List of wars involving Benin explained

This is a list of wars involving Benin or its predecessors.

List

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	Notable battles
First Franco-Dahomean War (1890)	Dahomey	France Kingdom of Porto-Novo	Defeat
Second Franco-Dahomean War (1892–1894)	Dahomey	France	Defeat	Battle of Abomey (1892)
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)	Government of Mali Military of Mali France ECOWAS<	-- Chad, Burundi, Gabon, South Africa, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are combatants since they deploy ground troops, but ARE NOT part of ECOWAS.-->---- Chad^[1] Burundi^[2] Gabon^[3] South Africa^[4] Rwanda Uganda^[5] China^[6] Germany^[7] Sweden^[8] Estonia^[9] ----Supported by: ----Non-state combatants: Ganda Iso FLNA^[10] MSA (from 2016) GATIA (from 2014)	National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) Islamic Movement of Azawad (MIA)^[11]	Ongoing

Notes and References

1. News: Chad to send 2000 soldiers to Mali. 18 January 2013. Courier Mail. 17 January 2013.
2. News: AU to hold donor conference on Mali intervention. 18 January 2013. Africa Review. 18 January 2013.
3. Web site: WPR Article | Global Insider: Despite Early Successes, France's Mali Challenge is Long-Term . Worldpoliticsreview.com. 8 March 2004 . 28 January 2013.
4. News: Five more African countries pledge to send troops into Mali: Nigerian minister . NZweek . 28 January 2013.
5. News: Forces capture Gao rebel stronghold – World News . TVNZ . 28 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127175219/http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/forces-capture-gao-rebel-stronghold-5327697 . 27 January 2013 .
6. Web site: Chinese army soldiers conduct first mission as peacekeepers in Mali 1612131 - Army Recognition . Armyrecognition.com . 2014-02-11.
7. Web site: Bundeswehr in Mali: dangerous, but necessary? - TOP STORIES - DW - 29.01.2017. DW.COM. 26 July 2017.
8. Web site: MINUSMA - MALI. Swedish Armed Forces. 18 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171012015122/http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/en/archived-pages/about/our-mission-in-sweden-and-abroad/current-missions/mali-minusma/. 12 October 2017. dmy-all.
9. Web site: Estonian government approves sending 50 troops to French-led Mali mission. err.ee. 22 March 2018.
10. Web site: Par Europe1.fr avec AFP. Mali: nouveau groupe armé créé dans le Nord. Europe1.fr. 9 April 2012.
11. Web site: El Ejército francés se detiene ante Kidal, el feudo de la minoría tuareg de Malí. Ediciones El País. EL PAÍS. 17 December 2014.