This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Ecuador from 1820 to the present day.
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Ecuadorian War of Independence(1820–1822) Guayaquil Peru Victory Incorporation of the Real Audiencia of Quito into Gran Colombia. Gran Colombia–Peru War(1828–1829) Stalemate Status quo ante bellum (1832) Ecuador New Granada Defeat War of the Supremes(1839–1841) Ecuador Supremes Victory Capture of Manuel Briones(1851 or 1852) Ecuador Pirates Victory Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1857–1860(1857–1860) Defeat Treaty of Mapasingue Diplomatic impasse arising from Ecuador's decision to grant its English creditors the vast Amazonian territories disputed with Peru. Ecuadorian failure. Civil War of 1859(1859–1860) Supreme Leadership Provisional Government Provisional Government victory Reunification of Ecuador Ecuadorian–Colombian War(1863) Colombia Defeat Ecuadorian withdrawal/capitulation (disputed) after the . The Treaty of Pinsaquí Chincha Islands War(1866) Both sides claimed victory Spanish withdrawal from the Chincha Islands. The state of war is maintained between the belligerent parties until the signing of an indefinite armistice in 1871. Subsequently, Spain and the South American allies signed peace treaties separately: Peru (1879), Bolivia (1879), Chile (1883) and Ecuador (1885).Battle of Angoteros (1903)Defeat Advance of an Ecuadorian detachment in Peruvian territory that was repelled on the banks of the Napo RiverBattle of Torres Causana (1904)Defeat Advance of Ecuadorian troops in Peruvian territory in the area of the Aguarico river and Napo river until their subsequent expulsion, taking of prisoners and captured war material. War of the Generals(1911–1912) Supporters of Eloy Alfaro Opponents of Eloy Alfaro Anti-Alfaro victory Ecuadorian Civil War of 1913–1916(1913–1916) Leónidas Plaza loyalists Rebels of Esmeraldas Province Government victory Leónidas Plaza remains president Government re-asserts control of Esmeraldas Province Ecuadorian Civil War of 1932(1932) Supporters of Bonifaz Various opponents Opposition victory Congress restored into power. Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941(1941) Defeat Rio Protocol World War II(1945) Victory Collapse of the German Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War (1978)Defeat
The base and the camp set up by the Ecuadorian troops are now controlled by the Peruvian Army Paquisha War(1981) Defeat Status quo of 1942 in favor of Peru Cenepa War(1995) Both sides claimed victory Brasilia Presidential Act Status quo ante bellum War on drugs in Ecuador(2011–present) Government of Ecuador National Police of Ecuador Armed Forces of Ecuador Ecuadorian Army Ecuadorian Navy Ecuadorian Air Force
Armed civiliansCounter-terrorist PMCs
Supported by: United States CIA Canada Colombia Mexico (until 2024) PeruOrganized crime groups Sinaloa Cartel Los Choneros
CJNG Los Lobos Chone Killers Los Tiguerones Los Lagartos
Latin Kings NETA Association
PCE-SR FARC–EP FARC dissidents ELN La Empresa
Other groups Ongoing Ecuadorian security crisis(2020–present) Government of Ecuador Organized crime groups OngoingEcuadorian conflict (2024–present) Government of EcuadorOrganized crime groups, notably Los ChonerosOngoing as a low-intensity conflict
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