This is a list of armed conflicts in South America.
Argentina
- c. 1472âÂÂ1493 Topa Inca Yupanqui, the tenth Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the realm northward along the Andes through modern Ecuador, and developed a special fondness for the city of Quito, which he rebuilt with architects from Cuzco. During this time his father Pachacuti reorganized the Kingdom of Cuzco into the Tahuantinsuyu, the "four provinces". He led extensive military conquests to extend the Inca Empire across much of South America, within the boundaries of the nations which are today called Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. He became Inca in his turn upon his father's death in 1471, ruling until his own death in 1493. He conquered Chimor, which occupied the northern coast of what is now Peru, the largest remaining rival to the Incas.
- c. 1493âÂÂ1527 Huayna Capac, the eleventh Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the Inca Empire significantly to the south into present-day Chile and Argentina and tried to annex territories towards the north, in what is now Ecuador and southern Colombia, founding cities like Atuntaqui. Further north, Huayna Capac's forces reached the Chinchipe River Basin but were pushed back by the Shuar in 1527. The Inca Empire reached the height of its size and power under his rule, stretching over much of present-day Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and southwestern Colombia. The lands conquered in the south within Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile would form the province Qullasuyu of the Inca Empire.
- 1560 â 1667 CalchaquàWars
- 1754 â 1757 Spanish-Portuguese invasion of the Jesuit-sponsored "Guarani Nation"
- 1770 Capture of Port Egmont
- 1806 â 1807 British invasions of the River Plate
- 1810 â 1818 Argentine War of Independence
- 1811 â 1812 Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811âÂÂ1812)
- 1814 â 1880 Argentine Civil Wars
- 1816 â 1820 Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
- 1821 â 1823 War of Independence of Maynas
- 1825 â 1828 Cisplatine War
- 1825 â 1889 Tarija dispute
- 1831 â 1832 Falklands Expedition
- 1832 â 1833 Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (1833)
- 1837 â 1839 War between Argentina and PeruâÂÂBolivian Confederation
- 1838 â 1840 French blockade of the RÃÂo de la Plata
- 1839 â 1851 Uruguayan Civil War
- 1844 â 1845 USS Congress incident
- 1845 â 1850 Anglo-French blockade of the RÃÂo de la Plata
- 1851 â 1852 Platine War
- 1864 â 1870 Paraguayan War
- 1870s â 1884 Conquest of the Desert
- 1890 Revolution of the Park
- 1893 Argentine Revolution of 1893
- 1894 â 1904 Beagle conflict
- 1905 Argentine Revolution of 1905
- 1920 â 1922 Patagonia Rebelde
- 1930 1930 Argentine coup d'état
- 1943 1943 Argentine coup d'état
- 1955 Revolución Libertadora
- 1958 Snipe incident
- 1963 1963 Argentine Navy revolt
- 1965 Laguna del Desierto incident
- 1966 Argentine Revolution
- 1966 AerolÃÂneas Argentinas Flight 648
- 1976 â 1983 The Dirty War
- 1975-1977 Operativo Independencia
- 1975 Battle of Acheral
- 1975 Operation Primicia
- 1976 1976 Argentine coup d'état
- 1977 â 1978 Direct negotiations between Chile and Argentina in 1977âÂÂ1978
- 1982 â The Falklands War
- 1987 â 1990 Carapintadas uprisings
- 1989 â Attack on La Tablada barracks
- 1997 â present Mapuche conflict
- 2001 Argentinazo
- 2013 police revolts in Argentina
Bolivia
- c. 500 â c. 1100 Wari Empire
- c. 1472âÂÂ1493 Topa Inca Yupanqui, the tenth Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the realm northward along the Andes through modern Ecuador, and developed a special fondness for the city of Quito, which he rebuilt with architects from Cuzco. During this time his father Pachacuti reorganized the Kingdom of Cuzco into the Tahuantinsuyu, the "four provinces". He led extensive military conquests to extend the Inca Empire across much of South America, within the boundaries of the nations which are today called Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. He became Inca in his turn upon his father's death in 1471, ruling until his own death in 1493. He conquered Chimor, which occupied the northern coast of what is now Peru, the largest remaining rival to the Incas. The lands conquered in the south within Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile would form the province Qullasuyu of the Inca Empire.
- 1780 â 1782 Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II by indigenous people, mestizos, blacks, and criollos against the Spanish Empire
- 1809 â 1825 Bolivian War of Independence
- 1825 Invasion of Chiquitos
- 1828 Peruvian-Bolivian War of 1828
- 1835 â 1836 Salaverry-Santa Cruz War
- 1836 â 1839 War of the Confederation between the Peru-Bolivian Confederation and Chile
- 1837 â 1839 Tarija War
- 1841 â 1842 Peruvian-Bolivian War of 1841-42
- 1865 â 1871 Chincha Islands War
- 1879 â 1884 Bolivia and Peru fight Chile in the War of the Pacific
- 1892 Chiriguano War
- 1898 â 1899 Bolivian Civil War
- 1899 â 1903 Acre War
- 1910 Campaign of the Manuripi region
- 1932 â 1935 Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay
- 1946 La Paz riots
- 1952 Bolivian National Revolution
- 1966 â 1967 ÃÂancahuazú Guerrilla
- 1970 Teoponte Guerrilla
- 2008 unrest in Bolivia
- 2011 â 2012 Bolivian Indigenous Rights Protests
- 2019 Bolivian protests
- 2020 Bolivian protests
Brazil
Chile
- c. 500 â c. 1100 Wari Empire
- c. 1472âÂÂ1493 Topa Inca Yupanqui, the tenth Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the realm northward along the Andes through modern Ecuador, and developed a special fondness for the city of Quito, which he rebuilt with architects from Cuzco. During this time his father Pachacuti reorganized the Kingdom of Cuzco into the Tahuantinsuyu, the "four provinces". He led extensive military conquests to extend the Inca Empire across much of South America, within the boundaries of the nations which are today called Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. He became Inca in his turn upon his father's death in 1471, ruling until his own death in 1493. He conquered Chimor, which occupied the northern coast of what is now Peru, the largest remaining rival to the Incas.
- c. 1493âÂÂ1527 Huayna Capac, the eleventh Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the Inca Empire significantly to the south into present-day Chile and Argentina and tried to annex territories towards the north, in what is now Ecuador and southern Colombia, founding cities like Atuntaqui. Further north, Huayna Capac's forces reached the Chinchipe River Basin but were pushed back by the Shuar in 1527. The Inca Empire reached the height of its size and power under his rule, stretching over much of present-day Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and southwestern Colombia. The lands conquered in the south within Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile would form the province Qullasuyu of the Inca Empire.
- 1535 â 1537 Expedition to Chile of the Spanish conqueror Diego de Almagro.
*1536 Battle of Reynogüelén
- 16th century â 17th or 18th century Arauco War
*1546 Battle of Quilacura
*1550 Battle of Andalien
*1550 Battle of Penco
*1553 Battle of Tucapel
*1554 Battle of Marihueñu
*1556 Battle of Peteroa
*1557 Battle of Mataquito
*1557 Battle of Lagunillas
*1557 Battle of Millarapue
*1558 Battle of Quiapo
*1564 Siege of Concepcion
*1564 Battle of Angol
*1569 Battle of Catirai
*1598 Disaster of Curalaba
*1599 â 1604 Destruction of the Seven Cities
*1612 Defensive War
*1655 Mapuche Insurrection
*1712 Huilliche rebellion
*1723 The Mapuche Uprising
*1759, 1766, and 1769 The Mapuche Rebellions
*1792 Huilliche Rebellion of 1792
Colombia
- c. 1493âÂÂ1527 Huayna Capac, the eleventh Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the Inca Empire significantly to the south into present-day Chile and Argentina and tried to annex territories towards the north, in what is now Ecuador and southern Colombia, founding cities like Atuntaqui. Further north, Huayna Capac's forces reached the Chinchipe River Basin but were pushed back by the Shuar in 1527. The Inca Empire reached the height of its size and power under his rule, stretching over much of present-day Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and southwestern Colombia. The lands conquered in the north within Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia would form the province Chinchay Suyu of the Inca Empire.
- 1470 â 1490 Muisca warfare
- 1499 â 1602 Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations
- 1537 â 1539 Spanish conquest of the Muisca
- 1828 â 1829 Gran ColombiaâÂÂPeru War
- 1860 â 1862 Colombian Civil War
- 1899 â 1902 Colombian Thousand Days' War
- 1932 â 1933 ColombiaâÂÂPeru War
- 1948 â 1958 La Violencia in Colombia.
- 1964 â present Colombian conflict.
- 1980 1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá
- 1985 Palace of Justice siege
- 2004 â 2006 Operation JM
- 2008 Operation Jaque
- 2013 2013 Colombian clashes
- 2018 Catatumbo campaign
- 2013 2013 Colombian coffee growers strike
- 2019 â 2020 2019âÂÂ2020 Colombian protests
- 2021 â present 2021 Colombian protests
Ecuador
- c. 1471âÂÂ1493 Topa Inca Yupanqui, the tenth Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the realm northward along the Andes through modern Ecuador, and developed a special fondness for the city of Quito, and conquered Chimor
- c. 1493âÂÂ1527 Huayna Capac, the eleventh Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the Inca Empire significantly to the south into present-day Chile and Argentina and tried to annex territories towards the north, in what is now Ecuador and southern Colombia, founding cities like Atuntaqui. Further north, Huayna Capac's forces reached the Chinchipe River Basin but were pushed back by the Shuar in 1527. The Inca Empire reached the height of its size and power under his rule, stretching over much of present-day Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and southwestern Colombia. The lands conquered in the north within Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia would form the province Chinchay Suyu of the Inca Empire.
- 1809 â 1812 Quito Revolution (1809âÂÂ1812)
- 1820 â 1822 Ecuadorian War of Independence
- 1911 â 1912 War of the Generals
- 1913 â 1916 Ecuadorian Civil War of 1913âÂÂ1916
- 1941 Ecuadorian-Peruvian War
- 1981 Paquisha War
- 1995 Cenepa War
- 2012 Ecuadorian protests
- 2015 Ecuadorian protests
- 2018 â present War on drugs in Ecuador
- 2020 â present Ecuadorian security crisis
- 2024 â present 2024 Ecuadorian conflict
- 2019 Ecuadorian protests
- 2020 Ecuadorian protests
French Guiana
Peru
- c. 1230 Sinchi Roca, the second Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco, waged war against a nearby kingdom after the killing of the Inca diplomat Teuotihi
- c. 1290 Mayta Cápac, the fourth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco, put the regions of Arequipa and Moquegua under the control of the Inca empire
- c. 1320 Cápac Yupanqui, the fifth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco, was the first Inca to conquer territory outside the valley of Cuzco
- c. 1350 â c. 1380 Inca Roca, the sixth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco, is said to have conquered the Chancas
- c. 1380 Yáhuar Huácac, the seventh Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco, abandoned the capital in an attack by the Chancas
- c. 1410 â c. 1438 Viracocha Inca, the eighth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco, defended the capital against the attack by the Chancas
- c. 1438 â c. 1472 Pachacuti, the ninth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco, defeated the Chancas and the Chimú
- c. 1472 â c. 1493 Topa Inca Yupanqui, the tenth Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the realm northward along the Andes through modern Ecuador, and developed a special fondness for the city of Quito, which he rebuilt with architects from Cuzco. During this time his father Pachacuti reorganized the Kingdom of Cuzco into the Tahuantinsuyu, the "four provinces". He led extensive military conquests to extend the Inca Empire across much of South America, within the boundaries of the nations which are today called Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. He became Inca in his turn upon his father's death in 1471, ruling until his own death in 1493. He conquered Chimor, which occupied the northern coast of what is now Peru, the largest remaining rival to the Incas.
- c. 1493 â c. 1527 Huayna Capac, the eleventh Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire, extended the Inca Empire significantly to the south into present-day Chile and Argentina and tried to annex territories towards the north, in what is now Ecuador and southern Colombia, founding cities like Atuntaqui. Further north, Huayna Capac's forces reached the Chinchipe River Basin but were pushed back by the Shuar in 1527. The Inca Empire reached the height of its size and power under his rule, stretching over much of present-day Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and southwestern Colombia.
*1529 Battle of Chillopampa
*1531 Battle of Mullihambato
*1531 Battle of Chimborazo War between Atahualpa and Huascar.
*1532 Battle of Huanucopampa
*1532 Battle of Quipaipan
*1525 Battle of Punta Quemada
*1531 Battle of Puná
*1532 Battle of Cajamarca
*1533 Battle of Vilcaconga
*1533 Battle of Cuzco
*1534 Battle of Maraycalla
*1534 Battle of Mount Chimborazo
*1536 Siege of Cuzco
*1537 Battle of Ollantaytambo
*1537 Battle of Abancay
*1538 Battle of Las Salinas
*1542 Battle of Chupas
*1546 Battle of Añaquito
*1547 Battle of Huarina
*1548 Battle of Jaquijahuana
*1572 Final war with Spain
Paraguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Suriname
Guyana
See also