List of wars involving Venezuela
This list includes all major armed conflicts involving the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its predecessor states from the 18th century to the present.
Table
War of Jenkins' Ear (War of the Austrian Succession):
- Battle of La Guaira – 1743
- Battle of Puerto Cabello – 1743
- Cutting out of the Hermione – 1799
- Invasion of Venezuela – 1806
- Battle of La Vela de Coro – 1806
War of 1812 (Sixty Years' War):
- Battle of La Guaira – 1812
| Conflict | Allies | Opponents | Results | Major battles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuelan War of Independence (1810–1823)  |
 Patriots1810:  Caracas Junta1811–1816:  Venezuela Colombia1816–1819: Venezuela Haiti[1]1819–1823:  Gran Colombia
|
 Royalists Spain
|
Patriot victory
|
|
| Spanish Reconquest of New Granada (1815–1816) |
 United Provinces of New Granada
|
Kingdom of Spain
|
Spanish victory
|
|
| Liberation Campaign of New Granada (1819–1820) |
Spain
|
Victory
|
||
| Ecuadorian War of Independence (1820–1822) |
Patriot victory
|
|||
| Gran Colombia–Peru War (1828–1829) |
Gran Colombia
|
 Peru
|
Stalemate
|
|
| Federal War (1859–1863)  |
  Conservative Government
|
  Federalists
|
Federalist victory
|
|
| Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 (1902–1903)  |
|
|
Compromise
|
|
| Dutch–Venezuelan crisis of 1908 (1908) .jpg) |
 Venezuela
|
 Netherlands
|
Dutch victory
|
|
| World War II (unofficial: 1942–1945; officially in 1945)[a]  |
Allies 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
|
Axis Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Croatia Slovakia Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang
|
Allied victory
|
|
| Invasion of Machurucuto (1967) |
 Venezuelan National Guard Venezuelan Army
|
Revolutionary Left Movement Cuban guerrillasSupported by: Cuba
|
Venezuelan government victory
|
|
| Pemon conflict
(2016–present) |
Pemon territorial guard
|
Ongoing | ||
| Operation Southern Spear (2025–present) |
Cuba[12][13]Supported by:  Russia[14]
|
 United StatesSupported by:  Dominican Republic Trinidad and Tobago El Salvador[15][16] Argentina[17] United Kingdom[18]
|
Ongoing |
|
See also
Notes
- ^ Venezuelan waters were one of the scenarios of the Battle of the Caribbean. Venezuela formally declared war on the Axis powers in February 1945.
- ^ While the involvement of various Venezuelan government and military officials with drug cartels has been documented,[7] independent experts dispute the existence of an organized cartel run by these officials.[11]
References
- ^ Arana, M., 2013, Bolivar, New York: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 9781439110195, pp. 186
- ^ "Cómo fue el "desembarco de Machurucuto", el intento de intervención militar en Venezuela ideado en Cuba por Fidel Castro". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-07.
- ^ Samuels, Brett (16 December 2025). "Trump labels Maduro regime terrorist organization, orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers". The Hill. Archived from the original on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ Pierson, Brendan (14 December 2017). "Nephews of Venezuela's first lady sentenced to 18 years in U.S. drug case". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Ramsey, Geoff; Smilde, David (March 2020). Beyond the narcostate narrative — What U.S. Drug Monitoring Data Says About Venezuela (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C., United States: Washington Office on Latin America. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2021.
- ^ Kenney, Chelsa (3 July 2023). Venezuela: Illicit Financial Flows and U.S. Efforts to Disrupt Them (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C., United States: United States Government Accountability Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ [4][5][6]
- ^ "US targets Venezuela over 'Soles' cartel. Does it exist?". France24. 28 August 2025. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Pozzebon, Stefano (1 September 2025). "Trump claims Venezuela's Maduro is a drug-trafficking threat to the US. Does the data back him up?". CNN. Archived from the original on 1 September 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Paredes, Norberto (24 November 2025). "What is Cartel de los Soles, which the US is labelling as a terrorist organisation?". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ [8][9][10]
- ^ Kurmanaev, Anatoly (18 November 2025). "Can Venezuela Count on Any Allies to Help if the U.S. Attacks?". The New York Times. ProQuest 3272673204. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Aumenta a 80 el número de muertos tras bombardeos de Estados Unidos en Venezuela, según NYT" [The death toll from US airstrikes in Venezuela has risen to 80, according to the NYT]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 4 January 2026. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ Altman, Howard (4 November 2025). "Moscow Just Gave Venezuela Air Defenses, Not Ruling Out Strike Missiles: Russian Official". TheWarZone.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Zegarra, Gonzalo (19 November 2025). "What we know of the countries backing US military moves in the Caribbean". CNN. Archived from the original on 19 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Mellen, Riley (6 November 2025). "U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup: Visual investigations". The New York Times. ProQuest 3269372886. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Secretary Rubio's Call with Argentine Foreign Minister Quirno". US Department of State. 6 January 2026.
- ^ Sabbagh, Dan (7 January 2026). "UK helped US seize Russian-flagged tanker, defence ministry says". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
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