List of wars involving Venezuela

This list includes all major armed conflicts involving the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its predecessor states from the 18th century to the present.

Conflict	Allies	Opponents	Results	Major battles
Venezuelan War of Independence (1810–1823) Detail of The Battle of Carabobo (1887) by Martín Tovar y Tovar	Patriots 1810: Caracas Junta 1811–1816: Venezuela Colombia 1816–1819: Venezuela Haiti^[1] 1819–1823: Gran Colombia	Royalists Spain Supreme Junta Governorate of Venezuela Governorate of Colombia	Patriot victory Independence of Gran Colombia Dismemberment of the Spanish Empire	Battle of La Victoria – 1812 Battle of Alto de los Godos – 1813 Battle of Niquitao – 1813 – Admirable Campaign Battle of Los Horcones – 1813 – Admirable Campaign Battle of Taguanes – 1813 – Admirable Campaign Battle of Araure – 1813 Battle of La Victoria – 1814 Battle of San Mateo – 1814 Battle of Carabobo – 1814 Battle of Urica – 1814 Battle of San Félix – 1817 Battle of Matasiete – 1817 Battle of Las Queseras del Medio – 1819 Battle of Carabobo – 1821 Battle of Lake Maracaibo – 1823
Spanish Reconquest of New Granada (1815–1816)	United Provinces of New Granada	Kingdom of Spain	Spanish victory Reestablishment of the Viceroyalty of New Granada
Liberation Campaign of New Granada (1819–1820)	Venezuela New Granada British Legions	Spain	Victory Liberation of New Granada by Independentists
Ecuadorian War of Independence (1820–1822)	Patriots: Guayaquil Gran Colombia Chile Peru United Provinces	Royalists: Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of Peru Real Audiencia of Quito	Patriot victory Annexation of the territory to Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia–Peru War (1828–1829)	Gran Colombia	Peru	Stalemate Larrea-Gual Treaty * Peruvian invasion lost momentum after the Battle of Tarqui; Peru maintained supremacy at sea after the fall of Guayaquil. Coup d'état against President La Mar Colombian troops driven out of Bolivia Peruvian recognition of the Colombian annexation of Guayaquil Implicit Colombian recognition of Peruvian sovereignty over Tumbes, Jaen, and Maynas Status quo ante bellum
Federal War (1859–1863) Combat of Maiquetía, during the beginning of the Federal War, 2 September 1859	Conservative Government	Federalists	Federalist victory Treaty of Coche Establishment of a Federalist government	Battle of Santa Inés – 1859 Battle of Coplé – 1860 Battle of Buchivacoa – 1862
Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 (1902–1903) A cover of the "Le Petit Parisien" depicting the bombardment of Castle San Carlos	Venezuela Supported by: United States Argentina	United Kingdom France Germany Italy Supported by: Spain Mexico Belgium Netherlands Denmark	Compromise Venezuelan debt dispute resolved European fleet withdraws
Dutch–Venezuelan crisis of 1908 (1908) HNLMS Gelderland, the Dutch cruiser that successfully captured two Venezuelan gunboats in Venezuelan territorial waters	Venezuela	Netherlands	Dutch victory HNLMS Gelderland captures Venezuelan gunboats Alexis and 23 de Mayo Dutch blockade of Venezuela's coast
World War II (unofficial: 1942–1945; officially in 1945)^[a] Venezuelan gunboat General Urdaneta, which assisted in rescuing the crews of several torpedoed vessels during Operation Neuland	Allies United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Chile Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Venezuela Uruguay Argentina	Axis Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Croatia Slovakia Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang	Allied victory Fall of Nazi Germany, the Empire of Japan, and Fascist Italy Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
Invasion of Machurucuto (1967)	Venezuelan National Guard Venezuelan Army	Revolutionary Left Movement Cuban guerrillas Supported by: Cuba	Venezuelan government victory Cuban expedition fails.^[2]
Pemon conflict (2016–present)	Venezuela National Bolivarian Armed Forces Colectivos ELN Tupamaro	Pemon territorial guard Rebels of the 513 Infantry Battalion Armed Pemon and civil rebels Pemon and civil demonstrators	Ongoing
Operation Southern Spear (2025–present)	Venezuela^[3] Cartel of the Suns (alleged by the United States)^[b] Cuba^[12]^[13] Supported by: Russia^[14]	United States Supported by: Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago El Salvador^[15]^[16] Argentina^[17] United Kingdom^[18]	Ongoing US military buildup in the Caribbean Capture of Nicolás Maduro	Various US strikes on vessels (list) – 2025 Various US seizures of oil tankers (list) – 2025–2026 US strike on port in Venezuela – 2025 United States intervention in Venezuela – 2026

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