This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Panama from the colonial period to the modern era.
Colonial era Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604):
Drake's Assault on Panama (1596) Capture of Portobello (1601)
Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729): Blockade of Porto Bello (1726 – 1728)
War of Jenkins' Ear: Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
Independence era Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Gran Colombia–Peru War(1828–1829) Panama Stalemate Peruvian land invasion lost momentum after battle of Tarqui; at sea, Peru maintained supremacy after the fall of Guayaquil War came to an end with the signing of the Gual-Larrea treaty and the unexpected coup-de-etat against President La Mar Colombian troops were driven out of Bolivia, Peru recognized the Colombian annexation of Guayaquil and Colombia recognized implicitly Peruvian sovereignty of Tumbes, Jaen and Maynas Watermelon Riot(1856) Panama Defeat Herrán-Cass Agreement signed New Granadian government established a sum compensation of $412,394 in gold for damages Panama Crisis(1885) Panamanian Rebels Colombia Defeat Rebellion suppressed Colón burned Thousand Days' War(1899–1902) Colombian Conservative Party Colombian Liberal Party Victory War won by conservative government Continuation of the present day Republic of Colombia Resulted in Panamanian independence World War I(1917–1918) Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations Coto War(1921) Defeat Panama ceded Coto to Costa RicaTomán, René De La Pedraja. Wars of Latin America, 1899-1941, p. 100. Jefferson, NC: McFarland &, 2006. World War II(1941–1945) Victory Collapse of the Third 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 Cuban invasion of Panama(1959) Victory Cuban expedition fails Insurgency in Chiriquí(1968–1971) Pro-Arias Guerrillas Victory Guerrillas defeated Nicaraguan Revolution(1978-1979) FSLN EPS MAP-ML MILPAS Somoza regime National Guard Victory Overthrow of Somoza government in 1979 by FSLN forces, with military assistance from Panama's Victoriano Lorenzo Brigade commanded by Hugo Spadafora Insurgency of the Contras, with clandestine support from Panamanian military government under Manuel Noriega from 1981-87 FSLN junta led by Daniel Ortega take power of Nicaragua in 1981 Electoral victory of FSLN in 1984 Electoral victory of the National Opposition Union in 1990 United States Invasion of Panama(1989–1990) Panamanian Opposition Defeat Dictator Manuel Noriega deposed
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