List of wars in Great Britain


This is a list of wars occurring on the island of Great Britain.
YearConflictLocation
NotesResultCitation
55–54 B.C.Caesar's invasions of BritainEnglandRoman tributaries set up in a limited area.
49–96 Roman conquest of BritainGreat BritainRoman Empire conquers Britain from the native Celts
208–10Severan invasion of CaledoniaScotlandPart of the Roman occupation of BritainRoman failure- withdrawal to Hadrian's Wall
286–96Carausian RevoltEnglandPart of the Roman occupation of BritainRoman victory- rebellion crushed
367–68Great ConspiracyGreat BritainPart of the Roman occupation of BritainRoman victory
410–927Anglo-Saxon invasions and creation of EnglandGreat BritainAnglo Saxon victory: Celts hold out in Cumbria and Cornwall
865–78Invasion of the Great Heathen ArmyEnglandPart of the Norse invasions of BritainDanelaw established- Most of Northern and Eastern England under Norse control
1015–16Cnut's invasion of EnglandEnglandPart of the Norse invasions of BritainNorse victory- Cnut becomes King of England
1066Battle of HastingsEnglandPart of the Norman ConquestsNorman Victory - William the Conqueror becomes King of England
1157Battle of EwloeWalesPart of the Norman ConquestsWelsh Victory - Normans forced out of Wales
1075Revolt of the EarlsEnglandCivil warNorman victory
1088Rebellion of 1088EnglandCivil warFailure of rebellion
1138–53The AnarchyEnglandCivil warTreaty of Wallingford
1173–74Revolt of 1173–74EnglandCivil warRebellion crushed
1211First Welsh RebellionWalesPart of the Anglo-Welsh WarsPeace signed- rebellion nominally defeated but Wales enjoys greater autonomy
1215–17First Barons' WarEnglandCivil warAngevin victory
1262–66Scottish–Norwegian WarScotlandScottish victory- Hebrides and Isle of Man occupied by Scotland
1264–67Second Barons' WarEnglandCivil warRoyalist victory
1277–83Conquest of WalesWalesPart of Anglo-Welsh WarsEnglish Victory, Wales Conquered by Edward I
1296–1328First War of Scottish IndependenceScotland; England; IrelandPart of the Anglo-Scottish WarsScottish victory- Scotland gains independence
1321–22Despenser WarWales; EnglandCivil warRoyalist victory
1332–57Second War of Scottish IndependenceScotlandPart of the Anglo-Scottish WarsScottish victory
1381Peasants' RevoltEnglandRebellion Crushed
1400–15Second Welsh RebellionWalesPart of the Anglo-Welsh WarsEnglish victory
1455–85Wars of the RosesEngland; WalesCivil warEventual Lancastrian victory
1497First Cornish RebellionCornwallEnglish victory
1545Battle of Ancrum MoorScotland; EnglandPart of the Anglo-Scottish WarsScottish victory
1549Prayer Book RebellionEnglandCivil WarRebellion suppressed
1549Kett's RebellionEnglandRebellion suppressed
1569–70Rising of the NorthEnglandElizabethan victory
1639–53Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Great BritainCivil warEnglish Parliamentarian victory:
  • Monarchy abolished
  • Establishment of Commonwealth of England, including The Protectorate with Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector
  • Scotland absorbed into Commonwealth
  • 1685Monmouth RebellionEnglandRebellion crushed
    1689–92Jacobite Rising of 1689ScotlandCivil WarGovernment victory
    1715–19Second Jacobite RisingScotland; EnglandCivil WarBritish victory
    1745–46Third Jacobite RisingScotland; EnglandCivil WarBritish victory