List of battles involving Georgia (country)
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This is a list of the battles in the history of the country of Georgia.
The list gives the name, the date, the combatants, and the result of the battles following this legend:
- Georgian victory
- Georgian defeat
- Another result
- Ongoing conflict
(*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 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1312 BC | Battle of Ganuvara | Gavar, Armenia 
|
Part of the Hittite Battles | Hittite Empire | Hayasa-Azzi | Victory |
| 1300s BC | Battle of Nihriya | Nihriya, Iraq
|
Part of the Hittite Battles | Hittite Empire | Assyria | Defeat |
| 1275 BC | Battles of Alashiya | Alashiya, Cyprus, Cyprus 
|
Part of the Hittite Battles | Hittite Empire | Kingdom of Alashiya | Victory |
| 1274 BC | Battle of Kadesh[1] | Kadesh, Syria 
|
second Syrian campaign of Ramesses II | Hittite Empire | New Kingdom of Egypt | Stalemate |
| 1269 BC | Siege of Dapur | Dapur, Syria
|
Ramesses II campaigns in Syria | Hittite Empire | New Kingdom of Egypt | Defeat |
| 845 BC | Capture of Artvin[2] | Artvin Province, Turkey 
|
Assyrian–Georgian Wars | Diauehi | Assyria | Defeat |
| 790 BC | Capture of Shavsheti[2] | Şavşat, Artvin, Turkey
|
Urartu's invasions of Georgia | Diauehi | Urartu | Defeat |
| 785 BC | Urartu's trek to Diauehi[2] | Artvin Province, Turkey
|
Urartu's invasions of Georgia | Diauehi | Urartu | Defeat |
| 720 BC | Scytho-Cimmerian invasion of Colchis[3] | Georgia 
|
Scytho-Cimmerian invasions of Georgia | Colchis | Scythians Cimmerians |
Defeat |
| 284 BC | Battle of Artaan[4] | Ardahan Province, Turkey
|
Alexander's invasion of Iberia |  Kingdom of Iberia,
|
Aryan Kartli, | Iberian Victory
• Death of Azo of Iberia |
| 65 BC | Battle of the Pelorus[5] | Aragvi River, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
|
Caucasian campaign of Pompey | Kingdom of Iberia |  Roman Republic
|
Defeat |
| 47 AD | Pharnavaz,s invasion of Armenia[6] | Armenia
|
Iberian–Armenian War | Kingdom of Iberia, |  Kingdom of Armenia
|
Victory |
| 51 AD | Siege of Garni | Kotayk Province, Armenia
|
Iberian–Armenian War | Kingdom of Iberia | Kingdom of Armenia Roman Empire
|
Victory
|
Early medieval fragmentation
Kingdom of Georgia (1008–1490)
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Royal triarchy and principalities (1490–1801)
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Russian Empire
Georgian Democratic Republic (1918–1921)
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Republic of Georgia (1991–)
See also
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