# List of wars involving Serbia

The following is a list of wars involving Serbia in the Middle Ages as well as late modern period and contemporary history.
The list gives the name, the date, combatants, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
    Serbian victory
    Serbian defeat
    Result of civil or internal conflict
    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

## Middle Ages

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Avar-Serbian War (629–632) | Serb settlers | Avar Khaganate | Victory The Serbs move through the Avar Khaganate and settle the Balkan Subcontinent Creation of Principality of Serbia |
| Roman-Frankish War (802–812) | Byzantine Empire Principality of Serbia | Carolingian Empire | Victory Pax Nicephori Most of the Adriatic provinces along with Istra are returned to Byzantine rule Serbia expands its borders to Dinara and Una |
| Bulgarian-Serbian War (839–42) | Principality of Serbia | Bulgarian Empire | Victory Failure of Khan Presian I to take over Serbia |
| Bulgarian-Serbian War (853) | Principality of Serbia | Bulgarian Empire | Victory Failure of the Bulgarians to replace the Byzantine overlordship on the Serbs Vladimir-Rasate and 12 Boyars taken prisoner |
| Bulgarian–Serbian wars of 917–924 Part of the Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927 | Principality of Serbia | Bulgarian Empire | Defeat Serbia is annexed into Bulgaria |
| Conquest of Bari | Byzantine Empire Carolingian Empire Republic of Ragusa Principality of Serbia Duchy of Croatia Lombard principalities of the Campania | Emirate of Bari Emirate of Taranto Aghlabid dynasty | Victory Frankish-Byzantine Siege is successful and any further invasions of Adriatic cities are prevented |
| Serb Uprising (927) | Principality of Serbia Supported by: Byzantine Empire | Bulgarian Empire | Victory Časlav takes possession of the country after the uprising and submits suzereinity to the Byzantines |
| War of unification | Principality of Serbia | Serb tribes in: Ras Bosnia Zachlumia Pagania Zeta Travunia Konavle | Principality Victory Unification of all the tribes under Časlav as their collective leader |
| Magyar-Serb conflict (c. 960) Part of the Hungarian invasions of Europe | Principality of Serbia | Magyar tribes | Inconclusive Victory at Drina, Hungarian leader Kisa is defeated by the Serbs Defeat at Syrmia, Časlav is killed and thrown into a river |
| Bulgarian-Serbian War (998) | Duklja | Bulgarian Empire | Defeat King Samuil successfully besieges Ulcinj Duklja surrenders after Jovan Vladimir concedes |
| Serb Uprising (1034–1042) | Duklja | Byzantine Empire | Victory Decisive Doclean Serb victory Stefan Vojislav asserts his state's independence from Byzantium Byzantium halts any further advance towards Duklja after the Battle of Klobuk [sr] |
| Byzantine-Norman wars (1040–1189) | Normans Duklja Principality of Serbia Antioch Croatia Lombard duchies Supported by: Papal States | Byzantine Empire Venice | Indecisive Norman conquest of Apulia, Calabria and the Ionian Islands. Norman invasion of the Balkans |
| Byzantine–Serbian War (1090–1095) Battle of Zvečan | Principality of Serbia | Byzantine Empire | Victory Serbian military victory Consecutive attacks and plunder of the Byzantine territory and defeats of their armies Peace treaty Several Serbian nobles taken hostage Cessation of hostilities between Serbia and Byzantium until 1106, when Vukan defeated the army of John Komnenos and reached a truce again with Alexios I Komnenos |
| Byzantine–Hungarian War (1127–29) | Kingdom of Hungary Principality of Serbia | Byzantine Empire | Inconclusive First phase: Victory of Byzantium Serbia forced to recognize Byzantine suzerainty again Second phase: Victory of Hungarians Restoration of peace |
| Byzantine-Venetian War (1171–1172) | Venice Principality of Serbia Diplomatic support: Kingdom of Hungary Holy Roman Empire | Byzantine Empire Duklja (as Byzantine vassal) (1171) Western Knights (under Henry the Lion) | Byzantine Victory Stefan Nemanja begins the fight against Byzantines by annexing their vassal in Zeta Soon after, Venice joins and after early successes suffers a tremendous blow by an epidemic during their stay at Chios in the winter The Serbs soon surrendered to Emperor Manuel |
| Byzantine campaign in the Middle East (1176) Part of the Byzantine-Seljuq Wars | Byzantine Empire Grand Principality of Serbia Kingdom of Hungary Principality of Antioch | Sultanate of Rum | Defeat Catastrophic loss for Byzantium, Emperor Manuel compares the defeat to the Battle of Manzikert 1/4th of the army is wiped out Kilij Arslan II sues for peace immidietly after the battle has concluded, military balance in the region is maintained |
| Emeric's Balkan campaign (1200–1203) Part of the Fourth Crusade | Grand Principality of Serbia Bulgarian Empire (1203) | Kingdom of Hungary Valkan's Clique (as Hungarian vassal) Papal States | Emeric's Victories Emeric gains suzereinity over Serbia and occupies a couple of Bulgarian cities which he in turn gives to his vassal Valkan Serbo-Hungarian armies are later pushed out of Niš by Bulgarian forces |
| Hungarian invasion of Serbia(1237) Part of the Crusade against Bogumils | Grand Principality of Serbia Banate of Bosnia Temporary support: Republic of Ragusa | Kingdom of Hungary Golden Horde Chagatai Khanate | Victory During Colomans failed campaign in Bosnia, he penetrated Toljen II [sr]'s land in Serbia, he was kicked out after a brief consultation This event lead to an alliance between Serbia and Split under Domald |
| Mongol invasion of the Balkans (1241–1242) Invasion of Hungary Invasion of Serbia Invasion of Bulgaria | Kingdom of Serbia Bulgarian Empire Kingdom of Hungary Teutonic Order Templars Holy Roman Empire Duchy of Austria | Golden Horde (Mongols) | Defeat of the military alliance led by the Kingdom of Hungary Bulgaria enters into vassal relations with the Mongols Mongols pass through Serbia burning and looting |
| Serbian conflict with the Nogai Horde | Kingdom of Serbia | Nogai Horde Bulgarian Empire Supported by: Golden Horde | Victory Nogai Horde defeated at Drim river Shishman's invasion of Serbia repulsed Shishman forced to flee after the decisive battle at Ždrelo |
| Epirote–Nicaean conflict (1258–1261) | Despotate of Epirus Principality of Achaea Kingdom of Sicily Allies: Kingdom of Serbia Latin Empire | Empire of Nicaea Supported by: Republic of Genoa | Inconclusive Victory of Michael II and Stefan Uroš I in Albania and Macedonia Eventual Nicaean victory Subsequent restoration of the Byzantine Empire |
| Byzantine-Catalan Wars (1305–1311) | Byzantine Empire Kingdom of Serbia (1305) | Catalan Company Allies: Anatolian Turkish Beyliks Sultanate of Rum | Victory Siege of Hilandar successfully repelled Hilandar defended by Danilo II |
| Serbian-Crusader Conflict | Serbian cavalry Allies: Genoese fleet | Turcopoles | Victory Byzantine and Serbian forces defeat the Turks in a camp at Gallipoli peninsula Turcopoles surrender to the Genoese, some fall into the hands of the Byzantines. Halil Pasha and his men are then slaughtered |
| Serbian-Anjou War (1318–1320) | Kingdom of Serbia | Kingdom of Hungary Mladen II Šubić Lordship of Durazzo Muzaka Family (1318) Supported by Pope John XXII | Partial Victory Stefan Milutin crushes the Albanian Revolt without much difficulty Charles I's troops capture Belgrade and Mačva region Further incursion into central Serbia prevented John XXII calls (due to the mass-presecution against the Catholic Church in Serbia) for a full-fledged crusade against Serbia which never came Stefan Milutin is named the Rascian heretic by the Pope |
| War of Hum (1326–1329) | Kingdom of Serbia | Banate of Bosnia Republic of Ragusa | Defeat Bosnia captures Hum Petar Toljenović raised a rebellion in Zachlumia, he lost a battle and was imprisoned and thrown with his horse off a cliff |
| Bulgarian-Serbian War (1330) Part of the Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328 | Kingdom of Serbia Supported by: Andronikos II Palaiologos | Bulgarian Empire Supported by: Wallachia Moldavia Andronikos III Palaiologos | Victory Balance of power in the Balkans reshaped Peace concluded near Izvor |
| Serbian Invasion of Macedonia (1342–1343) Part of the Byzantine civil war of 1341-1347 | Kingdom of Serbia Supported by: John VI Kantakouzenos | John V Palaiologos Beylik of Aydin Zealots of Thessalonica | Victory Stefan Dušan and Ivan Alexander choose opposite sides in the conflict, but maintain positive relations and exploit the Byzantine downfall Serbia plunders and occupies Macedonia besides Thessalonica, which was held by the Zealots and Serres which stayed loyal to the Empire Rest of Macedonia falls after Umur Bey was forced to return to Anatolia due to the Smyrniote crusades Serbia is momentarily halted after the Battle of Stephaniana by the Turks |
| Serbian Invasion of Albania (1342–1345) Part of the Byzantine civil war of 1341-1347 | Kingdom of Serbia Bulgarian Empire Principality of Karvuna Supported by: John V Palaiologos | John VI Kantakouzenos Topia family Muzaka family Beylik of Aydin Ottoman Beylik Zealots of Thessalonica | Victory All of Albania, with the exception of Anjou-controlled Dyrrachium, falls to Serbia whose patriarchal throne is solidified in 1346 in the Peć Monastery The Serbian Orthodox Church becomes independent from Constantinople Thessaly and Epirus are later occupied by Serbia The Serbian Empire is established and Stefan Dušan is crowned Emperor of Serbs and Greeks Beginning of the Albanian Resistance against Serbia |
| Serbian-Ottoman War (1352) Part of the Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 | Serbian Empire Bulgarian Empire Supported by: John V Palaiologos | Ottoman Beylik Supported by: John VI Kantakouzenos | Defeat Serbia loses the first major battle of the Ottomans which were increasingly becoming a threat to Europe The Ottomans plunder Bulgarian territory and commit a campaign of mass arrests of Christians in Adrianople |
| Serbian Civil War (1356–1359) Part of the Fall of the Serbian Empire | Serbian Empire | Empire of Thessaly (until 1359) Losha Clan Shpata Family Despotate of Epir Turkish mercenaries Byzantine Empire (until 1357) | Loyalist Victory Simeon Uroš fails to become the new Tsar of Serbia Nikephoros II Orsini is beaten by Arbanas tribesmen |
| The Feudal Wars (1356–1373) | Serbian Empire Moravian Serbia District of Branković Realm of Altomanović (until 1369) Anti-Altomanović Coalition: Moravian Serbia Banate of Bosnia Lordship of Zeta Kingdom of Hungary Garai Family Republic of Ragusa | Lordship of Prilep (1369) Realm of Altomanović (after 1369) Principality of Velbazhd Battle of Maritsa: Ottoman Empire | Inconclusive The Serbian Army is fragmented at the Battle of Maritsa Further anarchy |
| Battle of Kosovo (1389) | Moravian Serbia Supported by: District of Branković Kingdom of Bosnia Principality of Muzaka Jonima family Knights of Rhodes | Ottoman Empire Military support: Isfendiyar Beylik | Inconclusive Both sides claim victory Both armies were destroyed in the battle. Both Lazar and Murad lost their lives, and the remnants of their armies retreated from the battlefield Kosovo Myth |
| Crusade of Nicopolis (1396) | Ottoman Empire Moravian Serbia | Crusade: Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of France Duchy of Burgundy Kingdom of Hungary Voivodship of Transylvania Kingdom of Croatia Principality of Wallachia Knights Hospitaller Republic of Venice Republic of Genoa Bulgarian Empire Teutonic Knights Byzantine Empire County of Cilli District of Branković | Victory Crusader attempt to capture Nicopolis fails Most of the Crusader army destroyed or captured |
| Ottoman-Timurid War 1399–1402 Sack of Sebaste Siege of Ankara Battle of Ankara | Ottoman Empire Anatolian beyliks Black Tatars Albanian principalities  Moravian Serbia District of Branković  Wallachia Co-belligerent:  Mamluks Kingdom of Georgia Knights Hospitaller | Timurid Empire Anatolian beyliks Aq Qoyunlu Germiyanids | Defeat Anatolian Beyliks got independence. Bayezid I is captured by Timur and dies in captivity, leaving the Ottoman Empire without a sultan Ottoman Interregnum begins Ottoman Empire on the brink of collapse Timurid conquests and invasions ends. |
| Ottoman Interregnum (1402–1413) | Mehmed Çelebi Supported by: Stefan Lazarević Đurađ Branković (from 1412) Süleyman Çelebi Supported by Vuk Lazarević Đurađ Branković (until 1412) Siege of Constantinople (1411) Byzantine Empire | Musa Çelebi Wallachia Supported by: Kingdom of Hungary İsa Çelebi Beylik of Aydin | Victory Mehmed Çelebi reunifies the Ottoman state with the assistance of Stefan Lazarević the Serbian Despot |
| Second Scutari War (1419–23) | Zeta Serbian Despotate (after 1421) Albanian nobility | Republic of Venice | Inconclusive Venice captured Ulcinj, Grbalj, and territory of Paštrovići, with Kotor deciding to accept Venetian suzerainty Serbian Despotate captured Drivast and returned its suzerainty over Bar, Budva, and Luštica |
| Despotate-Ottoman Wars (1425–1459) Part of the Ottoman Invasions of Serbia and Hungarian–Ottoman Wars War of the South Danube (1420–1432) Hungarian–Ottoman War (1437–1442) Battle of Niš Battle of Leskovac Siege of Belgrade | Serbian Despotate Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Croatia Taborite mercenaries Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Bosnia (after 1425) Wallachia (briefly) Crusade of Varna: Papal States Bulgarian rebels Teutonic Knights Naval support: Duchy of Burgundy Republic of Ragusa Republic of Venice (temporary) Military support: League of Lezhë (temporary) Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Bohemia | Ottoman Empire Wallachia Crimean Khanate Supported by: Republic of Venice Principality of Moldavia Principality of Kastrioti Hunyadi's Army | Eventual Defeat The Serbian Despotate officially falls in Smederevo and is later reinstated multiple times as a rump-state as a buffer against Ottoman advance About 200,000 immigrate to Hungarian Srem until its partition Beginning of Serbian guerilla warfare against the Ottoman Empire |

## Partitioned Serbia

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Uprising of Jovan Nenad (1526–1527) Part of the Hungarian Civil War | Empire of Jovan Nenad [sr] Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Hungary | Ottoman Empire Eastern Hungarian Kingdom Transylvanian Saxons Transylvanian Romanians Hungarian and Lipovian Serb nomads | Defeat Tsar Jovan Nenad of Vojvodina is murdered on his retreat towards Senta The Serbian army disperses, some return to their duties in the Ottoman Empire and some turn to the Habsburgs |
| Uprising in Banat (1594) Part of the Long Turkish War | Orthodox Serb rebels Supported by: Archduchy of Austria Principality of Upper Hungary Principality of Transylvania | Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Temeşvar Elayet of Bosnia Crimean Khanate | Defeat Orthodox Christian mercenaries are defeated and are forced to flee to neighboring Upper Hungary Burning of St. Sava-s remains as daunting reprisal |
| Serb uprising in Herzegovina (1596–1597) Part of the Long Turkish War | Hajduks Bjelopavlići Drobnjaci Nikšići Pivljani | Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Karadağ | Defeat Exodus of Herzegovinians and migration to Bay of Kotor and Dalmatia |
| Bocskai's War of Independence (1604–1606) Part of the Long Turkish War and European wars of religion | Loyalists Kingdom of Croatia Holy Roman Empire Crown of Bohemia Archduchy of Austria Spanish Empire Zaporozhian Host Serbian, Wallonian, Italian, German and Romanian mercenaries | Revolutionaries Principality of Transylvania Moldavia Hungarian, Slovak, Rusyn, Polish and Székely mercenaries Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate | Peace treaty Treaty of Vienna (1606) |
| Cretan War (1645–1669) | Republic of Venice Hajduks Papal States Kingdom of France Naval Support: Knights of Malta Greek uprisings: Greek Revolutionaries Maniots | Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Tripoli Eyalet of Tunis Eyalet of Algiers | Defeat Ottomans conquer Crete Venetian gains in Dalmatia |
| Great Turkish War (1683–1699) | Holy Roman Empire Serbian Militia Kingdom of Hungary Republic of Venice Montenegro | Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Kuruc | Victory Partial Liberation of Serbia Ottoman decline in Europe |
| Morean War (1684–1699) Part of the Great Turkish war and Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian theater in the Great Turkish War | Republic of Venice Hajduks and Morlachs Papal States Duchy of Savoy Order of Saint Stephen Naval Support: Knights of Malta Greek uprisings: Greek Revolutionaries Maniots Military support: Holy Roman Empire Croatian Military Frontier Slavonian Military Frontier Montenegro | Ottoman Empire Elayet of Bosnia Eyalet of Egypt Eyalet of Tripoli Eyalet of Tunis Eyalet of Algiers Maniots | Venetian and Holy League victory Liberation of Slavonia and Lika and part of the Pounje from the Ottomans Morea ceded to Venice; Venetian gains in inland Dalmatia Ottomans pushed out of Central Europe |
| Rákóczi's War of Independence | Holy Roman Empire Austria Royalists Krajinars Danish Auxiliary Corps | Kuruc Supported by: Polish and Ruthenian mercenaries Kingdom of France Ottoman Empire | Victory Treaty of Szatmár Serbs plunder and loot the Great Hungarian Plain |
| War of Sinj (1714–1718) Part of the Austro-Turkish War (1716-1718) and Ottoman-Portuguese confrontations | Holy League: Republic of Venice Hajduks Himariotes Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Portugal Knights of Malta Papal States | Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Tripoli | Defeat Ottomans defeat Venice, but fail to stop Prince Eugene of Savoy in the battle of Petrovaradin Morea ceded back to the Ottomans Treaty of Passarowitz |
| Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) | Austria Serbian Militia Electorate of Bavaria | Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate | Victory Treaty of Passarowitz Most of Serbia liberated |
| Austro-Turkish War (1737–1739) | Austria Kingdom of Serbia | Ottoman Empire | Inconclusive Austrian Military Victory Ottoman Political Victory Treaty of Belgrade |
| Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) | Habsburg monarchy Koča's frontier  Russian Empire Black Sea Cossacks Montenegro | Ottoman Empire Danubian Sich Budjak Horde Nekrasov Cossacks Sheikh Mansur Movement | Austrian Victory Treaty of Sistova |

## Modern period

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Uprising against the Dahije (1804) | Serbia | Dahije | Victory Outbreak of First Serbian Uprising |
| First Serbian Uprising (1804–1813) Part of the Serbian Revolution | Serbia Supported by: Russia (1807–12) | Dahijas (1804) Ottoman Empire (from 1805)  Bosnia Eyalet Pashalik of Scutari Pashalik of Yanina Supported by: France | Inconclusive Treaty of Bucharest Abolishment of Serbian rebel government Cause of the Second Serbian uprising |
| Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) Part of the Serbian Revolution and Russo-Turkish Wars | Russian Empire Moldavia Wallachia Revolutionary Serbia Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro (1806–12) | Ottoman Empire | Victory Treaty of Bucharest |
| Hadži-Prodan's rebellion (1814) | Serb rebels | Ottoman Empire | Defeat The Ottomans increase their persecution of Serbs. The outbreak of the Second Serbian Uprising. |
| Second Serbian Uprising (1815–1817) Part of the Serbian Revolution | Serbian rebels | Ottoman Empire | Victory Establishment of the autonomous Principality of Serbia Ottoman Empire loses control over the Sanjak of Smederevo |
| Niš Rebellion (1821) | Serb rebels | Ottoman Empire | Defeat Rebellion suppressed by the Ottomans. Serbian civilians massacred. |
| Serbian Involvement in the Greek Revolution Part of the Greek War of Independence | Greek Revolutionaries Filiki Eteria Serbian Revolutionaries Montenegrin Revolutionaries After 1821: First Hellenic Republic Serbian Philhellens Military Support: Russian Empire Kingdom of France United Kingdom | Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Egypt Eyalet of Tripoli Eyalet of Tunis Eyalet of Algiers Danubian Sich | Greek Victory Greek Independence achieved Serbo-Montenegrin volunteers return home, some stay and are Hellenized |
| Serb uprising (1848–1849) Part of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire | Serbian Vojvodina Serb volunteers from Principality of Serbia Supported by: Austrian Empire Kingdom of Croatia | Kingdom of Hungary (until 14 April 1849) Hungarian State (after 14 April 1849) Various revolutionary minorities | Victory Establishment of the autonomous Serbian Voivodeship Most demands from the May Assembly met |
| Herzegovina uprising (1875–1877) Part of the Great Eastern Crisis | Serb rebels Supported by: Serbia Montenegro | Ottoman Empire | Inconclusive Great Eastern Crisis Serbian–Ottoman Wars Montenegrin–Ottoman War |
| First Serbian–Ottoman War (1876–1877) Part of the Great Eastern Crisis | Serbia  Montenegro Russian Volunteers Bulgarian Volunteers | Ottoman Empire Egypt | Victory Political Victory British public opinion turns against the Ottomans Russian-mediated truce |
| Second Serbian–Ottoman War (1877–1878) Part of the Great Eastern Crisis and the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) | Serbia  Russia | Ottoman Empire Albanian volunteers | Victory De jure independence of Serbia Tens of thousands of Turkish, Jewish and Albanian civilians expelled Treaty of San Stefano Treaty of Berlin |
| Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) | Russian Empire Guard of Finland Principality of Romania Principality of Serbia Principality of Montenegro Bulgarian Legion Serbian rebels | Ottoman Empire Egypt Polish volunteers Albanian volunteers Circassian volunteers Chechen rebels Abkhazian rebels | Coalition Victory Official recognition of de facto and de jure independence of the Balkan states. Treaty of San Stefano Treaty of Berlin Treaty of Constantinople |
| Timok Rebellion (1883) | Kingdom of Serbia Royal Serbian Army | People's Radical Party | Victory Victory of King Milan. Rebellion Suppressed |
| Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885) | Serbia Supported by:  Austria-Hungary | Bulgaria | Defeat Recognition of Bulgarian unification |
| Macedonian struggle (1901) | Serbian Chetniks Supported by: Serbia | VMRO Ottoman Empire Albanian Kachaks | Inconclusive Widespread ethnic violence Hostilities largely ceased after the Young Turk Revolution |
| First Balkan War (1912–1913) Part of the Balkan Wars | Balkan League:  Bulgaria  Greece  Serbia  Montenegro Italian Redshirts Supported by:  Russia | Ottoman Empire Circassian volunteers Albanian volunteers and irregulars | Victory Treaty of London |
| Serbian invasion of Albania (1912–1913) Part of the Balkan Wars | Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Montenegro | Independent Albania Ottoman Empire Albanian guerrillas Albanian Tribesmen | Victory Serbia and Montenegro invade and defeat Ottoman forces and capture Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Albania and Central Albania. The Serbian army commits massacres against Albanians living in the occupied territories. Serbia forms Drač County and other counties on Albanian-populated lands captured from the Ottomans. Essad Pasha hands Shkodër over to Montenegro in return for Montenegrin support for the foundation of the Republic of Central Albania. Treaty of London Serbia annexes large parts Kosovo and Macedonia and continues to occupy parts of northern Albania until 1920. Albania gains Independence but loses half of its claimed territories gained after the Albanian revolt of 1912. |
| Tikveš Uprising (1913) | Serbia Chetniks | IMRO Supported by: Bulgaria | Victory The uprising is brutally suppressed and the Bulgarian population is terrorized |
| Second Balkan War (1913) Part of the Balkan Wars | Serbia  Romania  Greece  Montenegro  Ottoman Empire | Bulgaria | Victory Bulgarian defeat Treaty of Bucharest Treaty of Constantinople |
| Ohrid-Debar Uprising (1913) | Serbia Chetniks Greece | IMRO Kachaks | Victory The uprising is brutally suppressed Thousands of Bulgarians and Albanians are killed 30,000 Bulgarians expelled 25,000 Albanians expelled |
| Third Peasant Revolt in Albania (September–October 1914) | Republic of Central Albania Support: Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Italy | Principality of Albania | Serbo-Italian backed Republic of Central Albania Victory Toptani invades and captures Central Albania and Dibër with Italian and Serb support and reforms the Republic of Central Albania. Durrës is captured by Toptani unopposed. |
| Serbian campaign and Balkans theatre (1914–1918) Part of the European theatre of World War I | Allied Powers  Serbia  Montenegro  Russia (until 1917)  France (from 1915)  United Kingdom (from 1915)  Italy (from 1915)  Greece (from 1917) | Central Powers:  Bulgaria (from 1915)  Austria-Hungary  Germany (from 1915)  Ottoman Empire (1916–17) | Victory Liberation of Serbia Dissolution of Austria-Hungary Creation of Yugoslavia Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye Treaty of Neuilly Treaty of Trianon Treaty of Sèvres |
| Revolutions and interventions in Hungary (1918–1920) Part of the aftermath of World War I and the Revolutions of 1917–23 | Czechoslovakia  Romania  Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes  Prekmurje  Kingdom of Hungary  France | Hungarian Republic  Hungarian Soviet Republic  Slovak Soviet Republic | Victory Hungarian defeat Collapse of the Hungarian Soviet Republic |
| Impresa di Pola (1918) Part of the Adriatic Campaign in 1918 and the Adriatic question | Italy | State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs | Defeat Death of Janko Vuković |
| 1918–1920 unrest in Split (1918–1920) Part of the Adriatic question | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes United States Italy | Italian nationalists renegades Italian Regency of Carnaro | Inconclusive Italian irredentists detroy the Yugoslav Cultural Centre Italian nationalists occupy Split for a brief period Death of Tommaso Gulli and Aldo Rossi |
| Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia (1918–1919) Part of the aftermath of World War I | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | German-Austria  Carinthia | Military victory Carinthian plebiscite |
| Christmas Uprising (1919) Part of the aftermath of World War I and the creation of Yugoslavia | Montenegrin Whites  Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | Montenegrin Greens  Italy | Montenegrin Whites Victory Uprising suppressed |
| Drenica-Dukagjin Uprisings (1919–1924) | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | Kosovar Albanians Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo Diplomatic support: Albania | Victory Death of Azem Galica Dissolution of the Kosovo Committee Thousands of Albanian civilians massacred or deported |
| Koplik War (1920–1921) | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | Principality of Albania | Inconclusive Yugoslav army invades Northern Albania Yugoslavs are eventually forced to withdraw due to international pressure United Kingdom insists on slight adaptations in the regions of Debar, Prizren and Kastrati in the interest of Yugoslavia. |
| Albanian-Yugoslav Border War (1921) | Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Greece Republic of Mirdita | Principality of Albania | Inconclusive Yugoslav Recognition of Albanian sovereignty and Border Slight adjustments of the Albanian border in favor of Yugoslavia Mirdita rebels disbanded |
| Zogu Invasion of Albania (1924) | Ahmet Zogu supporters (Mati Tribesmen) Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Royal Yugoslav Army Russian White émigré | Fan Noli supporters (Albanian peasants) Principality of Albania Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo | Zogu-Yugoslav Victory Fan Noli is ousted from power. Ahmet Zogu forms the Albanian Republic and is made dictator. Zogu's forces assassinate the leadership of the Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo. |
| Invasion of Yugoslavia (1941) Part of the Balkans campaign and Mediterranean theatre of World War II | Yugoslavia | Axis  Germany  Italy  Hungary  Bulgaria | Defeat Axis occupation of Yugoslavia Axis occupation of Serbia Partition of Yugoslavia Creation of pro-Axis puppet regimes Continued anti-Axis resistance and beginning of Yugoslav civil war |
| World War II in Yugoslavia (1941–1945) Part of the European theatre of World War II | Allies  Yugoslav Partisans  Soviet Union (from 1944) Aerial and logistics support:  United Kingdom (1943–45)  United States (limited) Former Axis powers: Bulgaria (1944–45) Other factions: LANÇ (1944–45) Supported by: Yugoslav government-in-exile (1944–45)  Chetniks Supported by: Yugoslav government-in-exile (1941–44) Western Allies:  United Kingdom (1941–43)  United States (1941–43) | Axis  Germany  Italy (1941–43)  Hungary (1941–44)  Bulgaria (1941–44)  Croatia German puppet states and governments: Government of National Salvation (1941–44) German-occupied territory of Montenegro (1943–1944)  Albania (1943–44) Government of National Unity (1944–45) Italian protectorates and dependencies:  Albania (1941–43) Governate of Montenegro (1941–43)  Chetniks (against Partisans) | Yugoslav Partisan Victory Defeat of Nazi Germany and Axis in Yugoslavia Defeat and overthrow of the Independent State of Croatia, Government of National Salvation and other Axis collaborators Defeat of the Chetniks and their emigration Communist-led Partisans abolish the Yugoslav monarchy Establishment of Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia under the rule of Josip Broz Tito Postwar Titoist mass killings and repression Communist purges in Serbia in 1944–45 |
| Yugoslav Involment in the Years of Lead (1970s-1980s) | Red Brigades Front Line October 22 Group PAC Continuous Struggle Workers' Power Workers' Autonomy Foreign supporters: RAF Sigurimi (alleged) PLO (alleged) KGB (alleged) Stasi (alleged) Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya (alleged) Yugoslavia (UDBA) | New Order National VanguardBlack Order NAR Third Position Supported by: Propaganda Due SISMI (factions) Magliana Gang CIA Cosa Nostra (alleged) Italian Government Armed Forces Carabinieri State Police Supported by: Gladio CIA | Defeat Most militant groups feel apart or were disarmed Establishment of strong ties between UDBA and the Red Brigades |

## Contemporary period

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995) Part of the Yugoslav Wars | Serbian Krajina  SFR Yugoslavia (1991–92)  Republika Srpska (1992–95) Supported by:  FR Yugoslavia | Croatia  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–95) | Defeat Over 20,000 dead Decisive victory for the Croatian Armed Forces Retreat of Serbian Army of Krajina to Bosnia Exodus of most Serbs from Krajina. End of siege of Bihać Erdut Agreement |
| War in Bosnia (1992–1995) Part of the Yugoslav Wars | Republika Srpska Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia (1993–95) Supported by: FR Yugoslavia | Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatian Herzeg-Bosnia  Croatia  NATO (1995)  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Italy  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Norway  Portugal  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom United States | Inconclusive Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords Over 101,000 dead Deployment of NATO-led forces to oversee the peace agreement |
| Kosovo War (1998–1999) Part of the Yugoslav Wars | FR Yugoslavia | UÇK NATO (1999)  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Italy  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Norway  Portugal  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom United States Supported by: Albania | Military Stalemate Kumanovo Treaty Yugoslav forces pull out of Kosovo FR Yugoslavia de facto loses control over Kosovo United Nations Resolution 1244 confirms Yugoslav sovereignty over Kosovo International peacekeeping force deployed in Kosovo Expulsion of over half of the Serb and other non-Albanian civilians UÇK disbanded UÇK veterans join the UÇPMB, starting the Preševo insurgency and 2001 insurgency in Macedonia Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in 2000 |
| Insurgency in the Preševo Valley (1999–2001) Part of the Yugoslav Wars | FR Yugoslavia | UÇPMB | Victory Končulj Agreement Yugoslavia retakes the buffer zone UÇPMB disbanded NLA founded Insurgency in Macedonia |