
1876	April Uprising	Bulgarian Revolutionary Central Committee	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Uprising suppressed; beginning of the Russo-Turkish War, which led to de facto independence of Bulgaria in 1878
1876–1878	Serbian Wars of Independence	Serbia	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Independence of Serbia from the Ottoman Empire
1877	Romanian War of Independence	Romania	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Independence of Romania from the Ottoman Empire
1879–1880	Uprising of Sheikh Ubeydullah	Kurdistan	Ottoman Empire Qajar Iran	Middle East and North Africa	Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1880–1881	First Boer War	South African Republic	Britain	Sub-Saharan Africa	Restoration of the South African Republic
1881–1899	Mahdist War	Mahdist Sudan	Egypt (1881–1882) Britain (1882–1899)	Middle East and North Africa	Disestablishment of Mahdist Sudan; establishment of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
1885	Jambi uprising	Jambi	Netherlands	Asia-Pacific	Uprising suppressed
1885–1895	Burmese resistance to British rule	Myanmar	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Insurgency suppressed
1885–1896	Cần Vương movement	Vietnam	France	Asia-Pacific	Insurgency suppressed
1887–1897	Leewards War	Huahine Raiatea Bora Bora	France	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Tahitian insurgents; annexation of the Leeward Islands into French Polynesia
1895	Taiwanese resistance to Japanese invasion	Formosan Republic[m]	Japan	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Taiwanese militia; Japanese annexation of Taiwan
1895–1898	Cuban War of Independence	Cuba	Spain	Americas	Independence of Cuba from Spain after 4 years of American occupation
1896–1897	Second Matabele War	Mthwakazi	British South Africa Company	Sub-Saharan Africa	Revolt suppressed
1896–1898	Philippine Revolution	Philippines	Spain	Asia-Pacific	Creation of the First Philippine Republic; beginning of the Philippine–American War
1896–1903	Menalamba rebellion	Madagascar	France	Sub-Saharan Africa	Defeat of Merina insurgents; consolidation of French rule in Madagascar
1898	Hut Tax War	Temne, Mende	Britain	Sub-Saharan Africa	Rebellions suppressed
1899–1900	Rebellion of Birsa Munda	Munda, Oraon	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1899–1902	Philippine–American War	Philippines	United States	Asia-Pacific	Philippines defeated and annexed by the United States
1899–1920	Somali Dervish movement	Somalia	Britain Italy	Sub-Saharan Africa	Dissolution of the movement
1900	War of the Golden Stool	Asante Empire	Britain	Sub-Saharan Africa	Asante defeated and annexed into British Gold Coast
1901–1936	Holy Man's Rebellion	Lao Theung	France	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1902–1913	Moro Rebellion	Sulu Sultanate	United States	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1903	Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising	Kruševo Republic Strandzha Commune	Ottoman Empire	Europe	Defeat of Macedonian and Bulgarian insurgents
1903	Sokoto resistance to British rule	Sokoto Caliphate	Britain	Sub-Saharan Africa	Movement defeated
1904–1908	Herero Wars	Herero, Nama	Germany	Sub-Saharan Africa	Revolt suppressed; Herero and Nama genocide
1905–1907	Maji Maji Rebellion	Matumbi, Ngindo, Ngoni, Yao	Germany	Sub-Saharan Africa	Rebellion suppressed
1905–1909	Korean resistance to Japanese annexation	Righteous armies	Japan	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Korean militia; Japanese annexation of Korea
1906	Bambatha Rebellion	Zululand	Britain	Sub-Saharan Africa	Rebellion suppressed
1911–1912	Manufahi rebellion	Native kingdoms in Timor-Leste	Portugal	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1912	Battle of Khovd	Mongolia	Qing Empire	Asia-Pacific	Liberation of Outer Mongolia from Qing rule; de facto independence of Outer Mongolia from China
1912	Xinhai Lhasa turmoil	Tibet	Qing Empire	Asia-Pacific	Liberation of Tibet from Qing rule; de facto independence of Tibet from China
1912–1934	French Pacification of Morocco	Ait Atta, Chaouia, Sahrawis, Zayanes	France	Middle East and North Africa	Revolts suppressed
1914–1915	Maritz rebellion	Transvaal Republic	South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Defeat of Boer insurgents; occupation of German South West Africa by South Africa
1914–1918	Assyrian involvement in World War I	Assyrian volunteers	Ottoman Empire Qajar Iran	Middle East and North Africa	The Allies' breach of their promise to establish an independent Assyrian state
1915	Tapani uprising	Da Ming Cibeiguo	Japan	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Han Taiwanese insurgents
1915–1918	Senussi campaign	Senussi Order	Italy	Middle East and North Africa	Defeat of the Senussi Order
1915–1920	Haitian resistance to U.S. occupation	Cacos	United States	Americas	Revolts suppressed
1916–1917	Kaocen revolt	Tuareg	France	Sub-Saharan Africa	Revolt suppressed
1916–1918	Arab Revolt	Hejaz	Ottoman Empire	Middle East and North Africa	Independence of the Hejaz from the Ottoman Empire; partition of the Ottoman Empire
1916–1921	Irish Revolution	Ireland	Britain	Europe	Anglo-Irish Treaty; establishment of the Irish Free State; partition of Ireland
1916–1934	Basmachi movement	Turkestan	Soviet Russia (1917–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1934)	Asia-Pacific	Movement defeated; consolidation of Soviet rule in Central Asia
1917–1919	Kuki Rebellion	Kuki-Zo	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1917–1920	North Caucasian independence movement[13]	Republic of the Mountaineers North Caucasian Emirate	Russian State Soviet Russia	Europe	Movement defeated; North Caucasus annexed by Soviet Russia
1917–1921	Ukrainian War of Independence	Ukraine	Soviet Russia Poland Romania	Europe	Independence of Ukraine from Russia; partition of Ukraine by the Soviet Union and Poland; Khotyn Uprising suppressed by Romania
1917–1922	Dominican resistance to U.S. occupation	Gavilleros	United States	Americas	Revolt suppressed
1918–1919	Poznań War	Poland	Germany	Europe	Independence of Poland from Germany
1918–1920	Estonian War of Independence	Estonia	Soviet Russia	Europe	Independence of Estonia from Russia
1918–1920	Latvian War of Independence	Latvia	Soviet Russia	Europe	Independence of Latvia from Russia
1918–1920	Lithuanian Wars of Independence	Lithuania	Soviet Russia Poland	Europe	Independence of Lithuania from Russia and Poland
1918–1921	Vue Pa Chay's revolt	Hmong	France	Asia-Pacific	Revolt suppressed
1919	Christmas Uprising	Montenegrin Greens	Yugoslavia	Europe	Uprising suppressed; Montenegro integrated into Yugoslavia
1919	Third Anglo-Afghan War	Afghanistan	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Britain recognizes Afghanistan's independence
1919–1923	Turkish War of Independence	Turkey	Ottoman Empire Greece France Britain Armenia Georgia	Europe	Creation of the Republic of Turkey; fall of the Ottoman Empire; replacement of the Treaty of Sèvres by the Treaty of Lausanne
1919–1924	Mahmud Barzanji revolts	Kingdom of Kurdistan	Britain Iraq	Middle East and North Africa	Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1919–1945	Korean armed resistance to Japanese rule	Korean independence activist organizations	Japan	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Korean independence from Japan; beginning of the Allied military administration in Korea
1920	Franco-Syrian War	Arab Kingdom of Syria	France	Middle East and North Africa	Disestablishment of the Arab Kingdom of Syria; establishment of French Syria
1920	Iraqi Revolt	Iraq	Britain	Middle East and North Africa	Anglo-Iraqi Treaty; establishment of Mandatory Iraqi Kingdom
1920	Ganja revolt	Azerbaijan	Soviet Russia	Europe	Revolt suppressed
1920	Slutsk uprising	Belarus	Soviet Russia	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1920–1926	Rif War	Rif Republic	Spain	Middle East and North Africa	Disestablishment of the Rif Republic; consolidation of Spanish rule in Rif
1921	February Uprising	Mountainous Armenia	Soviet Russia	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1921	Mongolian People's Revolution	Mongolia	China	Asia-Pacific	Restoration of Outer Mongolian independence from Chinese occupation; creation of the Mongolian People's Republic
1921–1922	Malabar rebellion	Malayala Rajyam	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1922–1924	Manyam Rebellion	Vizagapatam Hill tribes	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1922–1932	Second Italo-Senussi War	Senussi Order	Fascist Italy	Middle East and North Africa	Defeat of the Senussi Order; Libyan genocide
1924	August Uprising	Committee for the Independence of Georgia	Soviet Union	Europe	Uprising suppressed
1924–1925	Tungus Uprising	Tungus Republic	Soviet Union	Asia-Pacific	Peace surrender of Yakut and Tungusic insurgents
1925	San Blas Rebellion	Republic of Tule	Panama	Americas	Autonomy granted to the Guna
1925–1927	Great Syrian Revolt	Syria	France	Middle East and North Africa	Establishment of Mandatory Syrian Republic
1927–1931	Ararat rebellion	Republic of Ararat	Turkey	Middle East and North Africa	Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1927–1933	Nicaraguan resistance to U.S. occupation	Sandinistas	United States	Americas	U.S. withdrawal from Nicaragua
1930	Wushe Rebellion	Seediq	Japan	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of Native Taiwanese insurgents
1931–1934	Kumul Rebellion	East Turkestan	China	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1936–1939	Arab revolt in Palestine	Arab Higher Committee	Britain	Middle East and North Africa	Revolt suppressed
1936–1941	Ethiopian resistance to Italian occupation	Ethiopia	Fascist Italy	Sub-Saharan Africa	Restoration of Ethiopian independence from Italian occupation after 3 years of British administration
1939	Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine	Carpatho-Ukraine[n]	Hungary	Europe	Carpatho-Ukraine defeated and annexed by Hungary
1939–1945	Polish resistance movement in World War II	Polish Underground State People's Guard	Nazi Germany	Europe	Restoration of Polish statehood from German and Soviet occupation; establishment of the Provisional Government of National Unity
1940–1944	1940–1944 insurgency in Chechnya	Provisional Popular Revolutionary Government of Chechnya-Ingushetia	Soviet Union	Europe	Insurgency suppressed; deportation of the Chechens and Ingushes to Central Asia
1941–1942	Japanese invasion of Myanmar	State of Burma	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Creation of the State of Burma under Japanese occupation
1941–1945	Yugoslav National Liberation War	Yugoslavia	Nazi Germany Fascist Italy Hungary Bulgaria	Europe	Creation of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1942–1944	Albanian National Liberation Movement	Albania	Fascist Italy (1942–1943) Nazi Germany (1943–1944)	Europe	Creation of the People's Republic of Albania
1944	Operation U-Go	Free India	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Operation defeated
1944–1946	Ili Rebellion	East Turkestan	China	Asia-Pacific	Establishment of the Coalition Government of Xinjiang Province
1944–1948	Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine	Jewish Resistance Movement	Britain	Middle East and North Africa	British withdrawal from Palestine; beginning of the civil war in Mandatory Palestine
1944–1956	Guerrilla war in the Baltic states	Lithuanian partisans Latvian partisans Estonian partisans	Soviet Union	Europe	Revolts suppressed
1945	Burmese Army's resistance to Japanese occupation	Patriotic Burmese Forces	Japan	Asia-Pacific	Myanmar returns to British rule and later becomes independent
1945	August Revolution	Democratic Republic of Vietnam	Japan	Asia-Pacific	Creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam; beginning of the First Indochina War

Contemporary (1945–present)

Dates	Name	Independent state	Anti-independence state	Region	Result
1945–1949	Indonesian National Revolution	Indonesia	Netherlands	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands
1946–1954	First Indochina War	Vietnam Laos Cambodia	France	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from France; partition of Vietnam
1947–1949	Malagasy Uprising	Madagascar	France	Sub-Saharan Africa	Uprising suppressed
1948–1949	First Arab–Israeli War[o]	Israel	Arab League	Middle East and North Africa	State of Israel established over 78% of the territory of former Mandatory Palestine; the rest under Jordanian and Egyptian control
1948–1960	Malayan Emergency	Malayan Communist Party	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Communist insurgency continues after Malayan independence from Britain in 1957
1948–ongoing	Insurgency in Balochistan	Kalat (1948–1960) Balochistan Liberation Front (1964–present)	Pakistan Iran	Asia-Pacific	Ongoing; Pakistani counter-insurgency launched in 2024
1950–1954	Puerto Rican Nationalist Party insurgency	Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico	United States	Americas	Insurgency suppressed
1950–1963	Ambonese resistance to Indonesian rule	South Maluku	Indonesia	Asia-Pacific	South Maluku defeated and annexed by Indonesia
1952–1960	Mau Mau rebellion	Kenya Land and Freedom Army	Britain	Sub-Saharan Africa	Rebellion suppressed
1954–1962	Algerian War	Algeria	France	Middle East and North Africa	Independence of Algeria from France
1954–ongoing	Insurgency in Northeast India	Separatist groups in Northeast India	India	Asia-Pacific	Ongoing as low level insurgency
1955–1959	Cyprus Emergency	Cyprus	Britain	Europe	Independence of Cyprus from Britain
1955–2005	South Sudanese wars of independence	South Sudan	Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Independence of South Sudan from Sudan after 6 years of autonomy
1959	1959 Tibetan uprising	Tibet	China	Asia-Pacific	Uprising suppressed; abolition of the Tibetan Government; Tibetan diaspora
1959	Viqueque rebellion	Permesta, Timor-Leste	Portugal	Asia-Pacific	Rebellion suppressed
1959–2011	Basque conflict	Basque National Liberation Movement	Spain France	Europe	Dissolution of ETA
1960–1963	Katanga and South Kasai secessions[p]	State of Katanga South Kasai	Congo-Léopoldville	Sub-Saharan Africa	Katanga and South Kasai defeated and reintegrated into Congo-Léopoldville
1961–1963	Aden Emergency	South Yemen	Britain	Middle East and North Africa	Independence of South Yemen from Britain
1961–1974	Portuguese Colonial War			Sub-Saharan Africa	Independence of Angola, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique from Portugal
	Angolan War of Independence	Angola	Portugal
	Guinea-Bissau War of Independence	Guinea-Bissau
	Mozambican War of Independence	Mozambique
1961–1991	Eritrean War of Independence	Eritrea	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia
1962	Brunei revolt	Brunei People's Party	Britain	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of BPR, who aims to found the North Borneo Federation; abstention of Brunei from joining Malaysia
1962–1982	Rwenzururu movement	Rwenzururu	Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	Autonomy granted to Rwenzururu
1962–1990	Communist insurgency in Sarawak	North Kalimantan Communist Party	Britain (1962–1963) Malaysia (1963–1990)	Asia-Pacific	Dissolution of NKCP
1962–ongoing	Papua conflict	Free Papua Movement	Indonesia	Asia-Pacific	Ongoing
1966–1988	South African Border War	Namibia	South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Independence of Namibia from South Africa
1967–1970	Nigerian Civil War	Biafra	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Biafra defeated and reintegrated into Nigeria
1968–2019	Moro conflict	Bangsamoro	Philippines	Asia-Pacific	Peace agreement; establishment of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority
1970–ongoing	Western Sahara conflict	Sahrawi Republic	Spain (1970–1975) Morocco (1975–present)	Middle East and North Africa	Ongoing; 70% of Western Sahara occupied and administered by Morocco
1971	Bangladesh Liberation War	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Asia-Pacific	Independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan
1973–ongoing	Oromo conflict	Oromo Liberation Front	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Ongoing
1974	Cyprus Peace Operation	Northern Cyprus	Cyprus	Europe	De facto independence of Northern Cyprus; partition of Cyprus
1975–1978	Indonesian invasion of East Timor[q]	Timor-Leste	Indonesia	Asia-Pacific	Timor-Leste defeated and annexed by Indonesia
1975–ongoing	Cabinda War	Cabinda	Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	Ongoing
1976–2005	Insurgency in Aceh	Free Aceh Movement	Indonesia	Asia-Pacific	Autonomy granted to Aceh; disarmament of GAM
1976–ongoing	Corsican conflict	National Liberation Front of Corsica	France	Europe	Low-level conflict since 2014
1978–2025	Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency	Kurdistan Communities Union	Turkey	Middle East and North Africa	Kurdish villages depopulated by Turkey; PKK declares disbands in 2025
1979–1983	1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran	Iranian Kurdistan	Iran	Middle East and North Africa	Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1979–1989	Soviet–Afghan War	Afghan mujahideen	Soviet Union	Asia-Pacific	Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan; beginning of the Afghan Civil War
1981–1991	Somaliland War of Independence	Somaliland	Somalia	Sub-Saharan Africa	De facto independence of Somaliland from Somalia
1982–ongoing	Casamance conflict	Casamance	Senegal	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low-level conflict since 2014
1983–2009	Sri Lankan civil war	Tamil Eelam	Sri Lanka	Asia-Pacific	Defeat of LTTE
1984–1995	Insurgency in Punjab	Khalistan	India	Asia-Pacific	Insurgency suppressed
1988–1998	Bougainville Civil War	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	Asia-Pacific	Bougainville receives autonomy in 2002; votes in favor of independence in 2019
1988–2023	Nagorno-Karabakh conflict	Artsakh	Azerbaijan	Europe	De facto independence of Artsakh in 1991; disestablishment of the Republic of Artsakh in 2023; Azerbaijan takes over Nagorno-Karabakh
1989–ongoing	Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir	All Parties Hurriyat Conference	India	Asia-Pacific	Ongoing
1990	Barin uprising	East Turkestan	China	Asia-Pacific	Uprising suppressed
1990–1992	Transnistria War	Transnistria	Moldova	Europe	De facto independence of Transnistria from Moldova
1991	Liberation of Kuwait campaign[r]	Kuwait	Iraq	Middle East and North Africa	Restoration of Kuwaiti independence from Iraqi occupation
1991	Slovenian War of Independence	Slovenia	Yugoslavia	Europe	Independence of Slovenia from Yugoslavia
1991–1992	South Ossetia War	South Ossetia	Georgia	Europe	De facto independence of South Ossetia from Georgia
1991–1995	Croatian War of Independence	Croatia	Yugoslavia	Europe	Independence of Croatia from Yugoslavia
1992–1993	War in Abkhazia	Abkhazia	Georgia	Europe	De facto independence of Abkhazia from Georgia
1992–1995	Bosnian War	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Croatia	Europe	Dayton Agreement; creation of the Bosnia and Herzegovina
1994–2009	Chechen Wars	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria	Russia	Europe	De facto independence of Chechnya in 1991; disestablishment of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in 2000; Chechnya as a federal subject of Russia
1998–1999	Kosovo War	Kosovo	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	Europe	Independence of Kosovo from Serbia after 9 years of UN administration
2000–2005	Second Intifada	Palestine	Israel	Middle East and North Africa	Uprising suppressed; Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip
2001–2021	Taliban insurgency	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	United States	Asia-Pacific	U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan; restoration of the Taliban government
2003–2011	Iraqi insurgency	Naqshbandi Army Mahdi Army Islamic State of Iraq	United States	Middle East and North Africa	U.S. withdrawal from Iraq; beginning of the 2013–2017 War in Iraq
2004–ongoing	South Thailand insurgency	Patani	Thailand	Asia-Pacific	Ongoing
2006–ongoing	Insurgency in Bakassi	Democratic Republic of Bakassi (2006–2018) Biafra Nations League (2021–present)	Cameroon Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Ongoing
2009–2017	Insurgency in the North Caucasus	Caucasus Emirate	Russia	Europe	Dissolution of the Caucasus Emirate; beginning of the Islamic State insurgency
2012	2012 Tuareg rebellion	Azawad	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	Azawadi unrecognized independence renounced in 2013; beginning of the Mali War
2017–ongoing	Anglophone Crisis	Ambazonia	Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	Ongoing
2020–ongoing	Western Togoland Rebellion	Western Togoland	Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Ongoing

See also

• Resistance during World War II
• Lists of active separatist movements
• List of revolutions and rebellions
• Lists of wars
  • List of non-international armed conflicts

Notes

1. Applicable after 1815, when the constitutive theory of statehood was developed through the Congress of Vienna^[1]
2. In cooperation with the Wars of the Delian League^[2]
3. In response to the palace coup led by Nanyue ministers who opposes unification with Han China^[3]
4. In response to the Dongyue ruler's claim to be Emperor of Dongyue^[4]
5. Herod the Great, with Roman support, attacks Antigonus the Hasmonean, who proclaims himself king in an attempt to free Judea from Roman authority.^[5]
6. The Lombard League askes the Holy Roman Emperor for the exemption from all types of taxes and the absence of any kind of interference by the emperor in local matters.^[6]
7. These invasions are a response to the Cham expulsion of the Khmer vassal ruler in 1191.^[7]
8. In response to the establishment of the Myinsaing Kingdom^[8]
9. First occupation (1352–1357); Second occupation (1394)
10. Including Naresuan's Elephant Battle in 1593^[9]
11. Coincided and cooperated with the Artsakh liberation struggle (1724–1731)^[10]
12. Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition
13. Founded by Taiwanese gentry and Qing local officials in opposition to the cession of Taiwan^[12]
14. Proclaiming independence during the invasion by Hungary^[14]
15. Part of the 1948 Palestine war
16. Part of the Congo Crisis
17. In response to the establishment of the Democratic Republic of East Timor^[15]
18. Part of the Gulf War