This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Paraguay from 1810 to the present day.
ConflictCombatant 1Combatant 2ResultPresident Paraguayan Campaign(1810–1811) Spanish Empire Intendancy of Paraguay Victory Paraguay retains independence from the Revolutionary Primera Junta of Buenos Aires Paraguay would obtain independence from Spain afterwards Battle of Candelaria(1815) Paraguay Defeat Paraguayan invasion repelled Paraguayan Incursion in Corrientes(1821–1823) Paraguay Victory Paraguay seizes territory from Corrientes Correntine-Paraguayan War(1833) Paraguay Victory Paraguay slightly expands its territory in Corrientes and Misiones Platine War(1845–1852) 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 Brazilian support Brazilian hegemony in the Platine region starts Paraguayan War(1864–1870) 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 Caballero's revolts(1873-1874) Support: Bernardino Caballero and other Lopiztas Support: Government Defeat Rebels topple the Jovellanos cabinet, forcing Benigno Ferreira and others into exile Brazil imposes Juan Bautista Gill as next president Commander Molas' revolt(1874) José Dolores MolasArmed peasants Government Victory Brazilian troops force rebels to disperse Gill's government loses legitimacy due to its failure against the rebels General Serrano's revolt(1874) German SerranoArmed peasants Government Victory Rebels defeated General Serrano executed after battle 1877 uprising(1877) Cirilo Antonio Rivarola loyalists Government Victory Rebels defeated President Gill assassinated Start of General Caballero's hegemony over Paraguayan politics Juan Silvano Godoi's revolt(1879) Juan Silvano Godoi and allies Support: Government Victory Argentine Navy forces rebels to sail back to Buenos Aires Liberal uprising(1891) Colorado Party Liberal Party Government Victory Rebels defeated Start of Juan Bautista Egusquiza's political rise Liberal Revolution(1904) Caballerist Colorados Liberal Party Egusquicista Colorados Government Defeat Rebels overthrow the Escurra government Liberal Regime established until 1936 Paraguayan Army disbanded and then rebuilt based on rebel forces First Paraguayan Civil War(1911–1912) Radical Liberals Civic Liberals Colorado PartyGovernment Defeat Eduardo Schaerer becomes the 25th president of Paraguay Second Paraguayan Civil War(1922–1923) Saco Puku Liberals Saco Mbyky Liberals Government Victory 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) Victory Most of the disputed area awarded to Paraguay. World War II(1945)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 and others and others 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 PartySupported by: Liberal Party Revolutionary Febrerista Party Paraguayan Communist Party Government Victory 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) Supported by: Paraguayan Revolutionary Guerrillas: Government Victory President Alfredo Stroessner remains in power and suppresses all insurrections Severe human rights violations caused by Stroessner's regime Dominican Civil War(1965–1966) Victory Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency, election of Joaquín Balaguer Insurgency In Paraguay(2005–present) Armed forces Police Joint Task Force (FTC) Supported by:
Justicieros de la Frontera Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) Armed Peasant Association (ACA) Army of Marshal López (EML)(from 2016)Supported by: FARC (until 2016) Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (alleged) Primeiro Comando da CapitalComando Vermelho Ongoing low-level conflict
See also Paraguay Expedition (United States Navy expedition to Asunción)
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