List of wars involving Argentina
This is a list of wars involving the Argentine Republic and its predecessor states from the colonial period to present day.
- Argentine victory: in case of an international victory or just a bellic victory/inconclusive conflict with favorable ending.
- Argentine defeat: in the case of an international bellic defeat.
- Indecisive, inconclusive or Treaty of Peace: in the case of an international conflict, but with an unclear or left to interpretation
result or a treaty of peace between two belligerents. - Internal confrontation: in the case of an Argentine internal conflict, whatever the winning faction. This doesn't applies
if the rebel faction is part of another country's troops. - Ongoing: in case that Argentina participates in an armed conflict that has not yet concluded
Inca Empire
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inca conquest of northern Argentina (1479) |
Inca Empire Mitimaes Yanacona Allied natives |
Diaguitas Huarpes Omaguacas Atacamas Comechingones Guaycuru peoples Chichas |
Victory of the Inca Empire
|
Colonial Argentina (1536–1810)
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Notable battles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First attempt of colonizing Buenos Aires (1536–1541) |
Spanish Empire | Querandí Help from: Charrúa Guaraní Chana Timbú |
Defeat
|
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| First Calchaquí War (1560–1563) |
Spanish Empire | Diaguita Confederation Omaguacas |
Defeat
|
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| Spanish conquest of Mesopotamia (1573–1583) |
Spanish Empire | Charrúan Complex Querandí Guaraní |
Victory
|
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| Revolution of the Seven Chiefs (1580) |
Spanish Empire | Rebel Criollos | Government victory
|
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| Viltipoco Rebellion (1582) |
Spanish Empire | Omaguacas | Victory
|
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| Conflicts against Pirates (1582–1724) |
Spanish Empire | Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Kingdom of Denmark Portuguese Empire |
Victory
|
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| Second Calchaquí War (1630–1637) |
Spanish Empire | Diaguita Confederation | Indecisive
|
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| Battle of Mbororé
(1641) |
Guaraníes of the Jesuit Missions |
Bandeirantes from São Paulo |
Jesuit-Guaraní Victory | |
| Third Calchaquí War (1658–1667) |
Spanish Empire | Diaguita Confederation | Victory
|
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| First occupation of Sacramento Colony (1680) |
Spanish Empire | Portuguese Empire | Victory
|
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| Battle of the Yi (1702) |
Spanish Empire | Charrúa Tribes | Stalemate
|
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| Second occupation of Sacramento Colony Part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1705) |
Spanish Empire | Portuguese Empire | Victory
|
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| Commoner Revolution (1721–1735) |
Spanish Empire | Paraguayan Civilians | Government victory
|
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| Spanish–Portuguese War (1735–1737) |
Spain | Portugal | Portuguese victory[1][2][3] | |
| Guaraní War (1754–1756) |
Guaraní tribes | Portuguese and Spanish victory | ||
| First Ceballos Expedition Part of the Fantastic War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763) |
Spain | Spanish victory | ||
| Capture of Port Egmont (1770) |
Spanish Empire | Great Britain | Victory
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| Spanish–Portuguese War (1776–1777) Part of the Spanish–Portuguese wars (1776–1777) |
Spanish Empire | Portuguese Empire | Spanish victory | |
| War of the Oranges Part of the War of the Second Coalition (1801) |
Franco-Spanish victory in Europe Portuguese victory in South America
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| British invasions of the Río de la Plata Part of the Napoleonic Wars (1806–1807) |
Spain | United Kingdom | Spanish victory[7][8]
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United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (1810–1831)
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Notable battles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish American wars of independence (1810–1833) Argentine participation in: |
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Patriot victory
List
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| Portuguese Invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811–1812) |
Inconclusive[12]
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| Argentine Civil Wars (1814–1880) |
1814–1876:
Paraguay (1852–1870) 1868-1880 Autonomists |
1814–1876:
British Empire France Brazil Paraguay (1844–1852) 1868-1880 Nationalist Liberals Province of Buenos Aires (1880) |
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| First Argentine Civil War (1814–1820) |
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Federal League | Consequences:
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| Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental (1816–1820) | United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves |
Luso-Brazilian victory
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| Battle of Makassar (1817) |
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Malay Pirates | Victory
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| Incident on Jolo[Note 3] (1818) |
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Sultanate of Sulu | Victory
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| Argentine Invasion of Monterey (1818) |
Spanish Empire | Victory
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| Martín Rodríguez Campaign (1820–1824) |
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Ranquel Ulmanate | Victory
|
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| Conflicts against Ramírez (1820–1821) |
Buenos Aires Santa Fe |
Entre Ríos Republic | Buenos Aires and Santa Fe's victory
|
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| Battle of La Rioja (1820) |
La Rioja | Army of the Andes
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Riojan victory
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| Battle of Rincón de Marlopa (1821) |
Tucuman Republic | Salta Province Santiago del Estero Rebels |
Tucuman's victory
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| Cisplatine War (1825–1828) |
Empire of Brazil | Preliminary Peace Convention
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| Brigandage of the Pincheira Brothers (1825–1832) |
Chile Argentine Republic (until 1831) Argentine Confederation (from 1831 to 1832) Wallmapu Allies |
Montoneras of Pincheira Pehuenches |
Victory
|
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| Second Argentine Civil War (1826–1827) |
Unitarian Government | Federal Provinces | Federal victory
|
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| Third Argentine Civil War (1828–1831) |
Interior League | Litoral League | Consequences:
|
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Argentine Confederation (1831–1861)
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Notable battles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Argentine Civil War (1832–1838) |
Argentine Confederation Uruguay (1836–1838) Salta Province |
Unitarians Colorados (1836–1838) Jujuy Rebels |
Federal / Colorado / Jujuy's victory
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| Falklands Expedition (1831-1832) |
Argentina |
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| Desert Campaign (1833–1834) |
Argentine Confederation Mapuche Allies Tehuelche Tribes |
Mapuche Tribes | Victory
|
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| Boroan Conflict (1836) |
Argentine Confederation Ranquel Ulmanate |
Boroan Confederation | Victory | |
| War of the Confederation (1836–1839) |
United Restoration:
Argentine Confederation |
. Peru–Bolivian Confederation
Orbegoso government |
United Restoration Army victory
|
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| Tarija War Part of the War of the Confederation (1837–1839) |
Inconclusive
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| French blockade of the Río de la Plata (1838–1840) |
Argentine Confederation |
France Supported by: Unitarians Colorados |
Victory
|
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| Argentine invasion of Uruguay (Second phase of Guerra Grande) (1839–1843) |
Blancos Argentine Confederation |
Uruguay | Victory
|
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| Uruguayan Civil War (1839-1851) |
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Colorado victory
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| Fifth Argentine Civil War (1840–1841) |
Argentine Confederation | Unitarians
Support: |
Government victory
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| Combat of Costa Brava (1842) |
Argentine Confederation | Redshirts (Kingdom of Italy) |
Victory
| |
| Great Siege of Montevideo (1843–1851) |
Besiegers: Supported by: |
Besieged: Supported by:
|
Ceasefire
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| Fourth Correntine Revolution (1843–1847) |
Argentine Confederation | Corrientes State Paraguay (since 1845) |
Victory
| |
| Paraná War (1845–1850) |
Argentina |
United Kingdom France Supported by: Colorados Redshirts |
Victory[15][16] | |
| Correntine–Paraguayan War (1847–1850)[17] |
Argentine Confederation
Support: |
Paraguay
Support: |
Victory
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| Platine War (Sixth Argentine Civil War) (1851–1852) |
Argentine Confederation |
Empire of Brazil Co-belligerent: |
Brazilian-led allied victory[18]
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| Seventh Argentine Civil War (1852–1862) |
Buenos Aires victory
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| Campaigns against Calfucurá (1855–1872) |
State of Buenos Aires (until 1861) Argentina (1861–1872) |
Salinas Grandes Confederation | Victory
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Argentine Republic (1861–present)
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Notable battles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguayan War (1864–1865) |
Brazil Colorados Unitarians Argentina |
Uruguay Blancos Federalists |
Victory
|
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| War of the Triple Alliance (1865–1870) |
Brazil Argentina |
Paraguay | Victory
|
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| Eighth Argentine Civil War (1866–1867) |
Argentina | Federals | Government Victory
|
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| Ninth Argentine Civil War (1870–1876) |
Argentina | Federals | Government Victory
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| Conquest of the Chaco (1870–1917) |
Argentina Abipones Tribes |
Guaycuru Tribes | Victory
|
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| Tenth Argentine Civil War (1873-1874) |
National Autonomist Party | Liberal Party | Autonomist Victory
|
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| Kolla Rebellion (1874–1875) |
Argentina | Colla Tribes | Victory
|
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| Revolution of La Boca (Unclear, either 1876 or 1882) |
Argentina | La Boca Republic | Government Victory
|
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| Conquest of the Desert (1878–1884) |
Argentina Allied Tribes |
Mapuche and Pampas Tribes
Chile (Battle of Aluminé) |
Victory
|
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| Revolution of 1880 (1880) |
Argentina | Buenos Aires Province | Government Victory
|
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| Selkʼnam Genocide (1880–1910) |
Argentina Bounty Hunters |
Selkʼnam Tribes | Victory | |
| Argentine occupation of the Puna de Atacama (1885–1886) |
Argentina | Bolivia | Victory
|
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| Revolution of the Park (1890) |
Argentina | Civic Union | Government military victory, political defeat
|
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| Argentine Revolution of 1893 (1893) |
Argentina | Radical Civic Union | Government military victory, political defeat
|
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| Russo-Japanese War (1901) |
Japan Support: Argentina |
Russia | Japanese victory
|
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| Venezuelan Crisis of 1902–1903 | Venezuela Support: Argentina United States |
United Kingdom Germany Italy Support: Spain Mexico Belgium Netherlands Denmark |
Compromise
|
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| Argentine Revolution of 1905 (1905) |
Argentina | Radical Civic Union | Government military victory, political defeat
|
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| War of Chile Chico (1918) |
Argentina Carabineros de Chile |
Chilean Settlers | Victory
|
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| Tragic Week (1919) |
Argentina | FORA
|
Government victory
|
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| Patagonia Rebelde (1920–1922) |
Argentina | FORA
Support: |
Government victory
|
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| 1930 Argentine coup d'état | Argentine Government | Nacionalistas | Rebel victory
|
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| Chaco War (1932–1935) |
Paraguay Support: Argentina Italy United States |
Bolivia Support: Czechoslovakia United Kingdom |
Paraguayan victory
|
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| Radical Revolution of 1932 | Argentina | Radical Civic Union | Government victory
|
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| 1943 Argentine coup d'état | Argentine Government | Nacionalistas | Rebel victory
|
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| World War II (1945) |
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 |
Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Croatia Slovakia Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang |
Victory
Regarding Argentina:
|
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| Third Paraguayan Civil War (1947) |
Paraguay Colorado Party Support: Argentina United States |
Liberal Party Febrerista Revolutionary Party Paraguayan Communist Party |
Paraguayan government victory
|
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| Revolución Libertadora (1955–1958) |
Argentine Government | Rebel Armed Forces Civil Commands |
Rebel victory
|
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| Peronist Resistance (1959–1963) |
Argentina | Peronist Youth Uturuncos Nationalist Liberation Alliance |
Government victory
|
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| 1963 Argentine Navy revolt (1962–1963) |
Azules: Argentine Army Argentine Air Force |
Colorados: Argentine Navy |
Azules victory
|
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| Cuban Missile Crisis (Quarantine operation) (1962) |
United States OAS |
Soviet Union Cuba |
Consequences:
|
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| Guevarist incursion in Argentina (1963–1964) |
Argentina | EGP
Support: |
Government victory
|
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| Nazi insurgency in Argentina
(1963-1966) |
Argentina | Tacuara Nationalist Movement
Support: |
Government victory
|
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| Laguna del Desierto Incident (1965) |
Argentina | Chile | Victory
|
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| The Cycle of Azos
(1969-1972) |
Argentina | AUF MPTW CGT PRT Córdoba |
Government military victory Rebel political victory
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| Dirty War (1967–1980)
|
Argentina | ERP Montoneros FAR FAP FAL CPL GEL OCPO |
Government victory | |
| Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996) (Argentina helped since 1976) |
Guatemala Support: Argentina (1976–1983) |
URNG | Peace accord signed in 1996 | |
| Beagle Crisis (1978–1984) |
Argentina | Chile | Consequences (bloodless conflict):
|
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| Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992) |
El Salvador Support: United States Argentina (until 1983) Israel Taiwan Chile (until 1990) |
FMLN Support: Soviet Union Cuba Nicaragua |
Ceasefire
|
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| Falklands War (1982) |
Argentina | United Kingdom | Defeat
|
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| Carapintadas Uprisings (1987–1990) |
Argentina | Carapintadas | Government victory
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| 1989 Attack on La Tablada Barracks (1989) |
Argentina | Movimiento Todos por la Patria | Government victory
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| Gulf War (Operativo Alfil) (1990–1991) |
Coalition: | Iraq | Victory
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| Croatian War of Independence (Operation Bljesak) (1991–1995) |
Croatia
United Nations |
Republika Srpska Yugoslavia |
Victory
|
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| Operation Uphold Democracy (Operative Talos) (1994–1995) |
United States Poland Argentina |
Haiti | Victory
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| Siege of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela (Operation Guacamaya) (2024-2025) |
Venezuela | Victory
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| Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022-present) |
Ukraine |
Russia |
Ongoing
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See also
Notes
- ^ The Argentine participation in the independence of Paraguay occurred in the failed campaign of Belgrano on Paraguay between 1810 and 1811.
- ^ The Argentine participation in the independence of Mexico occurred on one occasion, during the privateer cruise La Argentina, when this ship attacked the coast of California in 1818.
- ^ This incident occurred during the privateer cruise La Argentina, when this ship arrive to the island of Jolo in 1818.
- ^ Venezuelan llanero mercenaries participed in the Battle of Rincón de Valladares
- ^ Articles I and II of the Preliminary Peace Convention, Câmara dos Deputados 1828, p. 121:
- Article I: "His Majesty, the Emperor of Brazil, declares the Province of Montevideo, today called Cisplatina, separated from the territory of the Empire of Brazil, so that it can constitute itself in a free State, and independent of all and any nation, under the form of government that it deems most suited to its interests, needs and resources."
- Article II: "The government of the Republic of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata agrees to declare, for its part, the independence of the Province of Montevideo, today called Cisplatina, so that it constitutes a free and independent State in the terms declared in the preceding article."
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This study examines American attempts to take Florida and Texas away from Spain during the administrations of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Admitting that their subject has been covered in various works, the authors promise to provide a comprehensive account of Gulf Coast expansionism and show that it is essentially the same as the later phenomenon known as Manifest Destiny. One can learn much from this description of events and episodes hitherto not well known. For example, there is the attempt of the Mexican patriot Jose Bernardo Maxililiano de Lara Gutierrez to liberate Texas from Spain in the wake of the failed Hidalgo Revolution. Secretary of State James Monroe supported Gutierrez's invasion of Mexico in 1812. West Point-trained former U.S. Army officer Augustus William Magee led the small insurgent army; and a significant number of its troops were American citizens. At about the same time, President Madison was instructing former governor of Georgia George Mathews to negotiate with Spanish officials in Florida about turning that colony over to the United States. When diplomacy failed, in a move that foreshadowed Andrew...
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