List of wars involving Cyprus
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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Cyprus and its predecessor states.
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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Greco-Persian Wars | Greek city-states: | Achaemenid Empire (Persia) Allied subordinate states:
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Greek Victory [1] |
Kitos War | Roman Empire: | Jewish/Judean zealots | Roman Victory |
Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) |
Crusaders: | Muslim forces: | Defeat
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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 | Indecisive |
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[2]
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Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 | Cyprus | TMT Turkey (1964) |
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Cyprus crisis of 1967 | Cyprus Greece |
TMT Turkey |
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Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974) |
Cyprus Greece |
Turkey TMT |
Defeat[5]
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