YEAR // New Imperialism
1878
21 wars active · 3 battles
Wars active
21 catalogued
1568-1918 · Year 311 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 270 of 316
American Indian Wars
1779-1879 · Year 100 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 85 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 65 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 59 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 56 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 55 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…
1847-1901 · Year 32 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 30 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 25 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 18 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 · Closing year
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…
1873-1904 · Year 6 of 32
Aceh War
The Aceh War, was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Kingdom of the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh…
1876-1878 · Closing year
First Serbian–Ottoman War
The First Serbian–Ottoman War, was a military conflict fought by the Principality of Serbia against the Ottoman Empire. Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 30 June 1876,…
1876-1878 · Closing year
Montenegrin–Ottoman War of 1876–78
The Montenegrin–Ottoman War, also known in Montenegro as the Great War, was fought between the Principality of Montenegro and the Ottoman Empire between 1876 and 1878. The war…
1876-1878 · Closing year
Serbian–Ottoman Wars
The Serbian–Ottoman Wars, also known as the Serbian–Turkish Wars or Serbian Wars for Independence, were two consequent wars, fought between the Principality of Serbia and the…
1877-1878 · Closing year
Romanian War of Independence
The Romanian War of Independence is the name used in Romanian historiography to refer to the phase of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78), in which Romania, fighting on the Russian…
1878 · Sole year
Bannock War
The Bannock War of 1878 was an armed conflict between the U.S. military and Bannock and Paiute warriors in Idaho and northeastern Oregon from June to August 1878. The Bannock…
1878-1888 · Opening year
Nauruan Civil War
The Nauruan Civil War was fought from 1878 to 1888, between forces loyal to incumbent King Aweida of Nauru and those seeking to depose him in favour of a rival claimant. The war…
1878-1880 · Opening year
Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of…
Battles
3 recorded