List of Wars Involving Argentina

This is a list of wars fought by Argentina from 1810 to present day:

War Period Related conflicts Fought against Allied with Outcome
Spanish American wars of independence (1808–1829)
  • Argentine War of Independence (1810–1825)
  • Bolivian War of Independence (1809–1825)
  • Chilean War of Independence (1813–1826)
  • Peruvian War of Independence (1811–1824)
  • Ecuadorian War of Independence (1820–1822)
Spanish Royalists Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Gran Colombia Win. National independence of involved South American nations
Argentine Civil Wars (1814–1880) Federales and Unitarians (both Argentine factions) Uruguayan Blancos and Colorados, respectively Sanction of the 1853 Constitution, subsequent enforcement of the Constitution (including the 1880 Federalization of Buenos Aires)
War of Brazil (1825–1828) Brazil Tie. Independence of Uruguay
War of the Confederation (1837–1839) French Blockade of the Rio de la Plata (1838–1840) Bolivian-Peruvian Confederation, France Chile Win. Defeat of the Confederation by Chile, blockade lifted
Uruguayan Civil War (1839–1852) Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata (1845–1850).
The United Kingdom, France and the Empire of Brazil were allied to the Argentine Unitarians and to the Uruguayan Colorados.
Federales and Unitarians (both Argentine factions). Uruguayan Blancos and Colorados, respectively. Win for the Unitarians and the Urquiza's faction of the Federales. Lose for the Rosas' faction of the Federales.
War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870) Paraguay Brazil, Uruguay Win. Allied victory
Conquest of the Desert (1878–1884) Chilean Occupation of Araucanía (1861-1883) Native peoples of the Pampas and the Patagonia Win. Anexation of the eastern Patagonia and the western Pampas
Conquest of the Chaco Austral (1870–1938) Chaco War (1932–1935) which prompted some border clashes between Gendarmería Nacional Argentina and armed natives and deserters Native peoples of the Gran Chaco Win. Government control of the Chaco Central and the Chaco Austral
World War II Axis powers Allies of WWII Win. Allied victory
Falklands War (1982) UK Lose. Argentine defeat
Gulf War (1990–1991) Iraq United States Win. Coalition victory
Lists of wars involving South American countries
Sovereign states
  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Guyana
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela
Dependencies and
other territories
  • Aruba
  • Bonaire
  • Curaçao
  • Falkland Islands
  • French Guiana
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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