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This is an incomplete list of military confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern US State of Ohio since European contact. The region was part of New France from 1679–1763, ruled by Great Britain from 1763–1783, and part of the United States of America 1783–present.
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of the Mexican Revolution .
The Pancho Villa Expedition—now known officially in the United States as the Mexican Expedition, [6] but originally referred to as the "Punitive Expedition, US Army" [1] —was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa from March 14, 1916, to February 7, 1917, during the Mexican Revolution of ...
American forces withstand Mexican Army attacks. (A) Battle of Palo Alto: May 8 Mexican Army under Mariano Arista in the disputed land between the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) and the Nueces River engage an American army attempting to lift the aforementioned Siege of Fort Texas. (A) Battle of Resaca de la Palma: May 9 Arista is defeated by Zachary ...
Battles of the American Revolutionary War in Ohio (6 P) Pages in category "Battles in Ohio" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The Battle of Columbus, also known as the Burning of Columbus or the Columbus Raid, began on March 9, 1916, as a raid conducted by remnants of Pancho Villa's Division of the North on the small United States border town of Columbus, New Mexico, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the border with Mexico.
Battle of Great Cane Break: December 22, 1775: South Carolina: American victory [17] Battle of Quebec: December 31, 1775: Quebec: British victory: British repulse American assault on Quebec city [18] Burning of Norfolk: January 1, 1776: Virginia: British bombard Norfolk; Americans destroy what they see as a loyalist stronghold [19] Battle of ...
This battle, which historian J. R. Edmondson describes as "the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution", [1] was the last offensive against the Texians that Cos would order. [23] Barr attributed the Texian victory to "able leadership, a strong position, and greater firepower". [ 22 ]