List of Frisian wars

This is a list of battles and wars of Frisia or Friesland.

The historical context is as follows:
 * 600-734 Frisian Dukes
 * 734-1156 Frankish rule
 * 1156-1498 time of Frisian freedom
 * 1498-1744 rule by dukes and Stadtholders.

Early battles

 * 28 - Battle of Baduhenna, against the Romans.
 * ca 400 - Battle of Finnburg, legendary battle of king Finn against the Danes.
 * ca 525 - Battle on the Rhine, against the Danes.

The Age of the Kings

 * Frisian–Frankish wars


 * 689 - Battle of Dorestad
 * 716 - Battle of Cologne
 * 716 - Battle of Amblève
 * 734 - Battle of the Boarn

the Age of the Franks

 * 873 - Battle of Dokkum, against the Vikings.
 * 880 - Battle of Norden, against the Vikings.
 * 993 - Battle of Winkel, rebellion against Arnulf, Count of Holland
 * 1018 - Battle of Vlaardingen, Dirk III, Count of Holland against the Holy Roman Emperor

Frisian freedom

 * 1076 - Battle of Iselmonde
 * 1151 - Battle of Mildeburch, Nordfrisian against the Danes
 * 1252 - Battle of Oldenswort, against the king of Danmark
 * 1254 - Battle of Sieverner Specken, against the knights of Bederkesa and Holsel
 * 1256 - Battle of Heechwâld, against the count of Holland
 * 1282 - Battle of Schellinkhout, against the count of Holland
 * 1297 - Battle of Froanen, against the count of Holland
 * 1340 - Conquest of the Sibetsburg by the Wursten Frisians
 * 1344 - Battle of Langsundtoft, against the Danes
 * 1345 - Battle of Warns, against the count of Holland
 * 1380 - Battle of Arum, muontsen fan it kleaster Ludingatsjerke tsjin dy fan it Aldekleaster
 * 1380 - Battle of Loppersum, House Abdena vs. House Tom Brok
 * 1392 - Conquest of Ritzebüttel-Cuxhaven castle by the Wursten Frisians
 * 1396 - Battle of Schoterzijl, against the count of Holland

Crusades

 * 1218 - Fifth Crusade, Frisian crusaders against Damietta
 * 1270 - Eighth Crusade, Frisian crusaders against the Moors

Vetkopers and Schieringers

 * 1397 - Battle op de Menamer-mieden
 * 1429 - Battle of Sondel
 * 1457 - Battle of Westerstede, against Oldenburg
 * 1463 - Battle of Mounesyl, battle during the Donia war
 * 1492 - Battle of Barrahuis

The Great Frisian War

 * 1417 - Battle of Okswerderzijl, Sikke Sjaarda against Keno II tom Brok
 * 1418 - Battle of Dokkum, Skieringers against Fokko Ukena
 * 1419 - Battle of Miedum, Vetkoppers against Sikke Sjaarda
 * 1420 - Battle near the Paelesleat, Sikke Sjaarda against Fokko Ukena
 * 1420 - Battle of Sloten, Schieringers against Fokko Ukena

East Frisia liberty wars

 * 1426 - Battle of Detern, Fokko Ukena against Okko tom Brok
 * 1427 - Battle of the Wild Fields, Fokko Ukena against Okko tom Brok
 * 1433 - Battle of Bargebur, Fokko Ukena against Ulrich Cirksena.

Division of Friesland

 * 1496 - Battle of Sleat,
 * 1498 - Battle of Laaxum, against Albert III, Duke of Saxony
 * 1500 - Battle of Bomstersyl, against Albert III, Duke of Saxony
 * 1514 - Battle of Hartwarden, against the count of Bremen (Christopher the Spendthrift of Brunswick and Lunenburg (Wolfenbüttel))

Saxon feud

 * 1514 - Battle of Appingedam, Edzard the Great against the Holy Roman Empire
 * 1515-1517 - rebellion of Grutte Pier, against the Dutch and Saxony
 * 1517 - Battle of the Wremer Djip, resulting in the death of Tjede Peckes
 * 1524 - Battle of Mulsum, last battle of the Land of Wursten against the archbishop of Bremen at Mulsum

Eighty Years' War

 * 1568 - Battle of Heiligerlee, against the Spanish
 * 1568 - Battle of Jemgum, against the Spanish
 * 1586 - Battle of Boksum, against the Spanish