YEAR // New Imperialism
1872
18 wars active · 2 battles
Wars active
18 catalogued
1568-1918 · Year 305 of 351
Russo-Turkish Wars
The Russo-Turkish wars or the Russo-Ottoman wars began in 1568 and continued intermittently until 1918. They consisted of twelve conflicts in total, making them one of the…
1609-1924 · Year 264 of 316
American Indian Wars
1779-1879 · Year 94 of 101
Xhosa Wars
The Xhosa Wars were a series of nine wars between the Xhosa Kingdom and the British Empire as well as Trekboers from the Dutch colonial empire in what is now the Eastern Cape in…
1794-1899 · Year 79 of 106
Australian frontier wars
The Australian frontier wars were the violent conflicts between Indigenous Australians and mostly British settlers from the colonial period of Australia to at least 1928.
1814-1880 · Year 59 of 67
Argentine Civil Wars
The Argentine Civil Wars were a series of civil conflicts of varying intensity that took place from 1814 to 1853 in the territories of Argentina. Beginning concurrently with the…
1820-1882 · Year 53 of 63
Texas–Indian Wars
The Texas–Indian wars were a series of conflicts between settlers in Texas and the Southern Plains Indians during the 19th century. Conflict between the Plains Indians and the…
1823-1900 · Year 50 of 78
Anglo-Ashanti wars
The Anglo-Ashanti wars were a series of five conflicts that took place between 1824 and 1900 between the Ashanti Empire—in the Akan interior of the Gold Coast—and the British…
1824-1886 · Year 49 of 63
Anglo-Burmese Wars
The Anglo-Burmese Wars, also known as the Indo-Burmese Wars, were an armed conflict between two expanding empires, the British Empire and the Konbaung dynasty, that became…
1833-1876 · Year 40 of 44
Carlist Wars
The Carlist Wars were a series of civil wars that took place in Spain during the 19th century. The contenders fought over claims to the throne, although some political…
1845-1872 · Closing year
New Zealand Wars
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side, and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other.
1847-1901 · Year 26 of 55
Caste War of Yucatán
The Caste War of Yucatán or ba'atabil kichkelem Yúum (1847–1915) began with the revolt of Indigenous Maya people of the Yucatán Peninsula against Hispanic populations, called…
1849-1924 · Year 24 of 76
Apache Wars
The Apache Wars were a series of armed conflicts between the United States Army and various Apache tribal confederations fought in the southwest between 1849 and 1886, though…
1854-1891 · Year 19 of 38
Sioux Wars
The Sioux Wars were a series of conflicts between the United States and various subgroups of the Sioux people which occurred in the later half of the 19th century. The earliest…
1861-1883 · Year 12 of 23
occupation of Araucanía
The Occupation of Araucanía or Pacification of Araucanía (1861–1883) was a series of military campaigns, agreements and penetrations by the Chilean military and settlers into…
1868-1878 · Year 5 of 11
Ten Years' War
The Ten Years' War, also known as the Great War and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other…
1871-1872 · Closing year
Mokrani Revolt
The Mokrani Revolt was the most important local uprising against France in Algeria since the conquest in 1830.
1872-1873 · Opening year
Modoc War
The Modoc War, or the Modoc Campaign, was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc people and the United States Army in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon…
1872-1876 · Opening year
Third Carlist War
The Third Carlist War, which occurred from 1872 to 1876, was the last Carlist War in Spain. It is sometimes referred to as the "Second Carlist War", as the earlier "Second" War…
Battles
2 recorded