List of wars involving Madagascar

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This is a list of wars and conflicts involving malagasy tribes, Merina Kingdom and later Madagascar since the nineteenth century to the present.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Malagasy-Portuguese war (1548)	Antanosy Matitanese	Portuguese Empire	Victory Failure of Portuguese colonization[1]
Antanosy-French war (1643–1674)	Antanosy	France	Victory Destruction of French colony of Fort-Dauphin
Gourbeyre expedition (1829–1830)	Merina Kingdom	France	Victory France failed to regain the lost colonies of Tintingue, Foulepointe and Tamatave
French-British expedition of 1845	Merina Kingdom	France  United Kingdom	Victory French and British troops destroyed[2]
First Franco-Hova War (1883–1885)	Merina Kingdom	France	Defeat Establishment of the Malagasy Protectorate
Second Franco-Hova War (1894–1895)	Merina Kingdom	France	Defeat Madagascar annexed by France
Menalamba Rebellion (1895–1897)	Menalamba rebels	France	Defeat Rebellion put down by French authorities
1904–1905 uprising in Madagascar (1904–1905)	Antesaka Sahafatra Antanosy rebels	France	Defeat Rebellion put down by French authorities
Sadiavahy Rebellion (1905-1917)	Bara Antandroy rebels	France	Defeat Rebellion put down by French authorities
Malagasy Uprising (1947–1949)	MDRM	France	Defeat Uprising failed

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