This is a list of wars, armed conflicts and rebellions involving Lithuania throughout its history as a kingdom (1251–1263), grand duchy (1236–1251; 1263–1795, although part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during 1569–1795) and a modern republic (1918–1940; 1990 – present), including as well the uprisings of the 19th and 20th centuries to recreate Lithuanian statehood. Dates indicate the years in which Lithuania was involved in the war. Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.
Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies | |
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1508 | Glinski Rebellion | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Glinski supporters | Government's victory | |
1524 | Ottoman-Tatar invasion of Lithuania and Poland | Grand Duchy of Lithuania Kingdom of Poland | Ottoman-Tatars | ||
1561–1570 | Northern Seven Years' War | Polish–Lithuanian union Free City of Lübeck Denmark–Norway | Kingdom of Sweden | Treaty of Stettin (1570) |
Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies | |
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1576–1582 | Livonian War | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Livonian Confederation Denmark–Norway Kingdom of Sweden Zaporozhian Cossacks Principality of Transylvania | Tsardom of Russia Qasim Khanate | Victory | |
1587–1588 | War of the Polish Succession (1587–1588) | Supporters of Sigismund Vasa, mainly Poles | Supporters of Maximilian of Austria, mainly Germans, but including many Poles and Hungarians | Sigismund victory |
Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies | |
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1700–1721 | Great Northern War | Treaty of Nystad | |||
1733–1738 | War of the Polish Succession | Poland loyal to Stanisław I Spain | Poland loyal to Augustus III | Treaty of Vienna (1738) | |
1792 | Polish–Russian War of 1792 | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Russian Empire | Defeat | |
1794 | Kościuszko Uprising | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Russian Empire | Defeat |
Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies | |
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1830–1831 | November Uprising | Congress Poland | Russian Empire | Defeat | |
1863–1865 | January Uprising | Polish National Government | Russian Empire | Defeat |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies | |
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Lithuanian–Soviet War (1918–1919) | Lithuania | Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia | Victory
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War against the Bermontians(1919) | Lithuania | West Russian Volunteer Army | Victory
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Polish–Lithuanian War(1919–1920) | Lithuania | Poland | Inconclusive
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Klaipėda Revolt(1923) | Lithuania | French administration | Victory
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Polish ultimatum to Lithuania(1938) | Lithuania | Poland | Defeat
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German ultimatum to Lithuania(1939) | Lithuania | Defeat
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Soviet occupation of the Baltic states(1940) | Lithuania Latvia Estonia | Defeat
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies | |
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June Uprising in Lithuania(1941) | Lithuanian partisans | Victory
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German occupation of Lithuania(1941–1944) | Lithuanian anti-Nazi resistance | |||
Guerilla war in the Baltic states(1944–1953) | Lithuanian partisans Latvian partisans Estonian partisans | Defeat |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for Lithuania and/or its Allies | |
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Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts(1990–1991) | Victory
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January Events(1991) | Victory
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