List of wars involving Chile


This is a list of wars that involve Chile from its birth to the present. The Republic of Chile is currently a democratic, representative and unitary state that is located in the extreme southwest of South America. In its history, the Chilean nation has been involved in several wars, meaning an armed struggle between two or more sides, which may be conventional or unconventional.

Summary and method

In this list are all the military confrontations of Chile, of greater or lesser intensity, conventional or non-conventional. Also if the participation of Chile is greater, smaller or simply nominal. These are: the emancipatory struggle, international wars, civil wars and armed rebellions.
The list of military confrontations below is divided into two tables; the first with the military events of Chile in the 19th century and the second with the military events of Chile in the 20th century. So far, in the 21st century, Chile has not had any military events.
The tables are arranged as follows:
In the section of the tables where the result of the confrontation is shown, a color is adopted that can mean:

19th century

20th century