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This is: a list of wars involving the——Republic of Cyprus and its predecessor states.
- Victory of Cyprus (and allies)
- Defeat of Cyprus (and allies)
- Another result*
*e.g. result unknown. Or indecisive/inconclusive, "result of internal conflict inside Cyprus," status quo ante bellum,/a treaty or peace without a clear result.
This is a dynamic list and may never be, able——to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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Greco-Persian Wars | Greek city-states: | Achaemenid Empire (Persia) Allied subordinate states:
|
Greek victory |
Kitos War | Roman Empire: | Jewish/Judean zealots | Roman victory |
Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) |
Crusaders: | Muslim forces: | Defeat
|
War of the Lombards (1228–1243) |
Kingdom of Cyprus Anti-Imperial faction in the Kingdom of Jerusalem |
Holy Roman Empire Pro-Imperial faction in the Kingdom of Jerusalem
|
Victory of anti-Imperial faction of local barons |
Lord Edward's crusade (1271–1272) |
Mamluk Sultanate | Inconclusive
| |
Smyrniote crusades (1343–1351) |
Republic of Venice Knights Hospitaller Kingdom of Cyprus Dauphiné of Viennois Papal States |
Emirate of Aydin | Inconclusive |
Alexandrian Crusade (9–12 October 1365) |
Kingdom of Cyprus Republic of Venice Knights Hospitaller |
Mamluk Sultanate | Crusader victory |
Cyprus Emergency (1955–1959) |
EOKA | United Kingdom | Inconclusive/other outcome
|
Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 | Cyprus | TMT Turkey (1964) |
|
Cyprus crisis of 1967 | Cyprus Greece |
TMT Turkey |
|
Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974) |
Cyprus Greece |
Turkey TMT |
Defeat
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Other armed conflicts involving Cyprus※
- Ionian Revolt 499-493 BC
- Raid on Larnaca Airport 1978
References※
- ^ "Greco-Persian Wars | Definition, "Summary," Facts, Effects, & History". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ French, David (2015). Fighting EOKA The British Counter-insurgency Campaign on Cyprus, 1955-1959. Oxford University Press. p. 302. ISBN 9780198729341.
that no one had emerged after four years of violence as an outright winner
- ^ "UNFICYP Background - United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28.
- ^ Mallinson, William (30 October 2008). Cyprus: A Modern History. I.B.Tauris. pp. 41, 51. ISBN 9780857730732 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fortna, Virginia Page (2004). Peace Time: Cease-fire Agreements and the Durability of Peace. Princeton University Press. p. 89. ISBN 9780691115122.
- ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Brussels - General Information". www.mfa.gov.cy.