Battles in Nigeria
54 battles and sieges whose recorded location lies within the modern borders of Nigeria (Africa), ordered by date.
Medieval · 19th century · World War I era · Post-1945 · Date not recorded
Medieval (500–1499) · 1
- Battle of Ekiokpagha 1255Nigeria
19th century (1800–1913) · 5
- Battle of Tabkin Kwatto 1804Nigeria · Sokoto Revolution
- Battle of Tsuntua 1804Nigeria
- Battle of Òsogbo 1838Nigeria · Yoruba Revolutionary Wars
- Battle of Amja 1893Nigeria
- Battle of Sokoto 1903Nigeria
World War I era (1914–1918) · 1
- Battle of Tepe 1914Nigeria · Kamerun campaign
Post-1945 (1946 onwards) · 14
- 2013 Baga massacre 2013Nigeria
- Battle of Alagarno 2013Nigeria
- Battle of Gashua 2013Nigeria
- Battle of Buni Yadi 2014Nigeria · Boko Haram insurgency
- Battle of Konduga (2014) 2014Nigeria · Boko Haram insurgency
- Fall of Gwoza 2014Nigeria
- Giwa massacre 2014Nigeria
- Battle of Baga (2015) 2015Nigeria
- Battle of Damasak 2015Nigeria · Boko Haram insurgency
- Battle of Gwoza (2015) 2015Nigeria
- First Battle of Dikwa 2015Nigeria
- Second Battle of Dikwa 2015Nigeria · Boko Haram insurgency
- 2018 Gajiram attack 2018Nigeria
- Battle of Sambisa Forest (2021) 2021Nigeria
Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) · 33
- 2013 Mainok raids Nigeria
- Balagallaye ambush Nigeria
- Battle of Bama (2015) Nigeria
- Battle of Bulanbuli Nigeria
- Battle of Damaturu (2013) Nigeria
- Battle of Damaturu (2014) Nigeria
- Battle of Jilli Nigeria
- Battle of Kareto (2016) Nigeria
- Battle of Kumche Nigeria
- Battle of Madawaya Nigeria
- Battle of Maiduguri (2013) Nigeria
- Battle of Malam Fatori (2014) Nigeria
- Battle of Malam Fatori (2015) Nigeria
- Battle of Malam Fatori (2016) Nigeria
- Battle of Marte Nigeria
- Battle of Monguno (2015) Nigeria
- Battle of Ngoshe (2016) Nigeria
- Battle of Ogele Nigeria
- Battle of Talagam Nigeria
- Battle of Toumour (2016) Nigeria
- Battle of Wurge Nigeria
- Battle of Zari (2018) Nigeria
- Battle of the Sambisa Forest (2015-2016) Nigeria
- Fall of Bama Nigeria
- First Battle of Damboa Nigeria
- First Battle of Maiduguri (2015) Nigeria
- Garunda attack Nigeria
- Gorsi Tourou attack Nigeria
- Magumeri ambush Nigeria
- Second Battle of Amchidé Nigeria
- Second Battle of Bama Nigeria
- Second Battle of Damboa Nigeria
- Second Battle of Maiduguri (2015) Nigeria