This is a list of wars fought by independent Bolivia from 1809 to 1967.
{{History of Bolivia}}| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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Bolivian War of Independence
(1809-1825) | {{flagicon image|Flag of Bolivia (state, 1825-1826).svg|size=22px}} Republiquetas
{{flagicon image|Flag of Argentina (alternative).svg|size=22px}} United Provinces | {{flag|Spain|1785|size=22px}} | Victory- Independence of Bolivia from Spanish rule.
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War of the Confederation
(1836-1839) | {{flag|Peru-Bolivian Confederation|name=Peru-Bolivia Confederacy|size=22px}} | {{flag|Chile|size=22px}}
{{flag|Peru|1825|size=22px}}
{{flagcountry|Argentine Confederation|size=22px}} | Defeat- Dissolution of the confederation.
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Guerra entre Perú y Bolivia
(1841-1842) | {{flag|Bolivia|size=22px}} | {{flag|Peru|1825|size=22px}} | Statu quo ante bellum- Signature of the Treaty of Puno
- Bolivian expulsion from southern Peru.
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Chincha Islands War
(1865-1866) | {{flag|Peru|1825|size=22px}}
{{flag|Chile|size=22px}}
{{flag|Ecuador|size=22px}} (Since 1866)
{{flag|Bolivia|size=22px}} (Since 1866) | {{flagicon|Spain|1785|size=22px}} Spain | Victory- Spanish withdrawal from the Chincha Islands.
- Peru's independence recognized by Spain.
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War of the Pacific
(1879-1883) | {{flag|Peru|1825|size=22px}}
{{flag|Bolivia|size=22px}} | {{flag|Chile|size=22px}} | Defeat- Litoral Department ceded by Bolivia to Chile.
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Chiriguano War
(1892) | {{flag|Bolivia|size=22px}} | Chiriguano | Victory- Subjugation of the chiriguano people.
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Acre War
(1899–1903) | {{flag|Bolivia|size=22px}} | {{flagdeco|Brazil|1889|size=22px}} Brazil
{{flag|Acre|size=22px}} | Defeat- Capitulation of Bolivian troops in Acre.
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Chaco War
(1932-1935) | {{flag|Bolivia|size=22px}}Supported by:{{Bandera|UK}} England [1] | {{flag|Paraguay|1842|size=22px}}
Supported by:
{{flag|United States}}[2] | Defeat- Most of the disputed area awarded to Paraguay.
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Ñancahuazú Guerrilla
(1966–1967) | {{flag|Bolivia|size=22px}}
United States | ELN
{{flag|Cuba|size=22px}} | Victory- Guerilla defeated, Che Guevara executed.
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1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.notimerica.com/politica/noticia-guerra-chaco-conflicto-armado-mas-importante-siglo-xx-iberoamerica-20170510090229.html|title=La Guerra del Chaco, el conflicto armado más importante del siglo XX en Iberoamérica|last=Press|first=Europa|date=2017-05-10|website=www.notimerica.com|access-date=2019-04-04}}
2. ^Mora, Frank o. and Cooney, Jerry Wilson (2007) Paraguay and the United States: Distant Allies. University of Georgia Press, p. 84. {{ISBN|0820324671}}
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