# List of wars involving Portugal

The following is a list of wars involving Portugal.

## County of Portugal (868–1139)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Battle of Aguioncha (966) Location: Iberian Peninsula | County of Portugal | Kingdom of Galicia | Victory Culmination of a Galician–Portuguese civil war in the Kingdom of León. |
| Battle of Pedroso (1071) Location: Iberian Peninsula | County of Portugal | Kingdom of Galicia | Defeat García II of Galicia declaring himself King of Portugal. |
| Capture of Santarém (1111) Location: Iberian Peninsula | County of Portugal | Almoravids | Defeat Moroccan forces sacks Coimbra |
| Siege of Coimbra (1117) Location: Iberian Peninsula | County of Portugal | Almoravids | Victory |
| Battle of São Mamede (1128) Part of Kingdom of León civil war and War of Portuguese independence Location: Iberian Peninsula | County of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of Galicia | Portuguese rebels | Victory Afonso Henriques takes the leadership of the County of Portugal and paves the way for an independent Kingdom of Portugal. |
| Luso-Leonese War (1130–37) Location: Iberian Peninsula | County of Portugal | Kingdom of León | Stalemate Treaty of Tuy |
| Battle of Cerneja (1139) Location: Iberian Peninsula | County of Portugal | Kingdom of León | Victory War of Portuguese independence. |

## Kingdom of Portugal (1139–1910)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Battle of Ourique (1139) Location: Iberian Peninsula | County of Portugal | Almoravids | Victory Afonso Henriques is acclaimed King of Portugal |
| Battle of Valdevez (1140) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Kingdom of León | Victory The Treaty of Zamora (1143) recognized Portuguese independence from the Kingdom of León. |
| Siege of Lisbon (1142) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Anglo-Norman Crusaders | Taifa of Badajoz | Defeat |
| Second Crusade (1147–50) Location: Middle East and North Africa (Near East, Anatolia, Levant, Egypt) and Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Jerusalem Kingdom of France Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile County of Barcelona Kingdom of León Byzantine Empire Kingdom of England | Seljuk Empire Emirate of Zengids Abbasid Caliphate Fatimid Caliphate Almoravids | Status quo ante bellum Decisive Seljuk Turks victory in Anatolia Decisive Crusader victories in Iberia |
| Conquest of Santarém (1147) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Taifa of Badajoz | Victory Afonso Henriques and his army arrived at Santarém, taking it within a day. |
| Siege of Lisbon (1147) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders | Taifa of Badajoz | Victory The victory was a turning-point in Portugal's history. |
| Luso-Leonese War (1167–1169) Siege of Badajoz (1169) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Almohad Caliphate Kingdom of León | Defeat |
| Battle of Cabo Espichel (1180)Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Almohad Caliphate | Victory First naval victory against the Moors. |
| Raid of Ceuta (1180) | Kingdom of Portugal | Almohad Caliphate | Victory |
| Battle of Silves (1182) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Almohad Caliphate | Defeat |
| Siege of Santarém (1184) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of León | Almohad Caliphate | Victory Pope Alexander III formally recognized Afonso I as rex Portugalensium |
| Third Crusade (1189) Location: Middle East (Levant and Anatolia), Mediterranean Europe (Sicily, Iberia, Balkans) | Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders from Germany, Hungary, France, Denmark, Italy, Spain and England | Almohad Caliphate | Victory Conquest of Alvor and siege of Silves. |
| Almohad campaign in the Algarve (1190–1191) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders | Almohad Caliphate | Defeat Part of the Reconquista and Third Crusade. |
| Battle of Alarcos (1195) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Castile Order of Santiago Order of St. Benedict | Almohad Caliphate Castilian rebels | Defeat |
| Luso-Leonese War (1196–1200) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile | Kingdom of León Kingdom of Navarre Almohad Caliphate | Status Quo Ante Bellum |
| Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Leonese volunteers French volunteers | Almohad Caliphate | Victory Turning point in the Reconquista |
| Siege of Alcácer do Sal (1217) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders | Almohad Caliphate | Victory |
| Siege of Faro (1249) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Almohad Caliphate | Victory This marked the end of the Portuguese Reconquista, with Lisbon becoming the capital city of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1255. |
| War of the Strait (1292–1350) Battle of Salé Battle of Écija (1275) Siege of Algeciras (1278–1279) Battle of Moclín (1280) Conquest of Taifa First siege of Gibraltar Battle of Ceuta (1309) Siege of Algeciras (1309–1310) Second siege of Gibraltar Battle of the Vega of Granada Razia of 1330 Battle of Teba Siege of Guardamar Siege of Elche Third siege of Gibraltar Fourth siege of Gibraltar Battle of Ceuta (1339) Battle of Getares Battle of Río Salado Battle of Estepona Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Fifth siege of Gibraltar (1292–1350) Location: Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Gibraltar) | Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Castile Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of France Kingdom of England Republic of Genoa | Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada | Victory End of Moroccan hegemony in the Strait of Gibraltar. No more offensive or expansion attempts against the Christian Kingdoms would be done by Marinids, being just at the defensive for the rest of the reconquista. |
| Luso-Castilian War (1295–1297) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Aragon | Kingdom of Castile | Stalemate Treaty of Alcañices |
| Luso-Castillian War (1336–39) Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota (1336) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Crown of Castile | Defeat |
| Battle of Río Salado (1340) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile | Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada | Victory Defeat of the Marinid invasion |
| Battle of Guadalmesí (1342) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Marinid Sultanate | Victory |
| Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Republic of Genoa European crusaders | Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada | Victory The city surrendered and was incorporated into the Crown of Castile in 1344. |
| War of the Two Peters (1356–1375) Part of Hundred Years' War Location: Iberian Peninsula | Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of England Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Granada | Crown of Aragon Supported by: Henry of Trastámara Kingdom of France | Indecisive The war was prolonged because Peter of Castile lost his throne to Henry of Trastámara. Overthrowing of Peter I of Castile. |
| First Fernandine War (1369–1370) Part of the Fernandine Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Crown of Aragon | Crown of Castile | Defeat |
| Second Fernandine War (1372–1373) Part of the Fernandine Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Crown of Castile | Defeat |
| Third Fernandine War (1381–1382) Part of the Fernandine Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Crown of Castile | Defeat |
| Portuguese interregnum (1383–1385) Part of Hundred Years' War Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of England | Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of France Crown of Aragon | Victory Consolidation of Portuguese independence. |
| Conquest of Ceuta (1415) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal | Marinid Sultanate | Victory Portuguese consecrated the main mosque into the cities cathedral. Start of Portuguese Morocco. |
| Siege of Ceuta (1419) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada | Victory Pedro de Menezes led the Portuguese garrison in a sally against the Marinid siege camp and forced the lifting of the siege before the relief fleet even arrived |
| Irmandiño revolts (1431–69) Part of Castillian Civil War Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Castile Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Andrade, Lemos and Moscoso families | Galician rebels | Victory |
| Battle of Tangier (1437) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Marinid Sultanate | Indecisive Prince Henry the Navigator did not return to Lisbon to report to his brother, King Edward of Portugal, but rather sailed directly to Ceuta. |
| Conquest of Ksar es-Seghir (1458–1459) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Wattasids | Victory The conquest was successful due to the superiority of the Portuguese artillery, and to the decision of Abd al-Haqq II to keep his army in Tangier upon being informed of the presence of the Portuguese fleet, while he was preparing an attack on Tlemcen. |
| Catalan Civil War (1462–72) War of the Remences Mieres uprising Location: Iberian Peninsula | Principality of Catalonia Crown of Castile Kingdom of Portugal | Forces of John II of Aragon Kingdom of France | Defeat |
| Siege of Tangier (1463–1464) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Marinid Sultanate | Defeat |
| Anfa expedition (1468) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Wattasids | Victory |
| Conquest of Asilah (1471) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Wattasids | Victory After a troubled disembarkation that resulted in the death of more than 200 men caused by strong winds and waves, Afonso's army reached the shore and laid siege to the city of Asilah, conquering it after a hard battle. Establishment of Portuguese Asilah. |
| Portuguese conquest of Tangier (1471) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Marinid Sultanate | Victory Establishment of Portuguese Tangier |
| War of the Castilian Succession (1475–1479) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of France | Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon | Indecisive Isabella is recognised as Queen of Castile Marriage of Isabella of Aragon and Afonso of Portugal Portugal gains hegemony in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands Portugal recognizes Castile's claim to the Canary Islands |
| Siege of Ceuta (1476) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa | Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile (Juana Supporters) | Marinid Sultanate | Victory |
| Battle of Guinea (1478) Part of the War of the Castilian Succession Location: Gulf of Guinea | Kingdom of Portugal | Crown of Castile | Victory |
| Ottoman conquest of Otranto (1480–81) Location: Italian Peninsula | Kingdom of Naples Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Hungary  Papal States Kingdom of Portugal See also: Portuguese expedition to Otranto | Ottoman Empire | Victory Ottomans conquer Otranto and gain foothold in Southern Italy Ottoman garrison surrender the city after 13 months |
| Chaouia expedition (1487) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Wattasids | Victory |
| Siege of Graciosa (1489) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Wattasids | Defeat |
| Targa expedition (1490) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Wattasids | Victory |
| First Luso-Malabarese War (1500–1513) First Battle of Cannanore (1501) Battle of Calicut (1503) Battle of Cochin (1504) Battle of Pandarane (1504) Battle of Cannanore (1506) Siege of Cannanore (1507) Battle of Chaul (1508) Battle of Diu (1509) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India Armadas Fort Emmanuel Kingdom of Cochin Kingdom of Cannanore (until 1507) Kingdom of Kollam Kingdom of Tanur (1504 on) | Kingdom of Calicut Vassal Malabari states (up to 1504) Edapalli Cranganore Kottakkal Kingdom of Tanur Beypore Chaliyam Pariyapuram Other Indian States Supported by: Mamluk Egypt  Republic of Venice Arab privateers | Victory Start of Portuguese presence in Asia, Portuguese India and Malabarese–Portuguese conflicts. |
| Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1501) Location: North Africa (modern Algeria) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Kingdom of Tlemcen | Defeat |
| First Battle of Cannanore (1501) Location: Asia, Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire 3rd Portuguese India Armada | Kingdom of Calicut | Victory |
| Battle of Tanger (1502) Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Portugal Portuguese Tangier | Wattasids | Defeat |
| Battle of Calicut (1503) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire 4th Portuguese India Armada | Kingdom of Calicut Arab privateers | Victory |
| Battle of Pandarane (1504) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire 6th Portuguese India Armada | Mamluk Sultanate | Victory Start of Portuguese-Mamluk Naval War |
| Battle of Cochin (1504) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portugal Kingdom of Cochin | Kingdom of Calicut Vassal Malabari states Edapalli Cranganore Kottakkal Kingdom of Tanur Beypore Chaliyam Pariyapuram Other Indian States | Victory |
| Battle of Mombasa (1505) Location: East Africa (modern Kenya) | Portuguese Empire 7th Portuguese India Armada | Mombasa Sultanate | Victory |
| Portuguese-Mamluk naval war (1505–1517) Battle of Chaul Battle of Diu Siege of Jeddah Location: Asia, Indian Ocean | Portugal | Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Calicut Bijapur Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Supported by  Republic of Venice Ottoman Empire | Victory Start of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations on the Indian Ocean. Start of Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts on Indian subcontinent. |
| Siege of Anjadiva (1506) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Bijapur Sultanate | Victory |
| Battle of Barawa (1507) Location: East Africa (modern Somalia) | Portuguese Empire | Ajuran Sultanate | Victory Start of Ajuran-Portuguese wars |
| Ajuran-Portuguese wars (1507–1542) Location: East Africa (modern Somalia) | Kingdom of Portugal | Ajuran Sultanate Ottoman Empire | Victory Portuguese retake Pate, Mombasa and Kilwa from Somali/Ottoman forces. |
| Battle of Socotra (1507) Location: Socotra (between Guardafui Channel and Arabian Sea) | Portuguese Empire | Mahra Sultanate | Victory |
| Capture of Ormuz (1507) Location: Asia, Persian Gulf (Hormuz Island) | Portuguese Empire | Kingdom of Ormus Safavid Empire | Victory Start of Safavid–Portuguese conflicts |
| Persian–Portuguese wars (1507–1622) Capture of Cambarão Anglo-Persian capture of Qeshm Anglo-Persian capture of Hormuz Location: Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean (modern Iran) | Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Ormus Supported by: Spanish Empire (since 1580) | Safavid Empire Omani Empire Supported by: East India Company (since 1616) | Defeat Iranian reconquest of the territories and expel Portuguese of the Persian Gulf (except Gulf of Oman) Start of Portuguese-Omani conflicts. The Portuguese Empire start to decline and lost most of its land in the east to the British |
| Siege of Cannanore (1507) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Kingdom of Cannanore Kingdom of Calicut | Victory |
| Battle of Dabul (1508) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Bijapur Sultanate | Victory |
| Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts (1508–1573) Battle of Chaul Battle of Diu Siege of Diu (1531) Siege of Diu (1538) Siege of Diu (1546) Battle of Bharuch Portuguese conquest of Daman Location: Indian subcontinent (Gujarat) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Gujarat Sultanate Supported by: Kingdom of Calicut Mamluk Sultanate (until 1517)  Ottoman Empire (since 1517) | Victory Establishment of Portuguese Diu. Treaty of Bassein (1534). Establishment of Portuguese Bassein. Establishment of Portuguese Daman. Consolidation of Portuguese control in the Gulf of Khambhat. Start of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts. |
| Sieges of Asilah (1508–1509) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Asilah Portuguese Tangier | Wattasids | Victory |
| Malay-Portuguese conflicts (1509–1641) Capture of Malacca (1511) Battle of Pago Attack on Bintan (1521) Battle of Lingga Battle of Muar River Siege of Bintan Battle of Ugentana Battle of Ugentana (1536) Battle of Ugentana (1536) Siege of Malacca (1551) Siege of Johor (1587) Battle of Bantam Siege of Malacca (1606) Battle of Cape Rachado Location: Southeast Asia, Malay Peninsula, Straits of Malacca (modern Malaysia, Singapore and western Indonesia) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Malacca Supported by: Sultanate of Perak Sultanate of Kedah | Sultanate of Malacca Sultanate of Johor Sultanate of Pahang Sultanate of Patani Sultanate of Jepara Supported by: Sultanate of Indragiri Dutch East India Company | Stalemate Consolidation of Portuguese presence in Asia by conquering Sultanate of Malacca. Then Portuguese defeat by Dutch intervention and start of Dutch Malacca. |
| Portuguese conquest of Goa (1510) Location: Indian subcontinent | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India | Bijapur Sultanate | Victory Consolidation of Portuguese India authority. |
| Capture of Malacca (1511) Location: Malacca City (modern Malaysia) | Kingdom of Portugal | Malacca Sultanate | Victory Establishment of Portuguese Malacca and consolidation of Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago. |
| Siege of Aden (1513) Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Yemeni Tahirids | Defeat |
| Battle of Azemmour (1513) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Wattasids | Victory Conquest of Azemmour in Morocco |
| Battle of Tednest (1514) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Saadi Sultanate | Victory |
| Raid of Marrakesh (1515) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco Berber auxiliaries | Hintata Supported by: Saadi Sultanate Wattasid dynasty | Defeat |
| Battle of Mamora (1515) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco | Wattasids Supported by Abda Doukkala | Defeat |
| Expedition against Oulad Amrane(1516) Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal | Oulad Amrane | Defeat |
| Siege of Goa (1517) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Goa | Bijapur Sultanate | Victory |
| Battle of Zeila (1517) Location: East Africa (modern Somaliland) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Adal Sultanate | Victory |
| Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts (1518–1658) Battle of Vedalai Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1560) Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1591) Siege of Kotte (1557–1558) Battle of Mulleriyawa Siege of Colombo (1587–88) Campaign of Danture Battle of Balana Kandyan commerce raiding against Portugal (1612–1613) Battle of Mulleriyawa (1624) Battle of Jaffna (1628) Battle of Randeniwela Battle of Gannoruwa Siege of Galle (1640) Action of 23 March 1654 Action of 2 May 1654 Part of Crisis of the Sixteenth Century Location: Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Lascarins  Kingdom of Kotte | Kingdom of Sitawaka  Kingdom of Kandy Principality of Raigama Kingdom of Jaffna Supported by: Zamorin of Calicut Kingdom of Tanjore Vanni chieftains  Dutch East India Company (From 1638) | Stalemate Establishment and then destruction of Portuguese Ceylon, after conquering kingdoms of Kotte, Sitawaka, Jaffna and Raigama. Capture of Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Raigama and much of Sitawaka by the Dutch and the establishment of Dutch Ceylon |
| Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts (1519–1639) Battle of Aceh (1521) Pedir expedition (1522) Acehnese conquest of Pasai Battle of Aceh (1528) Battle of Perlis River Siege of Malacca (1568) Battle of Aceh (1569) Aceh expedition (1606) Battle of Formoso River Battle of Langat River Battle of Duyon River Location: Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula and Strait of Malacca (modern western Indonesia and Peninsular Malaysia) | Portuguese Empire Supported by: Kingdom of Aru Sultanate of Johor Sultanate of Kedah Sultanate of Pasai Sultanate of Pedir Sultanate of Perak Sultanate of Perlis | Sultanate of Aceh Supported by:  Ottoman Empire Sultanate of Kalinyamat Sultanate of Golkonda Dutch East India Company | Inconclusive Aceh expansionism stopped. |
| Portuguese conquest of Bahrain (1521) Location: Eastern Arabia, Persian Gulf (Bahrain) | Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Ormus | Jabrids | Victory |
| Battle of Tunmen (1521) Location: China (modern Hong Kong) | Portuguese Empire Tamão | Ming China | Defeat Portuguese abandon Tamão |
| Battle of Sincouwaan (1522) Location: China (modern Hong Kong) | Portuguese Empire | Ming China | Defeat |
| Battle of al-Shihr (1523) Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen) | Portuguese Empire | Kathiri Sultanate | Victory |
| Siege of Calicut (1526) Part of Calicut-Portuguese wars Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Zamorin of Calicut | Defeat |
| Conquest of Sunda Kelapa (1527) Location: Java (modern Indonesia) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Malacca Sunda Kingdom | Demak Sultanate Banten Sultanate Cirebon Sultanate | Defeat |
| Battle of Mombasa (1528) Location: East Africa (modern Kenya) | Portuguese Empire Supported by: Malindi Kingdom | Mombasa Sultanate | Victory |
| Siege of Bahrain (1529) Location: Eastern Arabia, Persian Gulf (Bahrain) | Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Ormus | Bahraini rebels | Defeat |
| Abyssinian–Adal war (1529–1543) Battle of Baçente Battle of Jarte Battle of the Hill of the Jews Battle of Wofla Battle of Wayna Daga Location: East Africa (modern Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea) | Ethiopian Empire Kingdom of Portugal (1542–43) | Adal Sultanate Ottoman Empire (1542–43) | Inconclusive Withdrawal of the Adal-Ottoman armies from the Ethiopian Highlands after the death of Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi. Conflict continues between the armies of the Imperial and Amiric successors; Galawdewos and Nur ibn Mujahid. Weakening of the Abyssinians and Adalites, which opened the door for The Great Oromo Migrations. |
| Spanish-Ottoman War (1529–1541) Conquest of Tunis (1535) Part of Spanish-Ottoman Wars of 1515-1577, Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations and Ottoman–Habsburg wars Location: Mediterranean Sea, North Africa | Empire of Charles V Spain Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sardinia  Republic of Genoa County of Flanders  Holy Roman Empire Papal States Kingdom of Portugal  Knights of Malta  Kingdom of France (until 1534) Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Kuku Kabyle people | Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers Ottoman Tunisia Kingdom of Tlemcen Banu Rashid Arab irregulars  Kingdom of France (since 1535) | Stalemate After Habsburg forces and allies conquered the fortress of Monastir, Sousse, Hammamet and Kelibia. The Spaniards make Tunisia, under Muley Hassan of the Hafsid dynasty, a Client state. |
| Ternatean–Portuguese conflicts (1530–1605) Battle of Tidore Attack on Jailolo Location: Maluku Islands, (modern eastern Indonesia) | Portuguese Empire Spanish Empire Sultanate of Tidore | Sultanate of Ternate Dutch East India Company | Defeat |
| Battle of al-Shihr (1531) Part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen) | Portuguese Empire | Ottoman Empire Kathiri Sultanate | Defeat |
| Siege of Diu (1531) Part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Gujarat Sultanate  Ottoman Empire | Defeat |
| French invasions to Colonial Brazil (1531–1615) Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1558) Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1567) Portuguese conquest of Maranhão Battle of Guaxenduba Location: South America, Brazil | Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil Captaincy of Pernambuco Captaincy of Rio Grande Captaincy of Paraíba Captaincy of São Vicente Indian allies Tabajara tribes Ceará tribes Potiguara tribes | France France Antarctique Equinoctial France Indian allies Tamoyo Tupinamba | Victory Henriville is destroyed |
| Spanish Jailolo-Portuguese Ternate war (1533) Part of Tidore-Ternate conflicts (1521–1667) Location: Maluku Islands, (modern eastern Indonesia) | Sultanate of Ternate Portuguese Empire | Sultanate of Tidore Jailolo Sultanate Spanish Empire | Stalemate |
| Iguape War (1534–1536) Location: South America, Brazil | Kingdom of Portugal Colonial Brazil | Spanish Empire Indian auxiliaries Carijós Guaianás | Victory |
| Battle of Tidore (1536) Part of Ternatean Civil War and Ternatean–Portuguese conflicts Location: Maluku Islands, (modern eastern Indonesia) | Portuguese Empire Ternate loyal to Hairun | Ternate loyal to Dayal Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Bacan Sultanate of Jailolo Kingdom of Vaigama Kingdom of Vaigue Kingdom of Quibibi Kingdom of Mincibo | Victory |
| Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559) Siege of Diu Battle of Suakin (1541) Attack on Jeddah (1541) Battle of El Tor Battle of Suez (1541) Capture of Aden (1548) Battle of Bab el-Mandeb Siege of Qatif (1551) Action at Diu Ottoman campaign against Hormuz (1552–1554) Battle of the Gulf of Oman Attack on Moccha Siege of Bahrain Battle of Kamaran Location: Persian Gulf, Horn of Africa, Red Sea and India | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India Kingdom of Hormuz  Ethiopian Empire | Ottoman Empire Gujarat Sultanate Adal Sultanate | Status quo ante bellum Portugal maintains control of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean Ottomans expand their influence in the Red Sea |
| Shuangyu Skirmishes (1539) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Zhejiang) | Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates) Portuguese pirates | Ming China | Victory |
| Fall of Agadir (1541) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Portuguese Empire | Saadi Sultanate | Defeat |
| Battle of Benadir (1542) Location: East Africa (modern Somalia) | Portuguese Empire | Ajuran Sultanate | Victory |
| Shuangyu Skirmishes (1543) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Zhejiang) | Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates) Portuguese pirates | Ming China | Defeat |
| Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549) Location: Southeast Asia (modern Thailand) | Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) Supported by:  Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Toungoo dynasty (Burma) | Victory Diogo Pereira and Galeote Pereira mission succeed. |
| Raid of Zhangzhou (1547) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Zhangzhou) | Portuguese pirates | Ming China | Victory |
| Raid of Ningbo (1548) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Ningbo) | Portuguese pirates | Ming China | Victory |
| Raid of Taizhou (1548) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Taizhou) | Portuguese pirates | Ming China | Victory |
| Battle of al-Shihr (1548) Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen) | Portuguese Empire Mahra Sultanate | Kathiri Sultanate | Victory |
| Incident of Dongshan Peninsula (1549) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Fujian) | Wokou Portuguese merchants | Ming China | Defeat Galeote Pereira is captured. |
| Battle of the Bay of Velez (1553) Location: North Africa, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera | Kingdom of Portugal | Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers | Defeat |
| Tamoyo Confederation (1554–1567) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil | Tupinambá people | Victory |
| Aimoré War (1555–1673) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil | Aimoré people | Victory |
| Siege of Piratininga (1555–1736) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil | Guarulho people Guaianá people Carijó people | Victory Invaders are expelled |
| Siege of Kotte (1557–1558) Location: Sri Lanka | Portuguese Empire Lascarins  Kingdom of Kotte | Kingdom of Sitawaka | Victory |
| Bandeirantes raids from Brazil to Spanish domains (1557–18th century) Location: South America (mostly Amazon Forest) | Portuguese Empire Bandeirantes from Colonial Brazil | Spain Viceroyalty of Peru Viceroyalty of New Granada (since 1717) Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata (since 1777) | Stalemate The Amazon is divided between Spain and Portugal with the Treaty of Madrid (1750), as both countries compromissed to stop and punish bandits expeditions from bandeirantes. |
| Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1558–1566) Part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations Location: Indian Ocean | Kingdom of Portugal | Ottoman Empire Ajuran Sultanate | Status quo ante bellum Portugal maintains control of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean Ottomans expand their influence in the Red Sea |
| Battle of Mulleriyawa (1559) Location: Sri Lanka | Portuguese Empire | Kingdom of Sitawaka | Defeat Decisive victory to Sinhalese army of Kingdom of Sitawaka |
| Siege of Moji (1561) Location: Asia–Pacific, Japan | Ōtomo clan  Portuguese Empire | Mōri clan | Defeat |
| Siege of Mazagan (1562) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese possessions in Morocco | Saadi Sultanate | Victory |
| Battle of Fukuda Bay (1565) Location: Asia–Pacific, Japan | Kingdom of Portugal | Matsura Takanobu Clan | Victory |
| Blockade of Cebu (1568) Part of Portuguese–Spanish colonial rivalry Location: Philippines | Portuguese Empire Portuguese moluccas | Spanish Empire Filipino loyalists | Defeat |
| Battle of Aceh (1569) Location: Sumatra (modern Indonesia) | Kingdom of Portugal | Sultanate of Aceh | Victory Aceh fleet destroyed |
| War of the League of the Indies (1570 – 1574) Siege of Chaliyam Location: Indian Ocean, Western India and the Straits of Malacca | Kingdom of Portugal | Sultanate of Bijapur Sultanate of Ahmadnagar Zamorin of Calicut Sultanate of Aceh Co-belligerents: Princely states of the Kanara coast Kalinyamat Sultanate Sultanate of Ternate Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Golkonda Mappila Muslims | Victory |
| Battle of Alcácer Quibir (1578) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese possessions in Morocco Moorish Allies | Saadi Sultanate Supported by: Ottoman Empire | Defeat 1580 Portuguese succession crisis Rise of the Moroccan Saadi Empire |
| War of the Portuguese Succession (1580–1583) Location: Iberian Peninsula, Azores | Portugal loyal to Prior of Crato France England United Provinces | Crown of Spain Portugal loyal to Philip of Spain | Decisive defeat for António, Prior of Crato Iberian Union |
| Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1580–89) Capture of Muscat (1581) Location: East Africa, Swahili coast and Indian Ocean | Kingdom of Portugal | Ottoman Empire | Victory Portuguese control in the South East African coast restored and Mir Ali Bey captured |
| Siege of Daman (1581) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) Battle of São Vicente English Armada Battle of Flores (1591) Battle of Flores (1592) Capture of Recife (1595) Battle of Sesimbra Bay Location: Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands, Ibero-America. | Spanish Empire Spanish Netherlands Spanish American colonies Council of Portugal State of Brazil Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Parma Grand Duchy of Tuscany Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Castro Order of Saint John co-belligerent French rebelsSee also: French Wars of Religion Irish rebels See also: Irish Nine Years' War | Kingdom of England Ireland co-belligerent  United Provinces France Portuguese rebels | Indecisive Status quo ante bellum Treaty of London |
| Battle of Leitao Coast (1586) Location: Persian Gulf, Kish Island (Iran) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Arab Niquilus | Defeat |
| Siege of Johor (1587) Location: Malay Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Johor Sultanate | Victory |
| Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594) Location: Southeast Asia (modern Cambodia) | Kingdom of Cambodia Supported by: Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal | Ayutthaya Kingdom | Defeat Satha I is destroned by siam forces. Then he sought a Spanish protectorate, starting Cambodian–Spanish War. |
| Cambodian–Spanish War (1593–97) Location: Southeast Asia (modern Cambodia) | Spanish Empire Philippines Mexican recruits Kingdom of Portugal Cambodian allies Japanese mercenaries | Cambodia Supported by: Ayutthaya Kingdom Johor Sultanate (Muslim Malay merchants) Kingdom of Champa (Muslim Cham merchants) | Defeat |
| Campaign of Danture (1594) Location: Sri Lanka | Portuguese Empire | Kingdom of Kandy | Defeat Decisive victory to Sinhalese army of Kingdom of Kandy |
| Spanish-Portuguese conflict on China (1598–1600) Location: China (near Macau) | Portuguese Empire Macau Portuguese India | Spanish Empire El Piñal Philippines | Victory End of Spain's attempts to circumvent the restrictions placed on them from reaching China. Portuguese monopoly on the 16th century China trade seizured. |
| Dutch–Portuguese War (1598–1663) Part of Eighty Years' War and Thirty Years' War Europe Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1606) Battle of the Downs South America Capture of Bahia Recapture of Bahia Battle in the Bay of San Salvador Siege of Recife (1630) Battle of Mata Redonda Battle of Abrolhos Campaign of Porto Calvo Siege of Salvador (1638) Action of 12–17 January 1640 Battle of Tabocas Conquest of Paraíba Insurrection of Pernambuco Action at Tamanana, 9 September 1645 First Battle of Guararapes Second Battle of Guararapes Recapture of Recife (1652–1654) Africa Siege of Mozambique (1607) Siege of Mozambique (1608) Battle of Elmina (1625) Battle of Elmina (1637) Capture of Luanda (1641) Battle of Kombi Recapture of Angola Asia Battle of Bantam Capture of Amboina Battle of Changi (1603) Siege of Malacca (1606) Battle of Cape Rachado Battle of Macau Action of 1 February 1625 Battle off Hormuz (1625) Battle of Goa (1638) Action of 30 September 1639 Siege of Galle (1640) Siege of Malacca (1641) Action of 23 March 1654 Action of 2 May 1654 Dutch conquest of Malabar (1658-1663) | Kingdom of Portugal Brazilian colonial forces Portuguese Angola Portuguese Mozambique Portuguese Malacca Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Macau Supported by: Spanish Empire (until 1640) Kingdom of Cochin Ming China Hormuz Potiguara Tupis | Dutch Republic Dutch East Indies  Dutch West Indies Dutch Brazil Supported by:  Kingdom of England (until 1640)  France (until 1640) Safavid Empire Johor Sultanate Ternate Ayutthaya Kingdom of Kandy Sitawaka Jaffna Kingdom of Kongo Kingdom of Ndongo Rio Grande Tupis Nhandui Tarairiu Tribe | Indecisive Formation of the Dutch Empire. Portuguese Restoration War. Portuguese victory in Brazil, Angola, Goa and Macau. Dutch victory in Ghana, Malacca, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Both sides claim victory in India. |
| Siege of Kottakkal (1599–1600) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Kingdom of Calicut | Kunjali Marakkar forces | Victory |
| Palmares War (early 17th century–1695) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil Captaincy of Pernambuco Bandeirantes | Quilombo dos Palmares | Victory |
| Nossa Senhora da Graça incident (1610) Location: Nagasaki, Japan | Portuguese Empire | Tokugawa shogunate | Defeat |
| Battle of Swally (1612) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | English East India Company | Defeat |
| Cummean Revolt (1617–1621) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil | Tupinambá people | Victory |
| Sack of Madeira (1617) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers | Defeat |
| Tupinambá Revolt (1618) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil | Tupinambá people | Victory |
| Tupinambás Uprising (1617–1621) Cumã Revolt Location: Brazil | Kingdom of Portugal Brazilian colonial forces | Tupinambá rebel forces under tuxaua (cacique) Cabelo de Velha | Victory |
| 1st Danish expedition to India (1618–1622) Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies Conquest of Koneswaram Temple part of Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts and Thirty Years' War Location: Sri Lanka | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Ceylon  France | Denmark-Norway East India Company Kandy Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak Dutch East India Company | Portuguese militar victory Danish political victory Raghunatha Nayak conceded Tranquebar to the Danish East India Company Portugal conquers Trincomalee |
| Sino-Dutch conflicts (1620s–1670s) Location: Asia–Pacific, China | Ming China Southern Ming dynasty Kingdom of Tungning  Portuguese Empire | Dutch East India Company Chinese pirates | Victory |
| Capture of Ormuz (1622) Location: Persian Gulf | Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Ormus Supported by: Spanish Empire | Safavid Empire English East India Company | Defeat Ormuz (which was under Portuguese control since 1507) goes back to Persian control |
| First Kongo-Portuguese War (1622–1623) Battle of Mbumbi Battle of Mbanda Kasi Location: Central Africa (modernAngola and Congo region) | Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Angola | Kingdom of Kongo | Status quo ante bellum Pedro II of Kongo sought help of Dutch empire, entering to the Dutch–Portuguese War |
| Spanish-Siam War (1624–1636) Location: Southeast Asia (modern Thailand) | Iberian Union Spanish East Indies Council of Portugal Macau Goa Malacca | Siam Dutch East India Company | Defeat Dutch hegemony on Southeast Asia. |
| Battle of Duyon River (1629) Location: Malay Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal | Sultanate of Aceh | Decisive Victory Aceh's forces destroyed (loses 236 ships, 19,000 soldiers) |
| Motim das Maçarocas (1629) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Iberian Union Council of Portugal | Portuguese independentists | Victory |
| Mombasa war (1631–32) Location: East Africa (modern Kenya) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Mombasa Sultanate | Victory Portuguese retake Fort Jesus |
| Siege of Hooghly (1632) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Mughal Empire | Defeat |
| Portuguese expedition to Mombasa of 1632 Capture of Julfar (1633) Siege of Sohar (1633–1643) Part of Omani–Portuguese conflicts Location: East Africa (modern Kenya) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Oman Safavid Empire | Omani Empire | Defeat |
| Manuelinho Revolt (1637) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Iberian Union Council of Portugal | Portuguese independentists | Victory |
| Battle of Gannoruwa (1638) Location: Sri Lanka | Portuguese Empire | Kingdom of Kandy | Defeat Sinhalese army Victory Portuguese didn't attack Kingdom of Kandy again |
| Siege of Daman (1638–1639) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Mughal Empire | Victory |
| Mazagan Ambush (1640) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Portuguese Empire | Republic of Salé | Defeat |
| Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668) Part of Thirty Years' War and Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) Location: Iberian Peninsula | Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: France(1641–59) Kingdom of England(after 1662)See also: English expedition to Portugal (1662–1668) | Crown of Spain (Castile and Aragon) | Victory Treaty of Lisbon. Charles II of Spain recognizes the sovereignty of the House of Braganza over Portugal and its colonial possessions. Portugal cedes Ceuta to Castile. |
| Battle of Mbororé Part of Portuguese Restoration War Location: South America (modern Misiones Province, Argentina) | Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil Bandeirantes Tupi people | Spanish Empire Peru Río de la Plata and Paraguay Governorate Jesuit missions among the Guaran | Defeat |
| Acclamation of Amador Bueno (1641) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil | Nativists | Victory Failure in forming a kingdom Amador Bueno swears loyalty to king John IV |
| Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart (1643–1645)Location: Indian Ocean | Leyel loyalist Dutch Coromandel English Madras Portuguese India (Carical) Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak | Pessart loyalist | Victory Willem Leyel is recognized as governor of Danish India. |
| Dano-Carical Conflict (1644–1645)Location: India (Karaikal and Tranquebar) | Portuguese India Dutch India | Danish India | Victory |
| Siege of Dansborg (1644) Location: India (Tranquebar) | Portuguese India Dutch India | Danish India | Inconclusive |
| Siege of Muscat (1650) Location: Gulf of Oman | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Oman | Omani Empire | Defeat End of Portuguese rule in Oman and presence on the Persian Gulf. |
| Cachaça Revolt (1660–1661) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil | Rio de Janeiro Rebels | Victory |
| Raid of Tangier (1662) Location: North Africa (Morocco) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Tangier Supported by:  Kingdom of England | Khadir Ghaïlan forces Supported by: Crown of Spain Saadi Morocco | Stalemate Start of English occupation of Tangier. |
| Kongo Civil War (1665–1709) Battle of Mbwila Battle of Mbidizi River Battle of Kitombo Battle of São Salvador Location: Central Africa (modernAngola and Congo region) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Angola | Kingdom of Kongo Kimpanzu dynasty forces Kinlaza dynasty forces Soyo and Ngoyo Supported by: Dutch West India Company | Stalemate Death of King António I of Kongo. Portugal recognizes Soyo independence by Papal Bull. Pedro IV of Kongo, orthodox catholic, is recognized as King of Kongo. |
| Dutch-Zamorin Conflicts (1666–1758) Location: Indian subcontinent | Zamorin  United Kingdom English East India Company Portuguese Empire | Dutch Republic Dutch East India Company | Defeat |
| Conjuration of Our Father (1666) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil | Pernambuco Rebels | Victory Jerônimo de Mendonça Furtado removed from the post of governor André Vidal de Negreiros appointed provisional governor |
| Battle of Pungo Andongo (1671) Location: Central Africa (modernAngola) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Angola | Kingdom of Ndongo | Victory |
| Battle of Katole (1681) Location: Central Africa (modernAngola) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Angola | Kingdom of Matamba | Pirric Victory |
| Barbarians' War (1683–1713) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil | Confederation of the Cariris | Victory |
| Maratha–Portuguese War (1683–1684) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Maratha Confederacy | Victory Portuguese territory in India defended. |
| Beckman Revolt (1684) Location: Brazil | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil | Maranhão Rebels | Victory |
| Mughal–Portuguese War (1692–1693) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Mughal Empire | Victory Portuguese territory in India defended. |
| Taro Revolt (1694–1695) Location: Azores | Portugal | São Jorge peasants | Victory |
| Battle of Daman (1694) Location: India | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Omani Empire | Victory |
| Omani–Portuguese conflict (1696–1714) Siege of Mombasa (1696–1698) Battle of Surat (1704) Location: Indian Ocean, Southeast Africa, India | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Mombasa Portuguese India | Omani Empire | Indecisive Omani forces capture Fort Jesus. End of Portuguese hegemony in Southeast Africa. |
| War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) On South America: Siege of Colonia del Sacramento Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1710) Battle of Rio de Janeiro Cassard expedition | Spain loyal to Charles Crown of Aragon Spanish Netherlands  Holy Roman Empire: Austria  Prussia (from 1702) Hanover  Great Britain (formed in 1707)  England (until 1707)  Scotland (until 1707) British America British East India Company  Dutch Republic  Portugal (from 1703) State of Brazil  Savoy Danish Auxiliary Corps co-belligerent: Hungarian Royalists Kingdom of Croatia | Spain loyal to Philip Crown of Castile Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily New Spain  France New France French East India Company Bavaria (until 1704) Duchy of Mantua (until 1708) Cologne (until 1702) Liège (until 1702) co-belligerent: Kuruc (Kingdom of Hungary) Principality of Transylvania | Political victory for Philip Military victory for Charles Treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt, and Baden: Austria, Great Britain and the Dutch Republic recognise Philip V as King of Spain but he renounces any claim to the throne of France. Spain cedes territories in Europe. Spain cedes the Colony of Sacramento to the Portuguese Empire |
| Mura War (18th century) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Mura people | Victory |
| War of the Emboabas (1707–1709) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Paulistas (Bandeirantes) | Victory Creation of the Captaincy of São Paulo and Minas de Ouro. São Paulo bandeirantes are expelled from Minas Gerais. |
| Mascate War (1710–1711) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil Captaincy of Pernambuco Vila do Recife | Vila de Olinda | Victory Reconstitution of the Pelourinho do Recife Re-opening of the Recife Municipal Chamber |
| Salt Revolt (1710–1720) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | São Paulo Rebels | Victory |
| Mandu Ladino Revolt (1712–1719) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Tupi people | Victory |
| Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) Battle of Matapan Location: Peloponnese, Aegean Sea, Ionian Islands, Dalmatia | Republic of Venice Austria (from 1716) Kingdom of Portugal Order of Malta Papal States Spain | Ottoman Empire | Defeat |
| Vila Rica Revolt (1720) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Supporters of Filipe dos Santos | Victory |
| Manaó War (1723–1728) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Manaó people | Victory |
| Expedition to Cabinda (1723) Location: Central Africa (modernAngola) | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Angola | British Empire Kingdom of Ngoyo | Victory Portuguese expel British from the Fort of Santa Maria de Cabinda. |
| Maratha–Portuguese War (1725–1726)Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Maratha Confederacy | Inconclusive Peace of Bassein |
| Terço Velho Motin (1728) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Terço Velho Regiment | Victory |
| Portuguese-Omani conflict (1728–1729) Location: Indian Ocean, Southeast Africa | Portuguese Empire Swahili city-states rebels against Oman | Omani Empire Swahili city-states rebels against Portugal | Statu Quo Ante Bellum End of Portuguese presence on the Swahili coast. |
| Maratha–Portuguese War (1729–1732) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Supported by: British Empire British East India Company | Maratha Confederacy | Victory Start of Novas Conquistas |
| Novas Conquistas (1729–1789) Siege of Alorna Siege of Tiracol Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Supported by: Rajahnate of Soonda Kingdom of Sawantwadi | Kingdom of Mysore Maratha Empire Kolhapur State Sawantwadi State | Victory |
| Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–37) Location: South America, Río de la Plata Basin (modern Uruguay) | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil | Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of Peru Governorate of the Río de la Plata | Victory Banda Oriental in Portuguese possession |
| Battle of Vasai (1739) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portuguese Empire Portuguese India | Maratha Confederacy | Defeat Baçaim ceded to the Peshwas |
| Naval Battle of Calicut (1752) Location: Indian subcontinent | Portugal | Maratha Empire | Victory |
| Guaraní War (1754–56) Location: South America, Misiones Orientales (modern Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil) | Portugal State of Brazil Spain Viceroyalty of Peru Governorate of the Río de la Plata | Guaraní Jesuits Jesuit missions among the Guaraní | Victory Ratification of the Exchange Treaty. Declaration of the border between Spain and Portugal in South America Treaty of El Pardo. Total abandonment of the eastern missions by the Guarani (Transfer of the Guarani out of the territories ceded to Portugal.). |
| Seven Years' War (1756–1763) Anglo-Spanish War (1762–63) Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) Fantastic War First Cevallos expedition Mojeño War Location: Europe, North America, West Indies, South America, West Africa, India, Philippines | Great Britain British America  Prussia Portugal (from 1762) State of Brazil Hanover Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Hesse-Kassel Schaumburg-Lippe Iroquois Confederacy Filipino rebels | France New France Austria  Electorate of Saxony Russia (until 1762) Spain (from 1762) New Spain Viceroyalty of Peru Sweden (1757–62) Abenaki nation Mughal Empire (from 1757) | Victory The Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762) was defeated Spanish conquers Colonia del Sacramento and most of Rio Grande do Sul during the Fantastic War |
| First Curvelo Conspiracy (1760–1763) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Conspirators | Victory |
| War of Galangue (1768–1769)Location: Angola | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Angola | Galangue Kingdom | Victory Reconquer of Fortress of Caconda |
| Inconfidence of Mariana (1769) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Inconfidents | Victory |
| Siege of Mazagan (1769) Location: Morocco | Portuguese Empire | Sultanate of Morocco | Defeat End of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts |
| First Luso-Ovimbo War (1774–1778) Location: Angola | Portuguese Empire Portuguese Angola | Ovimbundu Kingdoms Bailundo Viye Quingolo | Victory |
| Inconfidence of Sabará (1775) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Inconfidents | Victory |
| Second Curvelo Conspiracy (1776) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Conspirators | Victory |
| Spanish-Portuguese War (1776–1777) Location: South America, Río de la Plata Basin (modern Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil) | Portuguese Empire State of Brazil | Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | Defeat First Treaty of San Ildefonso Portugal remains neutral during the American Revolutionary War and joins First League of Armed Neutrality |
| Bombardment of Algiers (1784) Part of Spanish–Algerian war (1775–1785) and Spanish-Barbary Wars (1605–1792) Location: North Africa (Algeria) | Spain Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily Order of Saint John Portugal | Regency of Algiers | Victory |
| Inconfidência Mineira (1789) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Inconfidents | Victory Failed Independence of Minas Gerais. |
| War of the Pyrenees (1793–1795) Part of French Revolutionary Wars (War of the First Coalition) Location: Iberian Peninsula and Pyrenees | Spain Portugal French Émigrés | France | Defeat |
| Rio de Janeiro Conjuration (1794–1795) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazil | Conjurates from Rio | Victory Failed Independence of Rio de Janeiro |
| 1798 Revolt of the Alfaiates (1796–1799) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazi | Conjurates from Bahia | Victory Failed Independence of Bahia |
| Mediterranean campaign of 1798 Siege of Malta (1798–1800) Part of French Revolutionary Wars (War of the Second Coalition) Location: Mediterranean Sea | Great Britain Portugal  Russia Septinsular Republic  Ottoman Empire  Kingdom of Naples Hospitaller Malta | France Spain | Victory |
| Conspiracy of the Suassunas (1800–1801) Location: Brazil | Portugal State of Brazi | Pernambuco rebels | Victory Failed Independence of Pernambuco |
| War of the Oranges (1801) Portuguese conquest of the Eastern Missions Part of French Revolutionary Wars (War of the Second Coalition) Location: Iberian Peninsula, South America (Río de la Plata and Guiana region) | Portugal State of Brazil | Spain Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata  France French Guiana | Defeat in Europe Victory in South America Treaty of Badajoz Question of Olivença Treaty of Madrid Territory of Brazil expanded in the south, but decrease in the north. Portugal quits from Coalition Wars until 1807. |
| Invasion of Portugal (1807) Part of Napoleonic Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula | Portugal | French Empire  Spain | Defeat Start of Popular Revolts against French Occupation. |
| Peninsular War (1808–1814) Part of Napoleonic Wars and Campaign in south-west France (1814) Location: Iberian Peninsula and Southern France | Bourbon Spain Cortes of Cádiz  United Kingdom Portugal | French Empire Bonapartist Spain Afrancesado Duchy of Warsaw Kingdom of Italy Confederation of the Rhine Swiss Confederation | Victory Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil |
| Portuguese conquest of French Guiana (1809) Part of Napoleonic Wars Location: South America (The Guianas) | Portugal Brazil  United Kingdom | French Empire | Victory |
| Battle of the Tiger's Mouth (1809–1810) Location: China (Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area) | Portugal | Red Flag Fleet | Victory |
| Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811–1812) Part of Napoleonic Wars Location: Río de la Plata Basin (Uruguay) | Portugal Brazil | United Provinces of the River Plate Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | Inconclusive |
| War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814) Part of Napoleonic Wars Location: Europe | Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire United Kingdom Kingdom of Sweden Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia | First French Empire Napoleonic Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw | Victory Treaty of Fontainebleau, First Treaty of Paris Bourbon Restoration; Napoleon's exile to Elba Various territorial changes Beginning of the Congress of Vienna Hostilities resume with the return of Napoleon to power in 1815 |
| War of the Seventh Coalition (1815) Part of Napoleonic Wars Location: Europe | Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire United Kingdom Kingdom of Sweden Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia Netherlands | First French Empire Kingdom of Naples | Victory Second Treaty of Paris End of Napoleonic Wars Second exile of Napoleon and second Bourbon Restoration Beginning of the Concert of Europe |
| Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816 - 1820) Part of Argentina Civil War (War against Artigas) and Platine Wars Location: Río de la Plata Basin (Uruguay and Argentina) | United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Kingdom of Brazil United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Federal League  Entre Ríos  Misiones Banda Oriental Corrientes Santa Fe Córdoba | Victory Annexation of the Banda Oriental to the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. |
| Pernambucan Revolt (1817) Location: Brazil | United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Kingdom of Brazil | Rebels from Pernambuco Rebels from Paraíba Rebels from Potiguares | Victory Revolt suppressed Dissolution of the Comarca das Alagoas in the Pernambucan territory Failed Independence of Pernambuco |
| Lisbon Conspiration (1817) Location: Portugal | United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Absolutists Traditionalist | Supremo Conselho Regenerador de Portugal e do Algarve Liberals Freemasons | Victory Revolt suppressed Execution of Gomes Freire de Andrade. |
| Oporto Liberal Revolution (1820) Location: Portugal | United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Absolutists Traditionalist | Liberals | Defeat Implementation of Portuguese Constitution of 1822 |
| Martinhada Revolt (1820) Location: Portugal | Junta Provisional do Governo Supremo do Reino Moderate liberals | Radical liberals Traditionalists | Victory |
| Liberal Revolution in Bahia and Grão-Pará (1821) Location: Brazil | United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Kingdom of Brazil | Captaincy of Bahia Captaincy of Grão-Pará | Victory Revolt suppressed Increase of the liberal movement in Rio de Janeiro |
| Constitutionalist revolt of the slaves (1821–1822) Location: Brazil | United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Kingdom of Brazil | Minas Gerais slaves | Inconclusive Rebels dispersed with the Proclamation of Independence |
| Brazilian War of Independence (1822–1824) Location: Brazil | Portugal Brazilian loyalists | Empire of Brazil European mercenaries | Defeat Brazilian independence Territorial unity of the Empire of Brazil Treaty of Rio de Janeiro Portuguese recognition of the Empire of Brazil End of Portuguese influence in the Americas |
| Vilafrancada (1823) Location: Portugal | Portugal | Miguelites | Victory |
| April Revolt (1824) Location: Portugal | Portugal | Miguelites | Victory |
| Liberal Wars (1828–1834) Part of Revolutions of 1830 Location: Iberian Peninsula (Portugal) | Liberal (Forces of Queen Maria II and Pedro IV) Supported by: Spain (Since 1834) United Kingdom France (Since 1830) Belgian volunteers (1832–1834) | Miguelites (Forces of King Miguel) Supported by: Spain (Until 1833) Holy Alliance Carlists | Liberal Victory Concession of Evoramonte: Constitutional monarchy is restored Dom Miguel renounces all his claims to the throne and goes into exile. |
| First Carlist War (1833–1840) Part of Carlist Wars and Revolutions of 1830 Location: Iberian Peninsula (Spain) | Carlists (Forces of Infante Carlos) Supported by: Portugal (until 1834) Holy Alliance Miguelites | Liberals (Forces of Queen Isabella II) Supported by: France United Kingdom Portugal (from 1834) | Liberal Victory British mediated Convention of Vergara. |
| Revolta dos Calcetas (1835) Location: Portugal | Portugal | Miguelites insurgents | Victory |
| September Revolution (1836) Location: Portugal | Portugal | Septembrists (radical liberals) | Defeat End of Devourism. The Constitutional Charter of 1826 is replaced by Portuguese Constitution of 1838 |
| Marnotas Conspiracy (1837) Location: Portugal | Portugal | Miguelites insurgents | Victory |
| Revolt of the Marshals (1837) Chão da Feira Combat Ruivães Combat Location: Portugal | Portugal | Cartista insurgents | Victory |
| Bolama Question (1838–1870) Location: West Africa, Guinea-Bissau | Portugal Portuguese Guinea | United Kingdom Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate | Victory Bolama Island is annexed by Portugal. |
| Torres Novas Revolt (1844) Location: Portugal | Portugal | Anti-Cabralism insurgents | Victory |
| Patuleia (1846) Part of Revolution of Maria da Fonte Location: Portugal | Forces of Queen Maria II Cartista (conservative liberals) Quadruple Alliance Spain United Kingdom | Junta in Porto forces Septembrists (radical liberals) Miguelites (traditionalists) | Moderate Liberal Victory Convention of Gramido |
| Revolt of the Faitiões (1846) Location: China (Macau) | Portugal Portuguese Macau | Chinese rebels | Victory |
| Baishaling Incident (1849) Location: China (Macau) | Portugal Portuguese Macau | China | Victory |
| Guerras de Cassange (1850–62) Location: Angola | Portugal Portuguese Angola | Native peoples | Victory |
| Guerras do Nano (1855–74) Location: Angola | Portugal Portuguese Angola | Native peoples | Victory |
| Serpa Pinto Incident (1889) Location: Southern Africa (modern Zambia) | Portugal Portuguese Mozambique | Kololo people | Inconclusive 1890 British Ultimatum. |
| Anglo-Portuguese conflict on Manicaland (1890–1891) Location: Southern Africa | Portugal Portuguese Mozambique Portuguese Angola | United Kingdom British Central Africa Protectorate British South Africa Company | Defeat Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1891. Portugal got more territory in the Zambezi Valley, but ceded the Manicaland Province to British and renounce claims of Pink Map.$^{:6–7}$ |
| 2nd Luso-Ovimbo War (1890–1904) Bailundo Revolt (1902–1904) Part of Campaigns of Pacification and Occupation Location: Angola | Portugal Portuguese Angola | Ovimbundu Kingdoms | Victory |
| 31 January 1891 Revolt (1891) Location: Portugal | Kingdom of Portugal | Republicans | Victory |
| Battle of Mufilo (1907) Part of Campaigns of Pacification and Occupation Location: Angola | Portugal Portuguese Angola | Ovambo | Victory |
| Municipal Library Elevator Coup (1908) Location: Portugal | Kingdom of Portugal | Republicans Carbonária | Victory Lisbon Regicide |
| 5 October 1910 revolution (1910) Location: Portugal | Kingdom of Portugal | Republicans Carbonária | Defeat Manuel II is exiled and flees to England. |

## First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| East Timorese rebellion (1911–1912) Location: East Timor | Portugal | East Timorese rebels | Victory |
| Royalist attack on Chaves (1912) Location: Portugal and Galicia (Spain) | Portuguese Government | Royalist supporters Supported by: Spain | Victory Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Cabral Couceiro runs to Galicia, Spain. |
| 27 April 1913 Revolt (1913) Location: Portugal | Portuguese Government | Federação Radical Republicana Radical Liberals | Victory |
| World War I (1914–1918) African theatre of World War I South West Africa campaign German campaign in Angola Ovambo Uprising East African campaign Western Front (World War I) Portuguese Expeditionary Corps Battle of the Lys (1918) Hundred Days Offensive Location: Europe, Africa, Asia | France United Kingdom Russia United States China Italy Japan Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Hejaz Serbia Montenegro Romania Belgium Greece Portugal Brazil | Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria | Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations |
| Água-Pe Revolt (1914) Location: Portugal | Portuguese Government | Royalist supporters | Victory |
| May 14 Revolt (1915) Location: Portugal | Portuguese Government | Republicans | Defeat End of General Pimenta de Castro's government 1915 Portuguese legislative election |
| December 1917 coup d'état (1917) Location: Portugal | Portuguese Government | Rebels led by Sidónio Pais | Defeat Sidónio Pais establish a Military Junta 1918 Portuguese general election |
| 1919 Oporto Counter-Revolution (1919) Mosanto Royalist Revolt Location: Portugal | Portuguese Government | Monarchy of the North Royalist supporters | Victory |
| Bloody Night (Lisbon) (1921) Location: Portugal | Portuguese Government | Rioting members of the Army, Navy, and GNR soldiers | Pirric Victory 1922 Portuguese legislative election |
| April 18, 1925 Revolt (1925) Location: Portugal | Portuguese Government | Portuguese Armed Forces rebels | Victory |
| July 19, 1925 Revolt (1925) Location: Portugal | Portuguese Government | Portuguese Armed Forces rebels | Victory |
| 28 May 1926 coup d'état (1926) Location: Portugal | Portuguese Government Republican Party | Portuguese Armed Forces Portuguese Army Portuguese Navy | Defeat Start of Ditadura Nacional and subsequent Estado Novo era. |

## Second Portuguese Republic (1933–1974)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| February 1927 Revolt (1927) Location: Portugal | Military Dictatorship Portuguese Army Portuguese Navy Republican National Guard | February 1927 movement Rebel units of the Portuguese Army Rebel units of the Portuguese Navy Rebel units of the Republican National Guard Democratic Party Democratic Left-wing Republican Party General Confederation of Labour | Victory |
| Fifis Revolt (1927) Location: Portugal | Military Dictatorship | Fascists | Victory |
| Madeira uprising (1931) Location: Portugal | Military Dictatorship Supported by: United Kingdom | Paris League Republica da Atlantida Madeira Azores Portuguese Guinea | Victory |
| 26 Agost 1931 Insurrection (1931) Location: Portugal | Military Dictatorship | Buda Groups Paris League | Victory |
| Milk Revolt (1936) Location: Portugal | Estado Novo | Madeira protesters | Victory |
| Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) Location: Spain | Spanish Nationalists FET y de las JONS FE de las JONS Requetés/CT CEDA Renovación Española Army of Africa  Italy Nazi Germany Portugal Viriatos | Spanish Republicans People's Army Popular Front UGT CNT-FAI Generalitat de Catalunya Euzko Gudarostea International Brigades  Soviet Union  Mexico | Victory End of the Second Spanish Republic |
| 1936 Naval Revolt (1936) Location: Portugal | Estado Novo | Organização Revolucionária da Armada Portuguese Communist Party | Victory |
| Invasion of Timor (1942–45) [as neutral power of World War II] Part of Pacific Theater Location: East Timor and Indonesia | Allies:  Netherlands Dutch East Indies United Kingdom Australia United States  Portuguese Timor | Japan Timorese and Javanese volunteers (Black Columns) | Status Quo Ante Bellum Japan occupies East Timor after the end of Dutch East Indies campaign. Withdrawal of Japanese after End of World War II in Asia. |
| Mealhada Revolt (1946) Location: Portugal | Estado Novo | Left-wing rebels | Victory |
| 10 April 1947 Revolt (1947) Location: Portugal | Estado Novo | Junta de Libertação Nacional | Victory |
| Integration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1954) Location: India | Portugal | India | Defeat Incorporation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli into India. |
| Viqueque rebellion (1959) Location: East Timor | Portugal | East Timorese rebels | Victory |
| Angolan War of Independence (1961–1974) Part of Portuguese Colonial War Location: Angola | Portugal | MPLA FNLA UNITA FLEC | Military stalemate MPLA-Coalition Political victory Ceasefire and independence after the Carnation revolution: Alvor Agreement; Angolan independence in 1975, start of the Angolan Civil War. |
| Annexation of Portuguese India (1961) Location: India | Portugal | India | Defeat Incorporation of Goa, Daman, and Diu into India. |
| Beja Revolt (1961–1962) Location: Portugal | Estado Novo | Democrat rebels | Victory |
| Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (1963–1974) Part of Portuguese Colonial War Location: Guinea-Bissau | Portugal | PAIGC Guinea (1970 only) Cuba Non-combat support: China Soviet Union Senegal Libya Algeria Brazil | PAIGC Political victory Military stalemate Independence of Guinea-Bissau. |
| Rhodesian Bush War (1964–1979) Location: Rhodesia, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia | Rhodesia South Africa Portugal (1964–1974) | ZANU FRELIMO ZAPU ANC | Stalemate Lancaster House Agreement, internationally recognised independence for the Zimbabwe |
| Mozambican War of Independence (1964–1974) Part of Portuguese Colonial War Location: Mozambique | Portugal | FRELIMO | Military stalemate FRELIMO Political victory Independence of Mozambique |
| South African Border War (1966–1990) Location: South West Africa, Angola, Zambia | South Africa Portugal (until 1974) UNITA FNLA | SWAPO SWANU MPLA Cuba ANC Zambia | Stalemate Withdrawal of foreign forces from Angola Namibian independence from South African rule |
| Caldas Insurrection (1974) Location: Portugal | Estado Novo | Portuguese Armed Forces rebels | Victory |
| Carnation Revolution (1974) Location: Portugal | Estado Novo | AF Movement | Defeat Start of Portuguese transition to democracy |

## Portugal (1974–present)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Insurgency in Azores and Madeira (1975–1979) Location: Portugal (Azores and Madeira Archipelagos) | Portugal | FLA FLAMA | Victory FLA broadly gave up armed activity in 1979–1980 FLAMA dissolves itself in 1978 |
| Bosnian War (1994–1995) NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina Implementation Force Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Balkans | Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzeg-Bosnia  Croatia  United States Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom | Republika Srpska YPA Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia FR Yugoslavia | Victory Dayton Accords Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to oversee the peace agreement Massive civilian casualties for the Bosniak ethnic group |
| Kosovo War (1998–1999) Kosovo Force Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Balkans | KLA AFRK Albania Croatia United States Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Poland Spain Turkey United Kingdom | FR Yugoslavia | Victory Kumanovo Treaty Yugoslav security forces pull out of Kosovo KLA veterans join the UÇPMB, starting the Preševo insurgency |
| Guinea-Bissau Civil War (1998–1999) Location: Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau Senegal Guinea France Portugal | Military rebels MFDC United States | Defeat Ousting of President João Bernardo Vieira Military junta established Malam Bacai Sanhá appointed provisional president |
| 1999 East Timorese crisis (1999–2005) part of Decolonisation of Asia Location: East Timor | East Timor INTERFET UNTAET | Pro-Indonesia militias Aitarak Besi Merah Putih Laksaur Mahidi Supported by: Kopassus (alleged) BIN Jakarta lobby | Victory Independence of East Timor is seizured |
| War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) Operation Hoover Resolute Support Mission Part of the War on Terror Location: Afghanistan | United States Afghanistan ISAF United Kingdom Azerbaijan Germany Denmark Italy France Canada Australia New Zealand El Salvador Armenia Georgia Norway Sweden Poland Estonia Romania Turkey Bulgaria Hungary Luxembourg Portugal Jordan Albania Iceland Northern Alliance | Taliban Islamic Jihad Union Haqqani network Allied groups HIG al-Qaeda IJU IMU Taliban splinter groups Fidai Mahaz 2001 invasion: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban al-Qaeda 055 Brigade | "Victory" American-led coalition invasion and occupation of Afghanistan Destruction of al-Qaeda training camps Fall of the Taliban government Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Karzai administration Start of Taliban insurgency Death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan Commencement of war's 2015–2021 phase |
| Operation Active Endeavour (2001–2016) Part of the War on Terror Location: Mediterranean Sea | NATO Non-NATO:  Georgia  Israel  Morocco  New Zealand  Russia (2006)  Ukraine  Bulgaria (until 2004)  Estonia (until 2004)  Latvia (until 2004)  Lithuania (until 2004)  Romania (until 2004)  Slovakia (until 2004)  Slovenia (until 2004)  Albania (until 2009)  Croatia (until 2009) | Unspecified terrorist and smuggling groups | "Victory" Continued by Operation Sea Guardian |
| East Timorese crisis (2006) Location: East Timor | Australia New Zealand Malaysia Portugal East Timor | FTDL elements | Victory Violence ends. |
| Operation Atalanta (2008-) Part of counter-piracy efforts off the Horn of Africa Location: Somalia | European Union (European Union Training Mission in Somalia) Non EU:  Colombia  Iceland  Liechtenstein  Montenegro  New Zealand  Norway  Serbia  Switzerland  United Kingdom | Somali pirates | Ongoing |
| Attack on MV Maersk Phoenix (2009) Part of counter-piracy efforts off the Horn of Africa Location: Somalia | Portugal | Somali pirates | Victory |
| Central African Republic Civil War (2012-) European Union Military Operation in the Central African Republic January 2019 Bambari clashes 2020 N'Délé clashes Location: Central African Republic | Central African Republic Central African Armed Forces MINUSCA (since 2014)  Rwanda (since 2020)  Russia (since 2018) Wagner Group Russian Imperial Movement Black Russians Formerly:  South Africa (2013) MISCA (2013–2014) MICOPAX (2008–2013)  Angola Cameroon Chad Morocco Uganda Congo-Brazzaville DRC Gabon Burundi Equatorial Guinea São Tomé and Príncipe  France (2013–2021) EUFOR RCA (2014–2015) | Coalition of Patriots for Change (since 2020) Anti-balaka MPC 3R UPC FPRC PRNC Lord's Resistance Army Azande Ani Kpi Gbe (since March 2023) Support:  Chad (alleged) RSF Defunct groups: Séléka (2012–2014) CPJPCPSKUFDRFDPCFPR RJ (2013–2018) MNLC (2017–2019) MLCJ (2008–2022) RPRC (2014–2022) | Ongoing |
| Mali War (2012–2023) Location: Mali | France  Mali  Chad  Spain  Poland  United Kingdom  Germany MINUSMA | Ansar Dine Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb  ISIL Azawad | Mixed Results (end of UN mission) |
| Insurgency in Cabo Delgado (2017–2020) Part of War on terror and War against the Islamic State Location: Mozambique | Mozambique  Rwanda (from 2021) Southern African Development Community (from 2021)  South Africa  Botswana  Tanzania  Lesotho  Malawi  Angola Supported by:  Russia EUTM-Moz (from 2021)  Uganda  United States (from 2021)  Portugal (from 2020)  United Kingdom  Turkey | Ansar al-Sunna Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Supported by: Organized crime Foreign sympathizers Bandits | Ongoing |