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Third Seminole War
The Third Seminole War, also known as Billy Bowlegs' War, was the last of three conflicts between the United States and the Seminole people of Florida, fought from 1855 to 1858.
Third Siege of Missolonghi
The Third Siege of Missolonghi was the year-long 1825 to 1826 Ottoman-Egyptian siege of Missolonghi, Greece, ending with the defenders' breakout known as the Exodus.
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis (July 1995–March 1996) was a PRC-Taiwan-US confrontation triggered by Lee Teng-hui's Cornell University visit, marked by Chinese missile tests near Keelung and Kaohsiung, two US carrier battle group deployments, and Taiwan's first direct presidential election.
Thirty Years' War outside Europe
Thirty Years' War outside Europe: the 1618–1648 Dutch-Iberian conflict fought globally by the VOC and WIC against Spain and Portugal, from Dutch Brazil and Curaçao to Malacca, Taiwan, and Angola, ending with the Peace of Munster's colonial settlement.
This was their finest hour
Winston Churchill's House of Commons speech of 18 June 1940, ending 'This was their finest hour'; also called the Finest Hour speech. Delivered after the fall of France, broadcast that evening, and it named the Battle of Britain.
Thököly uprising
Imre Thököly's Kuruc movement was the anti-Habsburg uprising of Hungarian kuruc forces led by Count Imre Thököly from 1678, at its height controlling nearly all of Hungary alongside the Ottomans in 1683.
Thomas Custer
Thomas Ward Custer (1845–1876), American cavalry officer and brother of George Armstrong Custer, first US soldier to receive two Medals of Honor, for capturing flags at Namozine Church and Sayler's Creek in April 1865; died with his brother at Little Bighorn.
Three Brotherhood Alliance
Three Brotherhood Alliance: Myanmar coalition of the Arakan Army, MNDAA and TNLA, formed June 2019; launched Operation 1027 in October 2023, seizing northern Shan State towns and China border gates.
Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War
The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War (Driehonderdvijfendertigjarige Oorlog) is an alleged 1651–1986 war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly: Tromp declared war in 1651, peace was signed in 1986, and no shots were ever fired.
Three Pashas
Three Pashas: Enver, Talat, and Cemal Pasha, the CUP triumvirate that seized power in the 23 January 1913 Raid on the Sublime Porte and ruled the Ottoman Empire until 1918, entering World War I and overseeing the Armenian genocide; sentenced to death in absentia in 1919.
Tibetan–Uyghur wars
The Tibetan–Uyghur wars were late eighth and early ninth century conflicts between the Tibetan Empire and the Uyghur Khaganate, fought mainly over Beshbaliq and the Tarim Basin trade routes.
Tiger Force
Tiger Force was a 45-man long-range reconnaissance platoon of the 101st Airborne's 327th Infantry that killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians, May–November 1967; a 1971–1975 Army inquiry found 18 soldiers committed war crimes but no one was charged.
Tigray clashes (January-February 2026)
Tigray clashes (January-February 2026): first fighting between Ethiopia's federal army and the Tigray Defense Forces since the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, erupting in Tselemti, western Tigray, with drone strikes, flight suspensions, displacement, and Eritrea-related escalation.
Tigray genocide
Tigray genocide: contested label for atrocities against Tigrayans in Ethiopia's 2020-2022 war, which killed an estimated 500,000 civilians; UN bodies found war crimes and crimes against humanity, and the New Lines Institute found a reasonable basis for genocide, though no state or UN body has made that determination.
Tigray People's Liberation Front (ህዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ)
Tigray People's Liberation Front (ህዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ, Wäyyanä): Tigrayan Marxist-inspired front founded 1975 in Dedebit, ruled Ethiopia via the EPRDF 1991–2018, fought the 2020–2022 Tigray war, signed the 2022 Pretoria Agreement.
Tigray War
The Tigray War was an armed conflict in northern Ethiopia from November 2020 to 2022, pitting the Ethiopian government and Eritrea against the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
Tikal–Uaxactun war
The Tikal–Uaxactun war was a Maya conflict in 378 CE in which Tikal, led by the warlord Siyaj Kʼakʼ, defeated and took control of Uaxactun.
Timber Sycamore
Timber Sycamore was a CIA covert weapons-supply and training program for Syrian rebels, run with Saudi intelligence from 2012-2013 until 2017, costing about $1 billion a year, operating through the MOC in Jordan and MOM in Turkey, and ending without toppling Assad.
Timeline for September following the September 11 attacks
Chronology of September 11–30, 2001 after the 9/11 attacks: AUMF passage and signing, NYSE reopening and Dow drop, Taliban ultimatums, NATO Article 5, Operation Enduring Freedom naming, anthrax mailings, and early homeland-security measures.
Timeline of al-Qaeda attacks
Timeline of al-Qaeda attacks: chronology from the 1992 Aden hotel bombing through the 1998 embassy bombings, USS Cole, 9/11, Madrid 2004, London 2005, AQAP plots, and the 2019 Pensacola shooting.
Timeline of early modern battles and sieges (1500–1789)
Battles and sieges of early modern Europe and beyond, 1500-1789: siege warfare dominated over pitched battles; key engagements include Pavia, Breitenfeld, Rocroi, Vienna, and Yorktown.
Timeline of terrorism in Egypt (2013–present)
Terrorism in Egypt from 2013 onward, also called the Sinai insurgency wave led by Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which became Islamic State Sinai Province in 2014: hundreds of yearly attacks peaking 2014-2017, Metrojet 9268 and Rawda Mosque massacres, the 2018 Operation Martyr's Right, and decline to under 10 attacks in 2023.
Timeline of the 2011 Libyan Civil War and military intervention (19 March – May)
Timeline of the 19 March to May 2011 phase of Libya's civil war: UNSCR 1973, Operation Odyssey Dawn, NATO's Unified Protector takeover, and the siege of Misrata.
Timeline of the 2011 Libyan Civil War before military intervention
Pre-intervention phase of the 2011 Libyan civil war (also called the February 17 Revolution): from the 15 February Benghazi uprising against Muammar Gaddafi through defections, Resolution 1970, France's NTC recognition, and Resolution 1973 authorizing intervention.
Timeline of the 2026 Iran war
Timeline of the 2026 Iran war, also called the US-Israel-Iran conflict: began 28 February 2026 with joint US-Israeli strikes after failed Geneva talks, killing Khamenei; April ceasefire, June 14-point MOU, July collapse, Hormuz closed, ongoing into October 2026.
Timeline of the 2026 Lebanon war
2026 Lebanon war: Israel-Hezbollah conflict beginning 2 March 2026 after Hezbollah rocket fire following the US-Israel attack on Iran; ceasefires 16-17 April and 19-20 June; over 4,300 killed, 1.2 million displaced, trilateral framework and UNIFIL exit followed.
Timeline of the Anglophone Crisis (2026)
Timeline of the Anglophone Crisis (2026): year of Cameroon's Ambazonian separatist conflict, including the Ntabah ambush, the Mbandfung attack, and the April three-day separatist ceasefire for Pope Leo XIV's Bamenda visit.
Timeline of the Gaza war (3 October 2025 – present)
Post-10 October 2025 Gaza ceasefire timeline: Trump's 20-point plan, hostage returns, the yellow line dividing the Strip, continued strikes, stalled disarmament, humanitarian conditions, and disputed casualty totals through October 2026.
Timeline of the Islamic State (2026)
Timeline of the Islamic State in 2026 (Daesh, ISIL): African insurgency dominant, Syria activity low with ~3,000 fighters, January SDF fighting, 200 detainee escapes, 4,000 prisoners moved to Iraq.
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict runs from the 1917 Balfour Declaration and the 1948 war through the 1967 occupation to the Gaza war that began in 2023.