1879

1568-1918 · Year 312 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 271 of 316

American Indian Wars

1779-1879 · Closing year

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 86 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 66 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 60 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 57 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 56 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 33 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 31 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 26 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 19 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…

1873-1904 · Year 7 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…

1878-1888 · Year 2 of 11

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 · Year 2 of 3

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…

1879 · Sole year

Anglo-Zulu War

The Anglo-Zulu War, or simply the Zulu War, was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Two…

1879-1880 · Opening year

Little War

The Little War or Small War was the second of three conflicts between Cuban rebels and Spain. It started on 26 August 1879 and after some minor successes ended in rebel defeat in…

1879-1884 · Opening year

War of the Pacific

The War of the Pacific, also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal…