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The following is a list of border conflicts between two or more countries. The list includes only those fought because of border disputes. See list of territorial disputes for those that do not involve fighting.
Start | Finish | Conflict | Combatants | Disputed Territories | Fatalities |
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1846 | 1848 | Mexican–American War | United States v. Mexico | Texas Santa Fe de Nuevo México Alta California |
~29,000 |
1859 | 1859 | Pig War (1859) | United States v. United Kingdom (Colony of Vancouver Island) | San Juan Islands | None |
1879 | 1883 | War of the Pacific | Chile v. Bolivia and Peru | Litoral Department | ~10,000 |
Start | Finish | Conflict | Combatants | Disputed Territories | Fatalities |
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1910 | 1918 | Border War | United States v. Mexico | Mexico–United States border region | 100+ |
1932 | 1935 | Chaco War | Bolivia v. Paraguay | Northern Gran Chaco | ~100,000 |
1938 | 1938 | Battle of Lake Khasan | Soviet Union v. Japan | Manchukuo–Soviet Union border region | ~1,300 |
1939 | 1939 | Slovak–Hungarian War | Slovakia v. Hungary | Eastern Slovakia | 69 |
1939 | 1939 | Battles of Khalkhin Gol | Soviet Union and Mongolia v. Japan and Manchukuo | Manchukuo–Soviet Union border region | ~48,000 |