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The War of the Pacific (Spanish: Guerra del Pacífico), also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert , the war ended with victory for Chile, which gained a significant amount of resource-rich ...
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, [36] was the theater of World War II fought between the Empire of Japan and the Allies in East and South East Asia, the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and Oceania.
The lands conquered in the south within Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile would form the province Qullasuyu of the Inca Empire. 1754 — 1757 Spanish-Portuguese invasion of the Jesuit-sponsored "Guarani Nation" 1810 — 1818 Argentine War of Independence; 1814 — 1880 Argentine Civil Wars; 1837 — 1839 War between Argentina and Peru–Bolivian ...
The command structures of the Pacific War varied, reflecting the different roles of various belligerent nations, and often involving different geographic scopes. These included the following: American commands: Pacific Ocean Areas; South West Pacific Area; British and Allied commands: GHQ India, commanding the British Army in India; Eastern Fleet
Cartwheel (1943–1944) — Major offensives in the South West Pacific Area, aimed at isolating the major Japanese base at Rabaul. Chronicle (1943) — landings at Woodlark Island and Kiriwina, New Guinea; Toenails (1943) — landings at New Georgia; Postern (1943) — assault on Lae, Papua New Guinea.
After the war, Chile had obtained military hegemony at the Pacific Coast of South America. Chile's expansion was seen with concern across the continent, and Chilean diplomats responded by fomenting rivalries between Chile's neighbors and other South American countries and promoting friendly relationships between countries with disputes with Chile's neighbors.
Arawak woman (John Gabriel Stedman)Early South American military history is distinctively different from that in Asia or Europe. [1] Metallurgy influenced warfare in the Americas less than in other parts of the world; in South America the use of stone, wood and bone, backed by limited use of copper, dominated weaponry up until the European invasions.
The Paraguayan War (Spanish: Guerra del Paraguay, Portuguese: Guerra do Paraguai, Guarani: Paraguái Ñorairõ), also known as the War of the Triple Alliance (Spanish: Guerra de la Triple Alianza, Portuguese: Guerra da Tríplice Aliança, Guarani: Ñorairõ Triple Alianza Rehegua), was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870.