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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 .
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.
United States (allegedly) United Kingdom (covert) 2006 2008 Iraqi Civil War. Part of the Iraq War. Public stability: Iraq United States United Kingdom MNF-I Private Security Contractors Peshmerga Sons of Iraq. Sunni factions: Iraqi Ba'ath Party Loyalists. Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation; Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order; Ansar ...
The United States government has been involved in numerous interventions in foreign countries throughout its history. The U.S. has engaged in nearly 400 military interventions between 1776 and 2023, with half of these operations occurring since 1950 and over 25% occurring in the post-Cold War period. [1]
An invasion is a military offensive in which sizable number of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objectives of establishing or re-establishing control, retaliation for real or perceived actions, liberation of previously lost territory, forcing the partition of a country, gaining concessions or access to ...
Since the 19th century, the United States government has participated and interfered, both overtly and covertly, in the replacement of many foreign governments. In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government initiated actions for regime change mainly in Latin America and the southwest Pacific, including the Spanish–American and Philippine–American wars.
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.
World War I: 28 July 1914: 11 November 1918: 4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks American Civil War 12 April 1861 9 April 1865 3 years, 11 months and 4 weeks Philippine-American War: 4 February 1899 2 July 1902 3 years, 3 months, 4 weeks and 1 day War of Attrition: 1 July 1967: 7 August 1970: 3 years, 1 month and 6 days Spanish Civil War