List of wars involving Paraguay

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)	Paraguay	Río de la Plata	Victory Paraguay obtains independence from Spain after some months	None
Platine War (1845–1852)^[2]	Brazil Uruguay Paraguay Argentine Rebels	Argentina	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	Carlos Antonio López
Paraguayan War (1864–1870)	Paraguay	Brazil Argentina Uruguay	Defeat Allied occupation of Paraguay	Francisco Solano López
Liberal Revolution (1904)	Liberal Party	Colorado Party	Liberal victory Colorado Party does not return to power until 1948 Liberal Party is in power until 1940	Juan Antonio Escurra
First Paraguayan Civil War (1911–1912)	Paraguay Radical Liberals	Civic Liberals Colorado Party	Radical Liberals victory Eduardo Schaerer becomes the 25th president of Paraguay	Manuel Gondra, Albino Jara, Liberato Marcial Rojas, Pedro Pablo Peña, Emiliano González Navero
Second Paraguayan Civil War (1922)	Gondrists	Schaererists	Gondrist victory Defeat of the Schaererist army	Eusebio Ayala
Chaco War (1932–1935)	Paraguay	Bolivia	Victory Most disputed area awarded to Paraguay.^[3]	Eusebio Ayala
World War II (1945)^[4]^[5]	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	Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Croatia Slovakia Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang	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	Higinio Morínigo
Third Paraguayan Civil War (1947)	Moríñigo Government Colorado Party	Liberal Party Revolutionary Febrerista Party Paraguayan Communist Party	Government victory Paraguay became a one-party state	Higinio Morínigo
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966)	Dominican Loyalists United States Brazil Paraguay Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador	Dominican Constitutionalists	Victory Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency, election of Joaquín Balaguer	Alfredo Stroessner
EPP Rebellion (2005–present)	Paraguay	Paraguayan People's Army Armed Peasant Association	Ongoing Ongoing insurgency	Nicanor Duarte, Fernando Lugo, Federico Franco, Horacio Cartes

Footnotes[]

^ 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.
^ 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. ISBN 978-85-7631-582-7
^ "La victoria del Paraguay con Bolivia, en paz al fin". BBC.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ 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.
^ 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

[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. ISBN 978-85-7631-582-7

[3] "La victoria del Paraguay con Bolivia, en paz al fin". BBC.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[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

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