Patriotic War may refer to one of the following wars.
- Patriotic War of 1812, Napoleon's invasion of Russia
- Great Patriotic War, the war between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II
- Croatian War of Independence, armed conflict between newly independent Croatia and Republic of Serbian Krajina forces supported by Yugoslav People's Army; this term is used only in Croatia
Famous quotes containing the words patriotic and/or war:
“From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.”
—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)
“Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,
That from the nunnery
Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind
To war and arms I fly.”
—Richard Lovelace (1618–1658)