List of wars involving Armenia

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Armenia, its predecessor states, and by Armenians.

Conflict	Armenian side (and allies)	Opponent	Results
Kingdom of Armenia (570 BC–428 AD)
Armenian–Parthian War (87–85 BCE)	Kingdom of Armenia	Parthian Empire	Victory Kingdoms of Osroene and Atropatene pledge loyalty to Armenia Parthia recognizes Tigranes the Great as Supreme Ruler of the East Tigranes the Great declared King of Kings
Third Mithridatic War (73–66 BC)	Kingdom of Armenia Kingdom of Pontus	Roman Republic	Defeat Armenia and Pontus become client states of Rome Tigranakert ruined following the Battle of Tigranocerta Artashat stormed following the Battle of Artaxata
Pacorus I сampaigns against Rome (51–38 BCE)	Kingdom of Armenia Parthian Empire	Roman Republic Tsopk Armenia Minor	Victory The defeat of the Romans in the battle with the Parthians at Carrhae in 53 BC allowed Armenia regained lost earlier Tsopk and Armenia Minor
Armenia–Iberia War (50–53 AD)	Kingdom of Armenia	Kingdom of Iberia	Victory Tiridates I crowned King of Armenia
Roman–Parthian War (58–63)	Kingdom of Armenia Parthian Empire	Roman Empire	Stalemate Armenia becomes allies with Rome
Battle of Rhandeia (62)			Victory Romans were defeated by the Armenian-Parthian army led by Tiridates I of Armenia
Armenian–Sasanian War (363–372)	Kingdom of Armenia Roman Empire	Sasanian Empire	Victory Shapur II recognized Pap as king of Armenia Armenia defended their independence from Persia
Marzpanate Armenia (428–646)
Vartanantz War (episode 1:450–451) (episode 2:481–484)	House of Mamikonian	Sasanian Empire	Tactical victory Nvarsak Treaty Religious freedom and autonomy for Christianity
Principality of Armenia (645–884)
Battle of Varnakert (702)	Principality of Armenia	Ummayad Caliphate	Victory Armenians under the command of Smbat VI Bagratuni with the aid of Byzantium drive Arab Muslims out temporarily. 800 Armenian noblemen slaughtered by Muhammad ibn Marwan in 705.
Battle of Bagrevand (775)	Principality of Armenia	Abbasid Caliphate	Defeat Traditionally strong families such as the Mamikonian, Gnuni, Amatuni, Rshtuni, Saharuni, and Kamsarakan families lose power and the Bagratuni and Artsruni rise to power in the north and south respectively. Prince of Princes of Armenia Smbat VII Bagratuni is slain.
Battle of Karasounk (863)	Principality of Armenia	Abbasid Caliphate	Victory Ashot I of Armenia's victory in his rise to power.
Kingdom of Armenia (885–1045)
Battle of Sevan (924)	Kingdom of Armenia	Sajid dynasty	Victory
The invasion of the Byzantine Empire (1042)	Kingdom of Armenia	Byzantine Empire	Victory
Armenian Principality of Cilicia (1080–1198) Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375)
First Crusade (1096–1099)	Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of France Duchy of Apulia Byzantine Empire Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia	Great Seljuq Empire Danishmends Fatimids Almoravids Abbasids	Victory Kingdom of Jerusalem created Crusader states created
Second Crusade (1145–1149)	Kingdom of Jerusalem County of Tripoli Principality of Antioch Kingdom of France Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile County of Barcelona Kingdom of León Kingdom of Denmark Byzantine Empire Kingdom of Cilicia Kingdom of England Kingdom of Poland	Seljuq Sultanate Almoravids Almohads Zengids Abbasids Fatimids	Defeat in Anatolia Status quo ante bellum in the Levant Victory in Iberia Crusaders capture Lisbon, Tortosa, Wagria, and Polabia
Wars between Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and Byzantine Empire (1145–1160)	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia	Byzantine Empire	Victory Armenians inflicted a heavy defeat to the Byzantine army in the battle of Mamistra The Byzantine Empire abandoned its pretensions to the Armenian state
Third Crusade (1189–1192)	Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Crusader States Kingdom of Jerusalem Principality of Antioch County of Tripoli Military Orders Kingdom of Cilician Armenia Kingdom of Hungary Republic of Genoa Republic of Pisa	Ayyubid Sultanate Sultanate of Egypt Emirate of Damascus Emirate of Hama Emirate of Mesopotamia Sultanate of Rûm Nizari Ismaili: Nizari Ismaili state Christian opponents: Byzantine Empire Empire of Cyprus Kingdom of Sicily	Victory Treaty of Jaffa, the result of Crusader military victories and successful sieges.
Siege of Acre (1189–1191)	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Kingdom of Jerusalem Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller  Holy Roman Empire Principality of Antioch	Ayyubid dynasty	Victory
Wars between Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and Seljuks of Rum (1257–1263)	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia	Sultanate of Rûm	Victory
Siege of Baghdad (1258)	Mongol Empire Ilkhanate Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Kingdom of Georgia Principality of Antioch Persia Mongolian China	Abbasid Caliphate Ayyubid dynasty	Victory
Siege of Aleppo (1260)	Mongol Empire Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Principality of Antioch	Ayyubid dynasty	Victory
Ninth Crusade (1271–1272)	Kingdom of France Kingdom of Cyprus Kingdom of England Kingdom of Cilicia	Mamluks	Defeat Treaty of Caesarea Crusader states collapsed
Battle of Wadi al-Khazandar (1299)	Mongol Ilkhanate Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Kingdom of Georgia	Mamluk Sultanate	Victory
First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
Caucasus Campaign (World War I) (1918)	Armenian National Council	Ottoman Empire	Armistice Treaty of Batum Establishment of the First Republic of Armenia
Armenian–Azerbaijani War (1918–1920)	First Republic of Armenia	Azerbaijan	Indecisive Karabakh and Nakhchivan dispute settled in favor of Azerbaijan Zangezur came under Armenia's control
Georgian–Armenian War (1918)		Georgia	Indecisive Mutual administration of the Lori Province.
Turkish–Armenian War (1920)		Turkey  Russian SFSR	Defeat All of Western Armenia is given to Turkey Rest of Armenia is Sovietized
Battle of Mountainous Armenia (1921)	Mountainous Armenia	Russian SFSR Turkey Azerbaijan SSR	Victory Mountainous Armenia united with Armenian SSR
Soviet Social Republic of Armenia (1920–1991)
World War II (1939–1945)	Soviet Union Soviet Armenia	Germany	Victory 500,000 Armenians fought in Soviet Army, 200,000 of whom perished. 20,000 Armenians fought in the American Armed Forces 10,000 Armenians fought in the French Armed Forces
Republic of Armenia (1991–)
First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994)	Armenia  Nagorno-Karabakh	Azerbaijan	Victory De-facto independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ceasefire (Bishkek Protocol).
Four-Day War (2016)	Nagorno-Karabakh  Armenia	Azerbaijan	Inconclusive Azerbaijan takes 800–2,000 hectares of land.
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war (2020)	Nagorno-Karabakh  Armenia	Azerbaijan	Defeat[1] 2020 ceasefire agreement

Peacekeeping missions

Mission	Start-date	End-date	Location	Troops deployed
KFOR	2004	2012	Kosovo	70
MNF-I	2005	2008	Iraq	46
ISAF	2008	Ongoing	Afghanistan	130
UNIFIL	2014		Lebanon	33

See also

• List of wars involving Russia
• List of wars involving Azerbaijan
• List of wars involving Georgia (country)
• Military history of Armenia

References

1. "Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia sign Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal". BBC. 10 November 2020. The BBC's Orla Guerin in Baku says that, overall, the deal should be read as a victory for Azerbaijan and a defeat for Armenia.