This index presents historical and modern wars and conflicts taking place in the present territory of, or relating to, Italy. Italy was established in 1861. The territory consisted of serveral independent states before Italian unification. Italy was considered one of the great powers up to the end of World War II.
Map of Italy courtesy of CIA World Factbook
Tyrolean Rebellion 1809-10
Neapolitan War 1815
Liberal Revolt in the Two Sicilies 1820-21
Liberal Revolt in Sardinia-Piedmont 1821
First Italian Independence War 1848-49
Roman Republic War 1848-49
Crimean War 1853-56
Second Italian Independence War 1859
Expedition of the Thousand 1860
Invasion of the Papal States 1860
Papal States Invasion 1862
Seven Weeks War 1866
Papal States Invasion 1867-70
Italo-Ethiopian War 1887-89
Mahdist Invasion of Eritrea 1893
First Italo-Abyssinian War 1895-96
Boxer Rebellion in China 1900-01
Venezuelan Blockade 1902
Italian-Ottoman War 1911-12
First Italo-Sanusi War 1914-17
Italian Labor Uprising 1914
World War I 1914-18
Turkish War of Independence 1919-23
D'Annunzio's War 1919-20
March on Rome 1922
Second Italo-Sanusi War 1923-31
Assassination of Matteotti 1924
Italo-Ethiopian Border Clash 1934
Italian-Ethiopian War 1935-36
Spanish Civil War 1936-39
Munich Crisis 1938
Italo-French Colonial Dispute 1938-9
Italian Invasion of Albania 1939
World War II 1940-45
Triest Incident 1947-53
Red Brigades Terrorism: Italy 1978-
Kosovar War of Independence 1998-99
War in Afghanistan 2001-present
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