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Scope[edit]

This task force covers the military histories of all South American groups and states, as well as military activity in this region by outside powers. It also includes all of the military units, such as ships, that fought under the flags of countries within the task force's scope.

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Participants[edit]

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Andres rojas22 (talk · contribs) (Interest mostly on XIX century wars in the region.)
Asiaticus (talk · contribs) Arauco War
Dafranca (talk · contribs) (Military Aircrafts)
DagosNavy (talk · contribs) (Falklands War)
DPdH (talk · contribs) (Argentinian Armed Forces, South American Independence wars, South American participation in WW2, Falklands/Malvinas War)
FredModulars (talk · contribs) (Vargas Era)
MarshalN20 (talk · contribs) (War of the Pacific)
SqueakBox (talk · contribs) (Falklands War)
The ed17 (talk · contribs) (South American dreadnoughts)
José Galindo (talk · contribs) (Mexican military history)

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Article statistics[edit]

The table to the right shows the current article assessment statistics for this task force.

A list of the top 500 most popular articles within our scope, as well as the number of page views each article received over the past month, can be found here.

With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a number of good, A-Class, and featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These article serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below:

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:South American military history task force articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

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South American military history task force assessment statistics

Articles		Lists
FA	25	FL	0
A	5	AL	0
GA	53
B	200	BL	8
C	1,004	CL	24
Start	1,609	List	85
Stub	566
Total	3,462	Total	117
Other pages
Category		656
Disambig		11
Draft		1
File		18
Portal		0
Project		5
Redirect		711
SIA		110
Template		214
User		1
Total		1,727
Unassessed		0
Statistics
ω	16,713	Ω	4.67

Open tasks[edit]

Attention needed: ...to referencing and citation (2,254) • ...to coverage and accuracy (1,886) • ...to structure (460) • ...to grammar (109) • ...to supporting materials (273)
Popular pages: Full list
Cleanup needed: Francisco de Miranda (referencing)
Requested articles: Association of Farmers and Ranchers of the Middle Magdalena • Cacapol • Tucayana Amazonas Insurgency • Army of Marshal López • Battle of La Hogaza • Battle of La Puerta (1818) • Military of Costa Rica (currently redirect)
Expansion needed: Battle of Arroyo Grande • War of the Republiquetas • Great Siege of Montevideo • Battle of Montevideo (1843) • Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare • Search Bloc • Daniel Florence O'Leary
Images needed: José Naranjo (scout)
Merging needed: Add an article here!
Citations needed: Battle of Tacuarí • Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II • Sandinista National Liberation Front • Military history of South America • Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Marquis of Tamandaré
Translation needed: es:Combate de Llochegua (21 de julio de 2017) • es:Tiroteo de Lima de 2017 • es:Atentado de Churcampa de 2017 • es:Emboscada de Anco (2018) • es:Combate de Vizcatán del Ene (2018) • es:Ataque al fuerte de Paramacay • es:Ocupación filipina de las islas del Mar de la China Meridional • es:Incidente del MV Morning Glory • es:Combate de Sabzak • es:Ataques a las estaciones policiales en Colombia de 2018

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Article alerts[edit]

Good article nominees

13 Feb 2024 – René Merino Monroy (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PizzaKing13 (t · c); start discussion

Peer reviews

09 Dec 2023 – Central America under Mexican rule (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by PizzaKing13 (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

22 Jan 2024 – Nicaraguan-Salvadoran War (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to War of 1863 by Fontaine347 (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

05 Jan 2024 – Anti-Peruvian sentiment (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Jdcooper (t · c); see discussion
15 Apr 2019 – Rurales (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Aeusoes1 (t · c); see discussion

Resources[edit]

Henderson, Peter V. N. "Border Wars in South America during the 19th Century". Oxford Research Encyclopedias. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
Holden, Robert (2004). Armies without Nations: Public Violence and State Formation in Central America, 1821–1960. New York: Oxford University Press.
"Latin American History". Military History Bibliography. Oxford Research Encyclopedias. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
"Navios de Guerra Brasileiros". Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018. – a DANFS for the Brazilian Navy. The site is in Portuguese, so use Google Translate.
Sater, William F. (2007). Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879–1884. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-4334-7.
Scheina, Robert (1987). Latin America: A Naval History, 1810–1987. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
Scheina, Robert (2003). Latin America's Wars. Washington, DC: Brasseys.

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