Editing Armed Forces of Ecuador (section)

== History ==
{{Main|Military history of Ecuador}}

[[File:Ecuador-peru-land-claims-01.png|thumb|Map of the long-lasting territorial dispute between [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]], settled only in 1998. (in Spanish)]]

[[Ecuador]]'s [[military]] history dates far back to its first attempt to secure freedom from [[Spain]] in 1811. In 1822 Ecuadorian troops, alongside other rebel forces, scored a [[decisive victory]] over the [[Spain|Spanish]] royalist [[army]] at the [[Battle of Pichincha]]. Although assisted by Peruvian troops, it would fight these only a few years later in 1828, as a member of the Confederation of [[Gran Colombia]]. The troops of Gran Colombia (Less than half of its troops were Ecuadorians), is defeated in the [[Battle of Punta Malpelo]] and the combat of crosses, where the Peruvian navy blocks Guayaquil. Then the great Colombians in the land field defeat a division of Peruvian outpost, in the battle of Tarqui. This battle does not define war after the signing of the Giron agreement where it is indicated that it remains in a status quo before bellum. Eventually, Civil War would plunge the country and the army into disorder. In 1941 the Ecuadorian Military found itself weak and disorganized; the by now long-lasting territorial dispute with [[Peru]] escalated into a major conflict, the [[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War]] of 1941. A much larger and better equipped Peruvian force quickly overwhelmed the Ecuadorian forces, driving them back and invading the Ecuadorian territory. Ecuador had no choice but to accept Peru's territorial claims and signed [[Rio Protocol|Peace treaty]] in 1942. However, the treaty of 1942 failed to settle the border dispute and occasional clashes occurred in a then still non-demarcated border area between the nations. These clashes flared into another outbreak of serious fighting in January 1981 called the [[Paquisha War]] where Ecuadorian troops infiltrated into Peruvian territory are expelled by the Peruvian army; similar incidents occurred in 1983 and again in 1984. The last [[military]] conflict with Peru occurred in 1995, during the [[Cenepa War]], in which both sides claimed to be fighting inside their own territory until the signing of a ceasefire and the eventual separation of forces. The longest-running source of armed international conflict in the Western Hemisphere had ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyguy.com/hgnews_ecuador-peru.html |title=News:Ecuador-Peru |publisher=The History Guy |access-date=28 July 2010}}</ref>

===Local engagements===
* [[Ecuadorian War of Independence]] in 1820
* [[Battle of Pichincha]] in 1822
* [[Gran Colombia–Peru War]] in 1829
* [[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War (1857–1860)]]
* [[Battle of Guayaquil]] in 1860
* [[Ecuadorian-Colombian War]] in 1863
* [[Chincha Islands War]] in 1864
* [[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War]] in 1941
* [[Paquisha War]] in 1981
* [[Cenepa War]] in 1995
* [[2024 conflict in Ecuador]] in 2024

===UN peacekeeping operations ===
The Ecuadorian Armed Forces has provided [[United Nations Military Observer|military observers]] and troops to the [[United Nations]] since 1948. In November 2003, an Ecuadorian [[United Nations]] Training Centre was established under the name of: (''La Unidad Escuela de Misiones de Paz "[[Ecuador]]"''). In 2009, [[Ecuador]] was deploying over 90 peacekeepers around the globe.
 
*1948 {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan|UNIMOGIP]] United Nations Military Observer Group in [[Pakistan]].
*1948 {{flagicon|India}} [[United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan|UNIMOGIP]] United Nations Military Observer Group in [[India]].
*1958 {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[UNOGIL]] Peacekeeping mission in [[Lebanon]].
*1961 {{flagicon|COD|1960}} [[United Nations Operation in the Congo|ONUC]] Peacekeeping Force in [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo]].
*1965 {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} [[DOMREP]] Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General in the [[Dominican Republic]].
*1990 {{flagicon|Nicaragua}} [[ONUCA]] United Nations Observer Group in [[Central America]], [[Nicaragua]].
*1991 {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[ONUSAL]] United Nations Observer Group in [[El Salvador]].
*1994 {{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[MINUGUA]] United Nations Verification Mission in [[Guatemala]].
*2003 {{flagicon|Liberia}} [[United Nations Mission in Liberia|UNMIL]] United Nations Observer Group in [[Liberia]].
*2004 {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire|UNOCI]] Peacekeeping mission in [[Ivory Coast]].
*2004 {{flagicon|Haiti}} [[MINUSTAH]], United Nations Stabilization Mission in [[Haiti]].
*2005 {{flagicon|Sudan}} [[United Nations Mission in Sudan|UNMIS]] United Nations Mission in [[Sudan]].
*2007 {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[United Nations Mission in Nepal|UNMIN]] United Nations Mission in [[Nepal]].
*2008 {{flagicon|Chad}} [[MINURCAT]] United Nations Mission in [[Chad]].
*2008 {{flagicon|Central African Republic}} [[MINURCAT]] Part of a Peacebuilding Commission in the [[Central African Republic]].
*2010 {{flagicon|Sudan}} [[UNAMID]] United Nations Mission and the African Union in [[Darfur]].