List of wars involving Belgium
This article is an incomplete list of wars and conflicts involving Belgium and its colonial empire since its secession and independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1830.
| Start | Finish | Name of Conflict | Belligerents (excluding Belgium) | Outcome | |
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| 1789 | 1790 | The Brabant Revolution |  |
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| 1830 | 1831 | The Belgian Revolution | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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Treaty of London:
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| 1832 | 1834 | Liberal Wars | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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Liberal victory, Constitutional monarchy is restored |
| 1861 | 1867 | The French intervention in Mexico | .svg.png){kind=small}
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French withdrawal, Republican victory |
| 1881 | 1899 | Mahdist War |  _crowned.svg.png){kind=small}   |
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Anglo-Egyptian victory |
| 1892 | 1894 | Belgo-Arab War | |
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Congo Free State victory |
| 1895 | 1908 | Batetela Rebellions | |
Batetela people |
Congo Free State victory |
| 1914 | 1918 | World War I | Allies:
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Central Powers
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Allied victory |
| 10 May 1940 | 28 May 1940 | The Battle of Belgium part of |
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Belgian surrender and German occupation of Belgium |
| 1940 | 1945 | World War II | Allies | Axis powers | Allied victory |
| 1950 | 1953 | The Korean War |  |
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Ceasefire |
| 1959 | 1962 | Rwandan Revolution | Independence of Rwanda | ||
| 1960 | 1966 | Congo Crisis |  |
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Withdrawal of Belgian Armed Forces
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| 1972 | 1973 | Second Cod War | |
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Icelandic victory |
| 1975 | 1976 | Third Cod War | |
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Icelandic victory |
| May 1978 | June 1978 | Shaba II |  |
Front for the National Liberation of the Congo | Franco-Belgian victory |
| 1990 | 1991 | The Gulf War | Coalition forces |  |
Coalition victory |
| 1991 | 2003 | Iraqi no-fly zones |  .svg.png){kind=small}    |
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Coalition victory |
| 1992 | 1995 | Somali Civil War |       .svg.png){kind=small}  |
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Victory
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| 1998 | 1999 | The Kosovo War |  |
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NATO victory |
| 2001 | ongoing | War in Afghanistan | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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Fall of Taliban régime Ongoing Taliban insurgency |
| 2011 | 2011 military intervention in Libya | 
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Fall of Gaddafi régime | |
| 2014 | ongoing | 2014 military intervention against ISIS |  |
Ongoing | |
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See also
- History of Belgium
- Belgian Army
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