Historical Periods

12 periods spanning 2,000 years of Romanian military history

Dacian Wars & Roman Dacia

87–271 AD

From Domitian's disasters to Trajan's conquest — Rome's last great province

12 battles

Medieval Principalities

1330–1504

Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania forge their identities

38 battles

Early Modern Era

1504–1711

Michael the Brave unites the principalities — briefly

14 battles

Russo-Turkish Wars

1711–1821

Empires clash on Romanian soil as Ottoman power wanes

22 battles

Wallachian Uprising

1821

Tudor Vladimirescu rises against Phanariot rule

10 battles

Revolution of 1848

1848–1849

Liberal nationalist revolution sweeps the Principalities

27 battles

War of Independence

1877–1878

Romania wins sovereignty from the Ottoman Empire

13 battles

Second Balkan War

1913

Romania gains Southern Dobruja from Bulgaria

6 battles

World War I

1916–1919

"Pe aici nu se trece!" — The Great Union

26 battles

World War II

1940–1945

From Axis ally to Allied liberator

17 battles

Communist Era Resistance

1945–1989

Partisans in the mountains — the long fight against communism

7 battles

Revolution of 1989

1989

"Timișoara e a noastră!" — The fall of communism

18 battles