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The United States has been involved in 115 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.
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.
Mexican–American War: 1846 – 1848: 1.8 years (1 year, 9 months) 20: World War I: ... United States military casualties of war; List of wars involving the United ...
List of conflicts in British America (until 1783) List of conflicts in the United States (after 1783) List of conflicts in Hawaii (11th century – present) Armed conflicts, battles and wars with the United States as a participant: List of battles with most United States military fatalities; List of wars involving the United States
1846–1848: Mexican–American War: On May 13, 1846, the United States recognized the existence of a state of war with Mexico. After the annexation of Texas in 1845, the United States and Mexico failed to resolve a boundary dispute and President Polk said that it was necessary to deploy forces in Mexico to meet a threatened invasion.
Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) involving the United States (1 C, 55 P) Battles and operations of the African Slave Trade Patrol (3 P) Battles of the American Civil War (12 C, 10 P)
This category includes historical wars in which the United States of America (1776–present) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. These are the wars in which the United States of America was a primary participant.
This is a list of conflicts in North America.This list includes all present-day countries starting northward first from Northern America (Canada, Greenland, and the United States of America), southward to Middle America (Aridoamerica, Oasisamerica, and Mesoamerica in Mexico; and Central America over Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua), and eastward to ...