List of wars involving Albania
History of Albania |
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Timeline |
This is a list of wars that Albanian states and Albanian forces have been involved in.
- Albanian victory
- Albanian defeat
- Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil war or internal conflict, result unknown, mixed results, stalemate, ceasefire or indecisive)
- Ongoing conflict
Medieval Albania: Principality of Arbanon to the Fall of Shkodër (1190–1479)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Thopia Uprising against the Anjou (1358–1368) |
Albanian Thopia family | Angevin Kingdom of Naples
|
Victory
|
Albanian-Epirote War of 1359 (1359) |
Albanian Losha Family and Shpata Family | Despotate of Epirus | Victory
|
First Albanian Siege of Ioannina (1367–1370) |
Albanian Losha Family
Aromanian Mazaraki Tribe |
Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina | Ceasefire
|
Invasions of Ioannina by Gjin Bua Shpata (1375-1379) |
Despotate of Arta | Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina | Defeat
|
Invasion of Arta by the Knights Hospitaller
(1378) |
Despotate of Arta |
Knights Hospitaller |
Victory
|
Invasions of the Despotate of Arta (1381–1384) (1381–1384) |
Despotate of Arta | Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina Ottoman Empire |
Defeat
|
Zetan invasion of the Princedom of Albania (1382) |
Princedom of Albania | Lordship of Zeta | Victory
|
Battle of Ioannina (1385)[2] (Early 1385) |
Despotate of Arta | Despotate of Epirus | Defeat
|
Battle of Savra (September 1385) |
Lordship of Zeta | Ottoman Empire | Defeat
|
First Zenebishi Uprising against the Ottomans (1385–1386) |
Albanian Zenebishi Family | Ottoman Empire | Victory
|
Dukagjini Rebellion against Balšić
(1387) |
Lordship of Zeta | Victory
| |
Battle of Kosovo (1389) |
Kingdom of Bosnia
Knights Hospitaller The Albanian nobility that fought under the command of Prince Lazar:[4][5]
Gropa family
Kastrioti family |
Ottoman Empire |
Incoclusive
|
Albanian-Epirote War of 1389–90[6] (1389–1390) |
Despotate of Arta (all four battles) Aromanian Malakasi Tribe (second battle) |
Despotate of Epirus (all four battles) Thessaly (second battle) Ottoman Empire (third and fourth battles) |
Defeat
|
Venetian Invasion of the Princedom of Albania (1392) |
Princedom of Albania | Republic of Venice | Defeat
|
Battle of Krujë (1392) (1392) |
Forces under Niketa Thopia | Forces under Helena Thopia | Niketa Thopia Victory
|
First Epirote Invasion of the Principality of Gjirokastër (April 1399–July 1400) |
Albanian Zenebishi Family | Despotate of Epirus Pro-Epirote Albanian Clans |
Victory
|
Vonko–Shpata War (November 1400–Late 1401) |
Despotate of Arta | Vonko's Forces | Victory
|
Epirote Invasion of the Despotate of Arta (1401–1408)[7] (Late 1401–1408) |
1401–1403: Despotate of Arta supported by Sgouros Shpata and Maurice Shpata 1403–1407:
Ottoman Empire (1406 only) |
County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos | Sgouros and Paul are defeated, Maurice is victorious
|
Battle of Ankara (July 1402) |
Timurid Empire | Ottoman Empire Zaharia family Albanian Jonima family Principality of Dukagjini Albanian Dushmani family Serbian Despotate Wallachia |
Defeat
|
Battle of Krujë (1403) (1403) |
Forces under Niketa Thopia | Forces under Helena Thopia | Niketa Thopia Victory
|
First Scutari War (Early 1405–January 1413) |
Balšići Lordship of Zeta Crnojević family Albanian Humoj family Serb peasants Albanian peasants Albanian Zaharia family (Late 1412–Early 1413) |
Republic of Venice Zaharia family (Early 1405–Late 1412) |
Mixed results
|
Thopia-Muzaka Conflict (Late 1411) |
Albanian Thopia family
|
Muzaka family
|
Muzaka Victory
|
Albanian Invasion of Epirus (1412) (1412) |
Albanian Zenebishi Family
Albanian Shpata Family |
Despotate of Epirus Greeks of Ioannina |
Victory
|
First Ottoman Invasion of the Principality of Gjirokastër (1414) |
Albanian Zenebishi Family | Ottoman Empire | Defeat
|
Second Zenebishi Uprising against the Ottomans (1416) |
Albanian Mountain Tribes Zenebishi Family Republic of Venice |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
|
Epirote Invasion of the Despotate of Arta (1416) (October 1416) |
Despotate of Arta | Despotate of Epirus | Defeat
|
Second Ottoman Invasion of the Principality of Gjirokastër (1418) |
Albanian Zenebishi Family | Ottoman Empire | Defeat
|
Second Scutari War
(1419-1423) |
(after 1421)
Kastrioti family Humoj family
|
Republic of Venice |
'Inconclusive
|
Albanian Revolt of 1432–36 (1432–36) |
Albanian rebels
|
Ottoman Empire
Support: |
Mixed results
|
Muzaka Revolt in Berat (1437–1438) |
Albanian rebels
|
Ottoman Empire | Defeat
|
Ottoman-Albanian Wars of 1443 to 1479 (1443–1479) |
1443–1444: Kastrioti Family 1444–1446: 1446–1450 1450–1451 Angevin Kingdom of Naples 1451–1454:
1454–1456:
Muzaka Lordship 1456–1468
Republic of Venice 1468–1478
1478–1479 Republic of Venice
Lordship of Zeta (Siege of Shkodra only) |
1443–1444 Ottoman Empire
1444–1446 1446–1450: 1450–1451 1451–1454: 1454–1456: 1456–1468 1468–1478
1478–1479
|
Ottoman conquest of Albania halted until 1479
|
Albanian–Venetian War (December 1447–October 1448) |
League of Lezhë | Republic of Venice Pro-Venetian Alliance:
Ottoman Empire |
Victory
|
Skanderbeg's Italian expedition (1460–1462) |
Papal States
Kingdom of Naples
Duchy of Milan |
House of Anjou
Pro-Angevin Italian nobles |
Victory
|
Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479) |
Republic of Venice
Papal States
Maniots Greek rebels |
Ottoman Empire |
Ottoman victory, Treaty of Constantinople (1479) |
Ottoman Albania and the Albanian National Awakening (1479–1912)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | ||
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Albanian Uprisings of 1481–1484 (June 1481–1484) |
Albanian rebels Kastrioti family Dukagjini Family Muzaka family |
Ottoman Empire | Mixed results
| ||
Crnojević-Kastrioti Invasion of Zeta (June 1481) |
Zetan rebels Crnojević family Kastrioti family |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Albanian Uprising of 1501 (1501) |
Albanian rebels
Dukagjini Family |
Ottoman Empire | Defeat
| ||
Seven-fold barjak Uprising (1658) |
"Seven-fold barjak" Alliance:
Republic of Venice |
Ottoman Empire | Unknown | ||
First Süleyman Invasion of Montenegro
(1685) |
Bushati family
|
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Support: Republic of Venice |
Victory
| ||
Medun Uprising (1688) |
Ottoman Empire
Bushati family
|
Anti-Ottoman Tribal Alliance:
|
Bushati Defeat
| ||
Second Süleyman Invasion of Montenegro
(1692) |
Bushati family
|
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Republic of Venice |
Victory
| ||
Hoti-Kuči Uprising of 1694 (1694) |
Anti-Ottoman Tribal Alliance: | Ottoman Empire | Unknown | ||
Shkodran Invasion of Ulcinj (1772) |
Bushati family
|
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Unknown | ||
War in Brda (1773) (September 1773) |
Bushati family
|
Brda Tribes:
|
Bushati Defeat
| ||
Shkodran Invasion of Montenegro (1785) (1785) |
Bushati family
|
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
|
Victory
| ||
Shkodran Invasion of Montenegro (1796) (Early 1796–September 1796) |
Bushati family
|
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
|
Defeat
| ||
Battle of Nicopolis
(1798) |
Pashalik of Yanina
|
First French Republic
Greek Volunteers |
Victory
| ||
Muhammad Ali's seizure of power (March 1803 – March 1811) |
Forces loyal to Tahir Pasha (March 1803 – April 1803) Forces loyal to Muhammad Ali (April 1803 – March 1811) |
Ottoman Empire
Mamluks loyal to al-Alfi (February 1804) |
Victory
| ||
Souliote War (1803) (September–December 1803) |
Albanian Muslims loyal to Ali Pasha
|
Souliote Confederacy | Victory
| ||
First Serbian Uprising
(1804-1813) |
Ottoman Empire
|
Revolutionary Serbia
Support: Russian Empire |
Victory
| ||
Ali Pasha's Invasion of the Pashalik of Berat
(1808) |
Pashalik of Yanina | Pashalik of Berat | Pashalik of Yanina Victory
| ||
Wallachian uprising
(1821) |
Wallachia (revolutionary)
|
Greek revolutionaries
|
Ottoman Empire
Austrian Empire
|
Ottoman military victory Wallachian political victory, end of the Phanariote Era | |
Battle of Karpenisi (August 1823) |
Greek[10] revolutionary army (Souliote forces)[11][12][13][14][15] | Ottoman Empire Pashalik of Scutari |
Tactically inconclusive[16] | ||
Ottoman-Bushati War (March – November 1831) |
Bushati family
Financial Support: |
Ottoman Empire | Defeat
| ||
First Egyptian–Ottoman War
(1831-1833) |
Egypt Eyalet under Muhammad Ali
Albanian bashi-bazouks |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1833 in Kolonjë (January 1833)[20] |
Tosk Rebels | Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1833 in Shkodër (April–December 1833) |
Shkodran Rebels Malsor Rebels [20] |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1833 in Southern Albania (July–September 1833) |
Tosk Rebels Lab Rebels |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1834 (November 1834– January 1835) |
Tosk Rebels Lab Rebels |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1835 in South Albania (January–May 1835) |
Tosk Rebels Lab Rebels Çam Rebels |
Ottoman Empire | Defeat
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1835 in Myzeqe (May 1835) |
Myzeq Rebels | Ottoman Empire | Defeat
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1835 in North Albania (May–September 1835) |
Shkodran Rebels Reinforcements:[20] Kosovar Rebels Volunteers: Malsor Volunteers Gheg Volunteers Mirdita Tribesmen Mati Tribesmen Dibran Volunteers |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1836 in South Albania (June–August 1836) |
Tosk Rebels Lab Rebels |
Ottoman Empire | Mixed results
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1837 in Mat (January–February 1837)[20] |
Mati Tribesmen | Ottoman Empire | Mixed results
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1837 in Myzeqe (June–August 1837) |
Myzeq Rebels Tosk Rebels |
Ottoman Empire | Defeat
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1837 in North Albania (June–August 1837)[20] |
Kosovar Rebels Gheg Rebels |
Ottoman Empire | Defeat | ||
Albanian Revolt of 1837 in Dibër (September–November 1837)[20] |
Dibran Rebels | Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1839 in South Albania (August–September 1839) |
Tosk Rebels Lab Rebels |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1839 in Prizren (September 1839)[20] |
Kosovar Rebels | Ottoman Empire | Victory
| ||
Second Egyptian–Ottoman War
(1839-1841) |
Egypt Eyalet under Muhammad Ali
Albanian bashi-bazouks Spanish Empire Kingdom of France |
Ottoman Empire
British Empire Austrian Empire Russian Empire Prussia |
Mixed results
| ||
Uprising of Dervish Cara (July 1843–June 1844) |
Gheg Rebels Kosovar Rebels Shkodran Rebels Tosk Rebels |
Ottoman Empire Catholic Mirdita Tribesmen |
Defeat
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1843–44 in Dibër (July 1843–November 1844) |
Dibran Rebels | Ottoman Empire | Mixed results
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1845 (May–July 1845) |
Kosovar Rebels Gheg Rebels |
Ottoman Empire Malsor Albanian Conscripts Mirdita Albanian Conscripts Mati Albanian Conscripts Shkodran Albanian Conscripts Gheg Albanian Conscripts from Gucia and Plava Serbian Vasojevići Conscripts Serbo-Albanian Kuči Conscripts |
Rebel Defeat
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1847 (July–December 1847) |
Tosk Rebels Lab Rebels Çam Rebels |
Ottoman Empire | Defeat
| ||
Montenegrin Civil War of 1847[21][22][23] | Brda Tribes
Crmnica Tribes |
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Defeat
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1862 (1862) |
Catholic Mirdita Rebels Vocal Support: Second French Empire |
Ottoman Empire Albanian volunteers under Bibë Dodë Pasha Alleged Support: Austro-Hungarian Empire British Empire |
Defeat | ||
Battles for Plav and Gusinje (1878–1880) | League of Prizren Support: Ottoman Empire |
Principality of Montenegro | Victory
| ||
League of Prizren Secessionist War (1880–1881) |
League of Prizren | Ottoman Empire
Support: The Great Powers |
Defeat
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1909 (1909) |
Malsor Tribesman | Ottoman Empire | Defeat
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1910 (May–June 1910) |
Kosovar Rebels Shkodran Rebels Dibran Rebels Malsor Tribesman Support: Kingdom of Serbia |
Ottoman Empire | Defeat
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1911 (1911) |
Malsor Tribesman Shkodran Tribesmen |
Ottoman Empire | Peace is negotiated
| ||
Albanian Revolt of 1912 (1912) |
Kosovar Rebels Gheg Rebels Shkodran Rebels Malsor Rebels Dibran Rebels Central Albanian Muslims Tosk Rebels Mati Tribesmen Mirdita Tribesmen Ottoman Albanian Deserters Armaments Support: Kingdom of Montenegro Vocal Support: Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Bulgaria British Empire |
Ottoman Empire | Victory
|
Independence to the end of the First World War (1912–1918)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Serbian invasion of Albania during the First Balkan War (1912–1913) |
Ottoman Empire Albanian guerrillas Albanian Tribesmen |
Kingdom of Serbia | Serbian Victory
|
Battle of Lumë (1912) |
Albanians from Luma Albanians from Dibra Albanians from Gjakova highlands |
Kingdom of Serbia |
Victory
|
Siege of Shkodër (1912–1913) |
Ottoman Empire Albanian volunteers Naval Support in May 1913 only: Kingdom of Italy British Empire |
Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Serbia |
Status quo ante bellum
|
Greek invasion of Albania and Epirus during the First Balkan War (1912–1913) | Ottoman Empire Albanian guerrillas Albanian Tribesmen |
Kingdom of Greece | Greek victory
|
Ohrid-Debar Uprising (September–October 1913) |
State of Albania Albanian Rebels in Macedonia Kingdom of Bulgaria IMRO |
Kingdom of Serbia | Defeat
|
First Northern Epirote Uprising (March–May 1914) |
Principality of Albania Albanian irregulars Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus Kingdom of Greece |
Ceasefire
|
First Peasant Revolt in Albania (May–August 1914) |
Principality of Albania Kosovar Albanian Kachaks Mirdita Tribesmen Mati Tribesmen Austro-Hungarian Volunteers Romanian Volunteers Support: Austro-Hungarian Empire Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Muslim Albanian Rebels Republic of Central Albania Support: Ottoman Empire |
Muslim Albanian victory
|
Second Peasant Revolt in Albania (September 1914) |
Principality of Albania Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Muslim Albanian Rebels | Muslim Albanian victory
|
Second Northern Epirote Uprising (September–October 1914) |
Principality of Albania |
Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus | Defeat
|
Third Peasant Revolt in Albania (September–October 1914) |
Principality of Albania | Republic of Central Albania Muslim Albanian Rebels Support: Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Italy |
Republic of Central Albania Victory
|
Fourth Peasant Revolt in Albania (November 1914) |
Republic of Central Albania Support: Kingdom of Italy |
Muslim Albanian Rebels | Republic of Central Albania Victory
|
Italian invasion of Vlorë (December 1914) |
Principality of Albania | Kingdom of Italy | Defeat
|
Serbian army's retreat through Albania (October 1915–January 1916) |
Albanian guerrillas Albanian Tribesmen |
Army of the Kingdom of Serbia | Victory
|
Austro-Hungarian Invasion of Albania (January 1916–April 1916) |
Austro-Hungarian Empire Albanian guerrillas |
Kingdom of Italy Republic of Central Albania |
Austro-Hungarian Victory |
Central Power invasion and occupation of Albania (December 1915 |
Austro-Hungarian Empire Kingdom of Bulgaria (Until September 1917) Gheg guerrillas Tosk guerrillas Mati Tribesmen |
Republic of Central Albania
Kingdom of Italy |
Interwar Period (1918–1939)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Uprising of Dukagjini (1919) |
Kosovar Albanian Kachaks Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | Mixed results
|
Koplik War
(1920) |
Principality of Albania Albanian Rebels |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | Victory |
Vlora War (1920) |
Principality of Albania Albanian Rebels |
Kingdom of Italy | Victory
|
Albanian Revolt of 1922 (1922) |
Principality of Albania | Albanian Kachaks Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo |
Albanian Principality Victory
|
Kachak Invasion of Albania (1923) |
Principality of Albania | Kosovar Albanian Kachaks Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo |
Albanian Principality Victory
|
June Revolution (1924) |
Fan Noli supporters (Albanian peasants) Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo |
Ahmet Zogu supporters (Mati Tribesmen) | Noli Victory
|
Drenica-Junik Uprising (1924) |
Kosovar Albanian Kachaks Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | Kachak Defeat
|
Zogu Invasion of Albania (1924) |
Ahmet Zogu supporters (Mati Tribesmen) Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
Fan Noli supporters (Albanian peasants) Principality of Albania Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo |
Zogu Victory
|
Italian invasion of Albania (1939) |
Kingdom of Albania | Kingdom of Italy | Defeat |
Second World War and Cold War (1939–1991)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Greco-Italian War (1940–1941) |
Kingdom of Italy | Kingdom of Greece Air support: British Empire |
Stalemate
|
Uprising in Montenegro
(1941) |
Kingdom of Italy | Partisans
Montenegrin Chetniks |
Victory
|
Battle of Novi Pazar
(1941) |
Italian protectorate of Albania
|
Chetniks
Montenegrin Partisans |
Albanian/Muslim militia victory |
Albanian Resistance of World War II (1939–1944) |
LANÇ Legality Movement Balli Kombëtar (Until 1943) |
Kingdom of Italy (Until 1943)
Nazi Germany (From 1943) Balli Kombëtar (From 1943) |
Albanian Communist Victory
|
Cold War (1945–1991) | |||
Corfu Channel incident (1946–1948) |
Albania | United Kingdom | World Court case in 1949
Albania pays compensations to Britain |
Albanian-Greek border incident (1949) |
Albania | Kingdom of Greece | Victory |
Greek Civil War (1946–1949) |
Provisional Democratic Government
NOF partisans |
Kingdom of Greece
Supported by: |
Mixed results
|
Post Cold War era (1991–)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Insurgency in Kosovo (1995–1998) | KLA
Support: Albania |
FR Yugoslavia |
Start of the Kosovo War |
Pyramid Crisis (1997) |
Berisha Government Greece Italy Turkey |
Rebels | Government victory
|
Kosovo War - Albania–Yugoslav border incident (1999) |
Albania
KLA |
FR Yugoslavia | NATO/Albanian Victory
|
Insurgency in Macedonia (2001) | NLA (Macedonia)
Support: Albania |
North Macedonia
Arms support: Bulgaria[31] Ukraine[32] |
Ohrid Agreement
|
Iraq war
(2003-2011) |
MNF–I
United States United Kingdom Australia (2003-2009) Poland (2003-2008) Albania (2004-2008) Armenia (2005-2008) Azerbaijan (2004-2008) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2005-2008) Bulgaria (2004-2008) Czech Republic (2004-2008) Denmark (2004-2007) Dominican Republic (2004-2004) El Salvador(2004-2009) Estonia (2005-2009) Georgia (2004-2008) Honduras (2004-2004) Hungary (2004-2005) Iceland (2004-Unknown) Italy (2004-2006) Japan (2004-2008) Kazakhstan (2004-2008) Latvia (2004-2008) Lithuania (2004-2007) Macedonia (2004-2008) Moldova (2004-2008) Mongolia (2004-2008) Netherlands (2004-2005) New Zealand (2004-2004) Nicaragua (2004-2004) Norway (2004-2006) Philippines (2004-2004) Portugal (2004-2005) Romania(2004-2009) Singapore (2004-2008) Slovakia (2004-2007) South Korea (2004-2008) Spain (2004-2004) Thailand (2004-2004) Tonga (2004-2008) Ukraine (2004-2008)
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Iraqi National Congress
Iraqi Kurdistan |
Ba'athist Iraq Ansar al-Islam Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation Sunni insurgents
Shia insurgents
For fighting between insurgent groups, see Civil war in Iraq (2006–07). |
Victory
|
See also[]
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Markos Botsaris' band of 450 Greek rebels made a night attack on an Ottoman Army of 13,000 men encamped near Karpenisi.TheGreeks inflicted1000 casualtiesalmostwithout loss, but retreated...
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As a result of these skirmishes, the Albanians were obliged to seek refuge in Karpenisi.
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The Souliot leader Marcos Botsaris (1790-1823) exhibited extraordinary bravery and military skills during the Souliots' struggle against ... The operation was successful, but Botsaris was mortally wounded in the battle at nearby Karpenisi.
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