# List of wars involving Tunisia

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Tunisia and its predecessor states.
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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 | Allie(s) | 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 | Victory Tunisian 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 |