This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Norway.
*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.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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Viking invasions of England (780-850) | Norse Vikings | Kingdom of England | Viking victory
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Halfdan the Mild's revolt (ca. 813) | Halfdan the Mild | Kingdom of Denmark | Revolt successful
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Battle of 839 (839) | Norse Vikings | Picts Dál Riata | Norwegian Viking victory |
Siege of Paris (845) | Norse Vikings | Viking victory
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Viking raid on Nekor[1] [2] [3] (ca. 859) | Norse Vikings | Kingdom of Nekor | Viking victory
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Great Heathen Army's invasion of England (865-878) | Norse Vikings Norse–Gaels | Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: | Viking victory
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Siege of Dumbarton (870) | Norse Vikings | Britons of Strathclyde | Viking victory
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Battle of Thimeon (880) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Defeat
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Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu (881) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Defeat
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Siege of Paris (885–886) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Stalemate |
Battle of Leuven (891) | Norse Vikings | East Francia | Defeat
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Æthelwold's Revolt (899–902) | Followers of Æthelwold ætheling Supported by: Vikings of Northumbria Kingdom of East Anglia | Followers of Edward the Elder: | Defeat
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Battle of the Holme (902) | Norse Vikings | Followers of Edward the Elder: | Viking victory
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Siege of Chartres (911) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Stalemate
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | |
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Battle of Hakadal (ca. 860) | Vestfold | Álfheimr | Vestfold victory
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Battle of Orkdal (ca. 870) | Vestfold | Orkdal | Vestfold victory
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First Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) | Vestfold | Nordmøre Romsdal | Vestfold victory
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Second Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) | Vestfold | Sunnmøre Firda | Vestfold victory
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Götaland Campaign (ca. 870) | Vestfold | Geats | Vestfold victory
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Battle of Fjaler (ca. 870) | Earldom of Lade | Earldom of Sogn | Indecisive
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Battle of Hafrsfjord (872) | Vestfold | Hordaland Rogaland Agder | Vestfold victory
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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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
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Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars (970-1030) | Fairhair dynasty | Ladejarls Denmark | Victory
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Sack of Santiago de Compostela (968) | Norwegian Vikings | Victory | |
Norwegian-Jomsviking War (986) | Kingdom of Norway | Denmark Jomsvikings | Victory
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Battle of Maldon (991) | Kingdom of Norway | Anglo-Saxons | Victory
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Norwegian Raid of the Rus (997) | Norwegian Vikings | Victory
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Battle of Svolder (999/1000) | Kingdom of Norway | Denmark Sweden Earls of Lade | Defeat
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Battle of Vinland (1003) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory
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Battle of Thetford (1004) | Norway Anglo-Saxons | Kingdom of Denmark | Anglo-Norwegian Victory |
Battle at Herdaler (1007/8) | Kingdom of Norway | Finns of Herdaler | Defeat
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Olav II's landing in Osilia (1008) | Kingdom of Norway | Osilians | Victory
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Battle of Ringmere (1010) | Norway Anglo-Saxons | Victory
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Battle of Vinland (1010) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory
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Swedish-Norwegian War (1015-1018) | Kingdom of Norway | Victory
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Olav II's conquest of Norway (1015-1016)
| Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Denmark Earldom of Orkney | Victory
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Cnut the Great's invasion of England (1016) | Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of England | Dano-Norwegian victory
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Battle of the Helgeå (1026) | Kingdom of Norway Sweden | Anglo-Danish Kingdom | Defeat
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Battle of Boknafjorden (1028) | Erling Skjalgsson | Victory
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Cnut's invasion of Norway (1028-1029) | North Sea Empire Norwegian chieftains | Danish and Norwegian chieftain victory
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Battle of Stiklestad (1030) | Peasant Army | Peasant victory
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Tryggvi the Pretender's invasion of Norway (1033) | North Sea Empire | Tryggvi the Pretender | Invasion failed
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Norwegian-Wendish War (1043) | Kingdom of Norway |
| Victory
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Magnus the Good's conquest of Denmark (1043-1045) | Kingdom of Norway | Victory
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Invasions of Denmark (1048–1064) | Kingdom of Norway | Denmark | Stalemate
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Swedish–Norwegian War (1063) (1063/4) | Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Sweden | Victory
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Revolt in the Uplands (1064-1065) | Kingdom of Norway | Revolting farmers | Victory
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Invasion of England (1066) | Kingdom of Norway | England | Defeat
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First Irish Sea Campaign (1098) | Kingdom of Norway | EnglandIrish Kingdoms | Victory
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Swedish–Norwegian War (1099–1101) | Kingdom of Norway | Sweden | Inconclusive
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Second Irish Sea Campaign (1101/1102 - 1103) | Kingdom of Norway | EnglandIrish Kingdoms | Defeat
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Norwegian Crusade (1107–1110)
| Kingdom of Norway | Fatimid Caliphate Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates of Majorca | Victory
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Kalmar Crusade (1123) | Kingdom of Norway | Norse pagans | Victory
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Civil war era in Norway (1130–1240) | Birkebeiners | Baglers | Birkebeiner victory
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Norwegian Crusade (1152-1155) (1152-1155) | Kingdom of Norway | Unknown Muslims | Victory
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Valdemar's First Invasion of Norway (1165) | Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Denmark | Victory
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Valdemar's Second Invasion of Norway (1168) | Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Denmark | Victory
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Age of the Sturlungs (1220 - 1264) | Kingdom of Norway Icelandic Gothis | Commonwealth Gothis | Old Covenant
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Campaign in Värmland (1225) | Kingdom of Norway | Värmland | Inconclusive |
Battle of the Neva (1240) | Sweden Finns Tavastia Kingdom of Norway | Novgorod Republic Karelians | Defeat
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Halland War (1256) | Norway | Denmark | Victory
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Scottish–Norwegian War (1261–1264) | Kingdom of Norway | Scotland | Indecisive
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War of the Outlaws (1289-1295) | Norway Danish outlaws | Denmark | Victory
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Second Swedish Brother's Feud (1304–1310) | (1304-1308) Duke Eric and Valdemar | (1308-1310) Birger Magnusson | Victory |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | |
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Campaign against Ingeborg (1323)[5] | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Ingeborg of Norway | Peace of Skara
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First Norwegian Noble Rising (1331-1333) | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Norwegian nobles | Norwegian nobles victory
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Second Norwegian Noble Rising (1338-1339) | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Norwegian nobles | Norwegian nobles victory
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Kalundborg War (1341-1343) | Swedish-Norwegian Union | DenmarkLübeck Rostock Hamburg Stralsund Wismar Greifswald | Victory
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Magnus's war against Russia (1348-1351)[6] | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Novgorod | Truce of Dorprat
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Danish-Hanseatic War (1361-1370) | First Phase (1361–1365)
Second Phase (1367–1370)
| First Phase (1361–1365) Kingdom of DenmarkSecond Phase (1367–1370)
Kingdom of Norway | First Phase: Danish VictorySecond Phase: Hanseatic victory
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Mecklenburgian invasion of Sweden (1363–1364) | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Mecklenburg | Treaty of Jönköping (1364)
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Wars of Deposition against Magnus (1363–1371) | Norway Swedish Loyalists Saxe-Lauenburg | Mecklenburg Swedish Nobles Swedish Rebels Teutonic Order Confederation of Cologne | Treaty of Edsvik (1371)
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | |
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War with the Victual Brothers (1392–1398) | Victual Brothers | Victory
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Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435) | House of Schaumburg Hanseatic League | Defeat
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Amund Sigurdsson Bolt Rebellion (1436) | Amund Sigurdsson Bolt | Ceasefire | ||
Graatop Rebellion (1438) | Hallvard Graatop | 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
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War of the Norwegian Succession (1448–1453) | Denmark Pro-Danish Norwegians | Sweden Pro-Swedish Norwegians | Pro-Danish Victory
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Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512) | Sweden Free City of Lübeck Norwegian rebels[7] | Victory | ||
Alvsson Rebellion (1501–1504) | Knut Alvsson (until 1502) Nils Ravaldsson (from 1502) Sweden | Rebellion Suppressed
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Orm Eriksson Tax Revolt (1519) | Orm Eriksson Jon Eilivsson | Rebellion Suppressed | ||
Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523) | Sweden Free City of Lübeck | Defeat
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | |
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Christian II's invasion of Norway (1531–1532) | Christian II | Frederick I | Invasion failed
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Olav Engelbrektsson's Rebellion (1536–1537) | Protestants Denmark | Catholics | Protestant Victory
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Icelandic Reformation (1538–1550) | Icelandic Catholics | Protestant Victory
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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 | Peasants under Nils Dacke peasant militia | Victory
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Italian War of 1542–1546 (1542) | Ottoman Empire | Brandenburg Spain England | Status quo ante bellum
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Livonian War (1558–1583) | Livonian Confederation Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Kingdom of Sweden Zaporozhian Cossacks Principality of Transylvania | Tsardom of Russia Qasim Khanate Kingdom of Livonia | Victory
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Campaign of 1559 (1559) | Dithmarschen | Victory
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Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570) | Free City of Lübeck Poland–Lithuania | Sweden | Status quo ante bellum | |
Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) (1563–1568) | Poland–Lithuania Denmark–Norway Lübeck | Sweden | Status quo ante bellum | |
Dano-Norwegian attack on Poland (1571) | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Victory
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Danzig rebellion (1575–1577) | City of Danzig [9] | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Peace
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The First Turkish Abductions (1607) | Defeat
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Kalmar War (1611–1613) | Sweden | Victory
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Thirty Years' War (1625–1629) | Protestant States and Allies Sweden (1625–1629) Electorate of the Palatinate Brunswick-Lüneburg Brandenburg-Prussia Transylvania Hungarian Anti-Habsburg Rebels Zaporozhian Cossacks | Roman Catholic States and Allies
Spain and its possessions | Defeat
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The Second Turkish Abductions (1627) | Defeat
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Torstenson War (1643–1645) | Sweden | Defeat
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Second Northern War (1657–1660) | Habsburg monarchy Poland–Lithuania Russia (1656–58) Brandenburg-Prussia | Sweden Brandenburg-Prussia Transylvania Ukrainian Cossacks Wallachia Moldavia | Defeat
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Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) (1657–1658) | Poland–Lithuania | Defeat
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Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660) (1658–1660) | Brandenburg-Prussia Poland–Lithuania | Victory | ||
Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667) | Bishopric of Münster | Victory | ||
Second Swedish War on Bremen (1666) | Sweden | Draw | ||
Scanian War (1675–1679) | Brandenburg | Sweden | Status quo ante bellum
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Siege of Hamburg (1689) (1689) | Denmark–Norway
| Hamburg Brunswick-Lüneburg Brandenburg-Prussia | Peace agreement
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Great Northern War (1700–1720) | Tsardom of Russia Poland–Lithuania Cossack Hetmanate Hanover Denmark–Norway | Holstein-Gottorp Poland–Lithuania | Victory
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Rákóczi's War of Independence (1703–1711) | Kuruc forces (Kingdom of Hungary) Principality of Transylvania | Victory
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Strilekrigen (1765) | Norwegian peasants | Rebellion suppressed | ||
Danish–Algerian War (1769–1772) | Denmark–Norway | Dey of Algiers | Defeat
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Royal Life Guards' Mutiny (1771) | Royal Life Guard | Execution of Struensee | ||
Lofthusreisingen (1786–1787) | Norwegian peasants | Rebellion suppressed | ||
Theatre War (1788–1789) | Inconclusive | |||
Action of 16 May 1797 (1797) | (de jure) | Inconclusive | ||
Lærdal Rebellion (1800–1802) | Norwegian peasants | Rebellion suppressed |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | |
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Conquest of Koneswaram Temple (1618–1620)[10] | Portuguese Ceylon | Defeat
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Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies (1619) | Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak kingdom | Portuguese CeylonPortuguese India | Defeat | |
Action of 19 February 1619 (1619) | French pirates | Victory
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Siege of Dansborg (1624) (1624) | Thanjavur Nayak | Victory
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Dano-Mughal War (1642–1698)[11] | Denmark–Norway | Mughal Empire | Peace treaty
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Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart (1644) | Leyel loyalist
Supported by: | Willem victory
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Siege of Dansborg (1644) (1644) | Thanjavur Nayak kingdom | Inconclusive | ||
Sieges of Tranquebar (1655–1669) (1655–1669) | Thanjavur Nayak kingdom | Victory
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Dano-Dutch Colonial War in Guinea (1660–1664)[12] | Denmark–Norway Fetu tribe | Victory
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Gã-Akwamu War (1678) | Ga-Adangbe | Akwamu | Victory
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Slave insurrection on St. John (1733–1734) | Rebel slaves | Victory
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Danish-Dutch conflict over Greenland (1739) | Dutch whalers | Victory
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Cattle War (1756) | Thanjavur Maratha kingdom | Defeat
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Sagbadre War (1784) | Ada-Danish Alliance | Anlo Confederacy | Victory
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Prime Minister | Casualties | |
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Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) | Norway | Sweden | Defeat (but Swedish acceptance of the Eidsvoll Constitution)
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World War II (1940–1945) | United States France Poland Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Ethiopia Mexico Colombia Cuba Philippines Mongolia | Slovakia | Victory
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Congo Crisis (1960–1964) | Congo-Léopoldville | | Victory
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Bosnian War (1992–1995) | Victory
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Kosovo War (1998–1999) | UÇK | Victory | ||||
War in Afghanistan (2001 - 2021) | Afghanistan | Taliban | Defeat
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Libyan Civil War (2011) | NTC | Libya | Victory
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