WThis is a list of the most important battles in the history of the nation of Georgia.Battle of the Pelorus Battle of Mukhurisi (550) Battle of Rioni (550) Battle of Poti (550) (550) Battle of Archaeopolis (551) Battle of Anacopia Battle of Aspindza (888) Battle of Shirimni (1021) Battle of Sasireti (1042) Battle of Kapetron (1048) Battle of Partskhisi (1074) Battle of Ertsukhi (1105) Battle of Rakhsi (1118) Battle of Didgori (1121) Siege of Tbilisi (1122) Battle of Niali (1191) Battle of Shamkor (1195) Battle of Basian (1203) Battle of Trebizond (1204) Battle of Garni (1225) Battle of Bolnisi Battle of Kvishkheti (1260) Battle of Lomisa (1327) Battle of Nakhiduri (1405) Battle of Chalagan (1412) Battle of Chikhori (1463) Battle of Aradeti (1483) Battle of Paravani (1465) Battle of Mokhisi (1512) Battle of Kiziki (1520) Battle of Teleti (1522) Battle of Murjakheti (1535) Battle of Karagak (1543) Battle of Sokhoista (1545) Battle of Garisi (1556) Battle of Tsikhedidi (1561) Battle of Digomi (1567) Battle of Samadlo (1568) Battle of Partskhisi (1569) Battle of Torghva (1574) Battle of Mukhrani (1582) Battle of Khatisopeli (1584) Battle of Gofanto (1588) Battle of Opshkviti (1590) Battle of Gori (1598-99) Battle of Nakhiduri (1599) Battle of Tashiskari (1609) Battle of Tsitsamuri (1615) Battle of Gochouri (1623) Battle of Aghaiani (1625) Battle of Martqopi (1625) Battle of Marabda (1625) Battle of Ksani (1625) Battle of Bazaleti (1626) Battle of Bandza (1658) Battle of Bakhtrioni (1659) Battle of Rokiti (1658) Battle of Simoneti (1716) Battle of Zedavela (1724) Battle of Ateni (1724) Battle of Ananuri (1739) Battle of Achabeti (1744) Battle of Danghisi (1750) Battle of Kirkhbulakh (1751) Battle of Agri (1751) Battle of Tulkitepe (1751) Battle of Ganja (1752) Battle of Mchadijvari (1754) Battle of Kvareli (1755) Battle of Skra (1756) (1756) Battle of Khresili (1757) Battle of Aspindza (1770) Battle of Chkheri (1774) Battle of Rukhi (1779) Battle of Ghartiskari Battle of Matkhoji (1789) Battle of Zovreti (1790) Battle of Krtsanisi (1795) Battle of Niakhura (1800) Battle of Maltakva (1809) Battle of Gogoreti (1841) Battle of Nigoiti (1854) Battle of Choloki (1854) Battle of Enguri (1855) Battle of Nasakirali (1905) Battle of Tbilisi (1921) Battle of Surami (1921) Battle of Batumi (1921) Battle of Gagra (1992) Battle of Tkvarcheli (1992-1993) Battle of Sukhumi (1992-1993) Battle of Tskhinvali (2008) Battle of Kodori (2008)
WThe Battle of Akhaltsikhe may refer to one of the following:A battle under the walls of Akhaltsikhe during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829 on August 9 between 9,000 Russians under Field-Marshal Paskevich and 30,000 Turks under Kios-Mahomet-Pasha. The Russians were victorious. Defense of the same fortress by a Russian garrison under General Nicholas Muravyov from a 20,000 Turkish force on March 4, 1829 during the same conflict. A battle between 7,000 Russian troops consisting mostly of Georgian irregular cavalrymen under Prince Ivan Malkhazovich Andronnikov (Andronikashvili) and 18,000 Turks under Ali-Pasha during the Crimean War, on November 12, 1853. The Russians checked Turkish offensive in Transcaucasia and made them retreat to Kars.
WThe Bakhtrioni uprising was a general revolt in the eastern Georgian Kingdom of Kakheti against the political domination of Safavid Persia, in 1659. It is named after the main battle, which took place at the fortress of Bakhtrioni.
WThe Helmand province campaign was a series of military operations conducted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces against Taliban insurgents in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Their objective was to control a province that was known to be a Taliban stronghold, and a center of opium production.
WThe Battle of Karnal, was a decisive victory for Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia, during his invasion of India. Nader's forces defeated the army of Muhammad Shah within three hours, paving the way for the Persian sack of Delhi. The engagement is considered the crowning jewel in Nader's military career as well as a tactical masterpiece. The battle took place near Karnal, 110 kilometres (68 mi) north of Delhi, India.
WThe Battle of the Kodori Valley was a military operation during the Russo-Georgian War in the Upper Kodori Valley of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. It was the only part of Abkhazia under Georgian control before this military conflict. On 9 August 2008, the Abkhaz military, with support by Russian forces, launched an operation to remove the remaining Georgian troops from the disputed gorge. After three days, the Georgian military left the Upper Kodori Valley.
WThe Occupation of Gori was the military occupation of Gori and its surrounding areas by Russian military forces, which started on 13 August 2008 as part of the Russo-Georgian War, and ended with the withdrawal of Russian units from the city on 22 August 2008.
WThe Raid on Poti was a series of Russian strikes against the Georgian port of Poti during the Russo-Georgian War in August 2008. The city was later occupied by Russian troops, who remained for some time before eventually withdrawing.
WThe Battle of Pankaleia was a battle fought in 978 or 979 between the army loyal to the Byzantine emperor Basil II, commanded by Bardas Phokas the Younger, and the forces of the rebel general Bardas Skleros, which ultimately led to the defeat and exile of the latter. Sources are unclear in the succession and location of the events, so that while earlier scholars followed John Skylitzes in placing the Battle of Pankaleia in March 979 as the decisive victory for loyalist forces, today, following Leo the Deacon's account, it is placed in June 978 and regarded as a defeat for Phokas.
WThe Siege of Q'veli or Siege of Q'ueli was the last major military engagement during the Sajid invasion of Georgia in 914. The heroic 28-day long siege resulted in pyrrhic Muslim victory and execution of the Georgian commander Gobron. Despite the important victory, the invaders were unable to maintain a strong foothold in western Georgia and were forced to withdraw.
WThe Abkhazian town of Tkvarcheli was put under siege by the Georgian National Guard during the 1992–93 War in Abkhazia. The siege lasted from October 1992 to September 1993, almost the entire duration of the war, but was eventually unsuccessful. It was accompanied by inconclusive fighting in surrounding villages. Russian aid, both humanitarian and military, was critical for the defence of the town which suffered a severe humanitarian crisis during the siege.
WThe Battle of Tskhinvali was a battle for the city of Tskhinvali, capital of the breakaway state of South Ossetia. It was the only major battle in the Russo-Georgian War. Georgian ground troops entered the city on early 8 August 2008, after an artillery assault. Georgians took control of most of the city in hours. Russian main forces began entering South Ossetia through the Roki tunnel. After being initially forced to withdraw, the Georgian troops made several attempts to retake the city. Due to the difficult logistics of the terrain, the arrival of Russian reinforcements was slow. After fierce fighting, Georgian troops were finally forced to withdraw from the city on the evening of 10 August. On 11 August, all Georgian troops left South Ossetia. Parts of Tskhinvali were devastated in the three-day fighting.