List of invasions
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An invasion is a military offensive in which sizable number of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objectives of establishing or re-establishing control, retaliation for real or perceived actions, liberation of previously lost territory, forcing the partition of a country, gaining concessions or access to natural resources or strategic positions, effecting a change in the ruling government, or any combination thereof.
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1945–1999[edit]
World War II (1939–1945)[edit]
Interwar (1918–1939)[edit]
World War I (1914–1918)[edit]
See also: World War I timeline
1800–1915[edit]
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815)[edit]
Invasion | Invading forces | Defending forces |
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1813 invasion of France | Spain United Kingdom Portugal | France |
1812 invasion of Russia | France Austria |