List of wars involving Canada
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts in and involving Canada in chronological order, from the 11th century to the 21st century.
List
Colonial conflicts (11th century – 1867)
The following were conflicts that occurred in present-day Canada from the 11th century AD to the mid-19th century, prior to Canadian confederation. Belligerents in these conflicts typically involved colonies in Canada (e.g. New France, the Canadas), and/or First Nations groups residing in the region.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Battle of Vinland (1003 AD) | Vikings | Skræling | Skræling victory and Viking withdrawal
|
Battle of Vinland (1010 AD) | Vikings | Skræling | Viking victory |
Beaver Wars (1609–1701) | Iroqouis | Algonquian allies | Military stalemate
|
Acadian Civil War (1635–1654) | ![]()
| ![]()
| Saint John Administration victory
|
Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667) | ![]() | ![]() | Status quo ante bellum
|
Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672–1674) | ![]() | ![]() | Status quo ante bellum
|
King William's War (1688–1697) | ![]() | ![]() | Status quo ante bellum |
Queen Anne's War (1702–1713) | ![]()
| ![]()
| British-Allied victory
|
Dummer's War (1722–1725) | New England Colonies Mohawk | Wabanaki Confederacy Abenaki Pequawket Mi'kmaq Maliseet | |
King George's War (1744–1748) | ![]() | ![]() | Status quo ante bellum |
Father Le Loutre's War (1749–1755) | Wabanaki Confederacy | ![]()
| British victory
|
Seven Years' War (1756–1763) | ![]() Wabanaki Confederacy | ![]() Iroquois Confederacy | British-Allied victory
|
Pontiac's War (1763–1766) | ![]()
| Ottawas Ojibwas Potawatomis Hurons Miamis Weas Kickapoos Mascoutens Piankashaws Delawares Shawnees Wyandots Mingos Iroquois | Military stalemate
|
American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) | ![]()
Onondaga | ![]() ![]() ![]() Oneida | American-Allied victory
|
War of 1812 (1812–1815) | ![]() Tecumseh's Confederacy | ![]() | Status quo ante bellum
|
Pemmican War (1812–1821) | ![]() Metis | ![]() Selkirk's settlers |
|
Rebellions of 1837–1838 (1837–1838) | ![]() Château Clique | ![]() ![]() | Government victory
|
Canada (1867–present)
The following table lists conflicts involving Canada since confederation in 1867:
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Killed | Wounded |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fenian raids (1866–1871) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| 22 | 32 |
Red River Rebellion (1869-1870) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| 1 | Unknown |
Wolseley Expedition (1870) | ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| None | None |
Mahdist War (1881–1899) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| 16[1] | Unknown |
North-West Rebellion (1885) | ![]() | Provisional Government of Saskatchewan (Métis) Cree–Assiniboine | Victory
| 50[2] | 103 |
Second Boer War (1899–1902) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Victory
| 267[3] | >250[4] |
First World War (1914–1918) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Victory
| 66,944[5] | ~172,000[6] |
Russian Civil War (1918–1920) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Inconclusive/Other Result
| 14 | 24 |
Second World War (1939–1945) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Victory
| ~45,300[7] | ~55,000 |
Korean War (1950–1953) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ceasefire
| 516[8] | 1,042 |
Congo Crisis (1960–1963) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Victory | Unknown | Unknown |
Whiskey War (1973-2022) | ![]() | ![]() | Agreement • Treaty was sighted, splitting the Island in half. | None | None |
Persian Gulf War (1990–1991) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| None | None |
Somali Civil War (1992–1995) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| 1 | None |
Bosnian War (1992–1995) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| 23[9] | unknown |
Turbot War (1995-1995) | ![]() | ![]() | Agreement
| None | 1 |
Operation Medak Pocket (September 9–17, 1993) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Canadian strategic victory | None | 4 |
Kosovo War (1998–1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| None | None |
International Force for East Timor (1999–2000) |
| ![]() | Victory
| None | None |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Defeat
| 166[14][15] | 2,071[16] |
First Libyan Civil War (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Victory
| None | None |
Iraqi Civil War 2013-2017 |
| ![]()
| Victory
| 1 | Unknown |
Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2014–present) |
| ![]() | Ongoing
| 2 | At Least 3 |
Red Sea crisis 2023-present | ![]()
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ongoing
| Unknown | Unknown |
See also
- List of Anglo-French conflicts on Hudson Bay
- List of Canadian military operations
- List of Canadian peacekeeping missions
- List of massacres in Canada
Notes
- ^ Raids conducted in 1866 occurred in the Province of Canada, and the colony of New Brunswick, prior to Canadian confederation
- ^ Political legitimacy of all Houthi-led government bodies has been rejected by the United Nations, rival Yemeni factions, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the United States.
- ^ The Iranian government has deployed military personnel to Houthi-controlled Yemen, who are actively involved in attacks on commercial shipping.[34][35][36]
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- ^ "Canada and the South African War (Boer War) - 1899-1902". Canadian War Museum.
- ^ "Canada Remembers the South African War Historical Sheet". Veterans Affairs Canada. February 20, 2019.
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