List of wars involving the United States

The United States has been involved in 113 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. It also includes US involvement in widespread periods of conflict like the Indian Wars, the Cold War (including the Korean War and the Vietnam War), and the War on Terror (including the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan, and others).

Four military engagements encompassing three wars, all of which are interventions, currently involve the US: the Yemeni Civil War, the Somali Civil War, and the Syrian Civil War.

USA victory

Another result *

USA defeat

Ongoing conflict

*e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive

18th-century wars

Conflict	Allies	Opponent(s)	Result for the United States and its Allies	Presidents of the United States
American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) Location: Eastern and Southern North America the Atlantic The Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776	United States Kingdom of France Canadian Auxiliaries Spanish Empire Iroquois Oneida Tuscarora Watauga Association Catawba Lenape Choctaw Dutch Republic Mysore	Great Britain Loyalists German Auxiliaries Iroquois Onondaga Cayuga Seneca Cherokee	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 Revolutionary War: John Hancock Henry Laurens John Jay Samuel Huntington Thomas McKean John Hanson Elias Boudinot Thomas Mifflin Richard Henry Lee John Hancock Nathaniel Gorham Arthur St. Clair Cyrus Griffin
Cherokee–American wars (1776–1795) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Old Southwest Abduction of Daniel Boone's daughter by the Cherokee	United States Choctaw	Cherokee	US-allied victory	President of the Continental Congress in Cherokee–American wars: John Hancock Henry Laurens John Jay Samuel Huntington Thomas McKean John Hanson Elias Boudinot Thomas Mifflin Richard Henry Lee John Hancock Nathaniel Gorham Arthur St. Clair Cyrus Griffin Presidents of the United States: George Washington
Northwest Indian War (1785–1793) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Northwest Territory The Battle of Fallen Timbers	United States Chickasaw Choctaw	Western Confederacy List Council of Three Fires Iroquois Confederacy Seven Nations of Canada Wabash Confederacy (Wea, Piankashaw, and others) Illini Confederacy Wyandot Mississaugas Menominee Shawnee Lenape Miami Kickapoo Kaskaskia Chickamauga Cherokee (or "Lower Cherokee") Upper Muscogee Great Britain British North America	US-allied victory Treaty of Greenville (1795) American occupation of the Northwest Territory	George Washington
American–Algerian War (1785–1795) Location: Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean Captain William Bainbridge paying tribute to the Dey of Algiers	United States	Regency of Algiers	Algerian victory Establishment of the United States Navy through the Naval Act of 1794 The U.S. government agrees to pay an annual tribute of $21,600^[11]^[12] $1 million tribute offered to the Dey	George Washington
Quasi-War (1798–1800) Location: Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean USS Constellation vs. L'Insurgente	United States Co-belligerent: Great Britain	French Republic Guadeloupe	Convention of 1800 Peaceful cessation of Franco-American alliance End of French privateer attacks on American shipping American neutrality and renunciation of claims by France	John Adams

19th-century wars

Conflict	Allies	Opponent(s)	Result for the United States and its Allies	Presidents of the United States
First Barbary War (1801–1805) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tripoli Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon at Derna, April 1805	United States^[13] Sweden^[13] Kingdom of Sicily^[13] Malta Protectorate^[13] Kingdom of Portugal^[13] Sultanate of Morocco^[13]	Ottoman Tripolitania^[14] Sultanate of Morocco^[14]	US-allied victory	Thomas Jefferson
Tecumseh's War (1810–1813) Part of the American Indian Wars and the War of 1812 Location: Northwest River Ohio The Battle of Tippecanoe	United States	Tecumseh's Confederacy List Shawnee Red Sticks Ojibway Chickamauga Meskwaki Iroquois Miami Mingo Odawa Kickapoo Lenape Mascouten Potawatomi Sauk Wyandot	US victory	James Madison
War of 1812 (1812–1815) Location: Eastern and Central North America General Andrew Jackson stands on the parapet of his makeshift defenses as his troops repulse attacking Highlanders, by painter Edward Percy Moran in 1910.	United States Choctaw Nation Cherokee Nation Creek Allies	United Kingdom British North America The Canadas Tecumseh's Confederacy List Shawnee Red Sticks Ojibway Chickamauga Meskwaki Iroquois Miami Mingo Odawa Kickapoo Lenape Mascouten Potawatomi Sauk Wyandot Spain (1814)	Inconclusive/Other Result Treaty of Ghent Military stalemate; both sides' invasion attempts repulsed Status quo ante bellum Defeat of Tecumseh's Confederacy Burning of Washington including the White House and the Capitol
Creek War (1813–1814) Part of the American Indian Wars and the War of 1812 Location: Southern United States The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 1814	United States Lower Creeks Cherokee Nation Choctaw Nation	Red Stick Creek	US-allied victory Treaty of Fort Jackson
Nuku Hiva Campaign (1813–1814) Part of the War of 1812 Location: Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands	United States	Tai Pi Happah (October 1813) Te I'i (May 1814)	US tactical victory Tai Pis and Happahs defeated Polynesian strategic victory Fort Madison destroyed and Nuku Hiva abandoned by May 1814
Second Barbary War (1815) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea and the Barbary States Decatur's squadron off Algiers	United States	Deylik of Algiers	US victory
First Seminole War (1817–1818) Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Pensacola, Spanish Florida Barracks and tents at Fort Brooke near Tampa Bay	United States	Seminole Spanish Florida	US victory Spain cedes Spanish Florida to the United States in the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819 The United States forcibly relocates Seminole in northern Florida to a reservation in the center of the peninsula in the Treaty of Moultrie Creek of 1823	James Monroe
Arikara War (1823) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Missouri River An Arikara warrior	United States Sioux	Arikara	Inconclusive/Other Result White Peace treaty agreed by US Col Leavenworth^[15]	James Monroe
Winnebago War (1827) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory	United States Choctaw Nation	Prairie La Crosse Ho-Chunks with a few allies	US-allied victory Ho-Chunks cede lead mining region to the United States	John Quincy Adams
Black Hawk War (1832) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory Native women and children fleeing the Battle of Bad Axe	United States Ho-Chunk Menominee Dakota Potawatomi	Black Hawk's British Band Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi allies	US-allied victory End of Native armed resistance to U.S. expansion in the Old Northwest Black Hawk Purchase (1832) The United States purchases Potawatomi land in the Treaty of Tippecanoe (1832) The United States purchases the rest of Potawatomi land west of the Mississippi River in the Treaty of Chicago (1833)	Andrew Jackson
Second Seminole War (1835–1842) Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Florida, United States U.S. Marines search for Seminoles in the Everglades	United States	Seminole	US victory Approximately 3,800 Seminoles transported to the Indian Territory Approximately 300 remain in Everglades	Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837) Martin Van Buren (March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841) William Henry Harrison (March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841) John Tyler (April 4, 1841 –March 4, 1845)
Texas Comanche Wars (1836–1875) Part of the Texas–Indian wars and the American Indian Wars Location: South-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado) and northern Mexico A group of U.S. soldiers defend themselves from Comanche warriors at the Battle of Buffalo Wallow.	Republic of Texas United States	Comanche	US victory	Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837) Martin Van Buren (March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841) William Henry Harrison (March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841) John Tyler (April 4, 1841 –March 4, 1845) James K. Polk (March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849) Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850) Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853) Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861) Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877)
Battle of Drummond's Island (1841) Part of the United States Exploring Expedition Location:Drummond's Island, Gilbert Islands, (Modern Day Kiribati) Gilbertese warriors of Tabiteuea, with shark's teeth weapons. (Drawn by Alfred Agate)	United States	Micronesian Natives	US victory 2 Native Villages Destroyed	John Tyler
Mexican–American War (1846–1848) Location: Texas, New Mexico, California and Mexico 2nd Dragoons charge the enemy at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 1846	United States California Republic	Mexico	US-allied victory Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexican Cession Mexican recognition of US sovereignty over Texas and California (among other territories)	James K. Polk
Cayuse War (1847–1855) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oregon The Whitman Massacre.	United States	Cayuse	US victory Cayuse reduced in numbers and forced to cede most of their lands	James K. Polk (March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849) Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850) Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853) Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857)
Apache Wars (1849–1924) Part of the Texas–Indian wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Southwestern United States U.S. Cavalry dash for cover while fighting Apaches, by F. Remington	United States	Apache Ute Yavapai	US victory Apaches moved to reservations	James K. Polk (March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849) Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850) Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853) Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861) Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877) Rutherford B. Hayes (March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881) James A. Garfield (March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881) Chester A. Arthur (September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885) Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889) Benjamin Harrison (March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893) Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897) William McKinley (March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901) Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909) William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929)
Navajo Wars (1849–1866) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: New Mexico Fort Defiance	United States	Navajo Nation	US victory Long Walk of the Navajo Navajos moved to reservations	James K. Polk (March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849) Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850) Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853) Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861) Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869)
Battle of Muddy Flat (1854) Part of the Taiping Rebellion and the Small Swords Society Uprising Location: Shanghai, China Battle of Muddy Flat along the Defense Creek	United States British Empire Shanghai Volunteer Corps Taiping Heavenly Kingdom	China	US-allied victory Qing forces retreat a mile away from the foreign concessions area Adherence to Foreign Extraterritoriality Status Maintained Yangtze Patrol, Shanghai Municipal Council, Shanghai Municipal Police, and the Chinese Maritime Customs Service established	Franklin Pierce
Bleeding Kansas (1854–1861) Location: Kansas and Missouri Sacking of Lawrence in 1856	Anti-slavery settlers (Free-Staters)	Pro-slavery settlers (Border Ruffians)	Free-Stater victory. Kansas admitted as a free state on January 29, 1861.	Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861)
Puget Sound War (1855–1856) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Washington	United States Snoqualmie	Nisqually Muckleshoot Puyallup Klickitat Haida Tlingit	US victory Indians relocated to Siletz, Grand Ronde and Coast Reservations^{[citation needed]}	Franklin Pierce
Rogue River Wars (1855–1856) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Rogue Valley	United States	Tututni	US victory Indians relocated to Siletz, Grand Ronde and Coast Reservations	Franklin Pierce
Third Seminole War (1855–1858) Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Pensacola, Florida	United States	Seminole	US victory By late 1850s, most Seminoles forced to leave their land; a few hundred remain deep in the Everglades on land unwanted by white settlers	Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861) Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869)
Yakima War (1855–1858) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Washington Territory Seattleites evacuate to the town blockhouse as USS Decatur opens fire on advancing tribal forces.	United States Snoqualmie	Yakama Walla Walla tribe Umatilla tribe Nez Perce tribe Cayuse tribe	US victory
Second Opium War (1856–1859) Part of the Opium Wars Location: China Palikao's bridge, on the evening of the battle, by Émile Bayard	British Empire French Empire United States	China	US victory Treaties of Tientsin Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island ceded to the United Kingdom as part of British Hong Kong
Utah War (1857–1858) Part of the Mormon wars Location: Utah Territory and Wyoming	United States	Deseret/Utah Mormons (Nauvoo Legion)	Inconclusive/Other Result Resolution through negotiation Brigham Young replaced as governor of the territory Full amnesty for charges of sedition and treason issued to the citizens of Utah Territory by President James Buchanan on the condition that they accept American Federal authority
Reform War (1858–1866) Location: Mexico The USS Savannah which fought in the Battle of Antón Lizardo in March 1860	Liberals United States	Conservatives	Liberals - US victory
Pig War (1859) Location: San Juan Islands Proposed boundaries: Through Haro Strait, favored by the US Through Rosario Strait, favored by Britain Through San Juan Channel, compromise proposal The lines are as shown on maps of the time. The modern boundary follows straight line segments and roughly follows the blue line. The modern eastern boundary of San Juan County roughly follows the red line.	United States Washington Territory	United Kingdom Colony of Vancouver Island	Inconclusive/Other Result Treaty of Washington Mostly a bloodless war – San Juan Islands awarded to the United States following third-party arbitration	James Buchanan
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859) Part of pre-Civil War conflicts Location: West Virginia Harper's Weekly illustration of U.S. Marines attacking John Brown's "Fort" Teresa Baine	United States	Abolitionist Insurgents	US victory
First and Second Cortina War (1859–1861) Location: Texas and Mexico	United States Confederate States Mexico	Cortinista bandits	US-allied victory
Paiute War (1860) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Pyramid Lake, Nevada	United States	Paiute Shoshone Bannock	US victory
American Civil War (1861–1865) Location: Southern United States, Indian Territory, Northeastern United States, Western United States, Atlantic Ocean The Battle of Antietam, by Thure de Thulstrup.	United States Indian Home Guard Seminole Nation (Western) (most)^[16] Seminole Nation (Florida) Muskogee Nation (part)^[17]	Confederate States Cherokee Nation Choctaw Nation Catawba Chickasaw Nation (part) Muskogee Nation (part) Seminole Nation (Western) (part) Comanche Nation (part)	US victory Dissolution of the Confederate States U.S. territorial integrity preserved Beginning of the Reconstruction Era U.S. Federal government expands further control over land and railroad rights in the Indian Territory.	Abraham Lincoln
Yavapai Wars (1861–1875) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Arizona Rescue of Lt. Charles King	United States	Yavapai Apache Yuma Mohave	US victory	Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877)
Dakota War of 1862 (1862) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Minnesota and Dakota The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota on August 19, 1862	United States	Dakota Sioux	US victory	Abraham Lincoln
1st Battle of Shimonoseki Straits and the following Shimonoseki campaign (1863-1864) Part of Bakumatsu Conflicts Location: Shimonoseki Straits, Honshu, Japan USS Wyoming sinking the American built Koshin (Originally the Lancefield) which had been gifted to Japan that same year (1863)	United States British Empire French Empire Netherlands	Chōshū Domain	US-allied victory Treaty of Amity and Commerce enforced
Colorado War (1863–1865) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska	United States	Cheyenne Arapaho Sioux	Inconclusive/Other Result Military and congressional hearings against John Chivington
Snake War (1864–1868) Part of the American Indian Wars Locations: Oregon, Nevada, California, and Idaho	United States	Paiute Bannock Shoshone	US victory	Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869)
Powder River War (1865) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Powder River State	United States	Sioux Cheyenne Arapaho	Inconclusive	Andrew Johnson
Red Cloud's War (1866–1868) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Powder River State The Fetterman Massacre	United States Crow Nation	Lakota Cheyenne Arapaho	Lakota-allied victory Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) Legal control of Powder River Country ceded to Native Americans Creation of the Great Sioux Reservation (including the Black Hills)
Formosa Expedition (1867) Location: Hengchun, Taiwan, Qing China' Attack of United States Marines and Sailors on the pirates of the island of Formosa, East Indies, Harper's Weekly	United States	Paiwan	Paiwan victory
Comanche Campaign (1867–1875) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Western United States Battle of Beecher Island. One soldier and three horses have fallen, while others continue to wage the battle.	United States	Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa	US victory	Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877)
United States expedition to Korea (1871) Location: Ganghwa Island The captured Sujagi aboard USS Colorado in June 1871	United States	Joseon dynasty	Inconclusive/Other Result American military victory American diplomatic failure Withdrawal of American forces Korea retains isolationist policies Eventual signing of the United States–Korea Treaty of 1882	Ulysses S. Grant
Modoc War (1872–1873) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: California and Oregon Engraving of soldiers recovering the bodies of the slain May 3, 1873.	United States	Modoc	US victory
Red River War (1874–1875) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Texas	United States	Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa	US victory 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 Northern Cheyenne Arapaho	US victory Legal control of Powder River Country ceded to the United States
Buffalo Hunters' War (1876–1877) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Texas and Oklahoma	United States	Comanche Apache	US victory
Nez Perce War (1877) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana Chief Joseph's band in the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain	United States	Nez Perce Palouse	US victory	Rutherford B. Hayes
Bannock War (1878) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming	United States	Bannock Shoshone Paiute	US victory
Cheyenne War (1878–1879) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana Aftermath of the Battle of "The Pit."	United States	Cheyenne	US victory
Sheepeater Indian War (1879) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Idaho	United States	Shoshone	US victory
Victorio's War (1879–1880) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Mexico	United States Mexico	Apache	US-allied victory
White River War (1879) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Colorado Battle of Milk Creek Canyon	United States	Ute	US victory
Egyptian Expedition (1882) Part of the Anglo-Egyptian War Location: Alexandria Front page of "Judge" magazine, August 12, 1882, featuring a cartoon by "JAW" concerning aid rendered by the American navy during the British bombardment of Alexandria.	United States	Egypt	US victory	Chester A. Arthur
Crow War (1887) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Montana Crow Indians Firing into the Agency 1887	United States	Crow people	US victory	Grover Cleveland
Ghost Dance War (1890–1891) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: South Dakota Mass grave for the dead Lakota after the Wounded Knee Massacre.	United States	Sioux	US victory	Benjamin Harrison
Garza War (1891–1893) Location: Texas and Mexico 3rd Cavalry Troopers searching a suspected Revolutionist, 1892	Mexico United States	Garzistas	US-allied victory	Benjamin Harrison
Yaqui Wars (1896–1918) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Arizona and Mexico 10th Cavalry soldiers holding Yaqui prisoners at their camp in Bear Valley, January 9, 1918.	United States Mexico	Yaqui Pima Opata	US-allied victory	Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897) William McKinley (March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901) Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909) William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)
Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899) Location: Samoa Samoan warriors and American servicemen during the Siege of Apia in March 1899.	Samoa United States	Mataafans German Empire	Inconclusive/Other Result Allies and Rebels compromise for peace Tripartite Convention United States acquires American Samoa United Kingdom withdraws claim in exchange for concessions in the Solomon Islands Germany acquires German Samoa Mata'afa Iosefo becomes paramount chief of Samoa	William McKinley
Spanish–American War (1898) Location: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam Theodore Roosevelt and the "Rough Riders" after the Battle of San Juan Hill.	United States Cuban Revolutionaries Filipino Revolutionaries	Spain Cuba Guam Philippines Puerto Rico	US-allied victory Treaty of Paris Fall of the Spanish Empire United States took possession of the Spanish colonies: Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam Protectorate over Cuba Rise of the United States as a world power Founding of the First Philippine Republic and beginning of the Philippine–American War The war contributed to the popular image of Theodore Roosevelt as a war hero and advanced his career, in 1901 became the 26th president of the United States Spain sells to Germany its last colonies in the Pacific in 1899	William McKinley
Philippine–American War (1899–1902) Location: Philippines U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Manila.	1899–1902 United States Military government 1902-1906 United States Civil government	1899–1902 Philippine Republic Negros Republic Zamboanga Republic Limited Foreign Support: Empire of Japan Shishi 1902-1906 Tagalog Republic Irrenconcilables	US victory Occupation of the Philippines Establishment of the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands General Emilio Aguinaldo captured Dissolution of the First Philippine Republic	William McKinley (March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901) Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909)
Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) Location: Philippines American soldiers battling against Moro fighters.	United States	Moro Remnants of the Sulu Sultanate	US victory Total annexation of the Philippine Islands	William McKinley (March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901) Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909) William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) Location: China U.S. soldiers during the Boxer Rebellion in China.	British Empire United Kingdom Australia New Zealand India Russian Empire Empire of Japan French Republic United States German Empire Kingdom of Italy Austro-Hungarian Empire China (until 1900)	Boxers China (from 1900)	US-allied victory Signing of the Boxer Protocol Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing	William McKinley

20th-century wars

Conflict	Allies	Opponent(s)	Result for the United States and its Allies	Presidents of the United States
Crazy Snake's War (1909) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oklahoma Creek prisoners of war.	United States	Creek	US victory	Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929)
Mexican Border War (1910–1919) Part of the Mexican Revolution Location: Mexico–United States border American troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment rest for the night on May 27, 1916	United States	Mexico Supported by: German Empire	US victory Seditionist insurgency suppressed Permanent border wall established Pancho Villa's troops no longer an effective fighting force^[18] Mexican Constitutionalist faction leader Venustiano Carranza recognised as the sole leaders of the Mexican government by the United States	William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)
Little Race War (1912) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Cuba USS Mississippi in Cuba	Cuba United States	Cuban PIC	US-allied victory Dissolution of the PIC	William Howard Taft
United States occupation of Nicaragua (1912–1933) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Nicaragua US Marines holding a captured Sandinista flag.	United States Nicaragua	Nicaraguan Liberals Sandinistas	US victory Change of regime in Nicaragua Great Depression marks US withdrawal (1933)	William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929) Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933)
Bluff War (1914–1915) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Utah and Colorado Prisoners of the Bluff War in Thompson, Utah, waiting to board a train for their trial in Salt Lake City.	United States	Ute Paiute	US victory	Woodrow Wilson
United States occupation of Veracruz (1914) Part of the Mexican Revolution Location: Mexico American ships at Veracruz	United States Supported by: United Kingdom	Mexico Supported by: German Empire Kingdom of Italy	US victory	Woodrow Wilson
United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Haiti 2nd Marine Regiment in Haiti	United States Haiti	Haitian Rebels	US-allied victory	Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929) Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933) Franklin D. Roosevelt (March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945)
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Dominican Republic US Marines in the Occupation of the Dominican Republic.	United States	Dominican Republic	US victory	Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929)
World War I (1914–1918, direct U.S. involvement in 1917–1918) Location: Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, the Pacific Islands, and coast of North and South America US troops firing 37mm gun during an advance against German entrenched positions.	French Republic British Empire United Kingdom Canada Newfoundland Australia New Zealand Ceylon India South Africa Kingdom of Italy United States (since 1917) Russian Empire (until 1917) Empire of Japan Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Romania Kingdom of Greece Belgium Portugal Republic of Armenia Sultanate of Egypt Idrisid Emirate of Asir Emirate of Nejd and Hasa Kingdom of Hejaz Republic of China Siam Brazil	German Empire Austro-Hungarian Empire Ottoman Empire Tsardom of Bulgaria	US-allied victory First time in history, the United States sent soldiers abroad to defend foreign soil The October Revolution in 1917 in Russian Empire On December 13, 1918, Woodrow Wilson arrived to France and became the first U.S. president to visit Europe while in office to take part in World War I peace negotiations Fall of the German, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations, which led to the creation of today's United Nations	Woodrow Wilson
Russian Civil War (1917–1923, direct U.S. involvement in 1918–1920) Location: Russia US troops march through Russia before the Battle of Romanovka.	White Movement Mountain Republic Makhnovshchina Right SRs Left SRs Green armies Czechoslovakia British Empire United Kingdom Canada Australia India South Africa Empire of Japan Kingdom of Greece United States French Republic Kingdom of Serbia Romania Italy Poland Estonia Latvia China Mongolia	Russian SFSR Far Eastern Republic Mongolian Communists Makhnovshchina Left SRs Green armies	Bolshevik Victory^[19] The October Revolution led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin The Communist Massacre of the Russian Royal Family Fall of the Russian Empire Establishment of the Soviet Union Victory for the Bolshevik Red Army in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, South Caucasus, Central Asia, Tuva, and Mongolia; incorporation of those territories into the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union Victory for pro-independence movements in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland; expulsion of Bolshevik forces from those territories	Woodrow Wilson
Posey War (1923) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Utah Ute and Paiute prisoners of war.	United States	Ute Paiute	US victory Last Indian uprising	Warren G. Harding
World War II (1939–1945, direct U.S. involvement in 1941–1945) Location: Europe, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Middle East, Mediterranean, North Africa, Oceania, North and South America Six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.	Allies: French Republic British Empire United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand India and others United States (since 1941) Soviet Union (since 1941) Republic of Poland Czechoslovak Republic Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Republic of Cuba Republic of Haiti Argentina Brazil Mexico Chile Peru United States of Venezuela Liberia Kingdom of Egypt Ethiopian Empire Union of South Africa Sultanate of Muscat and Oman Kingdom of Nepal Republic of China Mongolian People's Republic Commonwealth of the Philippines Viet Minh Korean Provisional Government	Axis: Nazi Germany Empire of Japan Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Romania Slovak Republic Tsardom of Bulgaria Independent State of Croatia Finland French State Hellenic State Quisling's Norway Manchukuo Mengjiang RNG China Thailand Philippine Republic Empire of Vietnam Kingdom of Kampuchea State of Burma Free India Kingdom of Iraq	US-allied victory The end of America's isolationism after attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 The United States was first referred to as a superpower in 1944 In July 1945, the United States conducted the first nuclear test, and one month later became the first and only country to use nuclear weapons in war Collapse of Nazi Germany Fall of Japanese Empire and Italian Empire End of Fascism in Europe and Japanese militarism in Asia–Pacific Creation of the United Nations Creation of the NATO Creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, which led to the creation of today's European Union Beginning of the Atomic Age Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as rival superpowers until dissolution of the Soviet Union The Iron Curtain separated Eastern and Western Europe (1945–1991) Beginning of the Cold War (1947–1991) Germany and Austria, as well as their capitals, Berlin and Vienna, respectively, divided into four occupation zones each, one for each of the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union	Franklin D. Roosevelt (March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945) Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953)
Korean War (1950–1953) Part of the Cold War Location: Korea U.S. soldier fires a 75mm recoilless rifle, near Oetlook-tong, Korea, in support of infantry units directly across the valley.	South Korea United Nations United States United Kingdom Australia Belgium Canada France Philippines Colombia Ethiopian Empire Kingdom of Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Spanish State Union of South Africa Thailand Turkey	North Korea China Soviet Union Supported by: East Germany Czechoslovak Republic Hungarian People's Republic Polish People's Republic Romanian People's Republic People's Republic of Bulgaria Mongolian People's Republic	Inconclusive/Other Result UNSC Resolution 83 goals achieved North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled South Korean statehood preserved Subsequent United Nations invasion of North Korea repelled Subsequent Chinese-North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled Korean Armistice Agreement Korean Demilitarized Zone established in 1953	Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961)
Vietnam War (1955–1964^[a], 1965–1973^[b], 1974–1975^[c]) Part of the Cold War and Indochina Wars Location: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos 1st Cavalry Division, Battle of Ia Drang, 1965.	South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand Philippines Kingdom of Laos Khmer Republic	North Vietnam Viet Cong Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea Supported by: East Germany Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Hungarian People's Republic Polish People's Republic Socialist Republic of Romania People's Republic of Bulgaria Cuba	North Vietnam-allied victory Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam Reunification of North Vietnam and South Vietnam into the communist state Socialist Republic of Vietnam Communist governments take power also in Laos and Cambodia	Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961) John F. Kennedy (January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963) Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969) Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974) Gerald Ford (August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977)
Laotian Civil War (1959–1975) Part of the Indochina Wars and Cold War Location: Laos A U.S. Air Force Bell UH-1P from the 20th Special Operations Squadron "Green Hornets" at a base in Laos, 1970.	Kingdom of Laos United States South Vietnam Thailand Supported by: Philippines Taiwan	Pathet Lao North Vietnam Supported by: China Soviet Union East Germany Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Socialist Republic of Romania Cuba	Pathet Lao-allied victory Fall of the Kingdom of Laos Establishment of the communist state Lao People's Democratic Republic
Permesta Rebellion (1958–1961) Location: Indonesia The capture of Allen Lawrence Pope.	Permesta United States	Indonesia	Indonesian government victory Permesta surrendered to Indonesia government	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lebanon crisis (1958) Location: Lebanon US Marine sits in a foxhole and points his machine gun toward Beirut.	Lebanon United States	Lebanese opposition: INM LCP PSP	US-allied victory US-Lebanese occupation of the port and international airport of Beirut	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) Part of the Cold War Location: Cuba A4D-2 Skyhawks in flight over USS Essex during the Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961.	CDRF United States	Cuba	Cuban government victory Failure to topple Castro's government United States sponsored Brigade 2506 (Cuban exiles) defeated Increased cooperation between Cuba and the Soviet Union	John F. Kennedy
Operation Dragon Rouge (1964) Part of the Simba Rebellion during the Congo Crisis and the Decolonization of Africa during the Cold War Location: Stanleyville, Congo-Léopoldville Belgian paratroopers exiting out of U.S. C-130 Hercules after returning from Operation Dragon Rouge	United States Belgium Supported by: Democratic Republic of the Congo	Simba rebels	US-allied victory Most Hostages rescued Rebels Defeated	Lyndon B. Johnson
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) Location: Dominican Republic US soldiers push a child underneath a Jeep to protect him during a firefight in Santo Domingo on May 5, 1965.	Dominican Loyalists United States IAPF Brazil Paraguay Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador Honduras	Dominican Constitutionalists	US-allied victory Fall of the Bosch regime Joaquín Balaguer elected as the new president	Lyndon B. Johnson
Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969) Part of the Korean conflict and the Cold War Location: Korean Demilitarized Zone ROK and US troop stationed at the DMZ, 1967.	South Korea United States	North Korea	US-allied victory North Korean failure to launch an insurgency in South Korea	Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969) Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974)
Cambodian Civil War (1967–1975) Part of the Cold War Location: Cambodia US troops and tanks entering town in Cambodia.	Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) United States South Vietnam Supported by: Australia Canada France Thailand	National United Front of Kampuchea Khmer Rouge Khmer Rumdo Khmer Việt Minh North Vietnam Việt Cộng Supported by: China Soviet Union North Korea Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Socialist Republic of Romania Cuba	Khmer Rouge-allied victory Fall of the Kingdom of Cambodia Creation but eventual collapse of the Khmer Republic Creation of the Democratic Kampuchea Beginning of the Cambodian genocide	Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969) Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974) Gerald Ford (August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977)
Multinational intervention in Lebanon (1982–1984) Location: Lebanon US Marines of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit come ashore to assume the management of the port of Beirut.	Lebanese Armed Forces UNIFIL Multinational Force in Lebanon: United States France United Kingdom Italy Israel Lebanese Front Army of Free Lebanon SLA	Lebanese National Movement Jammoul PLO Amal Movement Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hezbollah Islamic Jihad Organization Islamic Unification Movement Syria Arab Deterrent Force Saudi Arabia Sudan United Arab Emirates Libya South Yemen	Syrian-allied victory Multinational forces fail to prevent collapse of Lebanese Army into Syrian- or Israeli- supported militias^[20]^[21] Multinational forces evacuated after the US embassy and US Marine barracks are bombed by the Islamic Jihad Organization Multinational forces oversee withdrawal of Palestine Liberation Organization Humanitarian crisis in Southern Lebanon Civil war continues until 1990 President Hafez al-Assad continues his occupation of Lebanon until his son and later president Bashar al-Assad orders a withdrawal from the country	Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
United States invasion of Grenada (1983) Part of the Cold War Location: Grenada American soldiers in artillery positions at Grenada.	United States Barbados Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	PRG of Grenada Cuba Military advisors: List Soviet Union Bulgaria East Germany Libya	US-allied victory Military dictatorship of Hudson Austin deposed Defeat of Cuban military presence Restoration of constitutional government	Ronald Reagan
Bombing of Libya (1986) Location: Libya USAF F-111 taking off for Libya	United States	Libya	US victory Failed Libyan Scud missile response Muammar Gaddafi survives
Tanker War (1987–1988) Part of the Iran–Iraq War Location: Persian Gulf Iranian frigate Sahand after being attacked by U.S. aircraft.	United States	Iran	US victory U.S. Navy sinks several ships and damages Iranian military installations used to attack U.S. and U.S. allied civilian shipping U.S. Navy vessel USS Vincennes shoots down civilian Iran Air Flight 655 killing all 290 passengers, among them 66 children Iran–Iraq War ends in August 1988 following UN enforcement of the ceasefire
United States invasion of Panama (1989–1990) Location: Panama U.S. troops prepare to take a neighborhood in Panama City, December 1989.	United States Panamanian Opposition	Panama	US-allied victory Dictator Manuel Noriega deposed	George H. W. Bush
Gulf War (1990–1991) Location: Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Israel M1 Abrams tanks of the 3rd Armored Division advance on Medina Ridge.	United States United Kingdom Kuwait Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Qatar Bahrain United Arab Emirates Oman	Iraq	US-allied victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber III restored Sanctions against Iraq	George H. W. Bush
Iraqi No-Fly Zone Enforcement Operations (1991–2003) Location: Iraq A Tomahawk cruise missile is fired from an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during Operation Desert Fox in December 1998.	United States United Kingdom France 2022 © WikiZero. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy \| Terms of Service

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