List of wars involving South Korea

• Resulted in yearly tributes by Tsushima.

• 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]

• Led to establishment of present-day northern borders.

• Japanese pirates

• Joseon broke all diplomatic relations with Japan after the incident.

 

• Righteous Army

Ming dynasty

• Joseon, despite its strategic advantage, suffered heavy casualties due to an inefficient military system.

 

• Righteous Army

Ming dynasty

• Asia's first regional warfare that involved intensive use of modern-era weapons.

• Joseon helped the Ming dynasty in the Battle of Sarhu.

• Was spurred by actions of Mao Wenlong, a Ming commander who operated off islands of Korea.

• Brought forth the idea of Punitive North Expedition in Joseon.

• Part of Russia's expansion into Siberia.

• Spurred by Joseon's execution of French Catholic priests on the same year.

• Spurred by Joseon's unknown treatment of the American merchant ship General Sherman.

• Joseon was forced to sign Treaty of Ganghwa on 1876.

• Spurred by Central Defense Command receiving significantly worse treatment compared to the newly established "Byolkigun".

• Resulted in Q dominance within Korean politics.

• Resulted in First Sino-Japanese War.

 Korea

• Righteous Army

• Reaction to Eulsa Protective Treaty, which made the Korean Empire a Protectorate of Japan.

 Korea

• Righteous Army

• Reaction to the forced dissolution of the Korean Imperial Army.

 Korea

• Righteous Army

• Most battles were around the Southern Korea region of Jeolla.

• Korean Independence Army

 Japan

•  Imperial Japanese Army

• One of earlier Korean independence movements.

• Korean Independence Army

 Japan

• Imperial Japanese Army

• Referred in Korea as "Great victory of Chongsanli".

• Korean Independence Army

• Most of initial Korean militia was destroyed during the massacre.

• British India

 China

• Korean Liberation Army

 United States

 Japan

• State of Burma
• Azad Hind

Thailand

• The KLA fought in the Burma Campaign.

 

United Nations Command

•  United States
•  United Kingdom
•  Canada
•  Turkey
•  Australia
•  Ethiopia
•  Philippines
•  New Zealand
•  Thailand
• Greece
•  France
•  Colombia
•  Belgium
•  South Africa
•  Netherlands
•  Luxembourg

• 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.

• Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Indochina
• Dissolution of the South Vietnamese state
• Communist regimes take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos

• North Korean failure to instigate an armed insurgency in South Korea

• Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored.
• Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure.

 

• United States
•  United Kingdom
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  Germany
•  France
•  Italy
•  Czech Republic
•  Netherlands
•  Turkey
•  Romania
•  Georgia
•  South Korea
•  Poland
•  Denmark
•  Sweden
•  Norway
•  New Zealand
•  Singapore

• Fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
• Establishment of new Afghan government
• War in North-West Pakistan

 

•  United States
•  United Kingdom
•  South Korea
•  Italy
•  Poland
•  Australia
•  Georgia
•  Ukraine
•  Netherlands
•  Spain

• al-Qaeda
• Free Iraqi Army

Ansar al-Islam
IAI

• Depletion of Iraqi insurgency, improvements in public security.
• Re-establishment of democratic elections.
• U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement