Coalition war explained

A coalition war, also known as coalition warfare, is a conflict that includes the cooperation between multiple states on the same side in a war effort when they are not part of a military alliance.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Notable examples include:

Great Northern War, in which the Anti-Swedish Coalition won.

French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, often referred to as the wars of the coalitions.

The Gulf War, with the Coalition of the Gulf War.

The Campaign against Dong Zhuo, near the end of the Han Dynasty.

Notes and References

1. Weitsman . Patricia A. . Wartime Alliances versus Coalition Warfare: How Institutional Structure Matters in the Multilateral Prosecution of Wars . Strategic Studies Quarterly . 2010 . 4 . 2 . 113–138 . 26269800 . 1936-1815.
2. O’Connor . Steven . Piketty . Guillaume . Introduction – Foreign fighters and multinational armies: from civil conflicts to coalition wars, 1848–2015 . European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire . 2020 . 27 . 1–2 . 1–11 . 10.1080/13507486.2019.1709048. 216204960 .
3. Terraine . John . Lessons of coalition war: 1914 and 1939 . The RUSI Journal . June 1989 . 134 . 2 . 57–62 . 10.1080/03071848908445368.
4. Book: Schmitt . Olivier . Allies that Count: Junior Partners in Coalition Warfare . 2018 . Georgetown University Press . 978-1-62616-547-2 . en.
5. Book: Ending Major Coalition Wars . 10 April 2019 . Routledge . 10.4324/9780429041495-6 . 978-0-429-04149-5 . https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429041495-6/ending-major-coalition-wars-gregory-treverton . en. Conflict Termination and Military Strategy . Treverton . Gregory F. . 89–108 . 198021110 .