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This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity. Major conflicts of this period include the Chinese Civil War in Asia, the Greek Civil War in Europe, the Colombian civil war known as La Violencia in South America, the Vietnam War in Southeast Asia, the Ethiopian Civil War in ...
1865–1877: Southern United States – Reconstruction following the American Civil War: The South is divided into five Union occupation districts under the Reconstruction Act. 1866: Mexico: To protect American residents, General Sedgwick and 100 men in November obtained surrender of Matamoros, on the border state of Tamaulipas. After three ...
This is a list of conflicts in the United States.Conflicts are arranged chronologically from the late modern period to contemporary history.This list includes (but is not limited to) the following: Indian wars, skirmishes, wars of independence, liberation wars, colonial wars, undeclared wars, proxy wars, territorial disputes, and world wars.
The U.S. used regular units and many volunteer units in the Mexican–American War of 1846–48. At the outset of the American Civil War, the regular U.S. Army was small and generally assigned to defend the nation's frontiers from attacks by Indians. Following the Civil War, the U.S. Army fought more wars with Indians, who resisted U.S ...
August 9 – George Kenney, World War II United States Army Air Forces general (b. 1889) August 14 – Ron Haydock, actor (b. 1940) August 16 – Elvis Presley, American actor, musician and singer-songwriter (b. 1935) August 17 – Delmer Daves, American screenwriter and director (b. 1904) August 19 – Groucho Marx, American actor and comedian ...
*1846–1848 Mexican–American War. August 13 – September 30, 1846 Siege of Los Angeles; 1854–1858 Bleeding Kansas. 1856 Sacking of Lawrence; 1856 Pottawatomie Massacre; October 29, 1859 John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry *1861–1865 American Civil War. February 11–16, 1862 Battle of Fort Donelson; April 6–7, 1862 Battle of Shiloh
1977 – The science-fiction space opera film Star Wars debuts in theaters. 1977 – The New York City blackout of 1977 lasts for 25 hours, resulting in looting and other disorder. 1977 – Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, dies in his home in Graceland at age 42. 75,000 fans line the streets of Memphis for his funeral