Template:Infobox military conflict

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Usage

{{{conflict}}}
Part of {{{partof}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Date {{{date}}} Location {{{place}}} {{{coordinates}}} Action {{{action}}} Status {{{status}}} Territorial changes {{{territory}}}
{{{combatants_header}}}
{{{combatant1}}}	{{{combatant2}}}	{{{combatant3}}}
Commanders and leaders
{{{commander1}}}	{{{commander2}}}	{{{commander3}}}
{{{units_header}}}
{{{units1}}}	{{{units2}}}	{{{units3}}}
{{{strengths_header}}}
{{{strength1}}}	{{{strength2}}}	{{{strength3}}}
{{{polstrengths_header}}}
{{{polstrength1}}}	{{{polstrength2}}}	{{{polstrength3}}}
{{{milstrengths_header}}}
{{{milstrength1}}}	{{{milstrength2}}}	{{{milstrength3}}}
{{{casualties_header}}}
{{{casualties1}}}	{{{casualties2}}}	{{{casualties3}}}
{{{notes}}}

The infobox should be added using the {{infobox military conflict}} template, as shown below: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

Infobox military conflict
Location {{{place}}}

Parameters

• conflict – the name of the conflict being described (e.g. "Battle of Lützen" or "World War I").
• width – optional – the width of the infobox, e.g. "400px"; defaults to: "315px".
• partof – optional – the larger conflict containing the event described in the article. For battles or campaigns, this should be the war during which the event takes place; for particularly large wars, this may include a theatre (e.g. "the Eastern Front of World War II"). For wars, the parameter may be used to link to a larger group of wars (e.g. the Italian War of 1521–26 to the Italian Wars). It may be necessary to insert "the" before the name of the war for proper grammar.
• image – optional – an image for the warbox. Given in the form Example.jpg
• image_size – optional – a size for the image
• image_upright – optional – a scaling factor for the image to enlarge or reduce it

• alt – optional – Alternative text for image that is accessible to screen readers to help the visually impaired

• caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
• date – optional – the date of the conflict described. Convention is to give the actual date for battles and the years for wars, but this does not always apply.
• place – the location of the conflict. For conflicts covering a wide area, a general description (e.g. "France", or "Europe", or "Worldwide") may be used.
• coordinates – optional – the location of the structure, given as a coordinate pair by using {{coord}} with display=inline,title. Used to display the geographic location of the conflict and the location on a map added with the map_type parameter.
• map_type – optional – the base map to be used for the location map, e.g. "Scotland"; see {{location map}} for more details.
• map_relief – optional – "yes" if the location map is a relief map; see {{location map}} for more details.
• map_size – optional – width of the location map in pixels (px), e.g. "150"; defaults to: "220".
• map_mark – optional – the name of a file to use as the location map marker, e.g. Green_pog.svg; defaults to: "Red_pog.svg".
• map_marksize – optional – width of the location map marker in pixels (px), e.g. "10"; defaults to: "8".
• map_caption – optional – caption displayed below the location map; defaults to "Location within {{{map_type}}}", e.g. "Location within Scotland".
• map_label – optional – the label placed next to the marker on the location map.
• mapframe – optional – Show a {{Infobox mapframe}}. See #Mapframe maps for more information.
• territory – optional – any changes in territorial control as a result of the conflict; this should not be used for overly lengthy descriptions of the peace settlement.
• action – optional – In case of Coup d'État, short description of modus operandi, e.g. "...marched over the city...", "...dissolving the Congress of the Republic...", "...take the government hostage ...", "...put the country under military control ...", etc.
• result – optional – this parameter may use one of two standard terms: "X victory" or "Inconclusive". The term used is for the "immediate" outcome of the "subject" conflict and should reflect what the sources say. In cases where the standard terms do not accurately describe the outcome, a link or note should be made to the section of the article where the result is discussed in detail (such as "See the Aftermath section"). Such a note can also be used in conjunction with the standard terms but should not be used to conceal an ambiguity in the "immediate" result. Do not introduce non-standard terms like "decisive", "marginal" or "tactical", or contradictory statements like "decisive tactical victory but strategic defeat". Omit this parameter altogether rather than engage in speculation about which side won or by how much.
• status – optional – for ongoing conflicts, the current status of the conflict. This should not be used if a final result (above) is provided.
• combatants_header – optional – sets the header text for the combatants section. Default is "Belligerents". In case of Coup d'État, use "Government-Insurgents".
• combatant1/combatant2/combatant3 – optional – the parties participating in the conflict. This is most commonly the countries whose forces took part in the conflict; however, larger groups (such as alliances or international organizations) or smaller ones (such as particular units, formations, or groups) may be indicated if doing so improves reader understanding. When there is a large number of participants, it may be better to list only the three or four major groups on each side of the conflict, and to describe the rest in the body of the article. The combatant3 field may be used if a conflict has three distinct "sides", and should be left blank on other articles. Combatants should be listed in order of importance to the conflict, be it in terms of military contribution, political clout, or a recognized chain of command. If differing metrics can support alternative lists, then ordering is left to the editors of the particular article. The practice of writing in a "Supported by" subheading is deprecated (see discussion).
  • combatant1a/combatant2a/combatant3a – optional – in cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, these subsidiary fields may be used to provide additional rows for the combatantN fields (above).
  • combatant1b/combatant2b/combatant3b – optional – additional row, as above.
  • combatant1c/combatant2c/combatant3c – optional – additional row, as above.
  • combatant1d/combatant2d/combatant3d – optional – additional row, as above.
  • combatant1e/combatant2e/combatant3e – optional – additional row, as above.
• commander1/commander2/commander3 – optional – the commanders of the military forces involved. For battles, this should include military commanders (and other officers as necessary). To avoid infobox bloat, only prominent or notable leaders should be listed, with an upper limit of about seven per combatant column recommended. Ranks and position titles should be omitted. The {{KIA}} and {{POW}} templates may be included immediately after the names of commanders who were killed in action or surrendered and were taken prisoner, respectively. The commander3 field can only be used if the combatant3 field is set.
  • commander1a/commander2a/commander3a – optional – in cases where the commanders significantly changed over the course of the conflict, these subsidiary fields may be used to provide additional rows for the commanderN fields (above).
  • commander1b/commander2b/commander3b – optional – additional row, as above.
  • commander1c/commander2c/commander3c – optional – additional row, as above.
  • commander1d/commander2d/commander3d – optional – additional row, as above.
  • commander1e/commander2e/commander3e – optional – additional row, as above.
• units1/units2/units3 – optional – the units or formations involved. If a large number of distinct formations is present, it may be better to reference an order of battle in the body of the article than to include the entire list in this field. The units3 field can only be used if the combatant3 field is set.
• strength1/strength2 – optional – the numerical strength of the units involved.

• polstrength1/polstrength2 – optional – In case of Coup d'Etat, political organizations that supported the government (1) respective the insurgents (2).
• milstrength1/milstrength2 – optional – In case of Coup d'Etat, military units that supported the government (1) respective the insurgents (2).

• strength3 – optional – if combatant3 is set, this is a third strength field identical to the two above; if it is not set, this is an alternate combined field for use where only the total participation in a conflict is known.
• casualties1/casualties2 – optional – casualties suffered (including: dead, wounded, missing, captured and civilian deaths) and equipment losses. Note that this section of the infobox is headed "Casualties and losses". Terms such as "dead" (or "killed"), "wounded", or "captured" should be used in place of abbreviations such as "KIA" or "POW". Where equipment losses are reported, this should be confined to major or significant types of equipment broadly categorized such as: tanks, guns (artillery pieces), aircraft, destroyers etc.
• casualties3 – optional – if combatant3 is set, this is a third casualty field identical to the two above; if it is not set, this is an alternate combined field for use where only the total casualties of a conflict are known, or where civilian casualties cannot be directly attributed to either side.
• notes – optional – optional field for further notes; this should only be used in exceptional circumstances.
• campaignbox – optional – optional field for appending a campaignbox template to the bottom of the infobox, which allows both boxes to float as a single element (useful if there are subsequent left floating images, which would otherwise not be able to float above the campaign box); the template must be specified in the format {{Campaignbox XYZ}}.

See also: {{Campaignbox/doc}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox military conflict in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox military conflict

TemplateData

Summarize information about a particular military conflict (a battle, campaign, war, or group of related wars).

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Conflict	conflict	The name of the conflict being described.	Line	required
Width	width	Width of the infobox. Default 315px	String	optional
Part of	partof	The larger conflict containing the event described in the article.	Page name	optional
Image	image	An image for the warbox given in the form Example.jpg.	File	optional
Image size	image_size	The size of the image	String	optional
Image upright	image_upright	A scaling factor for the image	String	optional
Alt	alt	Alternative textual description of the image	String	optional
Caption	caption	The text to be placed below the image.	String	optional
Date	date	The date of the conflict described. Convention is to give the actual date for battles and the years for wars, but this does not always apply.	String	optional
Place	place	The location of the conflict.	String	required
Coordinates	coordinates	The location of the structure, given as a coordinate pair by using {{coord}} with display=inline,title.	String	optional
Map Type	map_type	The base map to be used for the location map, e.g. "Scotland"; see {{location map}} for more details.	String	optional
Map Relief	map_relief	"yes" if the location map is a relief map.	String	optional
Map Size	map_size	Width of the location map in pixels (px). Default 220	Number	optional
Map Marker	map_mark	File to use as the location map marker. Default red_pog.svg	String	optional
Map Marker Size	map_marksize	Width of the location map marker in pixels (px). Default 8	Number	optional
Map Caption	map_caption	Caption displayed below the location map. Default Location within {{{map_type}}}	String	optional
Map Label	map_label	The label placed next to the marker on the location map.	Line	optional
Territory	territory	Any changes in territorial control as a result of the conflict; this should not be used for overly lengthy descriptions of the peace settlement.	String	optional
Result	result	This parameter may use one of two standard terms: "X victory" or "Inconclusive". The term used is for the "immediate" outcome of the "subject" conflict and should reflect what the sources say. In cases where the standard terms do not accurately describe the outcome, a link or note should be made to the section of the article where the result is discussed in detail (such as "See the Aftermath section"). Such a note can also be used in conjunction with the standard terms but should not be used to conceal an ambiguity in the "immediate" result. Do not introduce non-standard terms like "decisive", "marginal" or "tactical", or contradictory statements like "decisive tactical victory but strategic defeat". Omit this parameter altogether rather than engage in speculation about which side won or by how much.	String	optional
Status	status	For ongoing conflicts, the current status of the conflict.	Line	optional
combatants_header	combatants_header	no description	Unknown	optional
Combatant 1	combatant1	A party participating in the conflict.	String	optional
Combatant 2	combatant2	A party participating in the conflict.	String	optional
Combatant 3	combatant3	A party participating in the conflict. (only if the conflict has three distinct "sides")	String	optional
Combatant 1a	combatant1a	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 1 field.	String	optional
Combatant 2a	combatant2a	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 2 field.	String	optional
Combatant 3a	combatant3a	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 3 field.	String	optional
Combatant 1b	combatant1b	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 1 field.	String	optional
Combatant 2b	combatant2b	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 2 field.	String	optional
Combatant 3b	combatant3b	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 3 field.	String	optional
Combatant 1c	combatant1c	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 1 field.	String	optional
Combatant 2c	combatant2c	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 2 field.	String	optional
Combatant 3c	combatant3c	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 3 field.	String	optional
Combatant 1d	combatant1d	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 1 field.	String	optional
Combatant 2d	combatant2d	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 2 field.	String	optional
Combatant 3d	combatant3d	In cases where the parties significantly changed over the course of the conflict, this field may be used to provide additional rows for the Combatant 3 field.	String	optional
Commander of Combatant 1	commander1	The commanders of the military forces of Combatant (1) involved.	String	optional
Commander of Combatant 2	commander2	The commanders of the military forces of Combatant 2 involved.	String	optional
Commander of Combatant 3	commander3	The commanders of the military forces of Combatant 3 involved.	String	optional
Units of Combatant 1	units1	The units or formations of Combatant 1 involved. If a large number of distinct formations is present, it may be better to reference an order of battle in the body of the article than to include the entire list in this field.	String	optional
Units of Combatant 2	units2	The units or formations of Combatant 2 involved. If a large number of distinct formations is present, it may be better to reference an order of battle in the body of the article than to include the entire list in this field.	String	optional
Units of Combatant 3	units3	The units or formations of Combatant 3 involved. If a large number of distinct formations is present, it may be better to reference an order of battle in the body of the article than to include the entire list in this field.	String	optional
Strength of Combatant 1	strength1	The numerical strength of Combatant 1.	String	optional
Strength of Combatant 2	strength2	The numerical strength of Combatant 2.	String	optional
Strength of Combatant 3	strength3	If Combatant 3 is set, this field is for the numerical strength of Combatant 3. If Combatant 3 is not set, this is an alternate combined field for use where only the total participation in a conflict is known.	String	optional
Casualties of Combatant 1	casualties1	Casualties suffered by Combatant 1 (including: dead, wounded, missing, captured and civilian deaths) and equipment losses. Terms such as "dead" (or "killed"), "wounded", or "captured" should be used in place of abbreviations such as "KIA" or "POW". Where equipment losses are reported, this should be confined to major or significant types of equipment broadly categorized such as: tanks, guns (artillery pieces), aircraft, destroyers etc.	String	optional
Casualties of Combatant 2	casualties2	Casualties suffered by Combatant 2 (including: dead, wounded, missing, captured and civilian deaths) and equipment losses. Terms such as "dead" (or "killed"), "wounded", or "captured" should be used in place of abbreviations such as "KIA" or "POW". Where equipment losses are reported, this should be confined to major or significant types of equipment broadly categorized such as: tanks, guns (artillery pieces), aircraft, destroyers etc.	String	optional
Casualties of Combatant 3	casualties3	If Combatant 3 is set, this field is for the casualties suffered by Combatant 3, (including: dead, wounded, missing, captured and civilian deaths) and equipment losses. Terms such as "dead" (or "killed"), "wounded", or "captured" should be used in place of abbreviations such as "KIA" or "POW". Where equipment losses are reported, this should be confined to major or significant types of equipment broadly categorized such as: tanks, guns (artillery pieces), aircraft, destroyers etc. If combatant3 is not set, this is an alternate combined field for use where only the total casualties of a conflict are known, or where civilian casualties cannot be directly attributed to either side.	String	optional
Notes	notes	Optional field for further notes; this should only be used in exceptional circumstances.	String	optional
Campaignbox	campaignbox	Optional field for appending a campaignbox template to the bottom of the infobox, which allows both boxes to float as a single element (useful if there are subsequent left floating images, which would otherwise not be able to float above the campaign box); the template must be specified in the format {{Campaignbox XYZ}}.	String	optional
Show mapframe map	mapframe	Specify yes or no to show or hide the map, overriding the default Default no Example yes	String	suggested
Mapframe caption	mapframe-caption	Caption for the map. If mapframe-geomask is set, then the default is "Location in <<geomask's label>>"	String	optional
Custom mapframe	mapframe-custom	Use a custom map instead of the automatic mapframe. Specify either a {{maplink}} template, or another template that generates a mapframe map, or an image name. If used, other mapframe parameters will be ignored.	Template	optional
Mapframe Wikidata item	mapframe-id id qid	Id (Q-number) of Wikidata item to use. Default (item for current page)	String	optional
Mapframe coordinates	mapframe-coordinates mapframe-coord coordinates coord	Coordinates to use, instead of any on Wikidata. Use the {{Coord}} template. Default (coordinates from Wikidata) Example {{Coord|12.34|N|56.78|E}}	Template	optional
Mapframe shapes from Wikidata	mapframe-wikidata	et to yes to show shape/line features from the wikidata item, if any, when coordinates are specified by parameter Example yes	String	optional
Mapframe shape feature	mapframe-shape	Override display of mapframe shape feature. Turn off by setting to "none". Use an inverse shape (geomask) instead of a regular shape by setting to "inverse"	String	optional
Mapframe point feature	mapframe-point	Override display of mapframe point feature. Turn off display of point feature by setting to "none". Force point marker to be displayed by setting to "on"	String	optional
Mapframe geomask	mapframe-geomask	Wikidata item to use as a geomask (everything outside the boundary is shaded darker). Can either be a specific Wikidata item (Q-number), or a property that specifies the item to use (e.g. P17 for country, or P131 for located in the administrative territorial entity) Example Q100	Page name	optional
Mapframe switcher	mapframe-switcher	Set to "auto" or "geomasks" or "zooms" to enable Template:Switcher-style switching between multiple mapframes. IF SET TO auto – switch geomasks found in location (P276) and located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) statements on the page's Wikidata item, searching recursively. E.g. an item's city, that city's state, and that state's country. IF SET TO geomasks – switch between the geomasks specified as a comma-separated list of Wikidata items (Q-numbers) in the mapframe-geomask parameter. IF SET TO zooms – switch between "zoomed in"/"zoomed midway"/"zoomed out", where "zoomed in" is the default zoom (with a minimum of 3), "zoomed out" is 1, and "zoomed midway" is the average.	String	optional
Mapframe width	mapframe-frame-width mapframe-width	Frame width in pixels Default 270	Number	optional
Mapframe height	mapframe-frame-height mapframe-height	Frame height in pixels Default 200	Number	optional
Mapframe shape fill	mapframe-shape-fill	Color used to fill shape features Default #606060	String	optional
Mapframe shape fill opacity	mapframe-shape-fill-opacity	Opacity level of shape fill, a number between 0 and 1 Default 0.1	Number	optional
Mapframe stroke color	mapframe-stroke-color mapframe-stroke-colour	Color of line features, and outlines of shape features Default #ff0000	String	optional
Mapframe stroke width	mapframe-stroke-width	Width of line features, and outlines of shape features Default 2	Number	optional
Mapframe marker	mapframe-marker	Marker symbol to use for coordinates; see [[mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/Icons]] for options Example museum	String	optional
Mapframe marker color	mapframe-marker-color mapframe-marker-colour	Background color for the marker Default #5E74F3	String	optional
Mapframe geomask stroke color	mapframe-geomask-stroke-color mapframe-geomask-stroke-colour	Color of outline of geomask shape Default #555555	String	optional
Mapframe geomask stroke width	mapframe-geomask-stroke-width	Width of outline of geomask shape Default 1	Number	optional
Mapframe geomask fill	mapframe-geomask-fill	Color used to fill outside geomask features Default #606060	String	optional
Mapframe geomask fill opacity	mapframe-geomask-fill-opacity	Opacity level of fill outside geomask features, a number between 0 and 1 Default 0.25	Number	optional
Mapframe zoom	mapframe-zoom	Set the zoom level, from "1" to "18", to used if the zoom level cannot be determined automatically from object length or area. NB: default may also be set by Kartographer automatically based on the features rendered. Default 10 Example 12	Number	optional
Mapframe length (km)	mapframe-length_km	Object length in kilometres, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area	Number	optional
Mapframe length (mi)	mapframe-length_mi	Object length in miles, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area	Number	optional
Mapframe area (km^2)	mapframe-area_km2	Object arean square kilometres, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area	Number	optional
Mapframe area (mi^2)	mapframe-area_mi2	Object area in square miles, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area	Number	optional
Mapframe frame coordinates	mapframe-frame-coordinates mapframe-frame-coord	Alternate latitude and longitude coordinates for initial placement of map, using {{coord}} Example {{Coord|12.35|N|56.71|E}}	Template	optional
Mapframe line feature	mapframe-line	Turn off display of line feature by setting to none. Force display of line by setting to on.	String	optional
Mapframe type	mapframe-type	Type of the object rendered in the mapframe, like with {{coord}}.	String	optional
Mapframe line stroke color	mapframe-line-stroke-color mapframe-line-stroke-colour	Color of line features Default #ff0000	String	optional
Mapframe line stroke width	mapframe-line-stroke-width	Width of line features Default 5	Number	optional
Mapframe shape stroke color	mapframe-shape-stroke-color mapframe-shape-stroke-colour	Color of outlines of shape features Default #ff0000	String	optional
Mapframe shape stroke width	mapframe-shape-stroke-width	Width of outlines of shape features Default 2	Number	optional
units4	units4	no description	Unknown	optional
units5	units5	no description	Unknown	optional
units6	units6	no description	Unknown	optional
casualties4	casualties4	no description	Unknown	optional
casualties5	casualties5	no description	Unknown	optional
casualties6	casualties6	no description	Unknown	optional
commander4	commander4	no description	Unknown	optional
commander5	commander5	no description	Unknown	optional
commander6	commander6	no description	Unknown	optional
strength4	strength4	no description	Unknown	optional
strength5	strength5	no description	Unknown	optional
strength6	strength6	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant4	combatant4	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant4a	combatant4a	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant4b	combatant4b	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant4c	combatant4c	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant4d	combatant4d	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant5	combatant5	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant5a	combatant5a	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant5b	combatant5b	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant5c	combatant5c	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant5d	combatant5d	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant6	combatant6	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant6a	combatant6a	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant6b	combatant6b	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant6c	combatant6c	no description	Unknown	optional
combatant6d	combatant6d	no description	Unknown	optional
polstrength1	polstrength1	no description	Unknown	optional
polstrength2	polstrength2	no description	Unknown	optional
polstrength3	polstrength3	no description	Unknown	optional
polstrength4	polstrength4	no description	Unknown	optional
polstrength5	polstrength5	no description	Unknown	optional
polstrength6	polstrength6	no description	Unknown	optional
milstrength1	milstrength1	no description	Unknown	optional
milstrength2	milstrength2	no description	Unknown	optional
milstrength3	milstrength3	no description	Unknown	optional
milstrength4	milstrength4	no description	Unknown	optional
milstrength5	milstrength5	no description	Unknown	optional
milstrength6	milstrength6	no description	Unknown	optional
units_header	units_header	no description	Unknown	optional
strengths_header	strengths_header	no description	Unknown	optional
polstrengths_header	polstrengths_header	no description	Unknown	optional
milstrengths_header	milstrengths_header	no description	Unknown	optional
casualties_header	casualties_header	no description	Unknown	optional
action	action	no description	Unknown	optional
map_alt	map_alt	no description	Unknown	optional

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