List of wars involving Argentina

Template:Short description This is a list of wars involving the Argentine Republic and its predecessor states from the colonial period to present day.

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Inca Empire

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Inca conquest of northern Argentina (1479)	unframed Inca Empire unframed Mitimaes unframed Yanacona Allied natives	Diaguitas Huarpes Omaguacas Atacamas Comechingones Guaycuru peoples Chichas	Victory of the Inca Empire The territories are incorporated into the Collasuyo. The towns are submitted to the Empire's state economic and labor administration system. Beginning of the acculturation of the natives. Continuation of hostilities against the Guarani tribes. Fails expansion attempt towards the northern Chaco.

Colonial Argentina (1536–1810)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Notable battles
First attempt of colonizing Buenos Aires (1536–1541)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Port of Santa Maria del Buen Aire	Querandí Help from: Charrúa File:Bandera del pueblo guaraní.svg Guaraní Chana Timbú	Defeat The city is burned down by the natives in 1536, it was later reconstructed by the conquerors The Spanish destroy the city and migrate to Asunción in 1541
First Calchaquí War (1560–1563)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Tucuman Governorate	File:Diaguita - Cóndor.png Diaguita Confederation Omaguacas	Defeat Various Spanish cities destroyed Weakening of the Diaguita leadership and later acceptance of the encomienda by the natives
Spanish conquest of Mesopotamia (1573–1583)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Río de la Plata and Paraguay Governorate File:Ihs-logo.svg Jesuitic Guaraní Tribes	Charrúan Complex Querandí File:Bandera del pueblo guaraní.svg Guaraní	Victory Rise of the tensions with the Portuguese conquerors Death of Juan de Garay
Revolution of the Seven Chiefs (1580)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Río de la Plata and Paraguay Governorate	File:Flag of Cross of Burgundy (type 3).svg Rebel Criollos	Government victory Revolution crushed
Viltipoco Rebellion (1582)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Tucuman Governorate	Omaguacas	Victory Rebellion against the encomienda crushed Omaguacas' land annexed to the Spanish territory
Conflicts against Pirates (1582–1724)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Río de la Plata and Paraguay Governorate	Template:Country data Kingdom of England Template:Country data Kingdom of France Kingdom of Denmark Template:Country data Portuguese Empire	Victory The island Martín García remains in Spanish control Attacks on Buenos Aires repelled Pirate incursions dramatically reduced Foundation of Montevideo
Second Calchaquí War (1630–1637)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Tucuman Governorate	File:Diaguita - Cóndor.png Diaguita Confederation	Indecisive The Spanish Empire defeat and annex the Diaguitas, but are unable to annex the rest of the confederation. The natives get rid of the encomienda The Quilmes become the leaders of the confederation
Battle of Mbororé (1641)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Río de la Plata Governorate File:Ihs-logo.svg Jesuitic Guaraní Tribes	Template:Country data Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil File:Bandeira do Senado da Câmara de São Paulo.svg Bandeirantes	Victory Portuguese raids stop Guarani people are excluded from forced labour The jesuits gain more autonomy regarding the administration of their missions
Third Calchaquí War (1658–1667)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Tucuman Governorate	File:Diaguita - Cóndor.png Diaguita Confederation	Victory End of the Diaguita rebellions Full annexation of the Diaguita Confederation by Spain
First occupation of Sacramento Colony (1680)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Río de la Plata Governorate Template:Flagicon Tucuman Governorate Template:Flagicon Paraguay Governorate	Template:Country data Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil	Victory Spanish occupy Sacramento Sacramento is given back to Portugal in 1683
Battle of the Yi (1702)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Río de la Plata Governorate File:Ihs-logo.svg Guaraní Tribes	Charrúa Tribes	Stalemate 300 Charrúas were killed during the negotiations Decisive weakening of the Charrúa forces
Second occupation of Sacramento Colony Part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1705)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Río de la Plata Governorate	Template:Country data Portuguese Empire Template:Flagicon Colonial Brazil	Victory Spanish occupy Sacramento Sacramento is given back to Portugal in 1715
Commoner Revolution (1721–1735)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Río de la Plata Governorate	Paraguayan Civilians	Government victory Rebellion crushed Paraguayan people lose their right to vote
Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–1737)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Río de la Plata Governorate	Template:Country data Portuguese Empire Template:Flagicon Colonial Brazil	Defeat Failure at occupying Sacramento Colony
Guaraní War (1756)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Río de la Plata Governorate Template:Flagicon Colonial Brazil File:Bandeira do Senado da Câmara de São Paulo.svg Bandeirantes	File:Bandera del pueblo guaraní.svg Guaraní Tribes File:Ihs-logo.svg Jesuits	Victory End of Jesuitic influence on the Platine region Portuguese territorial gain
First Ceballos Expedition Part of the Seven Years' War (1762–1763)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Río de la Plata Governorate	Template:Country data Portuguese Empire Template:Flagicon Colonial Brazil Template:Country data East India Company	Victory Sacramento Colony temporarily occupied by Spain Rio Grande temporarily occupied by Spain The occupied territories are given back to Portugal
Capture of Port Egmont (1770)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Río de la Plata Governorate	Template:Country data Kingdom of Great Britain	Victory The Falklands are annexed to Spain as Malvinas Withdrawal of both forces from the islands
Second Ceballos Expedition (1776–1777)	Template:Country data Spanish Empire Río de la Plata Governorate	Template:Country data Portuguese Empire Template:Flagicon Colonial Brazil	Victory Sacramento Colony occupied and annexed to Spain Santa Catarina temporarily occupied by Spain Spain annexation of southern Brazilian territory Spanish annexation of Equatorial Guinea
War of the Oranges (1801)	Template:Flagicon Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Buenos Aires Intendency	Template:Country data Portuguese Empire Template:Flagicon Colonial Brazil	Defeat Eastern Missions annexed to Brazil
British invasions of the Río de la Plata Part of the Napoleonic Wars (1806–1807)	Template:Flagicon Spanish Empire Template:Flagicon Buenos Aires Intendency Template:Flagicon Montevideo Government	United Kingdom Template:Country data Cape Colony	Victory Both invasions repelled	Action of 2 June 1807 (2-3 June 1807) - Spanish victory Battle of Miserere (2 July 1807) - British victory

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (1810–1831)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Notable battles
Spanish American wars of independence (1810–1833) Argentine participation in: Argentine War of Independence Bolivian War of Independence Independence of ParaguayTemplate:Refn Chilean War of Independence Mexican War of IndependenceTemplate:Refn Peruvian War of Independence Ecuadorian War of Independence	Patriots:Template:Refn United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Gran Colombia Chile Mexico Peru Bolivia Paraguay Amerindian allies of the Patriots	Royalist: Template:Flagicon Spanish Monarchy Spain File:Lesser Coat of arms of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931)-Version of the Flag.svg Spanish America Amerindian allies of the Royalists	Victory Formation of the new Hispanic American states Subsequently, Spain recognizes each of the new Hispanic American states through the signing of international treaties	Battle of Tucumán (24-25 September 1812) - Patriot victory Battle of San Lorenzo (3 February 1813) - Patriot victory Battle of Salta (20 February 1813) - Patriot victory Battle of Martín García (10-15 March 1814) - Patriot victory Battle of Yavi (15 November 1816) - Spanish victory
Portuguese Invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811–1812)	United Provinces of the Río de la Plata	Template:Plainlist Template:Flagicon Colonial Brazil Spain	Inconclusive Withdrawal of Argentine and Portuguese troops from the Banda Oriental Anyway started the second siege of Montevideo
First Argentine Civil War (1814–1820)	Template:Country data United Provinces of the Río de la Plata File:Flag of Argentina (1818).svg Buenos Aires File:Bandera de la Provincia de Tucumán.svg Tucuman File:Bandera de la Provincia de Salta.svg Salta File:Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg Cuyo File:Bandera de la Provincia de La Rioja.svg La Rioja File:Flag of Artigas.svg Entre Ríos Republic	File:Flag of Artigas 1815.svg Federal League File:Flag of Uruguay (1825-1828).svg Banda Oriental File:Flag of Artigas.svg Entre Ríos File:Flag of Corrientes 1814.svg Corrientes File:Flag of Santa Fe (1815-1821).svg Santa Fe File:Flag of Misiones (1815-1827).svg Misiones Occidentales File:Flag of Córdoba 1815.svg Córdoba Charrúa Tribes File:Bandera del pueblo Qom.svg Guaycuru Tribes File:Bandera de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero.svg Santiago del Estero	Consequences: End of the Federal League and the directory Anarchy of the 20's La Rioja separates from Cordoba Creation of the Entre Rios Republic and Tucuman Republic Separation of Cuyo into Mendoza, San Luis and San Juan Reintegration of Santiago del Estero into Tucuman	Battle of Cepeda (1 February 1820) - Federalist victory
Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816–1820)	File:Flag of Artigas.svg Federal League	Template:Country data Portuguese Empire	Luso-Brazilian victory The Portuguese controlled the entire Banda Oriental until 1825. Artigas went into exile in Paraguay.	Battle of Apóstoles (2 July 1817) - Federal victory Battle of San Carlos (1817) - Luso-Brazilian victory
Battle of Makassar (1817)	United Provinces of the Río de la Plata	Malay Pirates	Victory Bouchard continues his expedition on the Pacific Ocean Incident on Jolo
Incident on JoloTemplate:Refn (1818)	United Provinces of the Río de la Plata	Sultanate of Sulu	Victory Reconciliation after the arrival of the Sulu leader Bouchard continues his expedition to reach the Philippines
Argentine Invasion of Monterey (1818)	United Provinces of the Río de la Plata	Template:Flagicon Viceroyalty of New Spain	Victory Bouchard occupies and raises an Argentine flag in California for six days under "patriotic" sovereignty.
Martín Rodríguez Campaign (1820–1824)	Template:Country data United Provinces of the Río de la Plata	Ranquel Ulmanate	Victory Territorial expansion to the west
Conflicts against Ramírez (1820–1821)	Buenos Aires Santa Fe	Entre Ríos Republic	Buenos Aires and Santa Fe's victory The Entre Ríos Republic separates into the provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes
Battle of La Rioja (1820)	File:Bandera de la Provincia de La Rioja.svg La Rioja	File:Flag of Mendoza Province, Argentina.svg Army of the Andes Andes Auxiliary Division	Riojan victory More autonomy of La Rioja Francisco Aldao had to withdraw from the province of La Rioja Nicolás Dávila takes over as governor of the province Facundo Quiroga's first important victory
Battle of Rincón de Marlopa (1821)	File:Flag of the Republic of Tucuman.svg Tucuman Republic	File:Bandera de la Provincia de Salta.svg Salta Province File:Bandera de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero.svg Santiago del Estero Rebels	Tucuman's victory Santiago del Estero separates from Tucuman as a new province Catamarca's secession from Tucuman End of the Tucuman Republic (which despite the name wasn't a country)
Cisplatine War (1825–1828)	United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Thirty-Three Orientals	Template:Country data Empire of Brazil	Stalemate Preliminary Peace Convention	Battle of Punta Colares (9 February 1826) - Inconclusive Battle of Quilmes (29-30 July 1826) - Brazilian victory Battle of Carmen de Patagones (7 March 1827) - United Provinces victory Battle of Monte Santiago (7-8 April 1827) - Brazillan victory
Brigandage of the Pincheira Brothers (1825–1832)	Chile Argentine Republic (until 1831) Argentine Confederation (from 1831 to 1832) Wallmapu Allies	Montoneras of Pincheira File:Pehuenche flag.svg Pehuenches File:Ancient mapuche flag.svg Boroan Confederation	Victory End of the Montoneras of Pincheira Argentine campaign on the Desert (1833–1834)
Second Argentine Civil War (1826–1827)	Unitarian Government File:Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires File:Bandera de la Provincia de Tucumán.svg Tucumán File:Bandera de la Provincia de Salta.svg Salta File:Bandera de la Provincia de Catamarca.svg Catamarca File:Flag of Venezuela (1817 and 1859).svg Venezuelan MercenariesTemplate:Refn	File:Flag of Federal Army.svg Federal Provinces File:Bandera de la Provincia de La Rioja.svg La Rioja File:Flag of Córdoba (1815-1825).svg Córdoba File:Bandera de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero.svg Santiago del Estero	Federal victory Bernandino Rivadavia resigns Manuel Dorrego becomes the new president
Third Argentine Civil War (1828–1831)	File:Flag of Unitarian Party (Navy).svg Interior League File:Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg Mendoza File:Bandera de la Provincia de San Luis.svg San Luis File:Flag of the San Juan Province.svg San Juan File:Bandera de la Provincia de Salta.svg Salta File:Bandera de la Provincia de Tucumán.svg Tucumán File:Bandera de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero.svg Santiago del Estero File:Flag of Córdoba (1815-1825).svg Córdoba File:Bandera de la Provincia de Catamarca.svg Catamarca File:Bandera de la Provincia de La Rioja.svg La Rioja	File:Flag of Liga Federal.svg Litoral League File:Flag of Liga Federal.svg Buenos Aires File:Flag of Entre Rios (1822-1824).svg Entre Ríos File:Bandera de la Provincia de Corrientes.svg Corrientes File:Bandera de la Provincia de Santa Fe.svg Santa Fe Montoneras of Quiroga	Consequences: Fall of Manuel Dorrego Rise and fall of Juan Lavalle Rise of Juan Manuel de Rosas End of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Start of the Argentine Confederation	Battle of San Roque (22 April 1829 - Decembrist revolution) - Unitarian victory Battle of Márquez Bridge (26 April 1829 - Decembrist revolution) - Federal victory Battle of Famaillá (19 September 1841) - Federal victory Battle of Caaguazú (28 November 1841) - Unitarian victory

Argentine Confederation (1831–1861)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Notable battles
Fourth Argentine Civil War (1832–1838)	Argentine Confederation Uruguay (1836–1838) File:Bandera de la Provincia de Salta.svg Salta Province	File:Flag of Unitarian Party (Navy).svg Unitarians File:Flag of Colorado Party (Uruguay).svg Colorados (1836–1838) File:Flag of the Civil Freedom of Argentina.svg Jujuy Rebels	Federal / Colorado / Jujuy's victory Causus belli for the War between Argentina and Peru–Bolivian Confederation Unitarian uprising crushed The Colorados take over Uruguay Argentine invasion of Uruguay Jujuy separates from Salta as a new province Death of Facundo Quiroga Start of the second term of Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1835
Falklands Expedition (1831)	Argentine Confederation	United States	Americans rescued Suspects captured Island evacuated Temporary severing of Argentina–United States relations
Desert Campaign (1833–1834)	Argentine Confederation File:Lautaro flag.svg Mapuche Allies File:Flag of the Tehuelche People.svg Tehuelche Tribes	File:Lautaro flag.svg Mapuche Tribes	Victory Argentine territorial expansion Rise of the popularity of Juan Manuel de Rosas
Boroan Conflict (1836)	Argentine Confederation File:Lautaro flag.svg Ranquel Ulmanate	File:Ancient mapuche flag.svg Boroan Confederation	Victory End of Boroan influence on the Pampas Calfucurá becomes the leader of the entirety of Puelmapu, forming the Confederation of Salinas Grandes
War of the Confederation (1836–1839)	Chile Argentine Confederation	Peru-Bolivian Confederation	Victory Chile, Argentina and the Peruvian dissidents defeat the Peru-Bolivian Confederation Argentine territorial integrity secured
Tarija War Part of the War of the Confederation (1837–1839)	Argentine Confederation	Peru-Bolivian Confederation	Final Victory Argentine territorial integrity secured Abandonment of the Bolivian pretentions of annexing the Argentine northern provinces
French blockade of the Río de la Plata (1838–1840)	Argentine Confederation	Template:Country data Kingdom of France	Victory France leaves the island Martín García
Argentine invasion of Uruguay (Second phase of Guerra Grande) (1839–1843)	Blancos Argentine Confederation	Uruguay	Victory The Blancos party creates the Government of Cerrito, which controlled most of Uruguay. The Colorados remain in control of Montevideo, creating the Government of La Defensa. Great Siege of Montevideo.
Uruguayan Civil War (1839-1851)	Blancos Argentine Confederation Buenos Aires Province	Colorados File:Flag of Unitarian Party (Navy).svg Unitarians Template:Country data Empire of Brazil United Kingdom Template:Country data Kingdom of France Riograndense Republic	Colorado victory Background for Platine War	Battle of Arroyo Grande (6 December 1842) - Blanco victory Battle of Vuelta de Obligado (20 November 1845) - Pyrrhic strategic Anglo-French victory, diplomatic Argentine victory
Fifth Argentine Civil War (1840–1841)	Argentine Confederation File:Flag of Argentina (1840).svg Buenos Aires File:Flag of the Jordanist rebellion (1870s).svg Entre Ríos File:Bandera de la Provincia de Santa Fe.svg Santa Fe File:Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg Mendoza File:Bandera de la Provincia de San Luis.svg San Luis File:Flag of the San Juan Province.svg San Juan File:Bandera de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero.svg Santiago del Estero File:Flag of Córdoba (1815-1825).svg Córdoba File:Flag of the National Party (Uruguay).svg Blancos	File:Flag of Unitarian Party (Navy).svg Unitarians File:Flag of the Civil Freedom of Argentina.svg Jujuy File:Bandera de la Provincia de Salta.svg Salta File:Bandera de la Provincia de Tucumán.svg Tucumán File:Bandera de la Provincia de Catamarca.svg Catamarca File:Bandera de la Provincia de La Rioja.svg La Rioja File:Bandera de la Provincia de Corrientes.svg Corrientes Support: Template:Country data Kingdom of France	Government victory Death of Juan Lavalle
Combat of Costa Brava (1842)	Argentine Confederation	Template:Flagicon Redshirts (Kingdom of Italy)	Victory Giuseppe Garibaldi escapes to Montevideo
Great Siege of Montevideo (1843–1851)	Government of Cerrito Argentine Confederation Template:Flagicon Spanish Mercenaries	Government of La Defensa File:Bandera calabreses de garibaldi.svg Italian Legion (until 1846) File:Flag of France.svg French Legions (until 1850) File:Flag of Unitarian Party (exiled).svg Exiled Argentines	Ceasefire Start of the Platine War
Fourth Correntine Revolution (1843–1847)	Argentine Confederation	Corrientes State Paraguay (since 1845)	Victory Revolution crushed Corrientes reintegrated into Argentina Growth of Paraguayan influence on the disputed province of Misiones
Paraná War (1845–1850)	Argentine Confederation	United Kingdom Template:Country data Kingdom of France	Victory France and Britain recognize the sovereignty of Argentina on River Plate and its tributaries France pulls its forces out of Montevideo	Battle of Vuelta de Obligado Battle of San Lorenzo (1846) Battle of Quebracho
Correntine–Paraguayan War (1847–1850)	Argentine Confederation Corrientes Support: Entre Ríos	Paraguay Support: Template:Country data Empire of Brazil	Victory Paraguayan army expulsed from most of Misiones except for Candelaria and Trinchera San Jose.
Platine War (Sixth Argentine Civil War) (1851–1852)	Buenos Aires Province Government of Cerrito	Ejercito Grande Coalition: Entre Ríos Corrientes Santa Fe Unitarians Defence Government Template:Country data Empire of Brazil Co-belligerent: Paraguay (1845–1850) Support: Bolivia Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Paraguay (1851–1852)	Defeat of Buenos Aires Victory of the coalition army of General Justo José de Urquiza in Argentina Colorado victory in Uruguay Argentine clout over the Platine region ends Brazilian hegemony in the Platine region starts War between the State of Buenos Aires and the Confederation	Battle of the Tonelero Pass (17 December 1851) Battle of Caseros (3 February 1852 - Allied victory
Seventh Argentine Civil War (1852–1862)	Argentine Confederation	State of Buenos Aires	Consequences Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation, leading to unification and the creation of the Argentine Republic Buenos Aires does this with the condition of being able to secede from Argentina again if needed	Battle of Cepeda (23 October 1859) - Argentine Confederation victory Battle of Pavón (17 September 1861) - State of Buenos Aires victory
Campaigns against Calfucurá (1855–1872)	State of Buenos Aires (until 1861) Argentina (1861–1872)	Salinas Grandes Confederation	Victory Calfulcurá is defeated and dies one year after that

Argentine Republic (1861–present)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	Notable battles
Uruguayan War (1864–1865)	Template:Country data Empire of Brazil Colorados Unitarians Argentina	Uruguay Blancos Federalists	Victory The Colorados take over the Uruguayan government Start of the Paraguayan War
War of the Triple Alliance (1865–1870)	Template:Country data Empire of Brazil Argentina Paraguayan Legion Uruguay	Paraguay	Victory Allied occupation of Paraguay Argentina definitively asserts its sovereignty on the Misiones Province and other territories south of the Pilcomayo River Brazil definitively asserts its sovereignty on Mato Grosso do Sul	Battle of Riachuelo (11 June 1865) - Brazilian victory
Eighth Argentine Civil War (1866–1867)	Argentina	Federals File:Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg Mendoza File:Bandera de la Provincia de San Luis.svg San Luis File:Flag of the San Juan Province.svg San Juan File:Bandera de la Provincia de La Rioja.svg La Rioja Template:Flagicon Chilean volunteers	Government Victory Felipe Varela escapes from the country
Ninth Argentine Civil War (1870–1876)	Argentina	Federals File:Bandera de la Provincia de Entre Ríos.svg Entre Ríos Province	Government Victory Death of Justo José de Urquiza Defeat of Ricardo López Jordán End of the era of caudillos
Conquest of the Chaco (1870–1917)	Argentina Abipones Tribes	File:Bandera del pueblo Qom.svg Guaycuru Tribes File:Bandera del pueblo Wichi.svg Wichí File:Bandera del pueblo Qom (tricolor).svg Toba File:Bandera del pueblo Pilagá.svg Pilagá File:Bandera del pueblo Mocoví.svg Mocoví	Victory Annexation of a big part of the Gran Chaco
Tenth Argentine Civil War (1873-1874)	File:Emblema del Partido Autonomista Nacional.svg National Autonomist Party	File:Flag of Unitarian Party (Navy).svg Liberal Party	Autonomist Victory Autonomist party's rule of the country through 40 years
Kolla Rebellion (1874–1875)	Argentina	File:Flag of Colla people in Chile.svg Colla Tribes	Victory Reestablishment of the government of Jujuy Rebel survivors flee to Bolivia
Revolution of La Boca (Unclear, either 1876 or 1882)	Argentina	File:República de La Boca.svg La Boca Republic	Government Victory The genoese revolutionaries are defeated and La Boca is reintegrated into Argentina The republic would later reappear as a recreative micronation with no independentist intentions
Conquest of the Desert (1878–1884)	Argentina Allied Tribes	File:Lautaro flag.svg Mapuche and Pampas Tribes Chile (Battle of Aluminé)	Victory Annexation of the eastern Patagonia Chile would stop claiming the eastern part of Patagonia Emergence of the military and political influence of Argentina in South America
Revolution of 1880 (1880)	Argentina	File:Flag of the State of Buenos Aires.svg Buenos Aires Province	Government Victory Federalization of Buenos Aires End of the Argentine Civil Wars Buenos Aires loses its right to secede	Battle of Los Corrales (21 June 1880) - Buenos Aires victory
Selkʼnam Genocide (1880–1910)	Argentina Bounty Hunters	Selkʼnam Tribes	Victory 3,900 Selkʼnams killed Only around 900 of the deaths were directly inflicted due to most victims dying due to diseases unknown to them Death of the last native speaker of the Selkʼnam language in the 1980s Extinction of the Yagán domestic fox used by the Selkʼnam
Argentine occupation of the Puna de Atacama (1885–1886)	Argentina	Bolivia	Victory Annexation of most of the Puna de Atacama in 1888
Revolution of the Park (1890)	Argentina	File:Bandera de la Unión Cívica.svg Civic Union	Government military victory, political defeat President Miguel Juárez Celman resigns, Vice President Carlos Pellegrini assumes the presidency Revolution crushed by the government
Argentine Revolution of 1893 (1893)	Argentina	File:Escudo de la UCR.svgRadical Civic Union	Government military victory, political defeat Revolution crushed by the government
Russo-Japanese War (1901)	File:War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army (1868–1945).svg Japan Support: Argentina	Russia	Japanese victory Russia withdraws from Manchuria Improvement of relations between Argentina and Japan
Venezuelan Crisis of 1902–1903	Venezuela Support: Argentina United States	United Kingdom Germany Italy Support: Spain Mexico Belgium Netherlands Denmark	Compromise Venezuelan debt dispute resolved European fleet withdraws Argentina's Drago Doctrine becomes famous internationally
Argentine Revolution of 1905 (1905)	Argentina	File:Escudo de la UCR.svgRadical Civic Union	Government military victory, political defeat Sáenz Peña law sanctioned in 1912, which allowed secret, universal and mandatory suffrage Revolution crushed by the government
War of Chile Chico (1918)	Argentina File:Roundel of Carabineros de Chile.svg Carabineros de Chile	Template:Flagicon Chilean Settlers	Victory Incarceration of Chileans settlers The settlers were released a month later they returned to Chile
Tragic Week (1919)	Argentina File:Flag of Argentine Nacionalistas.svg Argentine Patriotic League	File:Sello original de la Federación Obrera Regional Argentina.png FORA File:Anarchist flag 2.svg Anarchists and Communists	Government victory Rebellion crushed Multiple human rights violations towards immigrants and Jews First pogrom on the history of the Americas Roots of fascism in Argentina
Patagonia Rebelde (1920–1922)	Argentina File:Flag of Argentine Nacionalistas.svg Argentine Patriotic League	File:FORA V Congreso LOGO.png FORA File:Anarchist flag 2.svg Anarchists and Communists Support: File:Roundel of Carabineros de Chile.svg Carabineros de Chile	Government victory Rebellion crushed Facón Grande executed
1930 Argentine coup d'état	Template:Flagicon Argentine Government	File:Flag of Argentine Nacionalistas.svg Nacionalistas	Rebel victory Argentine military seizes power Overthrow of Hipólito Yrigoyen Start of the Infamous Decade
Chaco War (1932–1935)	Paraguay Support: Argentina Italy United States	Bolivia Support: Czechoslovakia United Kingdom	Paraguayan victory Paraguay gets most of the disputed zone with Bolivia
Radical Revolution of 1932	Argentina	File:Escudo de la UCR.svgRadical Civic Union	Government victory Revolution crushed by the government
1943 Argentine coup d'état Combat of the ESMA	Template:Flagicon Argentine Government	File:Gou.png United Officers' Group	Rebel victory Argentine military seizes power Overthrow of Ramón Castillo End of the Infamous Decade Rise of Juan Domingo Perón's popularity Argentina remains neutral through most of World War II Tension between the Allies and Argentina
World War II (1945) Argentina during World War II	United States Soviet Union United Kingdom Template:Flagcountry France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Template:Flagcountry Brazil Mexico Chile Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Venezuela Uruguay Argentina	Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Country data Independent State of Croatia Template:Country data Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry Template:Flagcountry	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 Regarding Argentina: U-977 and U-530 surrender to the Argentine Navy. Several nazis secretly protected by Argentina by the use of ratlines. Thousands of Argentine volunteers served with all three British armed services, particularly the Royal Air Force, as well as the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Third Paraguayan Civil War (1947)	Paraguay File:Bandera Partido Colorado de Paraguay.svg Colorado Party Support: Argentina United States	File:Partido Liberal Radical Autentico.svg Liberal Party File:Bandera del Partido Revolucionario Febrerista.svg Febrerista Revolutionary Party File:PCP paraguay.jpg Paraguayan Communist Party	Paraguayan government victory Guerrillas defeated Paraguay would later save Juan Domingo Perón from the Liberating Revolution.
Revolución Libertadora (1955–1958)	Argentine Government Loyal Armed Forces Nationalist Liberation Alliance File:Logo cgtra.png CGT	Rebel Armed Forces File:Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Civil Commands File:Escudo de la UCR.svgRadicals File:Accion catolica.png Catholic Conservatives	Rebel victory Argentine military seizes power Overthrow of Juan Domingo Perón Political persecution of Peronism
Peronist Resistance (1959–1963)	Argentina	File:Peronismo de Base.jpg Peronist Youth File:Bandera de Uturuncos.svg Uturuncos Nationalist Liberation Alliance	Government victory Rebel guerrillas dissolved some years after the conflict Former members would join later join Montoneros or FAR
1963 Argentine Navy revolt (1962–1963)	Azules: File:Seal of the Argentine Army.svg Argentine Army File:Argentine airforce wings emblem.svgArgentine Air Force	Colorados: File:Escudo Armada Argentina.svg Argentine Navy	Azules victory Colorados revolt suppressed Argentina joins the blockade against Cuba End of military rule, presidential elections of 1963
Cuban Missile Crisis (Quarantine operation) (1962)	United States OAS Argentina Venezuela Colombia Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago	Soviet Union Cuba	Consequences: Expulsion of Cuba from the OAS Naval blockade of Cuba towards the USSR
Guevarist incursion in Argentina (1963–1964)	Argentina	File:Bandera del Ejército Guerrillero del Pueblo.svg EGP Support: Cuba	Government victory Disarticulation of the guerrilla The failure of the guerrilla movement led Che Guevara to consider the possibility of participating in other places outside the country or on other continents. The attempt of revolution, along with the later fall of Tacuara and the bad decisions taken by the government of Ongania would later provoke the Cycle of Azos and creation of far-leftist guerrillas
Nazi insurgency in Argentina (1963-1966)	Argentina File:Emblem of the Argentine Federal Police.svg Argentine Federal Police	File:Flag of Tacuara Nationalist Movement.svg Tacuara Nationalist Movement Support: File:Flag of the NSDAP (1920–1945, dark).svg Nazi refugees Factions of the Argentine armed Forces File:Flag of the Arab League.svg Arab League	Government victory The Tacuara Nationalist Movement is dissolved Founder of the guerrillas, José Joe Baxter, becomes communist and creates the ERP Without Tacuara, far-left guerrillas begin to appear. Former members would later become part of the Triple A to fight communism
Laguna del Desierto Incident (1965)	Argentina	Chile	Victory Argentina gets the disputed zone
The Cycle of Azos (1969-1972)	Argentina	File:UBA.svg AUF Template:Flagicon MPTW File:Logo cgtra.png CGT File:Badge of Workers’ Revolutionary Party (Argentina).svg PRT Template:Country data Córdoba	Government military victory Rebel political victory The uprisings are suppressed Ongania, Levingston and Lanusse resign The Military junta collapses in 1973 Juan Domingo Perón comes back from exile
Dirty War (1967–1980) See also: Operativo Independencia	Argentina File:Comando General AAA.jpg Triple A	File:Bandera del ERP.svg ERP File:Flag of Montoneros.svg Montoneros File:Escudo de las FAR.png FAR File:Logo de las FAP.jpg FAP File:FAL argentina logo.svg FAL File:Flag of CPL.svg CPL File:BanderaGEL.png GEL File:Flag of OCPO.svg OCPO	Government victory Leftist guerrillas defeated mostly eradicated by 1979 9,500+ guerrillas (4,500+ Montoneros and 5,000 ERP), hundreds of soldiers/police, and 3,252 civilians killed in political violence from 1969 to 1980
Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996) (Argentina helped since 1976)	Guatemala Support: Argentina (1976–1983) United States (1963–1996)	URNG	Peace accord signed in 1996
Beagle Crisis (1978–1984)	Argentina	Chile	Consequences (bloodless conflict): Signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1984 Bioceanity of Argentina and Chile. Not mutually recognized. Chile's support to the United Kingdom during the Falklands War
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	El Salvador Support: United States Argentina (until 1983) Israel Taiwan Chile (until 1990)	FMLN Support: Soviet Union Cuba Nicaragua	Ceasefire Chapultepec Peace Accords of 1992 Restructuring of Salvadoran Armed Forces National and Treasury Police are dissolved (new civilian-overseen police created) FMLN becomes a political party, its combatants are exonerated
Falklands War (1982)	Argentina	United Kingdom	Defeat Status quo ante bellum in South Georgia and the Falklands Argentine occupation of Southern Thule ended Collapse of the military junta
Carapintadas Uprisings (1987–1990)	Argentina	File:TC-EA.png Carapintadas	Government victory Uprisings stopped
1989 Attack on La Tablada Barracks (1989)	Argentina	File:Soviet flag red star.svg Movimiento Todos por la Patria	Government victory Argentine army and police victory
Gulf War (Operativo Alfil) (1990–1991)	Coalition: Argentina United States Kuwait United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Italy Canada Egypt Syria Morocco United Arab Emirates Pakistan Oman Qatar	Iraq	Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait Argentina is designated as a major non-NATO ally by United States
Croatian War of Independence (Operation Bljesak) (1991–1995)	Croatia United Nations Argentina United States Canada Denmark France Jordan Nepal Spain UK	Republika Srpska Yugoslavia	Victory Croatian forces regain control over most of RSK-held Croatian territory Croatian forces advance into Bosnia and Herzegovina which helps lead to the eventual end of the Bosnian War Argentine arms trafficking scandal
Operation Uphold Democracy (Operative Talos) (1994–1995)	United States Poland Argentina	Haiti	Victory Reinstatement of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as President of Haiti
Siege of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela (Operation Guacamaya) (2024-2025)	Argentina Support: United States File:State flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).svg Venezuelan opposition	Venezuela	Victory Release and exile of the venezuelan opposition staff members on 6 may, 2025. The siege on the Argentine Embassy ends
Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022-present)	Ukraine Support: Argentina Template:Country data NATO European Union United States South Korea Japan	Russia Support: Belarus North Korea	Ongoing Improvement of the Argentina–Ukraine relations

See also

• List of hostile incidents at the Argentine border