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The United States has been involved in 114 military conflicts. 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. It also includes US involvement in widespread periods of conflict like the ...
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.
1973: Operation Nickel Grass, a strategic airlift operation conducted by the United States to deliver weapons and supplies to Israel during the Yom Kippur War. 1974: Evacuation from Cyprus: United States naval forces evacuated U.S. civilians during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
For a List of wars in the 20th century, see: List of wars: 1900–1944. List of wars: 1945–1989. List of wars: 1990–2002. Categories: Lists of military lists.
5. Second US Intervention in the Somali Civil War. 2007 – present[7][8][9] 17.9 years. (17 years, 10 months) 6. Philippine–American War and Moro Rebellion. 1899 – 1913.
This category has the following 58 subcategories, out of 58 total. 20th-century battles (24 C, 2 P) 20th-century conflicts by decade (10 C) 20th-century conflicts by year (101 C) 20th-century labor disputes and strikes (10 C, 2 P) 20th-century people by conflict (105 C) 20th-century rebellions (28 C, 126 P) 20th-century revolutions (33 C, 114 P)
The definition of "battle" as a concept in military science has varied with the changes in the organization, employment, and technology of military forces. Before the 20th century, "battle" usually meant a military clash over a small area, lasting a few days at most and often just one day—such as the Battle of Waterloo, which began and ended on 18 June 1815 on a field a few kilometers across.
Commonly cited casualty figures provided by the Department of Defense are 4,435 killed and 6,188 wounded, although the original government report that generated these numbers warned that the totals were incomplete and far too low. [89] In 1974, historian Howard Peckham and a team of researchers came up with a total of 6,824 killed in action and ...