List of proxy wars
War Date Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Egyptian-Ottoman War 1839-1841 Egypt-aligned powers : Ottomans Kingdom of the French Spain Allied powers : British Empire Austrian Empire Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Ottoman Empire Compromise
Uruguayan Civil War 1839-1851 Colorados Unitarian Party Empire of Brazil Italian Legion France Great Britain Blancos Argentine Confederation Colorado victory
Mahdist War 1881-1899 British Empire Canada Khedivate of Egypt Belgium Congo Free State Ethiopian Empire Italy Supported by : Emirate of Jabal Shammar Mahdist Sudan Supported by : Ottoman Empire Russian Empire France British-Egyptian-Italian victory
First Samoan Civil War 1886-1894 Tamasese German Empire Mata'afans Supported by : United States Stalemate
Second Samoan Civil War 1898-1899 Mata'afans German Empire Samoa United Kingdom United States Stalemate
Venezuelan crisis of 1902-03 1902-1903 United Kingdom German Empire Italy Supported by : Spain Mexico Belgium Netherlands Venezuela Supported by : Argentina United States of America Compromise
Somaliland Campaign 1910-1920 Dervish State Supported by : Ottoman Empire German Empire Ethiopian Empire ( 1913-1916 ) British Empire Ethiopian Empire Supported by : Italian Empire Sultanate of Hobyo Collapse of the Dervish State
Pre-World War I proxy wars
This is a list of proxy wars. Major powers have been highlighted in bold. A proxy war is defined to be a war fought between groups or smaller countries that each represent the interests of other larger powers, and may have help and support from these. The United Nations does not wage war (or proxy war), its peacekeeping military actions are instead police actions.