List of wars involving Latvia
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This is a list of wars that the Republic of Latvia has participated in throughout its history as a duchy (1561–1795) and as a modern-day republic (1918–1940; 1990–present-day)
This list doesn't include the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic since according to the theory of state continuity of the Baltic states, the republic of Latvia existed as a de jure sovereign state from 17 June 1940 to 4 May 1990{{cn|date=June 2024|reason=This is a disputed theory, but does have some support that could be found in RS.}} and was represented by the Latvian Diplomatic Service, which controlled limited state functions during its occupation. Latvia did not engage in warfare during this period.{{cn|date=June 2024|reason=That is a convenient statement to brush aside any accountability the claimed continued functioning of the Latvian state might have had in war crimes. After all, if the state continued to exist, then it was possibly engaged in warfare during this period. This needs reliable sources instead of just an assertion.}}
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Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
= 17th century =
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|1655–1660 | {{flagicon|Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth|1586}} Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | {{flagicon|Swedish Empire}} Swedish Empire | | Style="background:#BBF"| Treaty of Oliva
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| 1658
| {{flagicon|Courland}} Duchy of Courland | {{flagicon|Swedish Empire}} Sweden | |style=background:#f9a|Swedish victory
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= 18th century =
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|1700–1721 | {{Flagicon image|Flag of Oryol ship (variant).svg}} Tsardom of Russia | {{flag|Swedish Empire}} }} | | Style="background:#AF9"| Anti-Swedish coalition victory
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| 1794
| {{flagicon image|Royal Banner of Stanisław II of Poland.svg|border=no}} Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth | {{Flagicon|Russian Empire}} Russian Empire | |Style="background:#AF9"| Russian victory |
Republic of Latvia
= 20th century =
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|1918–1919 | Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919 | {{flag icon|Latvia}} Latvia | {{flagicon|Russian SFSR|1918}} Russian SFSR | | Style="background:#AF9"| Soviet defeat in the Baltic states
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| 1918–1920
| {{flag icon|Latvia}} Republic of Latvia ---- {{flagicon image|Flag of Baltic Germans.svg}} Baltische Landeswehr | {{flag icon|Russian SFSR|1918}} Russian SFSR | {{flagicon image|WestRussianVolunteerArmy.svg}} West Russian Volunteer Army | Style="background:#AF9"| Victory{{cite encyclopedia |title=Letland §5. Geschiedenis |encyclopedia=Encarta Encyclopedie Winkler Prins |date=2002 |publisher=Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum |language=nl}}
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| 1919–1921
| {{flagcountry|Second Polish Republic|1919}} | {{flag|Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|1918|name=Russian SFSR}} | | Style="background:#AF9"| Polish victory
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| 1934
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} Pro-Ulmanis Groups
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} Anti-Ulmanis Groups
| | Style="background:#BBF"| Pro-Ulmanis victory
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| 1939–1945
| World War II | {{flag icon|Latvia}} Republic of Latvia (1940) | {{flag icon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union
| {{flag icon|Nazi Germany}} Nazi Germany
| Style="background:#BBF"| Nazi German defeat; Soviet victory |
| 1945–1956
| Guerrilla war in the Baltic states | {{flagicon|Estonia}} Estonian partisans | {{flag icon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union | |style=background:#f9a|Soviet victory
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| 1991
| The Barricades |{{flag icon|Latvia}} Latvia |{{flag icon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union | | Style="background:#AF9"| Victory |
= 21st century =
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|2001–2021 | {{flag icon|United States of America}} United States of America | {{flag icon|Al-Qaeda}} Al-Qaeda
| | style="Background:#BBF"| Mixed results |
| 2012-
| Central African Republic Civil War | {{nowrap|{{flag|Central African Republic}}}} {{flagdeco|United Nations}} MINUSCA (since 2014) {{flag|Rwanda}} {{flag|Russia}} {{flag|South Africa}} (2013)
|{{flagdeco|Central African Republic}} Coalition of Patriots for Change {{flagdeco|Central African Republic}} Anti-balaka {{flagicon image|Flag of Dar El Kuti Republic.svg}} MPC | | Style="Background:#FCE883"|Ongoing |
==See also==
Notes
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References
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- {{cite book| last1 = Thomas| first1 = Nigel| last2 = Boltowsky| first2 = Toomas| title = Armies of the Baltic Independence Wars 1918–20| publisher = Osprey Publishing| date = 2019| location = Oxford| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=HnmGDwAAQBAJ| isbn = 9781472830777}}
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