List of wars involving Tunisia

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

Conflict Allie(s) Enemie(s) Result
Eighth Crusade
(1270)
Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of France Hafsid Victory
Battle of Temzezdekt
(1327)
Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen Defeat
  • Zayyanid Victory
Battle of er-Rias
(1329)
Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen Defeat
  • Zayyanid Victory
Capture of Tunis (1329)
(1329)
Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen Defeat
  • Tunis becomes a vassal of the Zayyanids until May 1330
Siege of Béjaïa (1326-1329)
(1326-1329)
Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen Victory
  • Zayyanids failed to capture Bejaïa
Barbary Crusade
(1390)
Hafsid dynasty
Kingdom of Tlemcen
Republic of Genoa
Kingdom of France
Victory
  • Crusader withdrawal.
Bona crusade
(1399)
Sultanate of Tunis Crown of Aragon Victory
Siege of Malta
(1429)
Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Sicily
Malta
Withdrawal
  • Looting of Maltese cities.
Capture of Béjaïa (1510)
(1510)
Hafsids of Béjaïa Ottoman Empire
Spain
Defeat
Conquest of Tunis
(1534)
Hafsid dynasty Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Tunis under Ottoman rule.
Conquest of Tunis
(1535)
Ottoman Empire Hafsid dynasty
Spain
Defeat
Conquest of Tunis
(1574)
Hafsid dynasty
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)
Part of the Tunisian-Algerian Wars
Ottoman Tunisia Algerian victory
  • Capture of Tunis[2]
  • Tunis becomes a part of Algiers[3][4]
  • Tunis becomes a vassal of Algiers[3][4]
Tunisian-Algerian War (1756)
(1756)
Tunis
Sovereign Military Order of Malta Malta
Algerian victory
  • Capture of Tunis[5]
  • Tunis becomes a tributary of Algiers[6][7]
  • Tunis recognises the suzerainty of the Dey of Algiers[6]
  • Tunis becomes a tributary of Algiers and recognises Algerian suzerainty for more than 50 years[6][7]
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-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
(18211829[8])
Part of the revolutions during the 1820s
Ottoman Empire Greek Revolutionaries After 1822:
Diplomatic support:
Greek victory[a]
Crimean War
(1853–1856)
Part of the Scramble for Africa
Ottoman Empire
 France[b]
United Kingdom[b]
Kingdom of Sardinia Sardinia[c]
 Russia
 Greece[d]
Allied victory
Mejba Revolt
(1864-1865)
Tunisia
Support:
 France
 Britain
 Ottoman Empire
Tunisian rebels Victory of Tunisia
Conquest of Tunisia
(1881)
Part of the Scramble for Africa
Tunisia France France French victory

French Tunisia (1881-1956)

Conflict Allie(s) Enemie(s) Result
Tunisian campaign
(1942–1943)
Part of the North African campaign of the Second World War
United Kingdom Allied victory
  • Tunisia returns to French administration
Tunisian Fellaghas (1952–1956) Liberation Army (1952-1956)
  • Multiple bands

Tunisian Liberation Army (1956)

France

Kingdom of Tunisia (1956)

Inconclusive
  • Establishment of the Kingdom of Tunisia in 1956
  • Fellaghas are disbanded by police and military operations

Republic of Tunisia (1957-present)

Conflict Allie(s) Enemie(s) Result
Bizerte Crisis
(1961)
Part of the decolonisation of Africa and the spillover of the Algerian War
Tunisia Tunisia France

French victory

  • Evacuation of the Bizerte base on 15 October 1963
October War
(1973)
Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Cold War
Israel Defeat[19]
  • At the final ceasefire:
    • Egyptian forces held 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) on the eastern bank of the canal.[20]
    • Israeli forces held 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) on the western bank of the canal.[21]
    • Israeli forces held 500 km2 (193 sq mi) of the Syrian Bashan region of the Golan Heights.
1980 Gafsa Uprising
(1980)
Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War
Tunisia
Supported by:
Arab Nationalist Rebels
Supported by:
Tunisian governmental victory
Battle of Wazzin
(2011)
Part of the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign
Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces

Tunisia[24]

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Anti-Gaddafi victory
  • Loyalist forces occasionally shelled the crossing for months afterward.
  • Fighting ongoing after the Libyan Army clashes with the Tunisian Army
  • Rebel forces capture Wazzin on 21 April.
  • Loyalist forces retake the border crossing on 28 April.
  • Rebels retake Wazzin on 4 May[25]
Chaambi Operations
(2012–2019)
Part of the insurgency in the Maghreb
Tunisia Ansar al-Sharia
AQIM
Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade
Tunisian victory[26]
  • 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)
Part of the Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Tunisia Ansar al-Sharia Tunisian victory
ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
(2015–2022)
Part of the spillover of the Second Libyan Civil War, the Arab Winter, war on terror and War against the Islamic State
Tunisia Islamic State Tunisian victory

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