This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Nicaragua.
Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 ResultsHead of state Nicaraguan Independence Movements(1811–1812) Nicaraguan revolutionaries Spanish Empire Defeat Revolts suppressed José de Salvador y Antoli Civil war of 1824(1824) Fiebres Timbucos Fiebres victory José Anacleto Ordóñez is given the position of "Inspector General of Arms of the Federal Republic of Central America" José Anacleto Ordóñez Cerda-Argüello War(1827–1828) Liberal Federalists Conservative Federalists Liberal victory Execution of Manuel Antonio de la Cerda Juan Argüello del Castillo Flores' Rebellion(1834) Nicaraguan Government Anti-Constitutionalist Rebels Government victory Cándido Flores is defeated in Managua and later flees Granada José NúñezInvasion of Guanacaste (1836) Nicaragua Costa Ricans exiled Costa RicaDefeat Withdrawal of Nicaraguan forces Manuel Quijano Malespín's War(1844–1845) Allied victory Peace Treaty signed between Francisco Malespín and José León Sandoval Emiliano MadrizBlas Antonio SáenzSilvestre Selva Recapture of San Juan del Norte(1848) Kingdom of Mosquitia Defeat Nicaragua returned San Juan del Norte to Mosquitia. José María Guerrero Granada-León Civil War(1853–1855) Legitimists Democrats Stalemate Francisco Castellón hires William Walker and his mercenaries The war continues as the Filibuster War Fruto ChamorroFrancisco Castellón Filibuster War(1855–1857) Allied Central American Army
Legitimist Party Central American alliance victory Fruto ChamorroWilliam Walker Barrios' War of Reunification(1885) Anti-Barrios victory Failure to reunify Central America Death of Justo Rufino Barrios Adán Cárdenas Nicaragua Crisis of 1895(1894–1895) Victory Establishment of the Zelaya Department José Santos Zelaya Honduran Civil War(1906–1907) Liberal Rebels Victory Dávila becomes President of Honduras Estrada's Rebellion(1909–1910) Liberal Government Conservative Rebels Regime change Estrada recognized as President of Nicaragua Mena's Rebellion(1912) Conservative Government Liberal Rebels Government victory Liberal rebels exiled to Panama Adolfo Díaz World War I(1918) Allied Powers:
and others... Central Powers: and others... Allied Powers victory Emiliano Chamorro Vargas Constitutionalist War(1926 –1927) Nicaraguan Government(Conservatives)Supported by: Nicaraguan rebels(Liberals)Supported by: (provided weapons and supplies) Peace of Tipitapa Both sides agree to a presidential election to be supervised by the United States, with Adolfo Díaz remaining in power until then. Both sides agree to disarm. The Nicaraguan National Guard is established. Sandinistas War(1927–1933) Conservative Government Sandinistas Government victory Sandinistas surrender their weapons Adolfo Díaz World War II(1941–1945) Allies Axis Allied victory Anastasio Somoza García Costa Rican Civil War(1948) Government of Costa Rica Calderon forces People's Vanguard Party Nicaraguan National Guard National Liberation Army Ulatista Forces Caribbean Legion Supported by: Rebel victory Overthrow of authoritarian president Teodoro Picado Michalski Installation of a provisional government led by transitional president José Figueres Ferrer Costa Rican military abolished after nearly half a century of its establishment Constitutional assembly is elected A new Constitution is created and enacted Provisional government transfers power to Otilio Ulate Víctor Manuel Román Invasion of Costa Rica(1955) Calderón forces
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Supported by: Costa Rican government victory Anastasio Somoza García Dominican Civil War(1965) Loyalist faction Constitutionalist faction Dominican Revolutionary Party Social Christian Revolutionary Party Loyalist victory Ceasefire declared Formation of the provisional government for new elections Deposition of Juan Bosch of the presidency ratified Organization of presidential elections in 1966 under international supervision Election of Joaquín Balaguer as the new president Establishment of the Fourth Dominican Republic on July 1, 1966 René Schick Nicaraguan Revolution(1961–1990) Somoza regime (1961–1979) National Guard Contras (1981–1990) FDN UDN ARDE MILPAS Fifteenth of September Legion KISAN/YATAMA
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CIA (from 1981)
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Dirección de Inteligencia Sandinista victory Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami in July 1979, relinquishing control of the government. A five-member provisional government takes its place. The right-wing Contras begin an armed insurgency against the Sandinistas in 1981 which continues until 1990. The Tela Accord is signed in 1989 and the Sandinista party is defeated in the 1990 election, bringing the armed revolution to an end. Sandinistas led by Daniel Ortega are re-elected in 2006 and remain in power until today. Anastasio Somoza Debayle Daniel Ortega Miskito Conflict(1982–1987) Miskito Guerrillas Victory Guerillas defeated Daniel Ortega Operation Golden Pheasant(1988) Defeat Withdrawal of Nicaraguan forces from Honduran territory Iraq War(2003–2004) Iraqi Kurdistan MNF–I
SCJL Naqshbandi Army ISI al-Qaeda FIA Ansar al-Islam IAI Mahdi Army Special Groups Badr Brigades Kata'ib Hezbollah Victory Depletion of Iraqi insurgency, improvements in public security Re-establishment of democratic elections U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement Enrique BolañosIsla Calero Conflict (2010) Defeat Withdrawal of Nicaraguan soldiers from Costa Rican territory The International Court of Justice states that Costa Rica has sovereignty over the disputed territoryDaniel Ortega
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