List of wars involving Tunisia

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Tunisia and its predecessor states.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Mahdia campaign (1087)	Zirid dynasty	Republic of Pisa Republic of Genoa Republic of Amalfi Papal States	Withdrawal Temporary occupation of Mahdia
(1242)	Sultanate of Tunis	Kingdom of Tlemcen	Victory Yaghmurasen Ibn Zyan, founder and leader of the Kingdom of Tlemcen retains his rule in return of his kingdom becoming a vassal to the Hafsid state.
Eighth Crusade (1270)	Sultanate of Tunis	Kingdom of France	Partial Victory Treaty of Tunis Death of Louis IX Opening of trade with Tunis Withdrawal of the Crusaders from Tunisia
Battle of Temzezdekt (1327)	Sultanate of Tunis	Kingdom of Tlemcen	Defeat Zayyanid Victory
Battle of er-Rias (1329)	Sultanate of Tunis	Kingdom of Tlemcen	Defeat Zayyanid Victory
Capture of Tunis (1329) (1329)	Sultanate of Tunis	Kingdom of Tlemcen	Defeat Tunis becomes a vassal of the Zayyanids until May 1330
Siege of Béjaïa (1326-1329) (1326-1329)	Sultanate of Tunis	Kingdom of Tlemcen	Victory Zayyanids failed to capture Béjaïa
(1331–1332)	Sultanate of Tunis Sultanate of Morocco	Kingdom of Tlemcen	Victory Zayyanid withdrawal
(1348)	Sultanate of Tunis Kingdom of Tlemcen	Sultanate of Morocco	Victory Marinid withdrawal from Tlemcen and Tunis
Barbary Crusade (1390)	Sultanate of Tunis	Republic of Genoa Kingdom of France	Victory Crusader withdrawal.
Bona crusade (1399)	Sultanate of Tunis	Crown of Aragon	Victory Aragonese armies retreat. Peace Treaty with Crown of Aragon.
(1410)	Sultanate of Tunis	Sultanate of Morocco Tunisian rebels	Victory Marinid armies retreat from the region. Hafsid Tunisia subdue the Kingdom of Tlemcen. Hafsid Tunisia starts actively interfering within Marinid and Andalusian affairs.
Siege of Malta (1429)	Sultanate of Tunis	Kingdom of Sicily Malta	Withdrawal Looting of Maltese cities.
Capture of Béjaïa (1510) (1510)	Emirate of Béjaïa	Ottoman Empire Spain	Defeat Béjaïa lost to the Spanish.
(1512)	Emirate of Béjaïa	Spain	Defeat Failure to recover Béjaïa.
Conquest of Tunis (1534)	Sultanate of Tunis	Ottoman Empire	Defeat Tunis under Ottoman rule.
Conquest of Tunis (1535)	Ottoman Empire	Sultanate of Tunis Spain	Defeat Tunis under Spanish rule.^[1]
Conquest of Tunis (1574)	Sultanate of Tunis Spain	Ottoman Empire	Defeat Tunis Back under Ottoman rule.
Tunisian–Algerian War (1694)	Eyalet of Tunis	Deylik of Algiers Support: Pashalik of Tripolitania	Defeat Muradid Defeat Occupation Of the Regency of Tunis
Maghrebi war (1699–1702)	Eyalet of Tunis Sultanate of Morocco Pashalik of Tripoli (1699–1700)	Deylik of Algiers Pashalik of Tripoli (1700–1702)	Stalemate Algerian ambitions halted Morocco fails to expand Fall of the Muradid dynasty
Morean War (1684–1699)	Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Egypt Eyalet of Tripolitania Beylik of Tunis	Republic of Venice Knights of Malta Duchy of Savoy	Defeat Morea ceded to Venice; Venetian gains in inland Dalmatia
(1728–1756)	Pasha Party	Husainid Party	Defeat of the Pasha party
Tunisian-Venetian War (1784–1792)	Beylik of Tunis	Republic of Venice	Victory Tunisia victory. Republic of Venice pays huge compensation to Tunisia.
1793–95 Tripolitanian Civil War (1793–1795)	Karamanli dynasty supporters Beylik of Tunis	Tripolitania Eyalet	Victory Karamanli dynasty restored to the throne of Tripolitania Weakening of Ottoman rule over Tripolitania
(1794–1795)	Beylik of Tunis	Tripolitania	Victory Tunisian victory.
(1784–1792)	Beylik of Tunis	Deylik of Algiers Beylik of Constantine	Victory Tunisian victory. Complete liberation from the guardianship of The Dey of Algeria Stabilization of the border
Greek War of Independence (1821–1829)	Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Egypt Beylik of Tunis Regency of Algiers Tripolitania	Greek revolutionaries (1821) First Hellenic Republic (from 1822) Russian Empire United Kingdom Kingdom of France	Defeat Greek victory and establishment of the First Hellenic Republic recognition of sovereignty: London Protocol, Treaty of Constantinople
Mejba Revolt (1864-1865)	Beylik of Tunis	Tax resisters	Victory Revolt suppressed by the Beylik
Conquest of Tunisia (1881)	Beylik of Tunis	France	Defeat Tunisia became a French protectorate.
Bizerte Crisis (1961)	Tunisia	France	Equality French military victory, on the other hand, a Tunisian political victory (the evacuation of French troops from the city of Bizerte).
October War (1973)	Egypt Syria Iraq Jordan Algeria Cuba Morocco Tunisia	Israel	Defeat^[2] Syrian invasion of Israel repelled; UN ceasefire. Geneva Conference and the Sinai II Agreement. Egypt–Israel peace treaty Strategic Political Gains for Egypt and Israel
Battle of Wazzin (2011) Part of the First Libyan Civil War	Tunisia Anti-Gaddafi forces	Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Victory Rebel forces capture Wazzin on 21 April Loyalist forces retake the border crossing on 28 April Tenuous rebel hold on Wazzin by 4 May,^[3] fighting ongoing after Libyan Army clashes with Tunisian Army Loyalist forces occasionally shelled the crossing for months afterward
Chaambi Operations (2012–present)	Tunisia	Ansar al-Sharia AQIM	Victory Tunisian National Guard eliminates Okba Ibn Nafaa commanders on 28 March 2015 and continues to eliminate many more afterwards Declaration of certain mountain areas as military locked zones that require prior authorization to enter for non-military entities
ISIL insurgency in Tunisia (2015–present)	Tunisia	ISIL	Victory Tunisian forces defeat ISIL in the Battle of Ben Guerdane in 2016 Tunisian National Guard eliminates ISIL commanders on 19 March 2019

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Randier La Royale Editions Babouji 2006, ISBN 2-35261-022-2
TIME: The Wages of Moderation (Jul. 28, 1961)

^ History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey Ezel Kural Shaw
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- Herzog, The War of Atonement, Little, Brown and Company, 1975. Forward
- Insight Team of the London Sunday Times, Yom Kippur War, Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1974, page 450
- Luttwak and Horowitz, The Israeli Army. Cambridge, MA, Abt Books, 1983
- Rabinovich, The Yom Kippur War, Schocken Books, 2004. Page 498
- 0-313-31302-4&lr=#v=onepage&q=&f=false Revisiting The Yom Kippur War, P.R. Kumaraswamy, pages 1–2
- Johnson and Tierney, Failing To Win, Perception of Victory and Defeat in International Politics. Page 177
- Charles Liebman, The Myth of Defeat: The Memory of the Yom Kippur war in Israeli Society^{[permanent dead link]} Middle Eastern Studies, Vol 29, No. 3, July 1993. Published by Frank Cass, London. Page 411.
^ "Libyan Rebels Hang on to Strategic Border Crossing". NPR.org.

[books.google.com-1] History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey Ezel Kural Shaw

[2] References:
Herzog, The War of Atonement, Little, Brown and Company, 1975. Forward

Insight Team of the London Sunday Times, Yom Kippur War, Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1974, page 450

Luttwak and Horowitz, The Israeli Army. Cambridge, MA, Abt Books, 1983

Rabinovich, The Yom Kippur War, Schocken Books, 2004. Page 498

0-313-31302-4&lr=#v=onepage&q=&f=false Revisiting The Yom Kippur War, P.R. Kumaraswamy, pages 1–2

Johnson and Tierney, Failing To Win, Perception of Victory and Defeat in International Politics. Page 177

Charles Liebman, The Myth of Defeat: The Memory of the Yom Kippur war in Israeli Society^{[permanent dead link]} Middle Eastern Studies, Vol 29, No. 3, July 1993. Published by Frank Cass, London. Page 411.

[3] Herzog, The War of Atonement, Little, Brown and Company, 1975. Forward

[4] Insight Team of the London Sunday Times, Yom Kippur War, Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1974, page 450

[5] Luttwak and Horowitz, The Israeli Army. Cambridge, MA, Abt Books, 1983

[6] Rabinovich, The Yom Kippur War, Schocken Books, 2004. Page 498

[7] 0-313-31302-4&lr=#v=onepage&q=&f=false Revisiting The Yom Kippur War, P.R. Kumaraswamy, pages 1–2

[8] Johnson and Tierney, Failing To Win, Perception of Victory and Defeat in International Politics. Page 177

[9] Charles Liebman, The Myth of Defeat: The Memory of the Yom Kippur war in Israeli Society^{[permanent dead link]} Middle Eastern Studies, Vol 29, No. 3, July 1993. Published by Frank Cass, London. Page 411.

[3] "Libyan Rebels Hang on to Strategic Border Crossing". NPR.org.

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