List of wars involving Tunisia

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

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History of Tunisia

Prehistoric

Prehistory

Ancient

Carthage	12th C.–146 BC
1st Roman (Province)	146 BC–435
Vandal	435–534
2nd Roman (Byzantine) / Byzantine North Africa	534–698
Prefecture	534–590
Exarchate	590–698

Early Islamic

Umayyad	698–750
Abbasid	750–800
Aghlabid	800–909
Fatimid	909–973

Medieval

Zirid	973–1148
Norman	1148–1160
Almohad	1160–1229
Hafsid	1229–1574

Early modern

Ottoman	1574–1705
Husainid	1705–1881

Modern

French Tunisia	1881–1956
Kingdom of Tunisia	1956–1957
Bourguiba rule	1957–1987
Ben Ali coup	1987
Ben Ali rule	1987–2011
Tunisian revolution	2011
Parliamentary system	2011–present

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Hafsid dynasty (1229–1574)

Conflict	Allie(s)	Enemie(s)	Result
Eighth Crusade (1270)	Hafsid dynasty	Kingdom of France	Hafsid Victory Treaty of Tunis Death of Louis IX Opening of trade with Tunis Withdrawal of the Crusaders from Tunisia
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 Aragonese armies retreat. Peace Treaty with Crown of Aragon.
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 Béjaïa lost to the Spanish.
Conquest of Tunis (1534)	Hafsid dynasty	Ottoman Empire	Defeat Tunis under Ottoman rule.
Conquest of Tunis (1535)	Ottoman Empire	Hafsid dynasty Spain	Defeat Tunis under Spanish rule.
Conquest of Tunis (1574)	Hafsid dynasty Spain	Ottoman Empire	Defeat Tunis back under Ottoman rule.

Ottoman Tunis (1574–1705)

Conflict	Allie(s)	Enemie(s)	Result
Morean War (1684–1699)	Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Egypt Eyalet of Tripolitania	Republic of Venice 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)	Beylik of Tunis	Deylik of Algiers Beylik of Constantine	Defeat Capture of Tunis Abu l-Hasan Ali I proclaimed bey of Tunis Tunis becomes a vassal of Algiers
Tunisian-Algerian War (1756) (1756)	Beylik of Tunis	Deylik of Algiers Beylik of Constantine	Defeat Capture of Tunis Muhammad I ar-Rashid proclaimed bey of Tunis Tunis becomes a tributary of Algiers Tunis recognises the suzerainty of the Dey of Algiers
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 Beylik of Constantine	Victory Tunisian victory. Complete liberation from the guardianship of The Dey of Algeria Stabilization of the border
Greek War of Independence (1821–1829)	Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Egypt Beylik of Tunis Regency of Algiers Tripolitania	Greek revolutionaries (1821) First Hellenic Republic (from 1822) Russian Empire United Kingdom France	Defeat Greek victory and establishment of the First Hellenic Republic recognition of sovereignty: London Protocol, Treaty of Constantinople
Crimean War (1854–1856)	Second French Empire British Empire Ottoman Empire Beylik of Tunis Caucasian Imamate	Russian Empire	Victory Treaty of Paris (1856) Russia loses the Danube Delta and Southern Bessarabia. The majority of the vessels of the Beylik of Tunis has been welled
Mejba Revolt (1864-1865)	Beylik of Tunis	Tax resisters	Victory Revolt suppressed by the Beylik
Conquest of Tunisia (1881)	Beylik of Tunis	France	Defeat Tunisia became a French protectorate.

French Tunisia (1881-1956)

Conflict

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Enemie(s)

Result

Tunisian campaign
(1942-1943)
Part of World War II

United Kingdom

India

New Zealand
Greece
United States
Free France

4th Tunisian Tirailleurs Regiment

Germany

Italy

Vichy France

Liberation of Tunisia by the Allies

Republic of Tunisia (1956-present)

Conflict	Allie(s)	Enemie(s)	Result
Bizerte Crisis (1961)	Tunisia	France	LOST French military victory, (the evacuation of French troops from the city of Bizerte 2 years later).
October War (1973)	Egypt Syria Iraq Jordan Algeria Cuba Morocco Tunisia	Israel	Defeat Syrian invasion of Israel repelled; UN ceasefire. Geneva Conference and the Sinai II Agreement. Egypt–Israel peace treaty Strategic Political Gains for Egypt and Israel
1980 Gafsa Uprising (1980)	Tunisia	Arab nationalists Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Victory Tunisian governmental victory
Battle of Wazzin (2011) Part of the First Libyan Civil War	Tunisia Anti-Gaddafi forces	Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Victory Rebel forces capture Wazzin on 21 April Loyalist forces retake the border crossing on 28 April Tenuous rebel hold on Wazzin by 4 May, fighting ongoing after Libyan Army clashes with Tunisian Army Loyalist forces occasionally shelled the crossing for months afterward
Chaambi Operations (2012–2019)	Tunisia	Ansar al-Sharia AQIM Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade	Victory 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)	Tunisia	Ansar al-Sharia	Victory Tunisian National Guard eliminates Kamel Gadhgadhi, a leader of Ansar al-Sharia, suspected of the February 2013 assassination of Chokri Belaid, and a participant in the Battle of Chaambi.
ISIL insurgency in Tunisia (2015–2022)	Tunisia	ISIL	Victory Tunisian forces defeat ISIL in the Battle of Ben Guerdane in 2016 Tunisian National Guard eliminates ISIL commanders on 19 March 2019

References

Ian Fletcher and Natalia Ishchenko, The Crimean War: A Clash of Empires, Staplehurst Kent, 2004, p.159
Laurence Oliphant: The Trans-Caucasian Campaign of the Turkish Army Under Omer Pasha, London, 1856
Randier La Royale Editions Babouji 2006, ISBN 2-35261-022-2
TIME: The Wages of Moderation (Jul. 28, 1961)
Leaders: Crimée-Tunisie: le souvenir du contingent de 15 000 soldats de l'armée beylicale (13.03.2014)

History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey Ezel Kural Shaw
References:
- Herzog, The War of Atonement, Little, Brown and Company, 1975. Forward
- Insight Team of the London Sunday Times, Yom Kippur War, Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1974, page 450
- Luttwak and Horowitz, The Israeli Army. Cambridge, MA, Abt Books, 1983
- Rabinovich, The Yom Kippur War, Schocken Books, 2004. Page 498
- 0-313-31302-4&lr=#v=onepage&q=&f=false Revisiting The Yom Kippur War, P.R. Kumaraswamy, pages 1–2
- Johnson and Tierney, Failing To Win, Perception of Victory and Defeat in International Politics. Page 177
- Charles Liebman, The Myth of Defeat: The Memory of the Yom Kippur war in Israeli Society Middle Eastern Studies, Vol 29, No. 3, July 1993. Published by Frank Cass, London. Page 411.
"Libyan Rebels Hang on to Strategic Border Crossing". NPR.org.

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