List of Georgian battles
This is a list of the battles in the history of the nation 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 (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result,
status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive) - Ongoing conflict
Antiquity
| Date | Battle | Modern Location | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 BC | Battle of the Pelorus[1] | Aragvi River, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia 
|
Caucasian campaign of Pompey | Kingdom of Iberia |  Roman Republic
|
Defeat |
| 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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- ^ Asatiani & Janelidze 2009, p. 46.
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- ^ a b Asatiani & Janelidze 2009, p. 47.
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- ^ a b Rayfield 2012, p. 219.
- ^ Nodar Asatiani; Otar Janelidze (2009). History of Georgia: From Ancient Times to the Present Day. Publishing House Petite. p. 127. ISBN 9789941906367.
- ^ a b Rayfield 2012, p. 172.
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- ^ Rayfield 2012, p. 175.
- ^ Narsia, G. (1979). "Battle of Torghva 1578". Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia (PDF) (in Georgian). Vol. 4. Tbilisi: Metsniereba. p. 695.
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- ^ Rayfield 2012, p. 178.
- ^ a b c d Asatiani & Janelidze 2009, p. 136.
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- ^ Kalistrat Salia (1983). History of the Georgian Nation. Paris. p. 261.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Allen, William Edward David (1970). Russian embassies to the Georgian kings (1589–1605), Vol. II. Cambridge University Press. pp. 447–452. ISBN 052101029-2.
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