# List of wars involving Armenia

This is a list of wars involving Armenia and its predecessor states. The list gives the name, the date, the combatants, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
    Armenian victory
    Defeat
    Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante Bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)
    Ongoing conflict

## Kingdom of Armenia (331 BC–428 AD)

Kingdom of Armenia (331 BC–428 AD)
| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results | Notable battles |
| Campaigns of Artaxias I (189–165 BCE) | Kingdom of Armenia Kingdom of Sophene | Atropatene Kingdom of Cataonia Kingdom of Pontus Lesser Armenia Kingdom of Iberia | Victory Atropatene comes under Artaxias's zone of influence. Armenia conquers the regions of Karenitis, Derksen, Akilisene and Antitaurus. | |
| Seleucid-Armenian War (168–165 BCE) | Kingdom of Armenia Kingdom of Sophene | Seleucid Empire | Victory Armenia conquers the region of Tmorik. 3 years later Antiochus IV Epiphanes is forced to retreat due to internal troubles at home. Artaxias I captured, but escapes with the aid of Timarchus. | |
| Armenian-Iberian War (168–165 BCE) | Kingdom of Armenia | Kingdom of Iberia Kingdom of Alania | Compromise Artaxias I's general and son Zariadres captured, would be released on the following terms: Javakheti, Ardahan, and the Fortress of Demotistsikhe would be ceded to Iberia A defensive alliance between Armenia and Iberia would be formed | |
| Armenia invaded by Parthian Empire (120–100 BCE?) | Kingdom of Armenia | Parthian Empire Atropatene | Defeat Territorial gains for Parthia Tigranes II given as a hostage to Parthian court | |
| Military campaigns of Tigranes the Great (95–78 BCE) | Kingdom of Armenia | Atropatene | Victory Kingdoms of Sophene, Osroene, Commagene, Atropatene pledge loyalty to Armenia, Tigranes annexes Cilicia Pedias, Mygdonia, and Syria. Launches numerous attacks upon the Kingdom of Cappadocia | |
| Third Mithridatic War (73–66 BC) | Kingdom of Armenia Kingdom of Pontus | Roman Republic | Defeat Pontus is divided up: one part becomes a client state of Rome, the other a Roman province. Armenia becomes a client kingdom of Rome. Tigranacerta destroyed in 69 bc. | Battle of Artaxata (68 BC) |
| Iberian–Armenian War (50–53 AD) | Kingdom of Armenia | Kingdom of Iberia | Victory Tiridates I crowned King of Armenia | |
| Roman–Parthian War of 58–63 | Kingdom of Armenia Parthian Empire | Roman Empire Sophene Lesser Armenia Kingdom of Iberia Commagene Kingdom of Pontus | Victory Treaty of Rhandeia Arsacids established on Armenian throne | |
| Ardashir I invasion of Armenia (226–238) | Kingdom of Armenia | Sasanian Empire | Victory After twelve years of fighting against Tiridates II, Ardashir I withdrew his army and left Armenia. Tiridates II strengthen his positions in Middle East | |

## Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) and Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258, 1261–1517)

| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
| Battle of Vardanakert (702 - 703) | Arminiya | Umayyad Caliphate | Victory Armenian victory |
| Battle of Bagrevand (25 April 775) | Armenian princes | Abbasid Caliphate | Defeat Decisive Abbasid victory |
| Battle of Karasounk (863) | Armenian prince | Abbasid Caliphate | Victory Armenian victory |
| Battle of Sevan (921) (part of Arab–Byzantine wars) | Bagratid Armenia | Sajid dynasty | Victory Armenian victory |

## Armenian Principality of Cilicia (1080–1198) and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375)

    Armenian Principality of Cilicia (1080–1198) Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375)
| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
| First Crusade (1096–1099) | Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of France Duchy of Apulia Byzantine Empire Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | Great Seljuq Empire Danishmends Fatimids Almoravids Abbasids | Victory Kingdom of Jerusalem created Crusader states created |
| Second Crusade (1145–1149) | Kingdom of Jerusalem County of Tripoli Principality of Antioch Kingdom of France Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile County of Barcelona Kingdom of León Kingdom of Denmark Byzantine Empire Kingdom of Cilicia Kingdom of England Kingdom of Poland | Seljuq Sultanate Almoravids Almohads Zengids Abbasids Fatimids | Defeat in Anatolia Status quo ante bellum in the Levant Victory in Iberia Crusaders capture Lisbon, Tortosa, Wagria, and Polabia |
| Armenian–Byzantine wars (1151–1168) | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | Byzantine Empire | Victory Armenians inflicted a heavy defeat to the Byzantine army in the battle of Mamistra The Byzantine Empire abandoned its pretensions to the Armenian state |
| War with Antioch (1156) | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia | Principality of Antioch Supported by: Byzantine Empire | Compromise After a short battle near Alexendretta, Raynald of Châtillon was forced to return home, covered with humiliation Thoros voluntarily surrendered to the Temlpars the fortresses in question, and the Knights took an oath “to assist the Armenians on all occasions where they needed help.” Having secured the land he wanted, Raynald demanded his subsidies from the emperor who refused them, pointing out that the main task had yet to be done. Raynald quickly sided with Thoros and conspired to attack Cyprus |
| Third Crusade (1189–1192) | Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Crusader States Kingdom of Jerusalem Principality of Antioch County of Tripoli Military Orders Kingdom of Cilician Armenia Kingdom of Hungary Republic of Genoa Republic of Pisa | Ayyubid Sultanate Sultanate of Egypt Emirate of Damascus Emirate of Hama Emirate of Mesopotamia Sultanate of Rûm Nizari Ismaili: Nizari Ismaili state Christian opponents: Byzantine Empire Empire of Cyprus Kingdom of Sicily | Victory Treaty of Jaffa, the result of Crusader military victories and successful sieges. |
| Ninth Crusade (1271–1272) | Kingdom of France Kingdom of Cyprus Kingdom of England Kingdom of Cilicia | Mamluks | Defeat Treaty of Caesarea Crusader states collapsed |

## Safavid dynasty (1501 - 1736)

| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
| Battle of Yeghevārd (19 June 1735) (part of Caucasus Campaign and Campaigns of Nader Shah) | Safavid Iran | Ottoman Empire | Persian victory |

## Qajar Iran (1789–1925)

| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Result | Notable battles |
| Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) | Qajar Iran | Russian Empire | Russian victory Treaty of Gulistan | Battle of Echmiadzin (June 1804) - Inconclusive Siege of Erivan (July-September 1804) - Iranian victory Siege of Erivan (October-November 1808) - Iranian victory |
| Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) | Qajar Iran | Russian Empire | Russian victory Treaty of Turkmenchay | Capture of Erivan (1 October 1827) - Russian victory |

## Ottoman Armenia

| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Result | Notable battles |
| Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) | Ottoman Empire | Russian victory | Battle of Arpachai (18 June 1807) - Russian victory |

## Armenian national–liberation movement (18th century–1918)

| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
| Persian Campaign (1914-1918) | Russian Empire (1914-1917) Armenian volunteers British Empire Assyrian volunteers | Ottoman Empire Qajar Iran Azeris Kurds | Victory The Fedayi helped the Assyrians to take over West Azerbaijan from the Turks in the Urmia revolt and Battle of Khoy Overthrow of the Qajar regime a few years later |

## First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)

| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results | Notable battles |
| Caucasus Campaign (World War I) (1918) | Armenian National Council | Ottoman Empire | Armistice Treaty of Batum Establishment of the First Republic of Armenia | |
| Armenian–Azerbaijani War (1918–1920) | First Republic of Armenia | Azerbaijan | Indecisive Battle of Kazakh Sovietization of Armenia and Azerbaijan Karabakh and Nakhchivan dispute settled in favor of Azerbaijan Zangezur came under Armenia's control. | |
| Georgian–Armenian War (1918) | First Republic of Armenia | Georgia | Inconclusive Armenia gains the province of Lori. With the intervention of Great Britain, a truce was concluded between Armenia and Georgia. | |
| Turkish–Armenian War/Soviet invasion of Armenia (1920) | First Republic of Armenia | Turkey Russian SFSR | Defeat All of Western Armenia is given to Turkey Rest of Armenia is Sovietized | Battle of Alexandropol (7 November 1920) - Turkish victory |

## Soviet Social Republic of Armenia (1920–1991)

| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
| World War II (1939–1945) | Soviet Union Soviet Armenia | Germany Armenian Legion | Victory 500,000 Armenians fought in the Soviet Army, 200,000 of whom perished. 20,000 Armenians fought in the American Armed Forces 10,000 Armenians fought in the French Armed Forces |

## Republic of Armenia (1991– present day)

| Conflict | Armenian side (and allies) | Opponent | Results |
| First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994) | Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh | Azerbaijan | Victory Armenian victory De facto independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ceasefire (Bishkek Protocol). |
| 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh | Azerbaijan | Inconclusive Inconclusive (see aftermath) Azerbaijan claims victory Armenia claims to have successfully repelled the Azerbaijani offensive |
| Second Nagorno-Karabakh war (2020) | Armenia Artsakh | Azerbaijan | Defeat Azerbaijani victory |