List of wars involving Egypt
This is a list of wars involving the Arab Republic of Egypt and its predecessor states.
Ayyubid Sultanate (1174-1250)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Sultan | Egyptian losses |
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Third Crusade
(1189–1192) |
Ayyubid Sultanate
Sultanate of Rum |
Angevin Empire
Kingdom of France Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Jerusalem
Republic of Genoa |
Stalemate
|
? | |
Crusade of 1197
(1197–1198) |
Ayyubid Sultanate | Holy Roman Empire | Defeat
|
Al-Aziz Uthman | ? |
Fifth Crusade
(1217–1221) |
Ayyubid Sultanate | Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of France Papal states Kingdom of Jerusalem Kingdom of Cyprus Latin Empire Knights Templar Teutonic Order Knights Hospitaller Sultanate of Rum |
Victory
|
Al-Kamil | ? |
Sixth Crusade
(1228–1229) |
Ayyubid Sultanate | Holy Roman Empire
Teutonic Order Kingdom of Sicily |
Stalemate
Diplomatic Crusader victory
|
Al-Kamil | ? |
Baron's Crusade
(1239–1241) |
Ayyubid Sultanate | Kingdom of Jerusalem
Knights Templar Teutonic Order Knights Hospitaller |
Defeat
|
As-Salih Ayyub | ? |
Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Sultan | Egyptian losses |
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Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) |
Ayyubid Sultanate Mamluk Sultanate |
Kingdom of France Knights Templar |
Stalemate
|
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Mongol invasions of the Levant (1260–1323) |
Mamluk Sultanate Ayyubid Sultanate Golden Horde |
Ilkhanate Armenian Cicilia Kingdom of Georgia Sultanate of Rum Principality of Antioch County of Tripoli Golden Horde Kingdom of England Knights Templar |
Victory
|
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Ninth Crusade (1271–1272) |
Mamluk Sultanate | Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Cicilian Armenia Kingdom of Cyprus Kingdom of Jerusalem County of Tripoli Ilkhanate |
Victory
|
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Alexandrian Crusade (1365) |
Mamluk Sultanate | Kingdom of Cyprus Knights Hospitaller Republic of Venice |
Defeat
|
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Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–1491) |
Mamluk Sultanate | Ottoman Empire | Victory
|
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Mamluk-Portuguese War (1505–1517) |
Mamluk Sultanate | Kingdom of Portugal | Defeat
|
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Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) |
Mamluk Sultanate | Ottoman Empire | Defeat
|
Ottoman Eyalet of Egypt and Khedivate of Egypt (1803–1914)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Egyptian losses |
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Fraser Expedition (1807) |
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Egypt |
British Empire | Victory
|
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Egyptian–Saudi War (1811–1818) |
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Egypt |
Emirate of Diriyah | Victory
|
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Egyptian conquest of Sudan
(1820–1824) |
Ottoman Egypt | Funj Sudan | Victory
|
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Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) |
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Egypt |
Kingdom of Greece | Defeat
|
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First Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) |
Ottoman Egypt | Ottoman Empire | Victory
|
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1838 Druze revolt (1838) |
Egypt Eyalet
|
Druze clans | Victory
|
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Second Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) |
Ottoman Egypt | Ottoman Empire British Empire Austrian Empire |
Defeat
|
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Crimean War (1853–1856) |
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Egypt French Empire British Empire Sardinia |
Russian Empire | Victory | ||
Cretan revolt (1866–1869) |
Ottoman Empire
Khedivate of Egypt |
Cretan revolutionaries Kingdom of Greece |
Victory | ||
Ethiopian–Egyptian War (1874–1876) |
Khedivate of Egypt | Ethiopian Empire | Defeat
|
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Serbian–Turkish Wars (1876–1878) |
Ottoman Empire
|
Serbia Russia (from 1877) |
Defeat
|
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Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) |
Ottoman Empire
|
Russia
|
Defeat
|
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‘Urabi Revolt (1879–1882) |
Tewfik Pasha Forces British Empire |
Ahmed ‘Urabi Forces | Defeat of ‘Urabi
|
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Mahdist War (1881–1899) |
Ottoman Khedivate of Egypt (British Occupation) British Empire Italian Empire Belgium Ethiopia |
Mahdist Sudan | Victory
|
Sultanate of Egypt (British Protectorate) (1914–1922)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Egyptian losses | |
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World War I (1914–1918) |
France
British Empire
Russia |
German Empire
Austria-Hungary Bulgaria |
Victory
|
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Anglo-Egyptian Darfur Expedition (1916) |
|
Sultanate of Darfur | Victory
|
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Egyptian Revolution (1919) |
British Empire
|
Rebels
|
Diplomatic Revolutionary Victory
|
Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Head of State | Egyptian losses |
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World War II (1939–1945) |
Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China France Poland Yugoslavia Greece Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Denmark Norway Czechoslovakia Canada Australia Kingdom of Egypt New Zealand India South Africa Philippines Ethiopia Brazil Mexico Mongolia |
Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia Finland Iraq Thailand |
Victory
|
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First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) |
Kingdom of Egypt Kingdom of Iraq Holy War Army Emirate of Transjordan Republic of Syria Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Kingdom of North Yemen |
Israel | Defeat
|
2,000 | |
Egyptian Revolution (1952) |
Kingdom of Egypt | Free Officers | Free Officers' Victory
|
Republic of Egypt (1953–1958)[]
Conflict | Egypt and allies |
Opponents | Results | Head of State | Minister of Defense |
Egyptian losses | |
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Military | Civilians | ||||||
Suez Crisis (1956) |
Republic of Egypt | Israel United Kingdom France |
Inconclusive
Coalition military victory[6][7][8]
|
3,000 |
United Arab Republic (1958–1971)[]
Conflict | Egypt and allies |
Opponents | Results | Head of State | Minister of Defense |
Egyptian losses | |
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Military | Civilians | ||||||
North Yemen Civil War (1962–1967) |
Yemen Arab Republic United Arab Republic |
Kingdom of Yemen Saudi Arabia |
Stalemate
|
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Sand War (1963) |
Algeria United Arab Republic |
Morocco | Stalemate
|
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Six-Day War (1967) |
United Arab Republic Syria Jordan Iraq Lebanon |
Israel | Defeat
|
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War of Attrition (1967–1970) |
United Arab Republic Soviet Union PLO Jordan |
Israel | Both sides claimed victory
|
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Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) |
Nigeria United Arab Republic |
Biafra | Victory (Limited Involvement)
|
Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–present)[]
Conflict | Egypt and allies |
Opponents | Results | Head of State | Minister of Defense |
Egyptian losses | |
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Military | Civilians | ||||||
Yom Kippur War (1973) |
Federation of Arab Republics
Iraq |
Israel | Defeat[16] (Strategic Political Gains)[17]
|
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Shaba I (1977) |
Zaire Morocco Egypt |
FNLC | Victory
|
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Egyptian–Libyan War (1977) |
Egypt | Libya | Ceasefire
|
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Egyptian conscripts riot (1986) |
Egyptian Army | Central Security Forces | Egyptian Army Victory
|
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Gulf War (1990–1991) |
Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Morocco Oman Qatar Australia |
Iraq | Victory
|
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War on terror (2001–present) |
NATO members:
Other participant countries:
International missions:
(note: most contributing nations are included in the international operations) |
ISIL
Pakistani Taliban Other groups:
Former groups:
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Ongoing
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2011 Egyptian revolution (2011) |
Pro-Government:
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Opposition Groups:
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Pro-Government Victory
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Sinai Insurgency (2011–) |
Egypt Israel United Arab Emirates |
Islamic State | Ongoing
|
[48][49][50] |
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2013 Egyptian coup d'état (2013) |
Egyptian Government Muslim Brotherhood
Pro-Morsi protesters Supported by: |
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
|
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Victory
President Mohamed Morsi deposed by the Egyptian army
|
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Second Libyan Civil War (2015–2020) |
Libya Egypt United Arab Emirates |
GNC Shura Council Islamic State |
Victory (limited involvement)
|
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Intervention In Yemen (2015–) |
Hadi government Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Senegal Sudan Qatar Bahrain Kuwait Jordan Morocco Egypt France |
Revolutionary Council
|
Ongoing
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Notes[]
- ^ Ottoman and Egyptian losses combined. However, most of the forces deployed were Egyptian.
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- ^ Herzog 1982, p. 165.
- ^ Saad el-Shazly, The Crossing of Suez. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-9604562-2-2.
- ^ Benny Morris, Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881–2001, Random House (1999), page 362. ISBN 978-0-679-74475-7.
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