List of wars involving the United States
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This is a list of wars involving the United States of America during and since the American Revolutionary War, detailing all constituent military theatres and campaigns.
18th century wars
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) |
United States France Spain Vermont Mysore Oneida |
Great Britain Loyalists German Auxiliaries |
Victory
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Chickamauga War (1776–1795) |
United States | Cherokee | Victory |
Northwest Indian War (1785–1793) |
United States |
Western Confederacy Great Britain |
Victory
|
Whiskey Rebellion (1791–1794) |
United States | Frontier tax protesters | Victory
|
Quasi-War (1798–1800) Part of the French Revolutionary War |
United States Batavian Republic Great Britain |
France Spain |
Indecisive
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19th century wars
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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First Barbary War (1801–1805) Part of the Barbary Wars |
United States Sweden |
Eyalet of Tripolitania | Victory
|
Tecumseh's War (1811) |
United States | Tecumseh's Confederacy | Victory
|
War of 1812 (1812–1815) |
United States Choctaw Cherokee Creek Allies |
United Kingdom
|
Stalemate
|
Creek War (1813–1814) |
United States Lower Creeks Cherokee Choctaw |
Red Stick Creek | Victory |
Second Barbary War (1815) Part of the Barbary Wars |
United States | Regency of Algiers | Victory
|
First Seminole War (1817–1818) |
United States | Seminole Spanish Florida |
Victory |
Texas-Indian wars (1820–1875) |
Republic of Texas United States |
Comanche | Victory |
Arikara War (1823) |
United States | Arikara | Victory
|
Aegean Sea Anti-Piracy Operations (1825–1828) |
United States | Greek Pirates | Victory
|
Winnebago War (1827) |
United States | Prairie La Crosse Ho-Chunks with a few allies |
Victory
|
First Sumatran expedition (1832) |
United States Netherlands |
Chiefdom of Kuala Batee | Victory |
Black Hawk War (1832) |
United States Ho-Chunk Menominee Dakota Potawatomi |
Black Hawks British Band Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi allies |
Victory
|
Second Seminole War (1835–1842) |
United States | Seminole | Victory
|
Patriot War (1838) Part of the Rebellions of 1837 |
United Kingdom Upper Canada United States |
Republic of Canada Hunters' Lodge |
Victory
|
United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) |
United States | Fiji Samoa Tabiteuea |
Victory
|
Second Sumatran expedition (1838) |
United States Netherlands |
Chiefdom of Kuala Batee | Victory |
Mexican–American War (1846–1848) |
United States California Republic |
Mexico | Victory
|
Cayuse War (1847–1855) |
United States | Cayuse | Victory
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Apache Wars (1851–1900) |
United States | Apache Ute Yavapai |
Victory
|
Puget Sound War (1855–1856) |
United States | Nisqually Muckleshoot Puyallup Klickitat Haida Tlingit |
Victory
|
Rogue River Wars (1855–1856) |
United States | Rogue River people | Victory
|
Third Seminole War (1855–1858) |
United States | Seminole | Victory
|
Yakima War (1855–1858) |
United States | Yakama | Victory
|
Utah War (1857–1858) |
United States | Deseret / Utah Mormons (Nauvoo Legion) | Resolution
|
Navajo Wars (1858–1866) |
United States | Navajo | Victory
|
Cochinchina Campaign (1858–1862) |
France Spain United States |
Nguyễn Dynasty | Victory
|
First and Second Cortina War (1859–1861) |
United States Confederate States |
Mexican Paramilitary Forces | Victory |
Paiute War (1860) |
United States | Paiute Shoshone Bannock |
Victory
|
Reform War (1860) |
Mexican Liberals United States |
Mexican Conservatives | Victory |
American Civil War (1861–1865) |
United States | Confederate States | Victory
|
Yavapai Wars (1861–1875) |
United States | Yavapai | Victory |
Dakota War of 1862 (1862) |
United States | Dakota Sioux | Victory
|
Colorado War (1863–1865) |
United States | Cheyenne Arapaho |
Victory
|
Shimonoseki War (1863–1864) |
British Empire Dutch Empire French Empire United States |
Chōshū Domain | Victory
|
Snake War (1864–1868) |
United States | Paiute Bannock Shoshone |
Victory |
Powder River War (1865) |
United States | Sioux Cheyenne Arapaho |
Victory |
Red Cloud's War (1866–1868) |
United States | Lakota Cheyenne Arapaho |
Defeat
|
Comanche Campaign (1867–1875) |
United States | Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa |
Victory
|
United States expedition to Korea (1871) |
United States | Joseon Dynasty | Victory
|
Modoc War (1872–1873) |
United States | Modoc | Victory
|
Red River War (1874–1875) |
United States | Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa |
Victory
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Las Cuevas War (1875) |
United States | Mexican militia | Victory
|
Great Sioux War of 1876 (1876–1877) |
United States | Lakota Northern Cheyenne Arapaho |
Victory
|
Nez Perce War (1877) |
United States | Nez Perce | Victory
|
Bannock War (1878) |
United States | Bannock Shoshone |
Victory
|
Cheyenne War (1878–1879) |
United States | Cheyenne | Victory
|
Sheepeater Indian War (1879) |
United States | Shoshone | Victory
|
White River War (1879–1880) |
United States | Ute | Victory
|
Pine Ridge Campaign (1890–1891) |
United States | Sioux | Victory
|
Garza Revolution (1891–1893) |
Mexico United States |
Garzistas | Victory |
Yaqui Wars (1896-1918) |
United States Mexico |
Yaqui | Victory |
Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899) |
Samoa United States |
Mataafans Germany |
Compromise
|
Spanish–American War (1898) |
United States Cuba Philippine Republic Katipunan |
Spain |
Victory
|
Philippine–American War (1899–1902) |
United States | First Philippine Republic Philippine Republican Army Pulajanes Sulu Sultanate Moro Republic of Zamboanga Republic of Negros |
Victory
|
Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) |
United States |
Moro Remnants of the Sulu Sultanate |
Victory |
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) |
United Kingdom Russia Japan France United States Germany Italy Austria-Hungary |
Righteous Harmony Society China |
Victory
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20th century wars
21st century wars
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Part of the War on Terror |
United States Afghanistan ISAF United Kingdom Germany Denmark Italy France Canada Australia New Zealand El Salvador Armenia Georgia Norway Sweden Poland Estonia Romania Turkey Bulgaria Hungary Luxembourg Portugal Austria Jordan Albania Iceland Northern Alliance |
Taliban al-Qaeda Mujahideen IMU Haqqani network ETIM Islamic Jihad Union Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin United Tajik Opposition |
Ongoing
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Iraq War (2003–2011) Part of the War on Terror and Iraqi Insurgency |
United States Iraq United Kingdom South Korea Italy Poland Australia Georgia Ukraine Estonia Netherlands Spain Denmark MNF–I |
Baath Loyalists Islamic State of Iraq al-Qaeda in Iraq Mahdi Army Special Groups IAI Ansar al-Sunnah |
Victory
|
War in North-West Pakistan (2004–present) Part of the War on Terror |
United States |
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Lashkar-e-Islam Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan East Turkestan Islamic Movement Tehreek-e-Shariat |
Ongoing
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Military intervention in Libya (2011) Part of the Libyan Civil War |
NLA Qatar United States Bulgaria Belgium Canada Denmark France Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Romania Spain Turkey United Kingdom Sweden Jordan United Arab Emirates |
Libya | Victory
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Military intervention against ISIL (2014–present) Part of the Iraqi Insurgency, Syrian Civil War, Second Libyan Civil War, Sinai insurgency, Boko Haram insurgency, and the War on Terror |
United States France Jordan Morocco United Kingdom Iraq Syrian Opposition Egypt Libya Australia Belgium Canada Denmark Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Bahrain Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Qatar Nigeria Cameroon Chad Niger |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boko Haram |
Ongoing
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See also
- List of ongoing armed conflicts
- Timeline of United States military operations
- Timeline of United States at war
References
- ↑ Canny, p. 92.
- ↑ Wait, Eugene M. (1999). America and the War of 1812. Nova Publishers. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-56072-644-9.
- ↑ Schweikart, Larry (2012). A Patriot's History® of the Modern World, Vol. I: From America's Exceptional Ascent to the Atomic Bomb: 1898-1945. Penguin/Sentinel. ISBN 978-1-59523-089-8. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Parra, "Valientes Nogalenses," 23-24.
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=48g116X9IIwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA105#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ http://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/parks/veterans-memorial-park/history/worldwari
- ↑ "Sectarian divisions change Baghdad’s image". MSNBC. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- ↑ "U.S. says Iraq pullout won't cause dramatic violence". MSNBC. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ↑ "UK 'to continue deporting failed Iraqi asylum seekers'". BBC. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ↑ "Al-Qaeda's Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. Interests". U.S Department of State. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
External links
- Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK)
- Conflict Barometer – Describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, and settlements
- A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington
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