List of battles involving Armenia

This is a list of battles involving Armenia and its predecessor states.

It only includes battles which have corresponding pages in Wikipedia.

The list gives the name, the date, the combatants, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:

(e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive)

Antiquity Date Battle Modern Location Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result89 BCBattle of ProtopachiumRickard, J (11 December 2008), Battle of Protopachium, 89 B.C.Asia Minor First Mithridatic War Roman EmpireKingdom of Bithynia Kingdom of ArmeniaKingdom of PontusVictory6 October 69 BCBattle of TigranocertaUeda-Sarson, Luke. Tigranocerta: 69 BC. June 20, 2004. Accessed January 1, 2026.Armenian highlandsThird Mithridatic War Roman Empire Kingdom of ArmeniaDefeat Lucullus defeated Tigranes II68 BCBattle of ArtaxataArarat Province, Armenia Third Mithridatic War Roman Empire Kingdom of ArmeniaDefeat Lucullus defeated both Tigranes II and Mithradates VI of Pontus51 ADSiege of GarniKotayk Province, Armenia Iberian–Armenian WarKingdom of Iberia Kingdom of Armenia Roman EmpireDefeat Rhadamistus ascended on the Armenian throne62 ADBattle of RhandeiaRhandeia, modern Turkey Roman–Parthian War of 58–63Roman EmpireParthian EmpireArsacid ArmeniaVictory296Battle of CarrhaeBetween Carrhae (Harran) and Callinicum (al-Raqqah), and Galerius' Sasanian campaignsRoman EmpireArsacid ArmeniaSasanian EmpireDefeat363Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphon, Mesopotamia, Julian's Persian expeditionRoman EmpireArsacid ArmeniaSasanian EmpireVictory371Battle of BagavanBagavan, modern Armeno-Sasanian War of 363–371 Roman Empire Kingdom of ArmeniaSasanian EmpireCaucasian AlbaniaVictory

Middle ages Date Battle Modern Location Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result26 May 451Battle of AvarayrAvarayr Plain, Vahan's WarSasanian EmpireChristian ArmeniansDefeat Although the Persians were victorious on the battlefield, it was a pyrrhic victory The Armenians were allowed to continue practising Christianity freely.482Battle of NersehapatNersehapat, modern Vahan's WarArmenian rebels House of Mamikonian Marzbanate of ArmeniaVictory640Dvin, Ararat Province, Muslim conquest of ArmeniaSasanian ArmeniaRashidun CaliphateDefeat702/703Battle of VardanakertVardanakert, North to the mountain Ararat, near the riverbanks of Araxes, Bagratid ArmeniaUmayyad CaliphateVictory775Battle of BagrevandBagrevand, Armenian princesAbbasid CaliphateDefeat854Dizak, currently Armenian Revolt (850–855)Armenian rebelsAbbasid CaliphateVictory921Battle of SevanNorth-West shore near Lake Sevan, Sajid invasion of Armenia Bagratid ArmeniaSajid dynastyVictory1021Battle of ShirimniChildir, Turkey Byzantine–Georgian war (1014-1022) Bagratid ArmeniaDefeat1040Battle of TashirGagi Fortress, Georgia Georgian–Shaddadid warsKingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget Kingdom of Ani Kingdom of Kapan Kingdom of GeorgiaShaddadidsVictory 1042 Battle of Ani Ancient city of Ani, modern Byzantine-Armenian war Bagratid Armenia Victory1196Amberd, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia Georgian–Seljuk warsGeorgian–Shaddadid warsZakarid ArmeniaShaddadidsVictory1199Siege of Ani Ancient city of Ani, modern Georgian–Seljuk warsGeorgian–Shaddadid warsZakarid ArmeniaShaddadidsVictory1236Siege of Khokhanaberd Khokhanaberd, present-day Mongol invasions of Georgia Mongol EmpireInconclusive1266 Battle of Mari Mari, near Darbsak, Mamluk-Armenian Wars (1266-1375)Mongol invasions of the Levant Mamluk SultanateDefeat1375Fall of Sis Sis near the modern town of Kozan, Adana Province, Mamluk-Armenian Wars (1266-1375) Mamluk SultanateDefeat Destruction of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Early modern age Date Battle Modern Location Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result1727Battle of Halidzor Halidzor Fortress, near the modern city of Kapan, Syunik rebellionArmenians of Syunik Ottoman Empire Armenian defectorsMikayel Chamchian, History of Armenia, in The Heritage of Armenian Literature, Volume III: From the Eighteenth Century to Modern Times, eds. Agop Jack Hacikyan et al. (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2005), pp. ⁠176–179.Victory1751Battle of KirkhbulakhKirkhbulakh, near Yerevan, present-day Ararat province, Azad Khan's invasion of Erivan Khanate Kingdom of KartliErivan KhanateArmy of Azad KhanVictory

First Republic of Armenia Date Battle Modern Location Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result1907Battle of SulukhSulukh, near Muş, modern Armenian National Liberation MovementArmenian fedayiOttoman EmpireDefeat1918Battle of SardarabadNear Sardarapat, present-day Nor Armavir, Armenian National Council Ottoman EmpireVictory1918Battle of AbaranBash Abaran, Armenian National Council Ottoman EmpireVictory1918Battle of MastaraMastara, Armenian National Council Ottoman EmpireVictory1918Battle of KarakilisaVanadzor, Armenian National Council Ottoman EmpireIncoclusive1918Battle of SadakhloSadakhlo, Marneuli Municipality, Armeno-Georgian War First Republic of Armenia Democratic Republic of GeorgiaVictory1919Battle of NakhchivanNakhchivan, Muslim uprisings in Kars and Sharur–Nakhichevan First Republic of Armenia Republic of ArasVictory1919Zangezur ExpeditionZangezur uezd, present-day Armenian-Azerbaijani War First Republic of Armenia Azerbaijan Turkish platoons Auxiliary Kurdish cavalryVictory1920First Battle of OltuOltu, modern Turkish invasion of Armenia First Republic of Armenia Ottoman EmpireVictory1920Second Battle of OltuOltu, modern Turkish invasion of Armenia First Republic of Armenia Grand National Assembly of TurkeyDefeat1920Battle of Sarikamish (1920)Sarıkamış, Kars Province, Turkish invasion of Armenia First Republic of Armenia Grand National Assembly of TurkeyDefeat1920Battle of SurmaluSurmalu, present-day Iğdır, Turkish invasion of Armenia First Republic of Armenia Grand National Assembly of Turkey Several hundred KurdsVictory1920Battle of Kars (1920)Kars, Turkish invasion of Armenia First Republic of Armenia Grand National Assembly of TurkeyDefeat1920Battle of AlexandropolAlexandropol, today Gyumri, Turkish invasion of Armenia First Republic of Armenia Grand National Assembly of TurkeyDefeat Treaty of Alexandropol

Modern Armenia Date Battle Modern Location Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result1991-1992Siege of StepanakertStepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh WarVictory1992Battle of ShushaShusha, Nagorno-Karabakh, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh WarChechen volunteersVictory1992-1993Operation GoranboyGoranboy and Tartar provinces, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh WarAzerbaijan initially managed to break through the NKR defenses and capture over 48% of former NKAO territory, but failed in their overall strategic goal.1992Mardakert and Martuni OffensivesMardakert and Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh WarVictory1992Battle of LachinLachin corridor, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh WarVictory1993Battle of KalbajarKalbajar District, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh WarVictory1993Battle of AghdamAghdam, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh WarVictory19931993 Summer OffensivesAgdam, Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Qubadli and Zangilan districts, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh War Hezb-e-IslamiVictory1993Operation HoradizFuzuli District, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh WarAfghan MujahideenDefeat1993-1994Operation KalbajarKalbajar District, present-day First Nagorno-Karabakh WarVictory2020Aras Valley campaignPresent-day Second Nagorno-Karabakh WarDefeat2020Madagiz offensiveTartar District, present-day Second Nagorno-Karabakh WarDefeat2020Battle of HadrutHadrut, present-day Second Nagorno-Karabakh WarDefeat2020Lachin offensivePresent-day Second Nagorno-Karabakh WarDefeat2020Battle of Shusha (2020)Shusha, present-day Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Syrian mercenariesDefeat

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