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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third Crusade
(1189–1192) |
Ayyubid Sultanate | Angevin Empire | Victory
|
? | |
Crusade of 1197
(1197–1198) |
Ayyubid Sultanate | Holy Roman Empire | Defeat
|
Al-Aziz Uthman | ? |
Fifth Crusade
(1217–1221) |
Ayyubid Sultanate | Holy Roman Empire | Victory
|
Al-Kamil | ? |
Sixth Crusade
(1228–1229) |
Ayyubid Sultanate | Holy Roman Empire | Stalement
Diplomatic Crusader victory
|
Al-Kamil | ? |
Baron's Crusade
(1239–1241) |
Ayyubid Sultanate | Kingdom of Jerusalem | Defeat
|
As-Salih Ayyub | ? |
Mamluk Sultanate (1250–1517)
Ottoman Eyalet of Egypt and Khedivate of Egypt (1803–1914)
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
Russia |
German Empire | Victory
|
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Egyptian Revolution (1919) |
British Empire | Rebels | Diplomatic Revolutionary Victory
|
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Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953)
Republic (1953–)
Conflict | Egypt and allies |
Opponents | Results | Head of State | Minister of Defense |
Egyptian losses | |
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Military | Civilians | ||||||
Suez Crisis (1956) |
Arab Republic of Egypt | Israel United Kingdom France |
Inconclusive
Coalition military victory[4][5][6]
|
3,000 |
|||
North Yemen Civil War (1962–1967) |
Yemen Arab Republic United Arab Republic |
Kingdom of Yemen Saudi Arabia |
Stalemate
|
3,400 |
|||
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
|
15,000 |
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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) | ||||
October War (1973) |
Federation of Arab Republics
Republic of Iraq |
Israel | Defeat[9] (Strategic Political Gains)[10] | ||||
Shaba I (1977) |
Zaire Morocco Arab Republic of Egypt |
FNLC | Victory
|
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Egyptian–Libyan War (1977) |
Arab Republic of Egypt | Libyan Arab Republic | Ceasefire
|
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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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Sinai Insurgency (2011–) |
Egypt Israel United Arab Emirates |
Islamic State | Ongoing
|
|
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Second Libyan Civil War (2015–) |
Libya Egypt United Arab Emirates |
GNC Shura Council Islamic State |
Ongoing (limited involvement) | ||||
Intervention In Yemen (2015–) |
Hadi government Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Senegal Sudan Qatar Bahrain Kuwait Jordan Morocco Egypt France |
Revolutionary Council | Ongoing
|
Notes
- Ottoman and Egyptian losses combined. However, most of the forces deployed were Egyptian.
- Egypt suffered much fewer casualties than the Ottomans.
- Jesman, Czeslaw (January 1959). "Egyptian Invasion of Ethiopia". African Affairs. Oxford University Press. 58 (230): 75–81. JSTOR 718057.
- Tal (2001) p 203
- Mart, Michelle (2006-02-09). Eye on Israel: How America Came to View the Jewish State as an Ally. p. 159. ISBN 0791466876.
- Stewart (2013) p 133
- Smith, Terence (1973-10-18). "Hundreds of Tanks Clash in a Struggle for Suez Area". The New York Times. "North Korea has decided to give military assistance to Egypt and Syria, its press agency [...] said today."
- Smith, Hedrick (1973-10-19). "Flow of Soviet Jews Is Undimished". The New York Times. "[...] Premier Kim Il Sung of North Korea had met with the Egyptian and Syrian ambassadors in Pyonyang to inform them of his Government's decision 'to give material assistance including military aid to Syria and Egypt.' [...] [This] lends credence to the [US] Defence Department's report that North Korean pilots were flying missions for Cairo."
- 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
- Revisiting The Yom Kippur War, P.R. Kumaraswamy, pages 1–2 ISBN 0-313-31302-4
- 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 Middle Eastern Studies, Vol 29, No. 3, July 1993. Published by Frank Cass, London. Page 411.
- Loyola, Mario (7 October 2013). "How We Used to Do It - American diplomacy in the". National Review. p. 1. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- Loyola, Mario (7 October 2013). "How We Used to Do It - American diplomacy in the". National Review. p. 1. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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