This is a list of wars involving the Argentine Republic and its predecessor states from the colonial period to present day.
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | |
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First attempt of colonizing Buenos Aires (1536–1541) | Querandí Help from: Charrúa Guaraní Chana Timbú | Defeat
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First Calchaquí War (1560–1563) |
| Diaguita Confederation Omaguacas | Defeat
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Spanish conquest of Mesopotamia (1573–1583) | Charrúan Complex Querandí Guaraní | Victory
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Revolution of the Seven Chiefs (1580) | Rebel Criollos | Government victory
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Viltipoco Rebellion (1582) |
| Omaguacas | Victory
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Conflicts against Pirates (1582–1724) | Denmark | Victory
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Second Calchaquí War (1630–1637) |
| Diaguita Confederation | Indecisive
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Battle of Mbororé(1641) |
| Victory
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Third Calchaquí War (1658–1667) |
| Diaguita Confederation | Victory
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First occupation of Sacramento Colony (1680) |
| Victory
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Battle of the Yi (1702) |
| Stalemate
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Second occupation of Sacramento Colony Part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1705) |
| Victory
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Commoner Revolution (1721–1735) |
| Paraguayan Civilians | Government victory
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Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–1737) |
| Defeat
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Guaraní War (1756) |
| Guaraní Tribes Jesuits | Victory
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First Ceballos Expedition Part of the Seven Years' War (1762–1763) |
| Victory
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Capture of Port Egmont (1770) |
| Victory
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Second Ceballos Expedition (1776–1777) |
| Victory
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War of the Oranges(1801) | Spanish 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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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | |
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Spanish American wars of independence (1810–1833)Argentine participation in: | Patriots
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) | 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 (1818) | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Sultanate of Sulu | Victory
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Martín Rodríguez Campaign (1820–1824) | 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 | 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 Boroan Confederation | 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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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | |
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Fourth Argentine Civil War (1832–1838) | Argentine Confederation Uruguay (1836–1838)---- Salta Province | Unitarians 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 | Victory | ||
War of the Confederation (1836–1839) | Chile Argentine Confederation | Victory
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Tarija War Part of the War of the Confederation (1837–1839) | Argentine Confederation | Final Victory
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French blockade of the Río de la Plata (1838–1840) | Argentine Confederation | Victory
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Argentine invasion of Uruguay(Second phase of Guerra Grande) (1839–1843) | 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 | Victory
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Correntine–Paraguayan War (1847–1850) | Argentine Confederation
Support: | ParaguaySupport: | Victory
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Platine War(Sixth Argentine Civil War) (1851–1852) | Buenos Aires Province Government of Cerrito | Ejercito Grande Coalition: Entre Ríos Corrientes Santa Fe | 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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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | |
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Uruguayan War (1864–1865) | Colorados Unitarians Argentina | Uruguay Blancos Federalists | Victory
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War of the Triple Alliance (1865–1870) | 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 | 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) | JapanSupport: | Japanese victory
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Venezuelan Crisis of 1902–1903 (1902–1903) | Support: | United Kingdom Support: | 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: | 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 United Kingdom France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Brazil Mexico Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Argentina | Victory
----Regarding Argentina:
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Third Paraguayan Civil War (1947) | Paraguay Colorado Party Support: | Liberal Party Febrerista Revolutionary Party Paraguayan Communist Party | Paraguayan government victory
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Liberating Revolution (1955–1958) | Argentina Nationalist Liberation Alliance Loyal Armed Forces CGT | Rebel Armed Forces Civil Commands
| Rebel victory
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Peronist Resistance (1959–1963) | Argentina | Peronist Youth Uturuncos Nationalist Liberation Alliance | Government victory
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1963 Argentine Navy revolt (1962–1963) | Azules: Argentine Army Argentine Air Force | Colorados: Argentine Navy | Azules victory
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Cuban Missile Crisis (quarantine operation) (1962) | United States | Cuba | Consequences:
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Guevarist incursion in Argentina (1963–1964) | Argentina | EGPSupport: | Government victory
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Nazi insurgency in Argentina(1963-1966) | Argentina | Tacuara Nationalist MovementSupport: | Government victory | |
Laguna del Desierto Incident (1965) | Chile | Victory
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The Cycle of Azos(1969-1972) | AUF MPTW | 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) | Guatemala Support:
| 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 Salvador Support: United States Argentina (until 1983) Israel Chile (until 1990) | FMLN Support: 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 Morocco Pakistan Oman Qatar Argentina Coalition | Iraq | Victory
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Croatian War of Independence (Operation Bljesak) (1991–1995) | Croatia---- | Victory
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Operation Uphold Democracy (Operative Talos) (1994–1995) | United States Poland Argentina | Haiti | Victory
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