List of wars involving Nicaragua

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Nicaragua.

List

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Head of State
Invasion of the Mosquito Coast
(1848)
Nicaragua Mosquito Coast
 United Kingdom
Defeat José María Guerrero
Nicaraguan Civil War
(18541857)
Legitimists
 Costa Rica
Honduras
The Mosquito Coast
Guatemala
El Salvador
Liberals
Filibusters
Legitimist victory Fruto Chamorro
William Walker
Nicaragua Crisis of 1895
(18941895)
Nicaragua Mosquito Coast
 United Kingdom
Victory José Santos Zelaya
Honduran Civil War
(19061907)
Nicaragua
Liberal rebels
Government of Honduras
El Salvador
Victory
  • Dávila becomes President of Honduras
Estrada's Rebellion
(19091910)
Liberal government Conservative rebels
 United States
Regime change
  • Estrada recognized as President of Nicaragua
Mena's Rebellion
(1912)
Conservative government
 United States
Liberal rebels Government victory
  • Liberal rebels exiled to Panama
Adolfo Díaz
Constitutionalist War
(19261927)
Conservative government
 United States
Liberal rebels Government victory Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
Sandinistas War
(19271933)
Conservative government
 United States
Sandinistas Government victory
  • Sandinistas surrender their weapons
Adolfo Díaz
Costa Rican Civil War
(1948)
Government of Costa Rica
Calderon forces
People's Vanguard Party
Nicaragua
PLN
Forces of Otilio Ulate
Defeat Víctor Manuel Román
Invasion of Costa Rica
(1955)
 Nicaragua
Calderon forces
Costa Rica Defeat
  • Nicaraguan withdrawal from Costa Rica
Anastasio Somoza García
Operation Power Pack
(19651966)
 United States
 Brazil
 Honduras
 Paraguay
 Nicaragua
 Dominican Republic Victory René Schick
Nicaraguan Revolution
(19721990)
Somoza Dynasty
Contras
FSLN Regime change
  • Overthrow of Somoza government
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Miskito Conflict
(1982–1987)
 Nicaragua Miskito guerrillas Victory
  • Guerillas defeated
Daniel Ortega
Iraq War
(20032004)
 Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan
MNFI
SCJL
Naqshbandi Army
ISIL
al-Qaeda
Free Iraqi Army
Ansar al-Islam
IAI
Mahdi Army
Special Groups
Badr Brigades
Kata'ib Hezbollah
Victory Enrique Bolaños

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