List of conflicts in Algeria
This is a list of conflicts in Algeria arranged chronologically from ancient to modern times. This list includes both nationwide and international types of war, including the following: wars of independence, liberation wars, colonial wars, undeclared wars, proxy wars, territorial disputes, and world wars. Also listed might be any battle that occurred within the territory of what is today known as the, "People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" but was itself only part of an operation of a campaign of a theater of a war. There may also be periods of violent civil unrest listed, such as: riots, shootouts, spree killings, massacres, terrorist attacks, and civil wars. The list might also contain episodes of: human sacrifice, mass suicide, massacres, and genocides.
Ancient Times">North Africa during Antiquity">Ancient Times
[Carthaginian Empire]
- 264 BCE — 146 BCE Punic Wars
[Kingdom of Numidia]
- 112 BCE — 106 BCE Jugurthine War
- *111 BCE — 104 BCE Battle of Thala
- *110 BCE Battle of Suthul
- *108 BCE Battle of the Muthul
Roman Province of Africa">Africa (Roman province)">Roman Province of Africa
- May 430 CE The Vandal Kingdom laid siege to the walled city of Hippo Regius.
- October 431 CE Hippo Regius fell to the Vandals.
- 439 CE Genseric chose to break the treaty between the Vandals and the Roman Empire when he invaded the province of Africa Proconsularis.
Medieval Times">Medieval Muslim Algeria">Medieval Times
[Vandal Kingdom]
- June 533 CE — March 534 CE Vandalic War
Byzantine Praetorian prefecture of Africa">Praetorian prefecture of Africa">Byzantine Praetorian prefecture of Africa
- 534 CE — 577 CE The Moorish Wars
- *534 CE First Moorish Uprising
- *544 CE Second Moorish Uprising
Byzantine Exarchate of Africa">Exarchate of Africa">Byzantine Exarchate of Africa
- 647 CE — 709 CE Muslim conquest of North Africa
[Rashidun Caliphate]
- 647 CE — 709 CE Muslim conquest of North Africa
- 656 CE — 661 CE First Fitna
[Umayyad Caliphate]
- 680 CE — 692 CE Second Fitna
- 744 CE — 746 CE Third Fitna
[Abbasid Caliphate]
- 809 CE — 827 CE Fourth Fitna
[Fatimid Caliphate]
- 1020 CE Fatimid Civil War
[Almoravid Empire]
- 1053 CE — 1080 CE Almoravid conquest of Northern Africa
[Almohad Caliphate]
- 1160 CE All of Ifriqiya was conquered and annexed by the Almohad Caliphate.
Modern Times">Ottoman Algeria">Modern Times
Ottoman Eyalet of Cezayir-i Garb">Ottoman Algeria">Ottoman Eyalet of Cezayir-i Garb
- 1526 CE — 1791 CE Ottoman–Habsburg wars
- *1516 CE Capture of Algiers
- *1518 CE Fall of Tlemcen
- *1529 CE Capture of Peñón of Algiers
- *October 1541 CE — November 1541 CE Algiers expedition
- *1555 CE Capture of Bougie
- *1556 CE Siege of Oran
- *August 1558 CE — September 1558 CE Expedition to Mostaganem
- *April 1563 CE — June 1563 CE Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir
- * 1683 CE Bombardment of Algiers by French fleet
- * 1774 CE Invasion of Algiers
- * 1783 CE Bombardment of Algiers by a joint Spanish-Neapolitan-Maltese-Portuguese fleet
- *September 14, 1769 CE — May 16, 1772 CE Danish–Algerian War
- * 1801-1805 CE First Barbary War with the United States
- * 1815 CE Second Barbary War with the United States
- * 1816 CE Bombardment of Algiers by an Anglo-Dutch fleet
French Département of Alger">French Algeria">French Département of Alger
- 1830 CE — 1847 CE French conquest of Algeria
- *14 June 1830 CE — July 7, 1830 CE Invasion of Algiers
- *28 June 1835 CE Battle of Macta
- *10 October 1837 CE — 13 October 1837 CE Siege of Constantine
- *February 1840 CE Battle of Mazagran
- *16 May 1843 CE Battle of the Smala
- *22 September 1845 CE — 25 September 1845 CE Battle of Sidi Brahim
- 1835 CE — 1903 CE Pacification of Algeria
[Vichy France]
- 1 September 1939 CE — 2 September 1945 CE Second World War
- *10 June 1940 CE — 2 May 1945 CE Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
- **10 June 1940 CE — 13 May 1943 CE North African Campaign
- ***8 November 1942 CE — 16 November 1942 CE Operation Torch
- ****8 November 1942 Operation Reservist
- ****8 November 1942 Operation Terminal
- 8 May 1945 CE Sétif and Guelma massacre
French Département of Algérie">French Algeria">French Département of Algérie
- 1 November 1, 1954 CE — 19 March 1962 CE Algerian War of Independence
- *1 November 1954 CE Toussaint Rouge
- *September 1955 CE First battle of El Djorf
- *20 August 1955 CE Battle of Philippeville
- *30 September 1956 CE — 24 September 1957 CE Battle of Algiers
- *23 May 1957 CE — 25 May 1957 CE Battle of Agounennda
[Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic]
- 1 November 1954 CE — 19 March 1962 CE Algerian War of Independence
- *13 May 1958 CE Crisis
- *July 1959 CE — March 1960 CE Operation Jumelles
- *21 April 1961 CE — 26 April 1961 CE Algiers putsch
- *23 March 1962 CE — 6 April 1962 CE Battle of Bab El Oued
[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria]
- October 1963 CE Sand War
- 1980 CE Berber Spring
- October 1988 CE Riots
- 26 December 1991 CE — February 2002 CE Algerian Civil War
- *3 April 1997 CE — 4 April 1997 CE Thalit massacre
- *22 April 1997 CE Haouch Khemisti massacre
- *16 June 1997 CE Daïat Labguer Massacre
- *27 July 1997 CE Si Zerrouk massacre
- *3 August 1997 CE Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre
- *20 August 1997 CE — August 21, 1,997 CE Souhane massacre
- *26 August 1997 CE Beni Ali massacre
- *29 August 1997 CE Rais massacre
- *5 September 1997 CE Beni Messous massacre
- *19 September 1997 CE — 20 September 1997 CE Guelb El-Kebir massacre
- *22 September 1997 CE — 23 September 1997 CE Bentalha massacre
- *23 December 1997 CE — 24 December 1997 CE Sid El-Antri massacre
- *30 December 1997 CE Wilaya of Relizane massacres
- 11 April 2002 CE — Present Insurgency in the Maghreb
- 28 December 2010 CE — 10 January 2012 CE Algerian protests