List of wars involving the Netherlands
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This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its predecessor states since 1560. During the first war after 1560, namely the Eighty Years' War (1566–1648), the set of united provinces that would later become the Dutch Republic proclaimed its independence in 1581.
- United Provinces, or Dutch Republic (1581–1795)
- Batavian Republic (1795–1806)
- Kingdom of Holland (1806–1810)
- Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands (1813–1815)
- United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–1839)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands (1839–present)
- For earlier wars, see List of wars in the Low Countries until 1560.
- For simultaneous wars in the south, see
- List of wars in the southern Low Countries (1560–1829) – includes wars on the present territory of Belgium and Luxembourg, including the Southern Netherlands (Spanish Netherlands & Austrian Netherlands), the Principality of Liège, the Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy, the Prince-Bishopric of Cambrésis and the Imperial City of Cambray, the Duchy of Bouillon and smaller states.
- List of wars involving Belgium (1830–present)
- List of wars involving Luxembourg (1890–present)
United Provinces (1581–1795)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Eighty Years' War (1566–1648) |
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Victory
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Dutch–Portuguese War (1601–1661) |
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* Dutch victory in Ghana, Malacca, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Indonesia * Portuguese victory in Brazil, Angola, East Africa and Macau * Both sides claim victory in India
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Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands (1609–1621) |
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Rebel forces of the Banda Islands | Victory
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Siege of Batavia (1628–1629) |
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Victory
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Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa (1635–1636) |
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Natives of Mattau, Bakloan, Soulang, Taccariang and Tevorang | Victory
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Lamey Island Massacre (1636) |
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Taiwanese militia | Victory |
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638) |
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Christian peasant and ronin rebels | Victory
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Kieft's War (1643–1645) |
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Lenape warriors and Algonquian allies | Dutch military victory Dutch political failure
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Battle of Fehmarn (1644) | ![]() ![]() |
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Victory |
Sinhalese–Portuguese War (1538-1640) |
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Victory
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Guo Huaiyi Rebellion (1652) |
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Guo Huaiyi's peasant army | Victory |
First Anglo-Dutch War (1652–1654) |
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Defeat |
Peach Tree War (1655) |
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Susquehannock and allied tribes | Defeat
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Second Northern War (1655–1660) |
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Victory
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First Khoikhoi–Dutch Wars (1659–1660) |
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Khoikhoi militia | Victory |
Esopus Wars (1659–1663) |
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Esopus tribe of Lenape Indians Susquehannock and allied tribes |
Victory |
(1661–1664) |
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Minahasan peoples | Victory |
Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667) |
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Victory
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Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672–1674) |
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Victory
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Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678) |
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Defeat
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Second Khoikhoi–Dutch Wars (1673–1677) |
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Khoikhoi militia | Victory |
Trunajaya rebellion (1674–1680) |
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Rebel forces Makassarese itinerant fighters Rival claimants to Mataram throne (after 1677) |
Victory |
Nine Years' War (1688–1697) |
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Siamese revolution of 1688 (1688) |
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Victory
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War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) |
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First Javanese War of Succession (1704–1707) |
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Victory |
Second Javanese War of Succession (1719–1723) |
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Rebel Princes | Victory |
1740 Batavia massacre (1740) |
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Chinese Indonesian militia | Military victory Political failure
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Travancore–Dutch War (1741–1757) |
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Military Stalemate Dutch commercial victory |
Java War (1741–43) (1741–1743) |
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Joint army of Chinese and Javanese | Victory |
Battle of Penfui (1749) |
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Topasses Timorese allies |
Victory |
Third Javanese War of Succession (1749–1757) |
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Anti-Dutch rebels | Victory
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Cirebon War (1753–1773) | ![]()
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Victory |
American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) |
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Victory
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First Xhosa-Dutch War (1779–1781) |
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Xhosa militia | Victory |
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–1784) |
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Defeat
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Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784) |
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Stalemate
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Prussian invasion of Holland (1787) |
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Prussian–Orangist victory
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Second Xhosa-Dutch War (1789–1793) |
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Xhosa militia | Victory |
War of the First Coalition (1792–1797) |
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Regime change, Victory for the Batavian Republic
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Batavian Republic (1795–1806)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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War of the Second Coalition (1799-1802) |
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Victory
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Third Xhosa-Dutch War (1799–1803) |
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Xhosa militia Khoikhoi militia |
Stalemate
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War of the Third Coalition (1803-1806) |
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Victory
Treaty of Pressburg
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Padri War (1803-1838) |
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Padris | Victory |
Kingdom of Holland (1806–1810)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Franco-Swedish War (1805–1810) |
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Victory |
Ashanti–Fante War (1806–1807) |
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Victory |
War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807) |
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Victory
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(1808–1809) |
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Minahasan militia | Victory |
War of the Fifth Coalition (1809) |
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Victory
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Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands (1813–1815)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814) |
Sixth Coalition:
After Pläswitz (June–August 1813)
After Leipzig (October 1813)
After January 1814
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Victory
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United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–1839)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Hundred Days (1815) War of the Seventh Coalition |
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Victory
Treaty of Paris:
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Bombardment of Algiers (1816) |
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Victory
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First expedition to Palembang (1819) |
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Defeat |
Second expedition to Palembang (1821) |
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Victory |
Expedition to the West Coast of Borneo (1823) |
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Chinese Indonesian rebels | Victory |
First Bone War (1824–1825) |
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Sulawesian militia | Victory |
Java War (1825-1830) |
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Rebel forces of Prince Diponegoro Chinese mercenaries |
Victory
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Belgian Revolution (1830-1831) |
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Defeat
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Dutch expedition on the west coast of Sumatra (1831) |
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Victory |
First Sumatran expedition (1832) |
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Chiefdom of Kuala Batee | Victory |
Dutch–Ahanta War (1837-1839) |
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Ahanta Kingdom | Victory
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Second Sumatran expedition (1838) |
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Chiefdom of Kuala Batee | Victory |
Netherlands (1839–present)[]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Dutch intervention in northern Bali (1846) |
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Buleleng | Defeat |
Dutch intervention in Bali (1849-1850) |
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Buleleng Jembrana Klungkung |
Victory
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Palembang Highlands Expeditions (1851–1859) |
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Forces of the Sultan of Palembang | Victory |
Expedition against the Chinese in Montrado (1854-1855) |
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Victory |
Nias Expedition (1855-1864) |
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Nias | Victory |
Dutch intervention in Bali (1858) |
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Buleleng rebels | Victory |
Second Bone War (1859–1860) |
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Sulawesian militia | Victory |
Banjarmasin War (1859–1863) |
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Sultanate of Banjarmasin | Victory |
Shimonoseki Campaign (1863–1864) |
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Victory |
Pasoemah Expedition (1864–1868) |
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South Sumatra | Victory |
Dutch Gold Coast expedition of 1869–70 (1869-1870) |
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Local rulers | Victory
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Aceh War (1873-1904) |
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Victory
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(1878-1907) |
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Batak Kingdom |
Victory |
Mandor rebellion (1884-1885) |
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Victory
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Jambi uprising (1885) |
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Jambi | Victory |
Edi Expedition (1890) |
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Aceh militia | Victory |
Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem (1894) |
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Lombok Mataram Western Sasak |
Victory
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Pedir Expedition (1897-1898) |
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Aceh militia | Victory |
Siege of the International Legations part of the Boxer Rebellion (1900) |
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Victory |
[3] (1900-1907) |
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Peasant rebels Lone-wolf robbers arsonists |
Victory |
[3] (1902) |
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Marind rebels | Victory |
[3] (Location: Kalimantan) (1902-1907) |
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Dayak rebels | Victory |
Kerinci Expedition (1903) |
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Kerinci | Victory |
[3] (1903) |
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Tribes of Yapen | Victory |
[3] (1904) |
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Tidore | Victory |
South Sulawesi expedition (1904-1905) |
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Bone Luwu Wajo |
Victory |
Dutch intervention in Bali (1906) |
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Badung Tabanan Klungkung |
Victory
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Dutch–Venezuelan crisis of 1908 (1908) |
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Victory
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Dutch intervention in Bali (1908) |
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Balinese rebels | Victory |
World War II (1940–1945) |
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Victory
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Indonesian National Revolution (1940–1949) |
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Indonesian political victory Dutch military victory[6]
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APRA coup d'état (1950) |
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Victory |
Korean War (1950–1953) |
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Ceasefire
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Operation Trikora (1961–1962) |
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Indonesian political victory[7][8] Military stalemate[9][7]
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Gulf War (1990–1991) |
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Victory
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Operation Krivaja '95 (6–11 July 1995) |
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Defeat
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Operation Deliberate Force (30 August – 20 September 1995) |
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Victory
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Kosovo War (1998–1999) |
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Victory
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[10] |
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Defeat
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Iraq War (2003–2011) |
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Victory
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Operation Ocean Shield (2009–December 15, 2016) [12] Operation Atalanta (2009–present) |
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Victory
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Libyan Civil War (2011) |
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Victory
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Dutch military intervention against ISIL Dutch involvement in the Syrian Civil War (2014–2019) |
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Victory
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Mali War (2017–2019) |
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Ongoing
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EMASOH (2020) |
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Ongoing
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- War of succession
- War of conquest (territorial control)
- Religious war (including the European wars of religion)
- Economic war (including colonial wars)
- Revolt or rebellion (political)
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Hrushevsky (2003), pp. 327ff.
- ^ a b Joined the Confederation of the Rhine on 11 December 1806.
- ^ a b c d e Hagen, Piet (2018-05-10). "Opstanden, expedities en oorlogen". Koloniale oorlogen in Indonesië: Vijf eeuwen verzet tegen vreemde overheersing (in Dutch). Singel Uitgeverijen. ISBN 9789029524209.
- ^ Wies Platje, 297–299
- ^ J.D. Legge, 403
- ^ Friend, Theodore (2003). Indonesian Destinies. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 35.
- ^ a b Platje, Wies (2001). "Dutch Sigint and the Conflict with Indonesia 1950–62". Intelligence and National Security. 16 (1): 285–312. doi:10.1080/714002840. S2CID 153528325.
- ^ Soedjati Djiwandono, Konfrontasi Revisited, p. 135.
- ^ "Operation Trikora – Indonesia's Takeover of West New Guinea". Pathfinder: Air Power Development Centre Bulletin (150): 1–2. February 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2018_09/20180903_2018-09-RSM-Placemat.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ President Barack Obama Speaks With VICE News
- ^ https://www.nato.int
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