Ancient Times Nubia circa 3,050 B.C.E. Hor-Aha, the second pharaoh of Egypt, led a campaign against the NubiansW. M. Flinders Petrie: The Royal Tombs of the Earliest Dynasties 1901, Part II, London 1901, Taf. XI,1

Kingdom of Kerma circa 1,506 B.C.E. — 1,493 B.C.E. During the reign of Thutmose I, the Kingdom of Kerma rebelled against Egyptian rule and Thutmose I traveled up the Nile and fought in the battle, personally killing the Nubian kingSteindorff and Seele (1942) p.34

Egyptian Empire

circa 1,282 B.C.E. Seti's military campaigns circa 1,279 B.C.E. — 1,213 B.C.E. Ramesses II's campaigns in Nubia

Kingdom of Kush 23 B.C.E. The Roman prefect of Egypt invaded the Kingdom of Kush after an initial attack by the queen of Meröe, razing Napata to the ground circa 300 C.E. Ezana of Axum launched several military campaigns, destroying the Kingdom of Kush

Medieval Times Kingdom of Makuria 1312 C.E. Mamluk invasion

Modern Times Sultanate of Darfur 1722 C.E. — 1786 C.E. Civil War

Egypt Eyalet

February 1820 C.E. — October 1822 C.E. Invasion of Libya and Sudan

Khedivate of Egypt

1899 — 1901 Rabih War 1874 Rabih az-Zubayr conquered the Sultanate of Darfur 1881 C.E. — 1899 C.E. The Mahdist War November 3, 1883 C.E. — November 5, 1883 C.E. Battle of El Obeid February 4, 1884 C.E. — February 29, 1884 C.E. First and Second Battles of El Teb March 13, 1884 C.E. Battle of Tamai March 13, 1884 C.E. — January 26, 1885 C.E. Siege of Khartoum January 17, 1885 C.E. Battle of Abu Klea March 22, 1885 C.E. Battle of Tofrek February 10, 1885 C.E. Battle of Kirbekan December 30, 1885 C.E. Battle of Ginnis December 20, 1888 C.E. Battle of Suakin March 9, 1889 C.E. — March 10, 1889 C.E. Battle of Gallabat July 17, 1894 C.E. Battle of Kassala June 7, 1896 C.E. Battle of Ferkeh April 8, 1898 C.E. Battle of Atbara September 2, 1898 C.E. Battle of Omdurman November 25, 1899 C.E. Battle of Umm Diwaykarat

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan July 28, 1914 C.E. — November 11, 1918 C.E. World War I October 29, 1914 C.E. — October 30, 1918 C.E. Middle Eastern theatre 1,914 C.E. — 1918 C.E. North African theatre November 19, 1915 C.E. — February 1917 C.E. Senussi Campaign September 1, 1939 C.E. — September 2, 1945 C.E. World War II June 10, 1940 C.E. — May 2, 1945 C.E. Mediterranean and Middle East theatre June 10, 1940 C.E. — November 27, 1941 C.E. East African Campaign August 3, 1940 C.E. — August 19, 1940 C.E. Italian conquest of British Somaliland February 5, 1941 C.E. — April 1, 1941 C.E. Battle of Keren May 4, 1941 C.E. — May 19, 1941 C.E. Battle of Amba Alagi November 13, 1941 C.E. — November 27, 1941 C.E. Battle of Gondar

Republic of the Sudan August 18, 1955 C.E. — March 27, 1972 C.E. First Sudanese Civil War 1969 C.E. — 1972 C.E. Anyanya rebellion

Democratic Republic of the Sudan April 1, 1983 C.E. — January 2005 C.E. Second Sudanese Civil War

Republic of the Sudan 1987 C.E. — July 9, 2011 C.E. Lord's Resistance Army insurgency 2003 C.E. — August 31, 2020 C.E. War in Darfur May 10, 2008 C.E. — May 12, 2,008 C.E. Attack on Omdurman and Khartoum December 18, 2005 C.E. — January 15, 2010 C.E. Chad-Sudan conflict November 27, 2006 C.E. — November 29, 2006 C.E. Battle of Malakal January 2009 C.E. — ongoing Sudanese nomadic conflicts April 23, 2010 C.E. South Darfur clash January 7, 2011 C.E. — ongoing South Sudan internal conflict May 19, 2011 — 2020 Sudan–SRF conflict March 26, 2012 C.E. — September 26, 2012 C.E. Sudan–South Sudan Border War March 26, 2012 C.E. — March 28, 2012 C.E. First Battle of Heglig April 17, 2012 C.E. — April 18, 2012 C.E. Abyei border clash April 15, 2023 C.E. — ongoing 2023 Sudan conflict

References

See also Sudanese Armed Forces Sudanese Air Force The fighting forces of Egypt and Nubia Sudanic fighting forces versus Persian, Roman and Islamic forces Military history of Africa African military systems to 1,800 C.E. African military systems 1,800 C.E. — 1,900 C.E. African military systems after 1,900 C.E.