List of wars involving Paraguay explained

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Paraguay from 1810 to the present day.^[1]

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Paraguayan Campaign (1810–1811)	Spain		Victory Paraguay retains independence from the Revolutionary Primera Junta of Buenos Aires Paraguay would obtain independence from Spain afterwards
Platine War (1845–1852)^[2]	Uruguay Paraguay Argentine Rebels		Victory Paraguay occupies the Misiones Province Juan Manuel de Rosas overthrown by the Allied Forces led by Brazil Argentine Confederation recognizes the Independence of Paraguay, with support of Brazil Brazilian hegemony in the Platine region starts
Paraguayan War (1864–1870)	Paraguay	Argentina Uruguay	Defeat Allied occupation of Paraguay Paraguay lost approx. 33% of territory to the Allied Powers; around 50% of the Paraguayan population died during the war Postwar decade of severe social crisis, political inestability and constant rebellions in 1870 - 1879
Liberal Revolution (1904)	Colorado Party	Liberal Party	Defeat of the Government Liberal Rebels overthrow the Colorado Party Liberal Regime established until 1940 - 1947 Colorado Party does not return to power until 1948
First Paraguayan Civil War (1911–1912)	Radical Liberals	Civic Liberals Colorado Party	Defeat of the Government Eduardo Schaerer becomes the 25th president of Paraguay
Second Paraguayan Civil War (1922-1923)	Saco Puku Liberals	Saco Mbyky Liberals	Victory of the Government Defeat of the supporters of Eduardo Schaerer, known as the "Saco Mbyky" side Consolidation of the faction of Manuel Gondra and Eusebio Ayala, known as the "Saco Puku" side
Chaco War (1932–1935)	Paraguay		Victory Most disputed area awarded to Paraguay.^[3]
World War II (1945)^[4] ^[5]	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 Collapse of the German Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
Third Paraguayan Civil War (1947)	Moríñigo Government Colorado Party	Liberal Party Revolutionary Febrerista Party Paraguayan Communist Party	Victory of the Government Liberal Party definitely overthrown from power Colorado Party returns to political power since 1947 - 1948 Colorado Hegemony established until 2008
Guerrillas against Stroessner (1958–1980)	Paraguay United States	Paraguayan Revolutionary Guerrillas:	Victory of the Government President Alfredo Stroessner remains in power and suppresses all insurrections Severe human rights violations caused by Stroessner's regime
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966)	Dominican Republic United States Brazil Paraguay Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador	Dominican Republic	Victory Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency, election of Joaquín Balaguer
Insurgency In Paraguay (2005–present)	Paraguay	Paraguayan People's Army Armed Peasant Association Army of Marshal López	Ongoing Ongoing insurgency

See also

• Paraguay Expedition (United States Navy expedition to Asunción)

Notes and References

1. It is considered that Paraguayan independence starts in the Congress of July 24, 1810, when the Paraguayan "intendencia" refused to pledge allegiance to the Junta de Buenos Aires.
2. Paraguay held its own conflict against Juan Manuel de Rosas receiving very substantial support from the Empire of Brazil. President Carlos Antonio López declared war against Rosas and in the first phase of the "Paraguayan front" (1845–1846), Paraguay invaded the Province of Corrientes hoping to cause a rebellion alongside the Argentine dissidents led by Gen. José María Paz, which fared poorly. In the second phase however (1847–1850), the Paraguayans under Gen. Francisco Solano López occupied the Province of Misiones which was under Rosas' rule, resisting in their positions while suffering heavy losses against the counterattacks of the forces of Buenos Aires. See: Urdapilleta, Emilio (10 April 2021): "Guerra del Paraguay contra Rosas (1945-1852)". El Parlante Digital. Asunción, Paraguay. Retrieved: 16 April 2021. Link: https://elparlante.com.py/historia-del-paraguay/guerra-de-paraguay-contra-rosas-1845-1852/The friendship and alliance between the Republic of Paraguay and the Empire of Brazil remained strong until 1852, when Rosas was finally overthrown. In fact, the Brazilian diplomacy played a key role for the recognition of the Independence of Paraguay. On the other hand, Paraguay gave its full support to Brazil, fighting its own campaign against Buenos Aires. However, in the final phase of the conflict (1851–1852), President Carlos López refused to join forces with the Allied army, keeping a defensive role (as established with Brazil). This was because López was very suspicious of Justo José de Urquiza, former General of Rosas' army who became the leader of the Argentine insurrection. See: Ramos R., Antonio (2016): "La Independencia del Paraguay y el Imperio del Brasil", pp. 763-771. Brasilia: FUNAG.
3. Web site: La victoria del Paraguay con Bolivia, en paz al fin. BBC.
4. Paraguay declared war to the Axis Powers on February 7, 1945. Before this, some Paraguayan pilots joined the Brazilian Air Force in 1944 and served in missions for protection of Allied convoys.
5. Los pilotos paraguayos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, article from "Diario Última Hora" (in Spanish), November 29th, 2009 - http://www.ultimahora.com/los-pilotos-paraguayos-la-segunda-guerra-mundial-n278340.html