Confrontation
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Combatant 1
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Combatant 2
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Results
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Spanish American wars of independence (1810–1833)
Chilean participation on:
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Patriots:[Note 3]
Amerindian allies of the Patriots
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Royalists:
Spanish Monarchy
Amerindian allies of the Royalists
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Victory
- End of all Spanish domains in Americas, with the exception of Cuba and Puerto Rico
- Formation of the new Hispanic American states
- The Banda Oriental, although it defeated the royalists, ended up being conquered by the Portuguese Empire in 1820
- Subsequently, Spain recognizes each of the new Hispanic American states through the signing of international treaties[Note 4]
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Brigandage of the Pincheira Brothers (1827–1832)
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Chile
Río de la Plata Pampas and Mapuche Allies
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Montoneras of Pincheira Pampas and Mapuche Allies
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Victory
- End of the montoneras of Pincheira and relocation in Chile of the families that lived in the Pincheira camps
- The Chilean government pardoned José Antonio, the last leader of the Pincheira
- Rural banditry persists for several years but to a lesser extent
- Argentine campaign on the Desert (1833–34)
- Sporadic conflicts in La Frontera (1835–1859)
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Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830 (1829–1830)
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Pelucones
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Pipiolos
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Pelucones victory
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La Frontera conflicts (1835–1859)
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Chile
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Mapuche Tribes
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Inconclusive
- Chilean elites call for the incorporation the Araucanía to the Republic of Chile to end the Mapuche malones and prevent the Chilean dissidents from taking refuge in that territory[citation needed]
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War of the Confederation (1836–1839)
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Chile
Argentina
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Peru-Bolivian Confederation
Orbegoso Government
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Victory
- Dissolution of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
- The Orbegoso government is defeated during the course of the war
- Restoration of the republics of Peru (unification of the North and South States of Peru) and Bolivia
- Exile of Andrés de Santa Cruz
- Chile obtains international prestige and the commercial hegemony of Valparaíso in the Pacific[4]
- Military tension between Peru and Bolivia
- Argentina, after the dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation, negotiated with Bolivia the recovery of the territory it had lost during the war[5]
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Uprising of Quillota (1837)
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Chilean Government
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Rebels of Quillota
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Government victory
- The rebels execute the Minister Diego Portales
- Defeat of the rebels and execution of their leader, Colonel José Antonio Vidaurre
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Iquicha War[Note 5] (1839)
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Peru
Chile
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Iquichanos
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Victory
- Signature of the Treaty of Yanallay in which the Iquichanos submit to the Republic of Peru
- Isolation of the caudillo Antonio Huachaca
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Chilean Revolution of 1851 (1851)
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Chilean Government
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Liberal Rebels Mapuche Allies
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Government victory
- Survival of the conservative government
- Repression and exile of intellectuals and liberal politicians
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Chilean Revolution of 1859 (1859)
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Chilean Government
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Liberal Rebels Mapuche Allies
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Government victory
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Occupation of Araucanía (1861–1883)
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Chile Mapuche Allies
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Mapuche Tribes
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Victory
- Incorporation of Araucanía into Chile
- Fall of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia
- The Mapuche tribes are concentrated in land reductions
- Entry of Chileans and European immigrants into the territory
- Infrastructure build-up in the territory
- Violence and lawlessness in the areas for decades are generated
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Chincha Islands War (1864–1866)
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Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
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Spain
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Indecisive, both sides claimed victory
- Spanish withdrawal from the Chincha Islands
- Decline of the Chilean merchant fleet and subsequent resurgence
- The state of war is maintained between the belligerent parties until the signing of an indefinite armistice in 1871
- Subsequently, Spain and the South American allies signed peace treaties separately: Peru (1879), Bolivia (1879), Chile (1883) and Ecuador (1885)
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War of the Pacific (1879–1883)
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Chile
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Peru
Bolivia
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Victory
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Chilean Civil War of 1891 (1891)
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Chilean Government
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Congressist Junta
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Congressist victory
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Chile Chico War[10] (1918)
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Businessman Carlos von Flack
Some contingents of the Army Carabineros Corps[Note 7]
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Chilean settlers of Chile Chico
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Chilean settlers victory
- Chilean government annulled the lease with Carlos Von Flack of the lands located on the south bank of the Buenos Aires Lake and recognized the right of Chilean settlers over them
- Chilean government analyzes with greater rigor the contracts with exploitation companies
- The position of the settlers was strengthened in front of the big exploiting companies during the colonization process of Aysén
- The events attracted the interest of many Chileans to settle in these lands
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Chilean naval mutiny of 1931 (1931)
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Chilean Government
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Chilean Navy Rebels
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Government victory
- Capitulation of the navy and delivery of the ships to the government authorities
- Court-martialed to the mutineers
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World War II (1943–1945)
Relevant milestones regarding Chile:
- Covert operations against Nazi agents by the PDI through Department 50 (1939–1945)[13]
- Cooperation with the United States before and after the official entry of Chile into the war[14]
- Sinking of the steam Toltén (13 March 1942)[15]
- Chile broke diplomatic relations with all the Axis powers (20 January 1943)
- Nominal support of Allied forces in the Battle of the Caribbean
- Surveillance, confinement and expulsion of Japanese accused of espionage, and to a lesser extent of Germans and Italians[16]
- Chile declared war on Japan (13 April 1945)
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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
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Germany
Japan
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Croatia
Slovakia
Finland
Thailand
Manchukuo
Mengjiang
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Victory
With respect to Chile:
- Department 50 managed to interrupt the activities of German or pro-Nazi agents in Chile and help in other parts of Latin America[13]
- Chilean authorities thwart Nazi plots to attack the Panama Canal and mines in northern Chile[17]
- Chile becomes a founding member of the United Nations when it was established in 1945.[18]
- Chile, as part of the allies, participated in the signing of the Treaty of San Francisco in 1951, which regularized the situation with Japan
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Armed Resistance in Chile (1973–1990) Part of the Cold War
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Chilean Government
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Armed far-left groups:
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Government victory
- The armed groups of the extreme left fail to overthrow the military government
- With the national plebiscite of 1988, on 11 March 1990, the end of the military government and the beginning of the transition to democracy took place
- The levels of violence carried out by armed groups of the extreme left diminished considerably with the return of democracy, since this fact led to the demobilization of most of them
- Several isolated attacks continued, executed by dissident groups
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