This is a list of wars involving Bosnia and Herzegovina and its predecessor states.
Medieval Bosnia ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result Bosnian Crusade(1235–1241) Victory Status quo ante bellum Hungarian conquest stopped after First Mongol invasion of Hungary Hungarian occupation of peripheral parts of Bosnia reversed after the warWar of Hum (1326–1329) Victory Bosnia captures Hum Bosnian-Serbian war(1350–1351) Victory After a failed siege of Bobovac Bosnia regains Hum Partition of Altomanović(1373) Moravian SerbiaNikola Altomanović Victory Bosnia gains most of Raška Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina(1386–1592) Defeat Incorporation of Bosnia and Herzegovina into the Ottoman Empire Bosnian–Ragusan war(1403–1404) Defeat Retreat of the Bosnian Army after Ragusans set fire to Šumet and Žrnovnica
Ottoman Bosnia ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War (1527–1593) Eyalet of Bosnia Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Hungary Duchy of Carniola Serbian DespotateInconclusive Ottoman Empire conquered areas of Kingdom of Croatia between Vrbas river and Kupa river. Their advance was conclusively halted in 1593 in Third Battle of Sisak. The remaining land remained under the control of Kingdom of Croatia. Kingdom of Croatia reduced to "Remnants of the remnants" Croatia joins Habsburg Monarchy Formation of Military Frontier Start of the Long Turkish War Serb Uprising in Herzegovina of 1596–1597(1596–1597) Serb Rebels Bjelopavlići Drobnjaci Nikšići Pivljani Defeat Rebellion suppressed by the Ottoman Empire Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664) Eyalet of Bosnia
Kingdom of Croatia
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Victory The Ottomans retain Oradea in Transylvania and gain Nové Zámky from the Kingdom of Hungary Construction of a Habsburg fort along the Waag river, and granted a twenty-year truce. Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian theater in the Great Turkish War (1684–1699) Eyalet of Bosnia Habsburg Monarchy Kingdom of Croatia Republic of Venice Defeat Liberation of Slavonia and Lika and part of the Pounje from the Ottomans Ottoman Empire pushed out of Central Europe Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) Eyalet of Bosnia Serbian Militia Duchy of Württemberg
Hajduks Serbian rebels Defeat Treaty of Passarowitz Banat, Serbia, Oltenia and portions of northern Bosnia were ceded to the Habsburgs Battle of Banja Luka (1737) Austria Victory Ottomans and Bosnians managed to defend Banja Luka Serbian Revolution(1804–1817) Ottoman Empire Ayans Pashalik of Scutari Pashalik of Yanina Serbian rebels Defeat Establishment of the autonomous Principality of Serbia Jančić's Rebellion(1809) Serb Rebels Defeat Rebellion suppressed by the Ottoman Empire Bosnian Uprising of 1831–1832(1831–1832) Bosnian Landlords Defeat Rebellion suppressed by the Ottoman Empire Herzegovina Eyalet was seceded from Bosnia Eyalet Ayan system was abolished Priest Jovica's Rebellion(1834) Christian Rebels Orthodox Serbs Catholic Croats Defeat Rebellion suppressed by the Ottoman Empire Herzegovina Uprising of 1852–1862(1852–1862) Serb Rebels Defeat Great Eastern Crisis Serbian–Ottoman Wars Montenegrin–Ottoman War Rebellion suppressed by the Ottoman Empire Pecija's First Revolt(1858) Serb Rebels Defeat Rebellion suppressed by the Ottoman Empire Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina(1878) Defeat Incorporation of Bosnia and Herzegovina into Austria-Hungary
Austro-Hungarian Bosnia and Herzegovina ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result World War I(1914–1918) Defeat End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations Incorporation of Bosnia and Herzegovina into the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (later renamed Yugoslavia)
Yugoslav Bosnia and Herzegovina ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result Husino Rebellion(1920) Miners Defeat Rebellion suppressed World War II(1941–1945) Bosnian and Herzegovinian Partisans Victory Collapse of the German Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War Bosnia becomes a part of SFRY Yugoslavia as the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cazin Rebellion(1950) Civilians Defeat Rebellion suppressed
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result Bosnian War(1992–1995) Stalemate Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords Over 101,000 dead, mainly Bosniaks First genocide in Europe since World War II Deployment of NATO-led forces to oversee the peace agreement Establishment of the Office of the High Representative to oversee the civilian implementation of the peace agreement 1992 Yugoslav campaign in Bosnia(1992) Yugoslavia Defeat Republika Srpska formed as a separate Serb state from Bosnia TOBiH and HV eliminated from Foča, Višegrad, Prijedor, Ilidža, Zvornik, Kupres, Doboj, Brčko, Bijeljina, Bosanski Šamac and more Establishment of the VRS The JNA leaves Bosnia due to agreements with the UN and were replaced by the VRS Croat–Bosniak War(1992–1994) Stalemate Washington Agreement Creation of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Intra-Bosnian Muslim War(1993–1995) Victory AP Western Bosnia got abolished. Croatian War of Independence(1994–1995) Victory Yugoslav army formally withdrew from Croatia from January 1992 under the Sarajevo Agreement Croatian forces regained control over most of Republic of Serbian Krajina-held territory Croatian forces advanced into Bosnia and Herzegovina to assist the united Bosnian and Croatian side, which led to the eventual end of the Bosnian War in December 1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2Result War in Afghanistan(2001–2021) ISAF
Taliban al-Qaeda Withdrawal Overthrow of the Taliban-governed Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, December 2001. Taliban continue in the form of an insurgency Establishment of the coalition-backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, January 2004 Killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, May 2011 Gradual "Afghanization" of combat operations during drawdown of ISAF forces Doha Agreement (2020) between the United States and Taliban beginning withdrawal of United States-led forces, full withdrawal was completed by 30 August 2021 2021 Taliban offensive culminates in overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and end of fighting, 15 August 2021 Iraq War(2003–2008) Iraqi Kurdistan MNF–I
SCJL Naqshbandi Army ISI al-Qaeda FIA Ansar al-IslamIAI Mahdi Army Special GroupsBadr Brigades Kata'ib Hezbollah Victory Invasion and occupation of Iraq Overthrow of Ba'ath Party government Execution of Saddam Hussein Emergence of significant insurgency, rise of al-Qaeda in Iraq Civil war between 2006 and 2008 Subsequent reduction in violence and depletion of al-Qaeda in Iraq in 2008 Establishment of parliamentary democracy and formation of new Shia-led government Withdrawal of US forces from Iraq in 2011
See also List of wars involving Yugoslavia
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