The following is a list of wars involving Iceland. Although modern Iceland does not maintain a standing army, navy nor air force; it maintains a militarised coast guard which is in charge of defending the country and has deployed a small peacekeeping force internationally on a few occasions. Iceland has never participated in a full-scale war or invasion and the constitution of Iceland has no mechanism to declare war.[1] None of the Cod Wars meet any of the common thresholds for a conventional war and they may more accurately be described as militarised interstate disputes between Iceland and the United Kingdom.[2] [3] [4] [5]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Total losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Vinland (1003) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory
| ||
| Battle of Vinland (1010) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory
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| Date | Conflict / Event | Allies | Enemies | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1538–1550 | Icelandic Reformation | Catholics | Denmark-Norway Protestants | Icelandic/Catholic victory
| |
| 1627 | Turkish Abductions | Denmark-Norway
| Ottoman Empire | Abduction of 400-800 Icelanders
| |
| 1797 | Action of 16 May 1797 | Denmark-Norway
| Ottoman Empire | Victory | |
| 1803-1815 | Iceland in the Napoleonic Wars | France Denmark-Norway
| Coalition Forces | Dano-French defeat
| |
| 1809 | Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution | Jørgen Jørgensen
| Denmark-Norway
----- United Kingdom | Danish government restored
|
| Date | Conflict / Event | Enemies | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Invasion of Iceland | United Kingdom | British victory | ||
| 1958-1976 | The Cod Wars | Iceland victory.secure their territorial water claims. |
| Mission | Start date | End date | Location | Troops deployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNF-I | 2004 | 2007 |  Iraq | 2 | |
| ISAF | 2002 | 2014 |  Afghanistan | 2–32 |