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  2. United States military casualties of war - Wikipedia

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    c. ^ Civil War: All Union casualty figures, and Confederate killed in action, from The Oxford Companion to American Military History except where noted (NPS figures). [ 20 ] estimate of total Confederate dead from James M. McPherson , Battle Cry of Freedom (Oxford University Press, 1988), 854.

  3. List of wars by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are often results of war-induced epidemics, famines, genocide, etc. Due to incomplete records, the ...

  4. American units with the highest percentage of casualties per ...

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    For example, during the Seven Days Battles in the American Civil War (June 25 to July 1, 1862) there were 5,228 killed, 23,824 wounded and 7,007 missing or taken prisoner for a total of 36,059 casualties. [1] [note 1] The word casualty has been used in a military context since at least 1513. [2]

  5. Timeline of United States military operations - Wikipedia

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    1911: Honduras: On January 26, American naval detachments were landed to protect American lives and interests during a civil war in Honduras. [RL30172] 1911 : China: As the Tongmenghui -led Xinhai Revolution approached, in October an ensign and 10 men tried to enter Wuchang to rescue missionaries but retired on being warned away, and a small ...

  6. List of conflicts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. List of battles with most United States military fatalities

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    This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U.S. soldiers killed was higher than 1,000. The battles and campaigns that reached that number of deaths in the field are so far limited to the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and one campaign during the Vietnam War (the Tet Offensive from January 30 to September 23, 1968).

  8. List of wars involving the United States - Wikipedia

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    US-allied victory - The American Revolution started as a civil war within the British Empire. [nb 1] It became a larger international war in 1778 once France joined. [nb 2] Treaty of Paris (1783) Britain recognizes the independence of the United States of America and the Thirteen Colonies. President of the Continental Congress in American ...

  9. List of the lengths of United States participation in wars

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    Mexican–American War: 1846 – 1848: 1.8 years (1 year, 9 months) 20: World War I: 1917 – 1918: 1.6 years ... United States military casualties of war;