wars of conquest
Territory-grabbing military actions
Wars of conquest are military campaigns undertaken primarily to seize territory, resources, or political control from another nation or people.
The term emphasizes aggressive expansion rather than defense or liberation: The Roman Empire grew through successive wars of conquest.
Colonial powers justified wars of conquest through claims of civilizing missions or manifest destiny.
- battle linesCombat position demarcations
- empire buildingAccumulating power and territory
- Mongol invasionsMedieval Asian military campaigns
- economic exploitationProfiting through others' disadvantage
- spoils of warSeized enemy valuables
victor's justice · forced migrations · demographic shifts · Crusades · cavalry charges · religious zeal · scorched earth tactics · blood and iron · strategic advantage · technological superiority · nationalism · territorial expansion · manifest destiny · propaganda campaigns · Alexander the Great · historical narratives · annexation · puppet states
wars of conquestwars of independence
Armed struggles for sovereignty
homeland defense · guerrilla resistance · wars of attrition · liberation wars · resistance movements
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