This list includes all major armed conflicts involving the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its predecessor states from the 18th century to the present.
Table War of Jenkins' Ear (War of the Austrian Succession): Battle of La Guaira – 1743 Battle of Puerto Cabello – 1743
Anglo-Spanish War: Cutting out of the Hermione – 1799 Invasion of Venezuela – 1806 Battle of La Vela de Coro – 1806
War of 1812 (Sixty Years' War): Battle of La Guaira – 1812
Conflict Allies Opponents Results Major battles Venezuelan War of Independence(1810–1823) Patriots1810: Caracas Junta1811–1816: Venezuela Colombia1816–1819: Venezuela HaitiArana, M., 2013, Bolivar, New York: Simon & Schuster, , pp. 1861819–1823: Royalists Spain Supreme Junta Governorate of Venezuela Governorate of Colombia Patriot victory Independence of Gran Colombia Dismemberment of the Spanish Empire Battle of La Victoria – 1812 Battle of Alto de los Godos – 1813 Battle of Niquitao – 1813 – Admirable Campaign Battle of Los Horcones – 1813 – Admirable Campaign Battle of Taguanes – 1813 – Admirable Campaign Battle of Araure – 1813 Battle of La Victoria – 1814 Battle of San Mateo – 1814 Battle of Carabobo – 1814 Battle of Urica – 1814 Battle of San Félix – 1817 Battle of Matasiete – 1817 Battle of Las Queseras del Medio – 1819 Battle of Carabobo – 1821 Battle of Lake Maracaibo – 1823 Spanish Reconquest of New Granada(1815–1816) United Provinces of New Granada Kingdom of Spain Spanish victory Reestablishment of the Viceroyalty of New Granada Liberation Campaign of New Granada(1819–1820) New Granada British Legions Spain Victory Liberation of New Granada by Independentists Ecuadorian War of Independence(1820–1822) Spanish Empire Viceroyalty of Peru Real Audiencia of Quito Patriot victory Annexation of the territory to Gran Colombia Gran Colombia–Peru War(1828–1829) Stalemate Larrea-Gual Treaty * Peruvian invasion lost momentum after the Battle of Tarqui; Peru maintained supremacy at sea after the fall of Guayaquil. Coup d'état against President La Mar Colombian troops driven out of Bolivia Peruvian recognition of the Colombian annexation of Guayaquil Implicit Colombian recognition of Peruvian sovereignty over Tumbes, Jaen, and Maynas Status quo ante bellum Federal War(1859–1863) Conservative Government Federalists Federalist victory Treaty of Coche Establishment of a Federalist government Battle of Santa Inés – 1859 Battle of Coplé – 1860 Battle of Buchivacoa – 1862 Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903(1902–1903) Compromise Venezuelan debt dispute resolved European fleet withdraws Dutch–Venezuelan crisis of 1908(1908) Venezuela Netherlands Dutch victory HNLMS Gelderland captures Venezuelan gunboats Alexis and 23 de Mayo Dutch blockade of Venezuela's coast World War II(unofficial: 1942–1945; officially in 1945) Allies Axis Allied victory Fall of Nazi Germany, the Empire of Japan, and Fascist Italy Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War Invasion of Machurucuto (1967) n National Guard n Army Revolutionary Left Movementn guerrillasSupported by: Venezuelan government victory Cuban expedition fails.Pemon conflict (2016–present) Venezuela National Bolivarian Armed Forces
Colectivos ELN Tupamaro Pemon territorial guard
Rebels of the 513 Infantry Battalion
Armed Pemon and civil rebels
Pemon and civil demonstrators Ongoing Operation Southern Spear(2025–present)
Cartel of the Suns (alleged by the United States) Supported by: Supported by: Ongoing US military buildup in the Caribbean Capture of Nicolás Maduro Various US strikes on vessels (list) – 2025 Various US seizures of oil tankers (list) – 2025–2026 US strike on port in Venezuela – 2025 United States intervention in Venezuela – 2026
See also Venezuela during World War I
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