List of wars involving Argentina
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This is a list of wars involving the Argentine Republic and its predecessor states from the colonial period to present day.
- Argentine victory: in case of an international victory or just a bellic victory/inconclusive conflict with favorable ending.
- Argentine defeat: in the case of an international bellic defeat.
- Indecisive or inconclusive: in the case of an international conflict, but with an unclear or left to interpretation result.
- Internal confrontation: in the case of an Argentine internal conflict, whatever the winning faction. This doesn't applies if the rebel faction is part of another country's troops.
Inca Empire[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inca conquest of northern Argentina (1479) |  Inca Empire Mitimaes.svg){kind=small} YanaconaAllied natives | Diaguitas Huarpes Omaguacas Atacamas Comechingones Guaycuru peoples Chichas | Victory of the Inca Empire
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Colonial Argentina (1536–1810)[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| First attempt of colonizing Buenos Aires (1536–1541) |  Spanish Empire | Querandí Help from:  Charrúa GuaraníChana Timbú | Defeat
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| First Calchaquí War (1560–1563) | Spanish Empire |  Diaguita ConfederationOmaguacas | Defeat
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| Spanish conquest of Mesopotamia (1573–1583) | Spanish Empire | Charrúan Complex Querandí Guaraní | Victory
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| Revolution of the Seven Chiefs (1580) | Spanish Empire |  Rebel Criollos | Government victory
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| Viltipoco Rebellion (1582) | Spanish Empire | Omaguacas | Victory
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| Conflicts against Pirates (1582–1724) | Spanish Empire |  Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Kingdom of Denmark Portuguese Empire | Victory
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| Second Calchaquí War (1630–1637) | Spanish Empire | Diaguita Confederation | Indecisive
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| Battle of Mbororé (1641) | Spanish Empire |  Portuguese Empire | Victory
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| Third Calchaquí War (1658–1667) | Spanish Empire | Diaguita Confederation | Victory
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| First occupation of Sacramento Colony (1680) | Spanish Empire | Portuguese Empire | Victory
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| Battle of the Yi (1702) |  Spanish Empire | Charrúa Tribes | Stalemate
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| Second occupation of Sacramento Colony Part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1705) | Spanish Empire | Portuguese Empire | Victory
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| Commoner Revolution (1721–1735) | Spanish Empire |  Paraguayan Civilians | Government victory
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| Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–1737) | Spanish Empire |  Portuguese Empire | Defeat
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| Guaraní War (1756) | Spanish Empire | Guaraní Tribes | Victory
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| First Ceballos Expedition Part of the Seven Years' War (1762–1763) |  Spanish Empire |  Portuguese Empire | Victory
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| Capture of Port Egmont (1770) | Spanish Empire |  Great Britain | Victory
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| Second Ceballos Expedition (1776–1777) | Spanish Empire | Portuguese Empire | Victory
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| War of the Oranges (1801) |  Spanish Empire | Portuguese Empire | Defeat
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| British invasions of the Río de la Plata Part of the Napoleonic Wars (1806–1807) | Spanish Empire |  United Kingdom | Victory
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United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (1810–1831)[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish American wars of independence (1810–1833) Argentine participation in: | Patriots:[Note 3] Amerindian allies of the Patriots | Royalist: Amerindian allies of the Royalists | Victory
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| Portuguese Invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811–1812) |  United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Inconclusive
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| First Argentine Civil War (1814–1820) |  United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |  League of the Free Peoples | Consequences:
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| Battle of Makassar (1817) |  United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |  Malay Pirates | Victory
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| Incident on Jolo[Note 4] (1818) | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |  Sultanate of Sulu | Victory
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| Martín Rodríguez Campaign (1820–1824) | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |  Ranquel Ulmanate | Victory
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| Conflicts against Ramírez (1820–1821) | Buenos Aires Santa Fe |  Entre Ríos Republic | Buenos Aires and Santa Fe's victory
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| Battle of La Rioja (1820) |  La Rioja |  Army of the Andes
| Riojan victory
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| Battle of Rincón de Marlopa (1821) |  Tucuman Republic |  Salta Province Santiago del Estero Rebels | Tucuman's victory
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| Cisplatine War (1825–1828) |  United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Thirty-Three Orientals |  Empire of Brazil | Stalemate |
| Brigandage of the Pincheira Brothers (1825–1832) |  Chile United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (until 1831) Argentine Confederation (from 1831 to 1832) Wallmapu Allies |  Montoneras of Pincheira Pehuenches | Victory
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| Second Argentine Civil War (1826–1827) | Unitarian Government |  Federal Provinces | Federal victory
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| Third Argentine Civil War (1828–1831) |  Interior League |  Litoral League | Consequences:
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Argentine Confederation (1831–1861)[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Argentine Civil War (1832–1838) | Argentine Confederation Uruguay (1836–1838) Salta Province | Unitarians.svg){kind=small} Colorados (1836–1838)  Jujuy Rebels | Federal / Colorado / Jujuy's victory
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| Falklands Expedition (1832) | Argentine Confederation |  United States | Consequences
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| Desert Campaign (1833–1835) | Argentine Confederation Mapuche Allies Tehuelche Tribes | Mapuche Tribes | Victory
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| Boroan Conflict (1836) | Argentine Confederation Ranquel Ulmanate |  Boroan Confederation | Victory |
| War of the Confederation (1836–1839) | Chile Peruvian Dissidents
 Argentine Confederation |  Peru-Bolivian Confederation | Victory
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| Tarija War Part of the War of the Confederation (1837–1839) | Argentine Confederation | Peru-Bolivian Confederation | Final Victory
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| French blockade of the Río de la Plata (1838–1840) | Argentine Confederation |  France | Victory
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| Argentine invasion of Uruguay (Second phase of Guerra Grande) |  Blancos Argentine Confederation | Uruguay | Victory
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| Fifth Argentine Civil War (1840–1841) | Argentine Confederation | Unitarians Support: | Government victory
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| Combat of Costa Brava (1842) | Argentine Confederation |  Redshirts(Kingdom of Italy) | Victory
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| Great Siege of Montevideo (1843–1851) |  Government of Cerrito Argentine Confederation Spanish Mercenaries |  Government of La Defensa
| Ceasefire
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| Fourth Correntine Revolution (1843–1847) | Argentine Confederation |  Corrientes State Paraguay (since 1845) | Victory
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| Paraná War (1845–1850) See also: | Argentine Confederation | United Kingdom France | Victory
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| Correntine–Paraguayan War (1847–1850) | Argentine Confederation Support: | Paraguay Support: | Victory
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| Platine War (1851–1852) | Buenos Aires Province Government of Cerrito | Ejercito Grande Coalition: | Defeat of Buenos Aires
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| Seventh Argentine Civil War (1852–1862) | Argentine Confederation Salinas Grandes Confederation |  State of Buenos Aires | Consecuences
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| Campaigns against Calfucurá (1855–1872) | State of Buenos Aires (until 1861) Argentina (1861–1872) | Salinas Grandes Confederation | Victory
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Argentine Republic (1861–present)[edit]
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguayan War (1864–1865) | Brazil Colorados Unitarians Argentina | Uruguay Blancos Federalists | Victory
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| War of the Triple Alliance (1865–1870) | Brazil Argentina |  Paraguay | Victory
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| Eighth Argentine Civil War (1866–1867) | Argentina |  Federals | Government Victory
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| Ninth Argentine Civil War (1870–1876) | Argentina | Federals | Government Victory
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| Conquest of the Chaco (1870–1917) | Argentina Abipones Tribes |  Guaycuru Tribes | Victory
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| Tenth Argentine Civil War (1873-1874) |  National Autonomist Party | Liberal Party | Autonomist Victory
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| Kolla Rebellion (1874–1875) | Argentina |  Colla Tribes | Victory
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| Revolution of La Boca (Unclear, either 1876 or 1882) | Argentina |  La Boca Republic | Government Victory
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| Conquest of the Desert (1878–1884) | Argentina Allied Tribes | Mapuche and Pampas Tribes Chile (Battle of Aluminé) | Victory
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| Revolution of 1880 (1880) | Argentina |  Buenos Aires Province | Government Victory
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| Selk'nam Genocide (1880–1910) | Argentina Bounty Hunters | Selk'nam Tribes | Victory |
| Argentine occupation of the Puna de Atacama (1885–1886) | Argentina |  Bolivia | Victory
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| Revolution of the Park (1890) | Argentina |  Civic Union | Government military victory, political defeat
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| Argentine Revolution of 1893 (1893) | Argentina |  Radical Civic Union | Government military victory, political defeat
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| Russo-Japanese War (1901) | .svg){kind=small} Japan Support: |  Russia | Japanese victory
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| Venezuelan Crisis of 1902–1903 (1902–1903) |  VenezuelaSupport: | United Kingdom Germany ItalySupport: | Compromise
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| Argentine Revolution of 1905 (1905) | Argentina | Radical Civic Union | Government military victory, political defeat
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| War of Chile Chico (1918) | Argentina Carabineros de Chile | Chilean Settlers | Victory
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| Tragic Week (1919) | Argentina |  FORA
| Government victory
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| Patagonia Rebelde (1920–1922) | Argentina |  FORA
Support: | Government victory
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| 1930 Argentine coup d'état (1930) | Argentine Government |  Nacionalistas | Rebel victory
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| Chaco War (1932–1935) | Paraguay Support: | Bolivia Support: | Paraguayan victory
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| Radical Revolution of 1932 (1932) | Argentina | Radical Civic Union | Government victory
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| 1943 Argentine coup d'état (1943) | Argentine Government |  GOU | Rebel victory
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| World War II (1945) |  United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Chile Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Venezuela Uruguay Argentina |  Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Croatia Slovakia Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang | Victory
Regarding Argentina:
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| Third Paraguayan Civil War (1947) | Paraguay Colorado PartySupport: |  Liberal Party Febrerista Revolutionary Party Paraguayan Communist Party | Paraguayan government victory
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| Liberating Revolution (1955–1958) | Argentine Government Nationalist Liberation Alliance Loyal Armed Forces  CGT | Rebel Armed Forces.svg){kind=small} Civil Commands | Rebel victory
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| Peronist Resistance (1959–1963) | Argentina |  Peronist Youth UturuncosNationalist Liberation Alliance | Government victory
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| 1963 Argentine Navy revolt (1962–1963) | Azules: Argentine Army Argentine Air Force | Colorados:.svg){kind=small} Argentine Navy | Azules victory
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| Cuban Missile Crisis (quarantine operation) (1962) |  United States OAS | Soviet Union Cuba | Consequences:
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| Guevarist incursion in Argentina (1963–1964) | Argentina |  EGP Support: | Government victory
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| Nazi insurgency in Argentina (1963-1966) | Argentina |  Tacuara Nationalist Movement Support: | Government victory
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| Laguna del Desierto Incident (1965) | Argentina | Chile | Victory
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| The Cycle of Azos (1969-1972) | Argentina |  AUF | Rebel Victory
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| Far-leftist insurgency in Argentina (1967–1980)
| Argentina Triple A |  ERP Montoneros FAR FAP FAL CPL GEL OCPO | Government victory
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| Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996) (Argentina helped since 1976) |  GuatemalaSupport:
|  URNG | Peace accord signed in 1996 |
| Beagle Crisis (1978–1984) | Argentina | Chile | Consequences (bloodless conflict):
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| Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992) |  El SalvadorSupport: United States Argentina (until 1983) Israel Taiwan Chile (until 1990) |  FMLNSupport:  Soviet Union Cuba Nicaragua | Ceasefire
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| Falklands War (1982) | Argentina | United Kingdom | Defeat
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| Carapintadas Uprisings (1987–1990) | Argentina |  Carapintadas | Government victory
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| 1989 Attack on La Tablada Barracks (1989) | Argentina |  Movimiento Todos por la Patria | Government victory
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| Gulf War (Operativo Alfil) (1990–1991) | United States Kuwait United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Italy Canada Egypt Syria Morocco United Arab Emirates Pakistan Oman Qatar ArgentinaCoalition |  Iraq | Victory
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| Croatian War of Independence (Operation Bljesak) (1991–1995) |  Croatia  United Nations |  Republika Srpska Yugoslavia | Victory
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| Operation Uphold Democracy (Operative Talos) (1994–1995) | United States Poland Argentina |  Haiti | Victory
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The Argentine participation in the independence of Paraguay occurred in the failed campaign of Belgrano on Paraguay between 1810 and 1811.
- ^ The Argentine participation in the independence of Mexico occurred on one occasion, during the privateer cruise La Argentina, when this ship attacked the coast of California in 1818.
- ^ In this section of "combatant 1" appear the independent governments that managed to consolidate at the end of the war. Later, some of these governments disintegrated, as happened with Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela) or the First Mexican Empire (Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua). Panama and Uruguay would be formed because of other conflicts.
- ^ This incident occurred during the privateer cruise La Argentina, when this ship arrive to the island of Jolo in 1818.
- ^ Venezuelan llanero mercenaries participed in the Battle of Rincón de Valladares
References[edit]
- ^ Halperín Donghi 2007, p. 91.
- ^ Furtado 2000, p. 10.
- ^ Golin 2004, p. 42.
- ^ Adelaar, Willem (2010). "South America". In Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexandre (eds.). Atlas of the world's languages in danger (3rd entirely revised, enlarged and updated ed.). Paris: UNESCO. pp. 86–94. ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2.
- ^ Buckley, Martha (9 April 2005). "How Argentines helped British win war". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 March 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- ^ Argentine pilots break silence over World War Two – Reuters
- ^ Clodfelter, M. (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492-2015 (4th ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0786474707.. Pages 649-650.
- ^ A 32 años de la caída en combate de Mario Roberto Santucho y la Dirección Histórica del PRT-ERP. Cedema.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
Bibliography[edit]
- Furtado, Joaci Pereira (2000). A Guerra do Paraguai (1864–1870) (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Saraiva. ISBN 978-85-02-03102-9.
- Golin, Tau (2004). A Fronteira (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Porto Alegre: L&PM Editores. ISBN 978-85-254-1438-0.
- Halperín Donghi, Tulio (2007). The Contemporary History of Latin America. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-1374-8.