The overlooked, underrated, and forgotten ...
... small wars, of course! My own list is below, but what are yours? What insights and knowledge can we gain from the experiences of insurgents and counterinsurgents in these unjustifiably overlooked wars?
My top ten, in no particular order, restricted to the gunpowder age:
The Rif War (1911-1927)
Egypt in Yemen (1962-1967)
Syria in Lebanon (1976-1990)
Sri Lankan civil war (1983-present)
Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)
Vendee Revolt (1793-1796)
Second Chechen War (1999-present)
Ukrainian/Makhnovist insurgency (1917-1921)
Mozambican war of independence (1964-1975)
Indonesian war of independence (1945-1950)
Looking backwards to learn for today
Not in priority:
Indonesian Confrontation - campaign in Borneo (1960's)
Dhofar Province, Oman (1965-1975 note Oman, helped by Iran and UK)
Imperial campaigning along North West Frontier (till 1947)
Rhodesia / Zimbabwe War (1966-1979)
Post-1947 campaigns in India (little known and still current)
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