Conflict |
Combatant 1 |
Combatant 2 |
Result |
Killed |
Wounded |
Fenian raids (1866–1871) |
Canada[lower-alpha 1] |
Fenian Brotherhood |
Victory
|
22 |
32 |
Red River Rebellion (1869-1870) |
Canada |
Métis |
Victory
|
1 |
Unknown |
Wolseley Expedition (1870) |
Canada |
Métis |
Victory
|
None |
None |
Mahdist War (1881–1899) |
United Kingdom Canada Egypt |
Sudan |
Victory
|
16[1] |
Unknown |
North-West Rebellion (1885) |
Canada |
Provisional Government of Saskatchewan (Métis) Cree–Assiniboine |
Victory
|
50[2] |
103 |
Second Boer War (1899–1902) |
United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand India Ceylon Cape Colony Natal Colony Rhodesia |
Orange Free State South African Republic |
Victory
- British sovereignty over the Orange Free State and the Transvaal in accordance with the Treaty of Vereeniging
|
267[3] |
>250[4] |
First World War (1914–1918) |
France United Kingdom Russia United States China Italy Japan Canada Newfoundland Australia New Zealand India South Africa Serbia Montenegro Romania Belgium Greece Portugal Brazil |
Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria |
Victory
|
66,944[5] |
~172,000[6] |
Russian Civil War (1918–1920) |
White Movement France United Kingdom United States China Italy Japan Canada Australia India South Africa Serbia Romania Greece Czechoslovakia Poland Estonia |
Russian SFSR Far Eastern Republic Latvian SSR Ukrainian SSR Commune of Estonia Mongolian Communists |
Defeat
- Victory for the Bolshevik Red Army in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, South Caucasus, Central Asia, Tuva, and Mongolia; incorporation of those territories into the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union
- Allied forces withdrawal from Russia
- Bolshevik victory over White Army
- The Soviet Union becomes the new Russian power
- Russian famine of 1921–1922
- Victory for pro-independence and anti communist movements in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland; expulsion of Bolshevik forces from those territories
|
14 |
24 |
Second World War (1939–1945) |
Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Ethiopia |
Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Croatia Slovakia Finland Vichy France Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang |
Victory
|
~45,300[7] |
~55,000 |
Korean War (1950–1953) |
South Korea United Nations United States United Kingdom Australia Belgium Canada France Philippines Colombia Ethiopia Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand South Africa Thailand Turkey |
North Korea China Soviet Union |
Ceasefire
- Ceasefire 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
|
516[8] |
1,042 |
Congo Crisis (1960–1963) |
Congo-Léopoldville UNOC |
Katanga South Kasai |
Victory |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Whiskey War
(1973-2022) |
Canada |
Denmark |
Agreement
• Treaty was sighted, splitting the Island in half. |
None |
None |
Persian Gulf War (1990–1991) |
Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Qatar United Arab Emirates Oman Bangladesh |
Iraq |
Victory
|
None |
None |
Somali Civil War (1992–1995) |
United States United Kingdom Spain Saudi Arabia Malaysia Pakistan Italy India Greece Germany France Canada Botswana Belgium Australia New Zealand |
Somali National Alliance |
Victory
|
1 |
None |
Bosnian War (1992–1995) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia NATO
|
Republika Srpska |
Victory
- Dayton Accords
- Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords
- Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to oversee the peace agreement
- Massive civilian casualties for the Bosniak ethnic group
|
23[9] |
unknown |
Turbot War
(1995-1995) |
Canada
United Kingdom
Ireland |
Spain
European Union |
Agreement
- Canadian Position Recognized
- In 1996, Canada agrees not to apply its laws to Spanish fishing vessels with criteria of extraterritoriality
|
None |
1 |
Operation Medak Pocket (September 9–17, 1993) |
Canada France
Republic of Serbian Krajina |
Croatia |
Canadian strategic victory
- Croatian forces recover Divoselo and Čitluk (in total 48 km2)
- Croatian withdrawal
- UN secures Medak Pocket
- Canada holds out against an army three times its size without suffering casualties.
|
None |
4 |
Kosovo War (1998–1999) |
UÇK (KLA) AFRK (FARK) Albania Croatia NATO
|
FR Yugoslavia |
Victory
|
None |
None |
International Force for East Timor (1999–2000) |
Australia
New Zealand
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Jordan
Kenya
Malaysia
Norway
Philippines
Portugal
Singapore
South Korea
Thailand
United States |
Pro-Indonesian militia |
Victory
- Defeat of pro-Indonesian militia
- Stability in East Timor
- Arrival of UN peacekeepers
|
None |
None |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) |
Afghanistan United States United Kingdom Germany Italy France Canada Australia New Zealand Georgia Poland Romania Turkey
Northern Alliance |
Taliban al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan HI-Gulbuddin Hezb-e Islami Khalis Haqqani network Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed East Turkestan Islamic Movement Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Islamic Emirate of Waziristan Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Islamic Jihad Union
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
Defeat
- Fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan
- Destruction of al-Qaeda camps
- Over two thirds of al-Qaeda's leadership demolished
- Occupation of Afghanistan
- Establishment of a new Afghan government
- Killing of Osama bin Laden
- Withdrawal of allied forces, including Canada in 2014.
- Taliban victory in Afghanistan in the year 2021 after an effective resurgence[10]
- Fall of the Afghan National Army (ANA),[11] which was previously trained by Canadian soldiers[12]
- Taliban control of US weapons and equipment following the rapid withdrawal of allied forces[13]
|
166[14][15] |
2,071[16] |
First Libyan Civil War (2011) |
NTC Qatar NATO
Sweden Jordan United Arab Emirates |
Libya |
Victory
|
None |
None |
Iraqi Civil War
2013-2017 |
Iraq[17]
Assyrian Forces (Iraqi command)
Iraqi Turkmen Front
Iraqi Communist Party
Iran
Hezbollah
Syria[18]
Iraqi Kurdistan[17]
Assyrian Forces (Kurdish command)
Sinjar Alliance
PKK[19]
Rojava[19]
CJTF–OIR
United States
United Kingdom
Canada[20][21]
Australia[22]
France
Italy
Netherlands
Finland[23]
Denmark[24]
|
Islamic State
Naqshbandi Army (2013–15) |
Victory
|
1 |
Unknown |
Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2014–present) |
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
|
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Ongoing
- Airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Iraq and Syria
- Multinational humanitarian effort
- Arming and support for local ground forces
- 2 American journalists, 2 British humanitarian workers, and 1 French tourist executed[29][30][31]
- As of February 2016, Canada has discontinued bombing ISIS positions[32] but still has special operations units in Iraq[33]
|
2 |
At Least 3 |
Red Sea crisis
2023-present |
Israel
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Bahrain
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Netherlands
Norway
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Seychelles
Egypt[a]
France
Italy
India
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia[a] |
Supreme Political Council[lower-alpha 2] Iran[lower-alpha 3]
Axis of ResistanceSupported by: North Korea (alleged)[38] |
Ongoing
|
Unknown |
Unknown |