From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of wars involving the Union of South Africa and its successor, the Republic of South Africa.

Conflict South Africa
and allies
Opponents Results Prime Minister (1912–94)
President (1994–)
Losses
World War I
(1914–1918 A.D.)
  France
British Empire United Kingdom

Russia Russia
  Italy
  United States
  Serbia
  Montenegro
  Belgium
  Japan
  China
  Romania
  Portugal
  Brazil
Hejaz
  Greece
Armenia Armenia
Saudi Arabia Nejd and Hasa
Thailand Siam

  Germany
  Austria-Hungary
  Ottoman Empire
  Bulgaria
Transvaal
Victory
9,726 dead [1]
Maritz Rebellion
(1914–1915)
South Africa South Africa   South African Republic Government victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
Russian Civil War [2]
(1918–1920)
Russia White Movement
United Kingdom United Kingdom
  United States
France France
  Japan
  Italy
  China
  Canada
  Australia
  India
South Africa South Africa
  Czechoslovakia
  Poland
  Greece
  Romania
  Yugoslavia
  Estonia
  Russian SFSR
  Far Eastern Republic
Latvian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
Commune of Estonia
Mongolian Communists
Defeat (limited involvement) [2]
  • Allied withdrawal from Russia
  • Defeat of the White Movement
Unknown
Rand Rebellion
(1921–1922)
South Africa South Africa CPSA Government victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
153 dead [3]
(both sides)
Bondelswarts Rebellion
(1922)
South Africa South Africa Bondelswarts Government victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
100 dead, 468 wounded (Bondelswarts)
World War II
(1939–1945)
  Soviet Union
  United States
  United Kingdom
  China
France France
Poland Poland
  Yugoslavia
  Greece
  Netherlands
  Belgium
  Luxembourg
  Denmark
  Norway
  Czechoslovakia
  Canada
  Australia
  New Zealand
  India
  South Africa
Philippines
Ethiopian Empire Ethiopia
Brazil Brazil
  Mexico
Mongolian People's Republic Mongolia
  Germany
  Japan
  Italy
  Romania
  Hungary
  Bulgaria
Slovakia
  Croatia
  Finland
  Thailand
  Iraq
Victory
6,840 dead
1,841 missing
14,589 prisoners
Greek Civil War
(1944–1945) [4]
Kingdom of Greece Cairo Government
  United Kingdom
South Africa South Africa
Greece ELAS Victory
None
Korean War
(1950–1953)
  South Korea
  United States
  United Kingdom
  Canada
  Turkey
  Australia
Ethiopian Empire Ethiopia
  Philippines
  New Zealand
Thailand
Greece
  France
  Colombia
  Belgium
South Africa South Africa
  Netherlands
  Luxembourg
  North Korea
  China
  Soviet Union
Stalemate
34 dead [5]
9 prisoners
Rhodesian Bush War
(1965–1979)
  Rhodesia
  South Africa
ZANU
Mozambique FRELIMO
ZAPU
ANC
Stalemate
Unknown
Mozambican Civil War
(1979–1985) [6]
RENAMO
  Zimbabwe Rhodesia
  South Africa
Mozambique FRELIMO
ANC
Stalemate (limited involvement)
Unknown
South African Border War
(1966–1989) [7]
  South Africa
  Portugal
UNITA
FNLA
SWAPO
SWANU
MPLA
  Cuba
ANC
  Zambia
Stalemate
  • Withdrawal of foreign forces from Angola
  • Namibian independence from South African rule
2,038 dead [8]
Natal Civil War
(1987–1994) [9]
IFP ANC Stalemate [9]
Unknown
Operation Boleas
(1998)
  South Africa
  Botswana
Lesotho LDF rebels Victory
  • Suspected coup d'état in Lesotho quelled
11 dead [10]
Battle of Bangui
(2013)
  South Africa
  Central African Republic
Central African Republic Séléka Disputed [11]
  • François Bozizé successfully escorted to safety,Rebel advance towards South African base repelled
15 dead [12]
M23 Rebellion
(2013)
  DR Congo
  South Africa
  Tanzania
  Malawi
M23 Victory
  • M23 rebels surrender, disarm and demobilize
None
ADF Insurgency
(2014–present)
  DR Congo
  Uganda
  South Africa
  Tanzania
  Malawi
ADF Ongoing
1 dead
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
(2017–present)
  SADC
  South Africa
  Mozambique
  Tanzania
  Angola
  Botswana
  Rwanda
  Malawi
  Lesotho
Ansar al-Sunna
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Ongoing
  • involvement of South African Special forces from July 2021

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission Annual Report 2013–2014 Archived 2015-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, page 48. Figures include identified burials and those commemorated by name on memorials.
  2. ^ a b Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 15, Nr 4, 1985, pp. 46-48. Accessed January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Bendix, S. (2001) Industrial Relations in South Africa. Claremont: Juta. p. 59
  4. ^ See Air operations during the Greek Civil War#South African Air Force
  5. ^ "Casualties of Korean War" (in Korean). Ministry of National Defense of Republic of Korea. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
  6. ^ South Africa agreed to withdraw its support for RENAMO in 1984. However, South Africa only withdrew from the Mozambican Civil War in 1985. For more information, see War and Society: The Militarisation of South Africa, edited by Jacklyn Cock and Laurie Nathan, pp.104-115
  7. ^ Note: South Africa was already involved in combating SWAPO insurgents in 1966, but intervention in Angola started in 1975 with Operation Savannah.
  8. ^ "SA Roll of Honour: List of Wars". Justdone.co.za. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  9. ^ a b Taylor, Rupert. "Justice denied: political violence in Kwazulu‐Natal after 1994." African Affairs 101, no. 405 (2002): 473-508.
  10. ^ "'A fractious lot': Anatomy of (another) coup in Lesotho". Daily Maverick. 3 July 2015.
  11. ^ References:
    • Helmoed Römer Heitman. [1]
  12. ^ "CAR battle claims another SANDF soldier". Enca. South Africa.
  13. ^ "Remains of SA soldier killed in Mozambique handed over to family". africanews.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of wars involving the Union of South Africa and its successor, the Republic of South Africa.

Conflict South Africa
and allies
Opponents Results Prime Minister (1912–94)
President (1994–)
Losses
World War I
(1914–1918 A.D.)
  France
British Empire United Kingdom

Russia Russia
  Italy
  United States
  Serbia
  Montenegro
  Belgium
  Japan
  China
  Romania
  Portugal
  Brazil
Hejaz
  Greece
Armenia Armenia
Saudi Arabia Nejd and Hasa
Thailand Siam

  Germany
  Austria-Hungary
  Ottoman Empire
  Bulgaria
Transvaal
Victory
9,726 dead [1]
Maritz Rebellion
(1914–1915)
South Africa South Africa   South African Republic Government victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
Russian Civil War [2]
(1918–1920)
Russia White Movement
United Kingdom United Kingdom
  United States
France France
  Japan
  Italy
  China
  Canada
  Australia
  India
South Africa South Africa
  Czechoslovakia
  Poland
  Greece
  Romania
  Yugoslavia
  Estonia
  Russian SFSR
  Far Eastern Republic
Latvian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
Commune of Estonia
Mongolian Communists
Defeat (limited involvement) [2]
  • Allied withdrawal from Russia
  • Defeat of the White Movement
Unknown
Rand Rebellion
(1921–1922)
South Africa South Africa CPSA Government victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
153 dead [3]
(both sides)
Bondelswarts Rebellion
(1922)
South Africa South Africa Bondelswarts Government victory
  • Rebellion suppressed
100 dead, 468 wounded (Bondelswarts)
World War II
(1939–1945)
  Soviet Union
  United States
  United Kingdom
  China
France France
Poland Poland
  Yugoslavia
  Greece
  Netherlands
  Belgium
  Luxembourg
  Denmark
  Norway
  Czechoslovakia
  Canada
  Australia
  New Zealand
  India
  South Africa
Philippines
Ethiopian Empire Ethiopia
Brazil Brazil
  Mexico
Mongolian People's Republic Mongolia
  Germany
  Japan
  Italy
  Romania
  Hungary
  Bulgaria
Slovakia
  Croatia
  Finland
  Thailand
  Iraq
Victory
6,840 dead
1,841 missing
14,589 prisoners
Greek Civil War
(1944–1945) [4]
Kingdom of Greece Cairo Government
  United Kingdom
South Africa South Africa
Greece ELAS Victory
None
Korean War
(1950–1953)
  South Korea
  United States
  United Kingdom
  Canada
  Turkey
  Australia
Ethiopian Empire Ethiopia
  Philippines
  New Zealand
Thailand
Greece
  France
  Colombia
  Belgium
South Africa South Africa
  Netherlands
  Luxembourg
  North Korea
  China
  Soviet Union
Stalemate
34 dead [5]
9 prisoners
Rhodesian Bush War
(1965–1979)
  Rhodesia
  South Africa
ZANU
Mozambique FRELIMO
ZAPU
ANC
Stalemate
Unknown
Mozambican Civil War
(1979–1985) [6]
RENAMO
  Zimbabwe Rhodesia
  South Africa
Mozambique FRELIMO
ANC
Stalemate (limited involvement)
Unknown
South African Border War
(1966–1989) [7]
  South Africa
  Portugal
UNITA
FNLA
SWAPO
SWANU
MPLA
  Cuba
ANC
  Zambia
Stalemate
  • Withdrawal of foreign forces from Angola
  • Namibian independence from South African rule
2,038 dead [8]
Natal Civil War
(1987–1994) [9]
IFP ANC Stalemate [9]
Unknown
Operation Boleas
(1998)
  South Africa
  Botswana
Lesotho LDF rebels Victory
  • Suspected coup d'état in Lesotho quelled
11 dead [10]
Battle of Bangui
(2013)
  South Africa
  Central African Republic
Central African Republic Séléka Disputed [11]
  • François Bozizé successfully escorted to safety,Rebel advance towards South African base repelled
15 dead [12]
M23 Rebellion
(2013)
  DR Congo
  South Africa
  Tanzania
  Malawi
M23 Victory
  • M23 rebels surrender, disarm and demobilize
None
ADF Insurgency
(2014–present)
  DR Congo
  Uganda
  South Africa
  Tanzania
  Malawi
ADF Ongoing
1 dead
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
(2017–present)
  SADC
  South Africa
  Mozambique
  Tanzania
  Angola
  Botswana
  Rwanda
  Malawi
  Lesotho
Ansar al-Sunna
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Ongoing
  • involvement of South African Special forces from July 2021

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ Commonwealth War Graves Commission Annual Report 2013–2014 Archived 2015-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, page 48. Figures include identified burials and those commemorated by name on memorials.
  2. ^ a b Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 15, Nr 4, 1985, pp. 46-48. Accessed January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Bendix, S. (2001) Industrial Relations in South Africa. Claremont: Juta. p. 59
  4. ^ See Air operations during the Greek Civil War#South African Air Force
  5. ^ "Casualties of Korean War" (in Korean). Ministry of National Defense of Republic of Korea. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
  6. ^ South Africa agreed to withdraw its support for RENAMO in 1984. However, South Africa only withdrew from the Mozambican Civil War in 1985. For more information, see War and Society: The Militarisation of South Africa, edited by Jacklyn Cock and Laurie Nathan, pp.104-115
  7. ^ Note: South Africa was already involved in combating SWAPO insurgents in 1966, but intervention in Angola started in 1975 with Operation Savannah.
  8. ^ "SA Roll of Honour: List of Wars". Justdone.co.za. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  9. ^ a b Taylor, Rupert. "Justice denied: political violence in Kwazulu‐Natal after 1994." African Affairs 101, no. 405 (2002): 473-508.
  10. ^ "'A fractious lot': Anatomy of (another) coup in Lesotho". Daily Maverick. 3 July 2015.
  11. ^ References:
    • Helmoed Römer Heitman. [1]
  12. ^ "CAR battle claims another SANDF soldier". Enca. South Africa.
  13. ^ "Remains of SA soldier killed in Mozambique handed over to family". africanews.

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