List of wars involving Tunisia

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

Hafsid dynasty (1229–1574) ConflictAllie(s)Enemie(s)Result Eighth Crusade(1270) Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of France Hafsid Victory Treaty of Tunis Death of Louis IX Opening of trade with Tunis Withdrawal of the Crusaders from Tunisia Battle of Temzezdekt(1327) Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen Defeat Zayyanid Victory Battle of er-Rias(1329) Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen Defeat Zayyanid Victory Capture of Tunis (1329)(1329) Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen Defeat Tunis becomes a vassal of the Zayyanids until May 1330 Siege of Béjaïa (1326-1329)(1326-1329) Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Tlemcen Victory Zayyanids failed to capture Bejaïa Barbary Crusade(1390) Hafsid dynastyKingdom of Tlemcen 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. Siege of Malta(1429) Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Sicily Malta Withdrawal Looting of Maltese cities. Capture of Béjaïa (1510)(1510) Hafsids of Béjaïa Defeat Béjaïa lost to the Spanish. Conquest of Tunis(1534) Hafsid dynasty Defeat Tunis under Ottoman rule. Conquest of Tunis(1535) Hafsid dynasty Defeat Tunis under Spanish rule.History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey Ezel Kural Shaw Conquest of Tunis(1574) Hafsid dynasty Defeat Tunis back under Ottoman rule.

Ottoman Tunis (1574–1705) ConflictAllie(s)Enemie(s)Result Battle of Hammamet (1605) Eyalet of Tunis

Knights Hospitaller Victory Morean War(1684–1699) Eyalet of Egypt Eyalet of Tripolitania Eyalet of Tunis Republic of Venice Knights of Malta Defeat Morea ceded to Venice; Venetian gains in inland Dalmatia Tunisian–Algerian War(1694) Eyalet of Tunis Deylik of AlgiersSupport: 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) Defeat Algerian ambitions halted Morocco fails to expand Fall of the Muradid dynasty

Beylik of Tunis (1705–1881) ConflictAllie(s)Enemie(s)Result Tunisian-Algerian War (1735) Part of the Tunisian-Algerian Wars Ottoman Tunisia Algerian victory Capture of TunisThe Muslim World: A Historical Survey, Part 3. Bertold Spuler. E. J. Brill. Tunis becomes a part of AlgiersHistoire d'Alger sous la domination turque (1515-1830). H. D. de Grammont. E. Leroux.Chronique des beys de Constantine. Mouloud Gaïd. Office des publications universitaires. Tunis becomes a vassal of AlgiersTabarka expedition (1742) Ottoman Tunisia Kingdom of France Victory Tunisian-Algerian War (1756) Tunis Malta Algerian victory Capture of TunisEurope in the Eighteenth Century 1713-1789. M.S. Anderson. Routledge. Tunis becomes a tributary of AlgiersLe Maghreb avant la prise d'Alger, 1790-1830. Lucette Valensi. Flammarion. Tunis recognises the suzerainty of the Dey of Algiers Tunis becomes a tributary of Algiers and recognises Algerian suzerainty for more than 50 yearsHistoire de L'Afrique: L'Afrique précoloniale, 1500-1900. Robert Cornevin. “En 1756, Tunis sera envahie par les troupes d'Alger et durant un demisiècle les bey hocainites devront payer un tribut annuel et reconnaître la suzeraineté d'Alger” 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 Tunisian-Algerian War (1807) 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) Part of the revolutions during the 1820s Greek Revolutionaries

After 1822: Greek victory Independence of Greece The Peloponnese, Saronic Islands, Cyclades, Sporades and Continental Greece ceded to the independent Greek state Crete ceded to Egypt Crimean War(1853–1856) Part of the Scramble for Africa Sardinia Allied victory Russia loses the Danube Delta and Southern Bessarabia Mejba Revolt(1864-1865) TunisiaSupport: Tunisian rebels Rahmaniyya Victory of Tunisia Conquest of Tunisia(1881) Part of the Scramble for Africa Tunisia France French victory Tunisia becomes a French protectorate

French Tunisia (1881-1956) ConflictAllie(s)Enemie(s)Result Tunisian campaign (1942–1943) Part of the North African campaign of the Second World War

Allied victory Tunisia returns to French administrationTunisian Fellaghas (1952–1956)Liberation Army (1952-1956)

Multiple bands Tunisian Liberation Army (1956) La Main Rouge Kingdom of Tunisia (1956)Inconclusive Establishment of the Kingdom of Tunisia in 1956 Fellaghas are disbanded by police and military operations

Republic of Tunisia (1957-present) ConflictAllie(s)Enemie(s)Result Bizerte Crisis(1961)Part of the decolonisation of Africa and the spillover of the Algerian War Tunisia French victory Evacuation of the Bizerte base on 15 October 1963 October War (1973)Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Cold War DefeatReferences: 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 Middle Eastern Studies, Vol 29, No. 3, July 1993. Published by Frank Cass, London. Page 411. At the final ceasefire: Egyptian forces held on the eastern bank of the canal. Israeli forces held on the western bank of the canal. Israeli forces held of the Syrian Bashan region of the Golan Heights. 1980 Gafsa Uprising(1980)Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War TunisiaSupported by: United States Sixth FleetLes trois décennies Bourguiba : témoignage France Morocco Arab Nationalist RebelsSupported by: Libya Algeriaاليوم ذكرى أحداث قفصة (27 جانفي 1980):هل حاول «القذافي» «الثأر» ل«الوحدة الموؤودة» ؟ Tunisian governmental victory Battle of Wazzin(2011)Part of the 2011 Nafusa Mountains Campaign Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army

Tunisian Army Tunisian Police Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Anti-Gaddafi victory Loyalist forces occasionally shelled the crossing for months afterward. Fighting ongoing after the Libyan Army clashes with the Tunisian Army Rebel forces capture Wazzin on 21 April. Loyalist forces retake the border crossing on 28 April. Rebels retake Wazzin on 4 May Chaambi Operations(2012–2019)Part of the insurgency in the Maghreb Ansar al-Sharia AQIM Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade Tunisian 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. Raoued Operation(2014)Part of the Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) Ansar al-Sharia Tunisian victory ISIL insurgency in Tunisia(2015–2022)Part of the spillover of the Second Libyan Civil War, Tunisian National Guard Tunisian Army Tunisian Police Islamic State – Libya Province Islamic State – Algeria Province Islamic State – Tunisia Province Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade Ansar al-Sharia(only in March 2016) Tunisian victory

List of wars involving Tunisia

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