List of wars involving Chile
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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Chile from its birth in the first decades of the 19th century to the present.
- Chilean victory: in the case of an international war, where a favorable result has been obtained
- Indecisive or inconclusive: in the case of an international conflict, but with an unclear or left to interpretation result or a treaty of peace between two belligerents
- Internal confrontation: in the case of a Chilean internal conflict, whatever the winning faction
List
19th-century
| Confrontation | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish American wars of independence (1808–1833)
Chilean participation on:
|
Patriots: (States consolidated in war)
Amerindian allies of the Patriots |
Royalists:
Amerindian allies of the Royalists |
Victory
|
| Chilean patriots conflict[4] (1814) |
Carrera victory
| ||
| Uprising of the Prieto brothers[5] (1819) |
Government victory
| ||
| Campaign against Pincheira brothers (1822–1832) |
Mapuche groups: (support increased since 1830)
|
Mapuche groups:
|
Victory
|
| Chilean Civil War (1829–1830) |
Mapuche groups |
Mapuche groups |
Pelucones victory
|
| Mapuche uprising (1834–1837) |
Mapuche ally:
|
Mapuche groups:
|
Victory
|
| Freire's expedition (1836) |
Government victory
| ||
| War of the Confederation (1836–1839) |
United Restoration: |
Victory
| |
| Uprising of Quillota (1837) |
Government victory
| ||
| Iquicha War[Note 4] (1839) |
Rebels of Iquicha | Victory
| |
| Chilean Revolution (1851) |
Mapuche
|
Government victory
| |
| Chilean Revolution (1859) |
Mapuche |
Government victory
| |
| Mapuche uprising (1859–1861) |
Mapuche ally:
|
Mapuche groups:
|
Victory
|
| Occupation of Araucanía (1861–1883) |
Mapuche | Victory
| |
| Chincha Islands War (1865–1871) |
Indecisive, both sides claimed victory
| ||
| War of the Pacific (1879–1883) |
Victory
| ||
| Chilean Civil War (1891) |
Congressist victory
| ||
20th-century
| Confrontation | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile Chico War[12] (1918) |
Chilean settlers victory
| ||
| Chilean naval mutiny (1931) |
Government victory
| ||
| World War II (1939–1945) Relevant milestones regarding Chile:
|
Victory
With respect to Chile:
| ||
| Cold War (1947–1991)
|
Chilean far-left guerrilla groups: |
Government victory
| |
Notes
- The Chilean privateer Los Andes attacked the royalist garrisons in different points of the western coast of present-day Colombia between 1819 and 1820, with the aim of supporting General Simón Bolívar's forces that were fighting in the interior.[1]
- From 1817, Chilean privateers began to harass Spanish-flagged ships at sea, even reaching the western coasts of Mexico. The same happened with the First Chilean Navy Squadron, commanded by Admiral Thomas Cochrane, who was present circumstantially between 1821 and 1822.[2]
- During the course of the War of the Pacific, the United States intervened diplomatically in favor of Peru and Bolivia, trying to avoid the territorial cession in favor of Chile. This generated an atmosphere of tension or rivalry between both countries, especially because Chile emerged as a regional power after the war. The greatest example of this struggle between Chile and the United States was the Panama crisis of 1885.[10]
- In 1903, the Army Carabineros Corps was created, in charge of exercising internal security functions.[13] This unit belonged to the cavalry branch of the Chilean Army.[14] On 27 April 1927, the Army Carabineros Corps merged with the Fiscal Police, thus forming the current institution known as Carabiniers of Chile.[14]