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The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
July 20, 1775: New York: Patriot victory: Sons of Liberty capture storehouse and magazine [8] Battle of Gloucester: August 8, 1775: Massachusetts: Patriot victory [9] Raid on the Battery: August 23, 1775: New York: Patriot victory: 23 royal cannon from The Battery were taken under fire from HMS Asia offshore [10] Siege of Fort St. Jean ...
The revolutionary era is generally considered to have begun with the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 and ended with the ratification of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The military phase of the revolution, the American Revolutionary War, lasted from 1775 to 1783. A list of American Revolutionary War battles gives details.
End to the Texas-Indian Wars; Las Cuevas War (1875) Location: Texas and Mexico Texan soldiers. United States: Mexican bandits US victory. Cattle returned to Texas; Great Sioux War of 1876 (1876–1877) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Montana, Dakota and Wyoming Custer's last stand at Little Bighorn. United States: Lakota Dakota Sioux ...
Year Conflict Texas Military Unit(s) Commander Casualties Outcome Reference 1842 Texas Archive War: Frontier Battalion, Texas Rangers: Thomas I. Smith / Eli Chandler 0 Failure [11] 1844 Regulator–Moderator War: Texas Militia: Travis G. Broocks / Alexander Horton Unknown Accomplished [12] 1857 Cart War: Texas Militia: Unknown 0 Accomplished ...
(1765–1775) United Colonies (1775–1781) United States (1781–1783) Outcome: Independence of the United States of America from Great Britain; Dissolution of British America, formation of British North America and Spanish Florida; End of the First British Empire; Began the Age of Revolution; World's first federal republic founded on the ...
The accord that formally ended the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) radically altered the destinies of both countries. ... American War, which started in 1846 after 30 years of regional chaos ...
The United States Census Bureau (1894) provided their estimate of deaths due specifically to war during the 102 years between 1789 and 1891, including 8,500 Indians and 5,000 whites killed in "individual affairs": The Indian wars under the government of the United States have been more than 40 in number.