List of wars involving El Salvador

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This is a list of wars involving the Republic of El Salvador .

Contents

1800s

Key
  Salvadoran victory
  Salvadoran defeat
  Ceasefire or other result
ConflictAlliesOpponentsResults
1811 Independence Movement
(1811)
Salvadoran revolutionaries

Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spanish Empire

Revolt suppressed
1814 Independence Movement
(1814)
  • Salvadoran rebels
Defeat
Mexican annexation of El Salvador
(1822–1823)
Initial defeat, subsequent victory
First Central American Civil War
(1827–1829)

Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg Protective Allied Army of the Law
Flag of Honduras (1839-1866).svg Honduras
Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg El Salvador

Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg Federal Government
Flag of Guatemala (1825-1838).svg Guatemala

Protective Allied Army of the Law victory
Salvadoran campaign of 1832
(1832)

Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg El Salvador

Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg Federal Republic of Central America Federal victory
Anastasio Aquino's rebellion
(1833)

Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg Federal Republic of Central America

Indigenous rebels

Rebellion suppressed
Second Central American Civil War
(1838–1840)

Unionists

Separatists

Separatist victory
Malespín's War
(1844–1845)
Allied victory [1] [2]
Honduran–Salvadoran War
(1845)

Flag of El Salvador (1822-1865).svg El Salvador

Flag of Honduras (1839-1866).svg Honduras

Status Quo Ante Bellum [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Filibuster War
(1855–1857)
Central American alliance victory
War of 1863
(1863)
Guatemalan victory
Honduran–Salvadoran War
(1871)

Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg El Salvador
Flag of Honduras (1866-1898).svg Honduran rebels

Flag of Honduras (1866-1898).svg Honduras
Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg Salvadoran rebels

Honduran victory [9]
First Honduran intervention
(1872)

Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg El Salvador
Flag of Guatemala (1871-1968).svg Guatemala
Flag of Honduras (1866-1898).svg Honduran rebels

Flag of Honduras (1866-1898).svg Honduras

Allied victory [10]
Second Honduran intervention
(1873)
Victory
Barrios' War of Reunification
(1885)
Anti-Barrios victory
First Totoposte War
(1890)
  • First Totoposte War
  • Flag of Guatemala (1871-1968).svg Guatemala
  • Flag of El Salvador (1875-1912).svg Salvadoran exiles
Status quo ante bellum
Revolution of the 44
(1894)

Flag of El Salvador (1875-1912).svg Salvadoran government

Rebel victory

1900s

Key
  Salvadoran victory
  Salvadoran defeat
  Ceasefire or other result
ConflictAlliesOpponentsResults
Second Totoposte War
(1903)
Status quo ante bellum
Third Totoposte War
(1906)
Status quo ante bellum
War of 1907
(1907)

Flag of El Salvador (1875-1912).svg El Salvador

Salvadoran military victory
La Matanza
(1932)
  • Peasant rebels
Revolt suppressed
World War II
(1941–1945)
Allies
Axis
Allies
Dominican Civil War
(1965)
Bandera de las Fuerzas Armadas (Engalanada en los bordes).svg Loyalist faction
Flag of the United States.svg United States

Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Constitutionalist faction

Loyalist victory
  • Ceasefire declared
  • Formation of the provisional government for new elections
  • Deposition of Juan Bosch of the presidency ratified
  • Organization of presidential elections in 1966 under international supervision
  • Election of Joaquín Balaguer as the new president
  • Establishment of the Fourth Dominican Republic on July 1, 1966
Football War
(1969)
Ceasefire by OAS intervention
Salvadoran Civil War
(1979–1992)
Chapultepec Peace Accords

2000s-present

  Salvadoran victory
  Salvadoran defeat
  Ceasefire or other result
  Ongoing conflict
ConflictAlliesOpponentsResults
Iraq War
(2003–2009)
Invasion (2003)
Coalition of the willing Flag of Kurdistan.svg Kurdistan Region Iraqi National Congress flag (2003).svg Iraqi National Congress

After invasion (2003–11)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Multi-National Force - Iraq.png MNF–I (2003–09)

Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region
Flag of the Iraq Awakening Conference.svg Awakening Council

Invasion (2003)
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Republic of Iraq


After invasion (2003–11)
Flag of al-Qaeda in Iraq.svg Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Flag of Islamic Army In Iraq.svg Islamic Army in Iraq
Flag of Islamic State in Iraq.svg Islamic State of Iraq
Flag of the Mahdi Army.svg Mahdi Army
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Naqshbandi Army
Flag of the Iraqi Hamas.svg Hamas of Iraq
Flag of Jihad.svg Jaysh al-Mujahideen
Flag of Jihad.svg 1920 Revolution Brigades
Flag of Jama'at Ansar al-Sunnah.svg Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna

Victory
Afghanistan War
(2011–2014)

Defeat
Salvadoran gang crackdown
(2022–present)

Flag of El Salvador.svg Salvadoran government

Criminal gangs

Ongoing
Haitian conflict
(2025–present)

Flag of Haiti.svg Haitian government

Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti Flag.jpg MSSMH

Viv Ansanm

  • G9
  • G-Pèp
  • Chen Mechan
  • Kraze Baryè
  • 5 Segond
  • Gran Ravine
  • Other groups
Ongoing

Notes

    References

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