List of wars involving North Korea

This is a list of wars involving North Korea and its predecessor states.

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History of Korea
Prehistoric period
Ancient period
Gojoseon 2333 BC–108 BC
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Proto–Three Kingdoms period
Three Kingdoms period
Goguryeo 37 BC–668 AD
Baekje 18 BC–660 AD
Silla 57 BC–935 AD
Gaya confederacy 42 AD–562 AD
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Later Silla (Unified Silla) 668–935
Balhae 698–926
Later Three Kingdoms period
Later Baekje 892–936
Taebong (Later Goguryeo) 901–918
Later Silla 668–935
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Goryeo 918–1392
Joseon 1392–1897
Korean Empire 1897–1910
Colonial period
Japanese rule 1910–1945
Provisional Government 1919–1948
Modern period
Military governments 1945–1948
North Korea 1948–present
South Korea 1948–present
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List

Joseon dynasty: 1392–1897
Conflict Joseon dynasty and its allies Opponents Results Monarch of the Joseon Dynasty
Joseon dynasty
Second Tsushima Expedition
(1396)		  Korea Tsushima Province Victory
  • Resulted in yearly tributes by Tsushima.
 King Taejong
Third Tsushima Expedition
(1419)		  Korea Tsushima Province Japanese military victory[1]
Korean diplomatic victory[1]
  • Korean withdrawal[2]
  • In diplomatic exchanges, Tsushima would be granted trading privileges with Joseon, in exchange for maintaining control and order of pirate threats originating from the island.[2]
 King Sejong the Great
Joseon Northern Expedition
(1443)		  Korea Jianzhou Jurchens Victory
  • Led to establishment of present-day northern borders.
 King Sejong the Great
Sampo Invasion
(1510)		  Korea Tsushima Province Victory
  • Joseon broke all diplomatic relations with Japan after the incident.
 King Jungjong
First Japanese invasion of Korea
(1592–1593)		  Korea
  • Righteous Army

Ming dynasty

 Azuchi-Momoyama Japan Stalemate
  • Joseon, despite its strategic advantage, suffered heavy casualties due to an inefficient military system.
 King Seonjo
Second Japanese invasion of Korea
(1597–1598)		  Korea
  • Righteous Army

Ming dynasty

 Azuchi-Momoyama Japan Japanese withdrawal
  • Asia's first regional warfare that involved intensive use of modern-era weapons.
 King Seonjo
Ming-Manchu War
(1618–1683)		 Ming dynasty
 Korea
Kumul Khanate
Turfan Khanate		 Manchus Defeat
  • Joseon helped the Ming dynasty in the Battle of Sarhu.
 Gwanghaegun
First Manchu invasion of Korea
(1627)		  Korea Later Jin dynasty Defeat
  • Was spurred by actions of Mao Wenlong, a Ming commander who operated off islands of Korea.
 King Injo
Second Manchu invasion of Korea
(1636–1637)		  Korea China Defeat
  • Brought forth the idea of Punitive North Expedition in Joseon.
 King Injo
Sino-Russian border conflicts
(1652–1689)		 China
 Korea		 Russia
Cossacks		 Victory King Hyojong
French campaign against Korea
(1866)		  Korea  France French withdrawal
  • Spurred by Joseon's execution of French Catholic priests on the same year.
 Heungseon Daewongun
United States expedition to Korea
(1871)		  Korea  United States U.S. withdrawal
  • Spurred by Joseon's unknown treatment of the American merchant ship General Sherman.
 Heungseon Daewongun
Ganghwa Island incident
(1875)		  Korea  Japan Defeat
  • Joseon was forced to sign Treaty of Ganghwa on 1876.
 King Gojong
Imo Incident
(1882)		  Korea Korean military dissidents, mostly from the Central Defense Command Victory
  • Spurred by Central Defense Command receiving significantly worse treatment compared to the newly established "Byolkigun".
 King Gojong
Gapsin Coup
(1884)		  Korea
Supported by China		 Reformist Faction
Supported by  Japan		 Gapsin Coup overthrown
  • Resulted in Chinese dominance within Korean politics.
 King Gojong
Donghak Peasant Revolution
(1894–1895)		  Korea Donghak Peasant's Army Victory King Gojong

Korean Empire: 1897–1910
Conflict Korean Empire and its allies Opponents Results Emperor of Korean Empire
Korean Empire
Eulsa Righteous War
(1905)		  Korea
  • Righteous Army
  Japan Defeat Emperor Gwangmu
Jeungmi Righteous War
(1907)		  Korea
  • Righteous Army
  Japan Defeat
  • Reaction to the forced dissolution of the Korean Imperial Army.
 Emperor Yunghui
Great Korean Militia Roundup Campaign
(1909)		  Korea
  • Righteous Army
  Japan Defeat
  • Most battles were around the Southern Korea region of Jeolla.
 Empeor Yunghui

Occupied Korea: 1910–1945
Conflict Provisional Government of Korea and its allies Opponents Results Leader
of Provisional Government
Provisional Government of Korea
Battle of Fengwudong
(1920)		 Provisional Korea  Japan Victory
  • One of earlier Korean independence movements.
 President
Syngman Rhee
Battle of Chongsanli
(1920)		 Provisional Korea  Japan Victory
  • Referred in Korea as "Great victory of Chongsanli".
 President
Syngman Rhee
Massacre of Svobodny
(1921)		 Provisional Korea  Far Eastern Republic Defeat
  • Most of initial Korean militia was destroyed during the massacre.
 President
Syngman Rhee
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
(1942–1945)		  United Kingdom

 China

 United States

  Japan

Thailand

 Victory
  • The KLA fought in the Burma Campaign.
 Premier
Kim Gu

North Korea: 1948–present
Conflict North Korea and its allies Opponents Results North Korean
losses		 Leader of North Korea
Military Civilian
Korean War
(1950–1953)		  North Korea
 China
 Soviet Union		  South Korea
United Nations Command 		Draw
  • Cease-fire armistice; North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled, UN invasion of North Korea repelled, Chinese invasion of South Korea repelled.
  • Korean Demilitarized Zone established, little territorial change at the 38th parallel border.
215,000–
350,000
1,550,000
Kim Il-sung
Simba Rebellion
(1964)		 Simba rebels
Military advisors:

 Cuba
Tanganyika
 Soviet Union
 China
 North Korea

 Congo-Léopoldville

Combat support:
 Belgium
 United States

 Defeat (limited involvement)
  • Rebellion defeated.
Unknown
None
Communist insurgency in Thailand
(1965–1983)		 Communist Party of Thailand

Thai United Patriotic Front
Pathet Lao[3][4]
Khmer Rouge (until 1978)[3][4]
Malayan Communist Party

Weapons and advisors
 North Vietnam (until 1976)
 Vietnam (from 1976)
 China
 Soviet Union
 North Korea[3]

  Thailand
 Taiwan (until 1967)
 United States[3]
 Malaysia		 Defeat (limited involvement)
  • Defeat of communist insurgency.
Unknown
~120
Vietnam War
(1967–1969)[lower-alpha 1]		  North Vietnam
FNL
Khmer Rouge
Pathet Lao
 North Korea
 China		 Free World Military Forces

 South Vietnam
 United States
Laos
Khmer Republic

 Victory (in 1975)
14[5]
None
Korean DMZ Conflict
(1966–1969)		  North Korea  South Korea
 United States		 Defeat
  • North Korean failure to instigate an armed insurgency in South Korea
2,871
Unknown
Yom Kippur War
(1973)		  Egypt
 Syria
 Jordan
 Iraq
 Algeria
Morocco
 Tunisia
 Cuba
 North Korea[6][7]		  Israel Defeat[8]
None[9][10][11]
None[9][10][11]
Ethiopian Civil War
(1974–1991)		 Derg (1974–1987)
Ethiopia (1987–1991)
 Cuba
 North Korea		 EPRP
TPLF
MEISON (from 1977)
EPDM
EDU
EPLF		 Defeat

Fall of Communist government Independence of Eritrea
Ethiopia becomes a landlocked country
Unknown
None
Angolan Civil War
(1975–2002)		 MPLA
SWAPO
MK
 Cuba (1975–91)
 East Germany (1975–89)
 Soviet Union (1975–89)[12]
 North Korea[13]
EO (1992–95)		 UNITA
FNLA
FLEC
 South Africa (1975–89)
 Zaire (1975)[14]		 Victory (by 1992)
  • Withdrawal of all foreign forces in 1989
  • Transition towards a multiparty political system in 1991/92
  • Dissolution of the armed forces of FNLA
  • Participation of UNITA and FNLA, as political parties, in the new political system, from 1991/92 onwards, but civil war continues
  • Jonas Savimbi killed in 2002
  • Immediate peace agreement and dissolution of the armed forces of UNITA in 2002
  • Resistance of FLEC continued beyond 2002
Unknown
Unknown
1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
(1982)		 Ethiopia

Somali rebels
Supported by:
 Cuba[15]
 South Yemen[15]
 North Korea[15]

 Somalia

Supported by:
 United States[15][16]

 Defeat (limited involvement)
Unknown
Unknown
Invasion of Grenada
(1983)		 PRG of Grenada
 Cuba

Weapons and advisors:
 Soviet Union
 North Korea[17]
 East Germany
Bulgaria
Libya

  United States
 Barbados
 Jamaica
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States		 Defeat
  • Grenadian dictatorship deposed
  • Cuban military presence defeated
  • Restoration of Constitutional Government
24
Unknown
Sri Lankan Civil War
(1983-2009)		 Tamil Tigers

Supported by:
 North Korea (from 1997)[18][19]
 Eritrea[20][21][22]

  Sri Lanka
 India		 Defeat (limited involvement)
Unknown
Unknown
United States invasion of Panama
(1989-1990)		  Panama

Supported by:
 Cuba[23]
 Soviet Union[24]
 Nicaragua[25]
Libya[26]
 North Korea[27]

  United States
Panamanian opposition		 Defeat (limited involvement)
Unknown
Unknown
Kim Jong-il
Yemeni Civil War
(1994)		 South Yemen
Supported by:
 Saudi Arabia[28]:82
Iraq[28]:82
Libya[28]:82
 North Korea[28]:82[29]		 North Yemen
Supported by:
 United States[30]
 Egypt[29]		 Defeat (limited involvement)
Unknown
Unknown
Battle of Amami-Ōshima
(2001)		  North Korea  Japan Defeat
  • North Korean naval trawler sunk[31]
15[32]
1 naval trawler sunk[33]
None
Yemeni Civil War
(2015-present)		 Supreme Political Council Hadi government

Saudi-led coalition
 Saudi Arabia[47]
 United Arab Emirates[48]
 Senegal[49]
 Sudan[50][51]
 Morocco[52]
 Qatar[50] (2015–17)[53]
Academi security contractors[54][55][56][57][58]

Green Berets[59][60]
French Army Special Forces Command[61][62][63]
Al-Qaeda[64][65][66]
Academi

Southern Transitional Council (from 2017)[71]
Tareq Saleh forces (from 2017)[72][73]

Ansar al-Sharia

ISIL-YP[79][80]

 Ongoing
  • Houthis dissolve Yemeni government
  • Houthis take control of northern Yemen
  • Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir
Unknown
Unknown
Kim Jong-un

See also

Notes
  1. More about North Korean involvement in the Vietnam War

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