Wars
Conflicts that changed the course of humanity · 103
World War I
1914–1918 global conflict
World War II
1939–1945 global conflict
Cold War
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
Vietnam War
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
French Revolution
1789–1799 sociopolitical change in France
American Civil War
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
Trojan War
Legendary war in Greek mythology
Punic Wars
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
Napoleonic Wars
1803–1815 series of wars led by Napoleon
Battle of Stalingrad
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
Normandy landings
World War II landing operation in Europe
Battle of Waterloo
1815 battle of the Waterloo campaign
Thirty Years' War
Major war in Central Europe (1618–1648)
Paraguayan War
Large-scale conflict in South America (1864–1870)
Reconquista
Medieval Christian military campaigns
Battle of Thermopylae
480 BC engagement of the Greco-Persian Wars
Korean War
1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula
American Revolution
Founding of the United States
Second impeachment of Donald Trump
2021 US presidential impeachment
Moroccan Army of Liberation
Organisation of militias fighting for Moroccan independence from France and Spain
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
1988–1991 breakup of the sovereign state
Pravda
Russian newspaper founded in 1912
First Italo-Ethiopian War
1895–1896 war between the Ethiopia and Italy
Ceasefire
Temporary agreement to stop a war
William Brydon
19th-century British soldier
War of 1812
1812–1815 conflict in North America
French Revolutionary Wars
1792–1802 wars
Nika riots
532 Byzantine revolt against Justinian I
Franz Joseph I
Habsburg monarch from 1848 to 1916
Rakesh Sharma
First Indian to travel to space (born 1949)
Gumercindo Saraiva
Brazilian soldier
Hubert Humphrey
Vice President of the United States from 1965 to 1969
Frei Caneca
Brazilian religious leader, politician and journalist
John Anderson (natural philosopher)
Scottish natural philosopher (1726–1796)
Gaius Marius
Roman general and statesman (c. 157–86 BC)
2025 Catatumbo clashes
Attacks by the National Liberation Army in Colombia
First impeachment of Donald Trump
2019 US presidential impeachment
Mali War
Ongoing conflict in West Africa since 2012
Syrian civil war
2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
United Nations Security Council
United Nations members responsible for drafting
Second Congo War
1998–2003 war in central Africa
El Salvador
Country in Central America
Gulf War
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
Iranian Revolution
Revolution in Iran from 1978 to 1979
League of Nations
Intergovernmental organisation (1920–1946)
Space Race
US–USSR spaceflight capability rivalry
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Eleventh and penultimate conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars
Peninsular War
1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia
American Revolutionary War
1775–1783 conflict in North America
Reapers' War
1640–1659 rebellion to restore an independent Catalonia
Gothic War (535–554)
Byzantine–Gothic war in Italy
Augustus
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
Fuad II of Egypt
King of Egypt and the Sudan from 1952 to 1953
Susan Sontag
American writer, critic and public intellectual (1933–2004)
William Grover-Williams
British racing driver (1903–1945)
Fulgencio Batista
President of Cuba (1940–1944; 1952–1959)
1947
Calendar year
Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale
French prince; fifth son of Louis Philippe I (1822-1897)
John C. Breckinridge
Vice President of the United States from 1857 to 1861
Henry Halleck
General in Chief of the Union Armies in the American Civil War (1815-1872)
Richard Goodwin Keats
Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator (1757–1834)
René of Anjou
King of Naples (1435–1442) and Duke of Anjou (1434–1480)
Rudolf August Oetker
German entrepreneur (1916–2007)
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
British Army general and colonial administrator (1874–1957)
Artur Ivens Ferraz
Portuguese politician and military officer
George Dewey
US Navy admiral (1837–1917)
Hiram R. Revels
American politician (1827–1901)
John Moore (British Army officer)
British Army officer and politician (1761–1809)
Voluntários da Pátria
Military unit
HMS Beagle
10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy; notably carried Charles Darwin
François, Duke of Guise
French soldier and politician (1519–1563)
Brazilian War of Independence
1822–1825 war between Portugal and Brazil
Guerrilla warfare
Warfare by small groups against regular forces
Roman Senate
Political institution in ancient Rome
People's Army of Vietnam
Combined military forces of Vietnam
Joseph Bonaparte
King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)
André Maginot
French civil servant, soldier and member of parliament
Tashkent Declaration
Peace agreement ending the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Nicaraguan socialist political party founded in 1961
Salvadoran Civil War
1979–1992 conflict in El Salvador
Gaul
Historical region of Western Europe inhabited by Celtic tribes
Roman dictator
Extraordinary magistrate of the Roman Republic
Blanca Guerra
Mexican actress (born 1953)
Humberto Ortega
Nicaraguan military leader (1947–2024)
Roberto Marcelo Levingston
President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971
Mehmet Shehu
Prime Minister of Albania From 1954 to 1981
Maria Mandl
Austrian Holocaust perpetrator (1912–1948)
Frank James
American outlaw, Confederate guerrilla, and train robber
Michel Ney
French military commander (1769–1815)
Batalha de Hastings
Few battles in European history had consequences as enduring as the one fought in October 1066 on the fields of southern England. The clash between the Franco-Norman duke William I
Guerra do Pacífico
Among the greatest conflicts humanity has ever witnessed, the Pacific War holds a singular place in the history of World War II. More than just a theater of operations, it represen
Primeira Guerra do Ópio
**TITLE:** The First Opium War
Queda de Constantinopla
**TITLE:** The Fall of Constantinople
Revolução Mexicana
The Mexican Revolution is considered the most significant political and social event in Mexico during the 20th century, far more than just a civil war. Beginning on November 20, 19
Revolução Haitiana
**TITLE:** The Haitian Revolution
Guerra Russo-Japonesa
**TITLE:** The Russo-Japanese War
Revolta da Chibata
**TITLE:** The Revolt of the Lash
Guerra Franco-Prussiana
**TITLE:** The Franco-Prussian War
Guerra dos Seis Dias
In just six days, between June 5 and 10, 1967, the Middle East was completely reshaped. The conflict known as the Six-Day War pitted Israel against a coalition of Arab countries—Eg
Guerra Irã-Iraque
In the autumn of 1980, the Middle East plunged into a conflict that would last nearly a decade and leave deep scars across the region. On September 22 of that year, Iraqi armed for
Guerra da Crimeia
In the mid-19th century, a war erupted along the shores of the Black Sea and in the Balkans that redefined the European balance of power and left deep marks on international politi
Guerra Civil Americana
**TITLE:** The American Civil War
Segunda Guerra dos Bôeres
**TITLE:** The Second Boer War