List of wars involving Brazil
This is a list of wars involving the Federative Republic of Brazil and its predecessor states from the colonial period to the present day.
Colonial Brazil (1500–1815)[edit]
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1822)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | King |
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Luso–Brazilian conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816–1820) | U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Supported by: | Federal League | Victory
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Pernambuco Revolt (1817) | U.K. of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves | Pernambuco rebels | Victory
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Empire of Brazil (1822–1889)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Emperor |
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Brazilian War of Independence (1822–1825) | Brazil | Portugal | Victory | |
Confederation of the Equator (1824) | Brazil | Confederates | Victory
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Invasion of Chiquitos (1825) | Brazil | Bolivia | Compromise
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Cisplatine War (1825–1828) | Brazil | United Provinces Thirty-Three Orientals | Stalemate | |
Ragamuffin War (1835–1845) | Brazil | Piratini Republic Juliana Republic Supported by: Colorados Unitarians | Victory
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Sabinada (1837–1838) | Brazil | Bahia Republic | Victory
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Platine War (1851–1852) | Brazil Uruguay Entre Ríos Corrientes Unitarians Supported by: France Bolivia United Kingdom Paraguay | Argentina Federalists Blancos | Victory
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Uruguayan War (1864–1865) | Brazil Colorados Unitarians Argentina | Uruguay Blancos Federalists | Victory
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Paraguayan War (1864–1870) | Brazil Argentina Uruguay | Paraguay | Victory |
First Brazilian Republic (1889–1930)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
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Trinidad Conflict (1893–1895) | Brazil Portugal | Principality of Trinidad United Kingdom | Victory | |
French intrusion in Amapá (1895) | Brazil | France | Victory
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Acre War (1899–1903) | Acre Brazil | Bolivia Supported by: United States | Victory | |
World War I (1917–1918) | France United Kingdom Russia United States Italy Brazil | Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria | Victory |
Vargas Era (1930–1945)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
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World War II (1942–1945)[2] | United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Brazil | Germany Japan Italy | Victory
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Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
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Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) | Dominican Loyalists United States Brazil Paraguay Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador | Dominican Constitutionalists | Victory
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Sixth Brazilian Republic (1985–present)[edit]
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | President |
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Operation Traira (1991) | Brazil Colombia | FARC | Victory
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Other conflicts (slave revolts, mutinies)[edit]
- Confederation of the Equator (1824)
- Irish and German Mercenary Soldiers' Revolt (1828)
- Malê Revolt (1835)
- Brazilian Naval Revolt (1893–1894)
Peacekeeping operations[edit]
- International Force for East Timor
- 2004 Haitian coup d'état
- United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Halperín Donghi 2007, p. 91.
- ^ Brazilian participation in World War II was limited to the Italian Campaign, lasting from 1943 to 1945; Hence Brazil was not involved in the Asian and Pacific theatre.
Bibliography[edit]
- Halperín Donghi, Tulio (2007). The Contemporary History of Latin America. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-08-2231-374-8.