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1727–1729 British-Spanish War – 15,000 killed in action [1] 1733–1738 War of the Polish Succession – 88,000 killed in action [1] 1735–1739 Russo-Ottoman War. 1740–1748 War of the Austrian Succession – 359,000 killed in action [1] 1740–1763 Silesian Wars. 1741–1743 Russo-Swedish War. 1745–1746 Jacobite rising of 1745.
The military history of Europe refers to the history of warfare on the European continent. From the beginning of the modern era to the second half of the 20th century, European militaries possessed a significant technological advantage, allowing its states to pursue policies of expansionism and colonization until the Cold War period.
European Civil War. A French satirical cartoon map of Europe in 1870. The European Civil War is a concept meant to characterize a series of 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts in Europe as segments of an overarching civil war within a supposed European society. The timeframes associated with this European Civil War vary among historians.
For a List of wars in the 20th century, see: List of wars: 1900–1944. List of wars: 1945–1989. List of wars: 1990–2002. Categories: Lists of military lists.
Interwar period. Silesia tension between the Poles and Germans. In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII). It was relatively short, yet featured many social ...
Fascism. Fascist movements in Europe were the set of various fascist ideologies which were practiced by governments and political organizations in Europe during the 20th century. Fascism was born in Italy following World War I, and other fascist movements, influenced by Italian Fascism, subsequently emerged across Europe.
The European wars of religion were a series of wars waged in Europe during the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries. [1][2] Fought after the Protestant Reformation began in 1517, the wars disrupted the religious and political order in the Catholic countries of Europe, or Christendom. Other motives during the wars involved revolt, territorial ...
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 ...