List of wars involving Paraguay

This is a list of wars involving independent Paraguay from 1810 to the present day.^[1]

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result	President
Paraguayan Campaign (1810-1811)	Paraguay	United Provinces	Victory Paraguay obtains independence from spain after some months.	None
Platine War (1845-1852)^[2]	Paraguay Supported by: Empire of Brazil Argentine rebels	Argentine Confederation	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	Empire of 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
1911 Paraguayan Civil War (1911–1912)	Paraguay Radical Liberals	Civic Liberals Colorado Party	Radical Liberals victory	Manuel Gondra, Albino Jara, Liberato Marcial Rojas, Pedro Pablo Peña, Emiliano González Navero
1922 Paraguayan Civil War (1922)	Gondrists	Schaererists	Gondrist victory Defeat of the Schaererist army.	Eusebio Ayala
Chaco War (1932–1935)	Paraguay Supported by: Argentina United States^[3]	Bolivia Supported by: United Kingdom^[4]	Victory Most disputed area awarded to Paraguay.^[5]	Eusebio Ayala
1947 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 Moríñigo
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966)	Loyalists United States Brazil Honduras Paraguay Nicaragua	Constitutionalists	Victory Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency, election of Joaquín Balaguer.	Alfredo Stroessner
EPP Rebellion (2005–)	Paraguay	Paraguayan People's Army Armed Peasant Association Army of Marshal López	Ongoing Ongoing insurgency	Nicanor Duarte, Fernando Lugo, Federico Franco, Horacio Cartes

Footnotes

^ It is considered that Paraguayan independence starts in the Congress of July 24th, 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
^ Mora, Frank o. and Cooney, Jerry Wilson (2007) Paraguay and the United States: Distant Allies. University of Georgia Press, p. 84. ISBN 0820324671
^ Press, Europa (2017-05-10). "La Guerra del Chaco, el conflicto armado más importante del siglo XX en Iberoamérica". www.notimerica.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
^ "La victoria del Paraguay con Bolivia, en paz al fin". BBC.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ 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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[1] It is considered that Paraguayan independence starts in the Congress of July 24th, 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] Mora, Frank o. and Cooney, Jerry Wilson (2007) Paraguay and the United States: Distant Allies. University of Georgia Press, p. 84. ISBN 0820324671

[4] Press, Europa (2017-05-10). "La Guerra del Chaco, el conflicto armado más importante del siglo XX en Iberoamérica". www.notimerica.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.

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

[6] 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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