List of wars involving the United States

In the list below the dates indicate the years in which the United States of America was involved in the war.
The list below is courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States (copied from wikipedia 10/25/2013)
Another wonderful history site to examine is The Price of Freedom: Americans at War

War or conflict's name(s) Campaign or Theater Opponent(s) Time Conclusion(s)
American Revolutionary War or
American War of Independence
Great Britain
Loyalists
Iroquois
Cherokee
September 1, 1774 -
September 3, 1783
American victory
Treaty of Paris
Britain recognizes the independence of the United States of America
Western theater of the American Revolutionary War
part of the American Revolutionary War
American Indians
 Great Britain
1775 -
1778
Military stalemate, United States diplomatic victory; Spanish Louisiana successfully defended
Southern Theater
Part of the American Revolutionary War
 Great Britain 1775 -
1782
Decisive Franco/American victory
Surrender of British army at Yorktown
Invasion of Canada (1775) or
Canadian Campaign
part of the American Revolutionary War
 Great Britain
Canadian militia
June 1775 -
October 1776
American defeat, Defeat of Colonial invasion; British counter-offensive
Chickamauga Wars (1776-1794)
Part of the American Revolutionary War
American Indians
 Great Britain
Cherokee
Shawnee
Seminole
Ojibway
Creek
Chickamauga
Meskwaki
Miami
Mingo
Kickapoo
Lenape
Mascouten
Potawatomi
Sauk
Wyandot
1776 -
1794
Decisive American victory:
  • United States diplomatic victory, American rights in Treaty of Paris successfully defended
  • Britain recognizes independence of the United States and cedes forts and influence in Indian territory.
New York and New Jersey Campaign
Part of the American Revolutionary War
 Great Britain
Hesse-Kassel
Waldeck-Pyrmont
July 1776 -
March 1777
New York: British gain control of New York City, British victory
New Jersey: Americans lose and then regain control of New Jersey, American victory
Philadelphia Campaign
part of the American Revolutionary War
 Great Britain
Hesse-Kassel
Ansbach-Bayreuth
1777 -
1778
British occupation then evacuation of Philadelphia
Saratoga Campaign
part of the American Revolutionary War
 Great Britain
Brunswick-luneburg
Hesse-Hanau
Iroquois Confederation (except Oneida (tribe)s)
June 14, 1777 -
October 17, 1777
Decisive American victory:
  • Surrender of British army
  • Entry of France into the war
Northern Theater
Part of the American Revolutionary War
 Great Britain 1778 -
1782
 ???[clarification needed]
Gulf Coast campaign
Part of the American Revolutionary War
 Great Britain
Choctaw
Creek
1779 -
1782
Decisive Spanish/American victory
Yorktown Campaign
Part of the American Revolutionary War
 Great Britain
Ansbach-Bayreuth
Hesse-Kassel
January -
October, 1781
Decisive Franco/American victory
Northwest Indian War or
Little Turtle's War or
Miami Campaign
Western Confederacy
Canadian Militia
1785 -
1795
American victory, Treaty of Greenville
Quasi-War or
Franco-American War or
Half War
French Republic 1798 -
1800
Indecisive American victory:
  • End of French privateer attacks on American shipping
  • America neutrality and renunciation of claims against France
First Barbary War or
Barbary Coast War or
Tripolitan War
Vilayet of Tripoli
Morocco
1801 -
1805
American victory, peace treaty
Tecumseh's War or
Tecumseh's Rebellion
Tecumseh's Confederacy August -
November 1811
American victory, peace treaty
War of 1812 or
Second War of Independence
 British Empire
Shawnee
Red Sticks
Ojibway
Chickamauga
Meskwaki
Iroquois
Miami
Mingo
Odawa
Kickapoo
Lenape
Mascouten
Potawatomi
Sauk
Wyandot
June 18, 1812 -
March 23, 1815
Treaty of Ghent
Status quo ante bellum
Atlantic Theater
Part of the War of 1812
 British Empire 1812 -
1815
British blockade of America:
Chesapeake Campaign
Part of the Atlantic Theater of the War of 1812
 British Empire 1813 -
1814
Inconclusive:
Great Lakes and Western Theater
Part of the War of 1812
 British Empire 1812 -
1815
American control of Lake Erie, British control of remaining four lake:
Canadian Campaign
Part of the Great Lakes and Western Theater of the War of 1812
 British Empire 1812 -
1813
Indecisive:
American Northwest Campaign
Part of the Great Lakes and Western Theater of the War of 1812
 British Empire 1813 Inconclusive:
American West Campaign
Part of the Great Lakes and Western Theater of the War of 1812
 British Empire 1813 -
1814
Inconclusive, British maintain control of Fort Mackinac:
Niagara Frontier Campaign
Part of the Great Lakes and Western Theater of the War of 1812
 British Empire American invasion force defeated:
St. Lawrence and Lower Canada Campaign
Part of the Great Lakes and Western Theater of the War of 1812
 British Empire
Niagara and Plattsburgh Campaigns
Part of the Great Lakes and Western Theater of the War of 1812
 British Empire 1814 Inconclusive, Americans regain control of Lake Champlain:
Southern Theater
Part of the War of 1812
 British Empire 1814 -
1815
Decisive American victory:
Creek War
Part of the Southern Theater of the War of 1812
Red Stick Creek 1813 -
1814
American/Allied Native American victory
Second Barbary War or
Algerian War
Algiers 1815 American victory
West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations Caribbean Pirates 1817 -
1825
American victory
First Seminole War Seminole
Spanish Florida
November 22, 1817 -
April 12, 1818
American victory
African Anti-Slavery Operations African Slave Traders 1819 -
1861
Atlantic slave trade suppressed by 1861
Callao Affair  Spain November 5 -
6, 1820
Spanish vow to punish those responsible for attacks on American shipping.
Arikara War Arikara 1823 The Arikara eventually settled with the Mandan and Hidatsa on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota
Aegean Anti-Piracy Operations Greek Pirates 1825 -
1828
United States victory
Winnebago War or
Le Fèvre Indian War
Prairie La Crosse Ho-Chunks, with a few allies 1827 United States victory; Ho-Chunks cede lead mining region to the United States
First Sumatran Expedition Chiefdom of Kuala Batee February 6 -
February 9, 1832
United States victory
Black Hawk War or
Black Hawk Campaign
Black Hawk's British Band, with Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi allies May-August 1832 United States victory
Second Seminole War or
Florida War
Seminole December 23, 1835 -
August 14, 1842
3,800 Seminoles transported to the Indian Territory, 300 remain in Everglades
United States Exploring Expedition Fiji
Samoa
Tabiteuea
1838 -
1842
Successful expedition, victory in battle with aboriginals
Second Sumatran Expedition Chiefdom of Quallah Battoo December 1838 -
January 1839
United States victory, Malays agree to cease attacks on American vessels
Capture of Monterey  Mexico October 19-20, 1842 United States captures Monterey
Battle of Kororareka Māori March 11, 1845 Māori victory
Mexican-American War or
Mexican War
 Mexico April 25, 1846 -
February 2, 1848
Decisive United States victory:
Texas Campaign
Part of the Mexican-American War
 Mexico 1846 Decisive US victory: All Mexican forces pushed out of State of Texas, Mexican bandits suppressed
Conquest of California
Part of the Mexican-American War
 Mexico 1846 -
1847
Decisive US victory:

United States annexed the Republic of California

New Mexico and Arizona Campaign
Part of the Mexican-American War
 Mexico 1846 -
1847
Decisive US victory:
  • All Mexican forces pushed out of region
  • Territory annexed to the US
  • Indian tribal nations recognize US suzerainty

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Pacific Coast Campaign
Part of the Mexican-American War
 Mexico 1847 -
1848
Decisive US victory
  • Indian tribal nations recognize US suzerainty
Mexico City Campaign
Part of the Mexican-American War
 Mexico 1847 Decisive US victory
Cayuse War Cayuse 1847 -
1855
United States victory
Pitt River Expedition Tolowa
Nomlaki
Chimariko
Wintun
April 28 -
September 13, 1850
 ???[clarification needed]
Apache Wars Apache
Ute
Yavapai
1851 -
1900
Decisive American victory,
Apaches moved to reservations
Bombardment of San Juan del Norte or
Bombardment of Greytown
Nicaragua July 13, 1854 United States victory, town severely damaged
Puget Sound War Nisqually
Muckleshoot
Puyallup
Klickitat
Haida
Tlingit
1855 -
1856
Indians relocated to Siletz, Grand Ronde, and Coast Reservations
Rogue River Wars Rogue River people 1855 -
1856
Indians relocated to Siletz, Grand Ronde, and Coast Reservations
Third Seminole War or
Billy Bowlegs War
Seminole 1855 -
1858
United States victory
Yakima War Yakama 1855 -
1858
American victory, peace treaty
Battle of Ty-ho Bay Chinese Pirates August 4, 1855 Anglo-American victory
First Fiji Expedition Fiji October 1855 United States victory in battle, objective failed
Second Opium War or
Second Anglo-Chinese War or
Second China War
 Qing Dynasty 1856 -
1859
Treaty of Tianjin June 18, 1858
Navajo Wars Navajo 1858 -
1866
United States victory, Long Walk of the Navajo
Second Fiji Expedition Fiji 6-16 October 1858 United States victory
Paraguay Expedition  Paraguay 1859 Paraguay extended an apology to the United States, indemnified the family of the slain Water Witch crewman, and granted the United States a new and highly advantageous commercial treaty
Paiute War or
Paiute Indian War or
Pyramid Lake War
Paiute
Bannock
Shoshone
1860 United States victory
Reform War Conservatives March 6, 1860 United States victory
American Civil War or
War Between the States
 Confederate States of America April 12, 1861 -
April 9, 1865
Union victory:
Eastern Theater
Part of the American Civil War
 Confederate States of America 1861 -
1865
Union victory
Western Theater
Part of the American Civil War
 Confederate States of America 1861 -
1865
Union victory
Lower Seaboard Theater
Part of the American Civil War
 Confederate States of America 1862 -
1865
Union victory
Pacific Coast Theater
Part of the American Civil War
 Confederate States of America 1862 -
1865
Union victory
Trans-Mississippi Theater
Part of the American Civil War
 Confederate States of America 1862 -
1865
Union victory
Bombardment of Qui Nhơn or
Cochinchina Campaign
Nguyen Dynasty July 31, 1861 United States victory, fort silenced
Dakota War of 1862 or
Sioux Uprising or
Sioux Outbreak of 1862
Dakota Sioux August 17 -
December 26, 1862
United States victory
Colorado War Cheyenne
Arapaho
1863 -
1865
United States victory
Battles for Shimonoseki Chōshū Domain July 20, 1863 -
September 6, 1864
Decisive Allied victory
Snake War Paiute
Bannock
Shoshone
1864 -
1868
United States victory
Powder River Expedition or
Connor Expedition
Sioux
Cheyenne
Arapaho
1865 United States victory; raids along Bozeman trail stopped
Red Cloud's War or
Bozeman War or
Powder River War
Lakota
Cheyenne
Arapaho
1866 -
1868
Indian victory:
Comanche Campaign or
Comanche War
Cheyenne
Arapaho
Comanche
Kiowa
1867 -
1875
United States victory
Formosa Expedition or
Taiwan Expedition of 1867
Paiwan June 1867 United States objectives failed
Korean Expedition or
Shinmiyangyo
Joseon Dynasty June 1, 1871 -
July 3, 1871
United States military victory, United States diplomatic failure; Korean-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce
Modoc War or
Modoc Campaign or
Lava Beds War
Modoc July 6, 1872 -
June 4, 1873
United States victory
Red River War Cheyenne
Arapaho
Comanche
Kiowa
June 27, 1874 -
June 1875
United States victory; end to the Texas-Indian Wars
Black Hills War or
Great Sioux War of 1876-77 or
Little Big Horn Campaign
Lakota
Northern Cheyenne
Arapaho
1876 -
1877
United States victory
Nez Perce War or
Nez Perce Campaign
Nez Perce 1877 United States victory
Bannock War or
Bannock Campaign
Bannock
Shoshone
1878 United States victory
Cheyenne War or
Cheyenne Campaign
Cheyenne 1878 -
1879
United States victory
Sheepeater Indian War Shoshone 1879 United States victory
White River War or
Ute War or
Ute Campaign
Ute 1879 -
1880
United States victory
Pine Ridge Campaign or
Ghost Dance War
Sioux November 1890 -
January 1891
United States victory
Second Samoan Civil War Mataafans 1898 -
1899
Mataafan victory, Mata'afa Iosefo becomes high chief of Samoa; United States acquires American Samoa, Germany acquires German Samoa
Spanish-American War  Spain April 25 -
August 12, 1898
United States victory:
Caribbean Theater
Part of the Spanish-American War
 Spain 1898 US victory
Cuban Campaign
Part of the Caribbean Theatre of the Spanish-American War
 Spain 1898 US victory
Puerto Rican Campaign
Part of the Caribbean Theatre of the Spanish-American War
 Spain 1898 Militarily inconclusive, Spain cedes Puerto Rico in accordance with the accords of the Treaty of Paris of 1898
Pacific Theater
Part of the Spanish-American War
 Spain 1898 US victory
Guam Campaign
Part of the Pacific Theatre of the Spanish-American War
 Spain 1898 United States victory:
  • United States captures Guam
Philippine Campaign
Part of the Pacific Theatre of the Spanish-American War
 Spain 1898 Expulsion of the Spanish colonial government during Spanish-American War (1898)
Moro Rebellion Sultanate of Sulu
Moro
1899 -
1913
United States victory
Philippine-American War or
Philippine War of Independence or
Philippine Insurrection
 First Philippine Republic
Revolutionary forces
Pulajanes
June 2, 1899 -
July 4, 1902
United States victory and dissolution of the First Philippine Republic; The Philippine Islands becomes an unincorporated territory of the United States
Boxer Rebellion or
The Boxer Uprising
Righteous Harmony Society
Qing Empire
September 28, 1899 -
August 15, 1900
Alliance victory
Occupation of Nicaragua or
Nicaraguan Campaign
Liberal rebels 1912 -
1933
United States victory
Mexican Revolution or
Mexican Expedition or
Pancho Villa Expedition
 Mexico
Yaqui
April 21, 1914 -
June 16, 1919
Porfirio Diaz ousted from power and exiled in France, Convention of Aguascalientes between revolutionary leaders, Mexican Constitution of 1917 enacted, assassination of important revolutionary leaders Madero, Zapata and Carranza, founding of the National Revolutionary Party
Occupation of Haiti or
Haitian Campaign or
Caco War
 Haiti
Caco rebels
July 28, 1915 -
August 1, 1934
United States victory, Cacos defeated, Haiti occupied.
Occupation of the Dominican Republic or
Dominican Campaign
 Dominican Republic 1916 -
1924
United States victory, Dominican Republic occupied.
World War I or
First World War or
Great War
 Germany
 Austria-Hungary
1917 -
1918
Armistice with Germany November 11, 1918
Paris Peace Conference 1919
Treaty of Berlin (August 25, 1921)
Treaty of Trianon (in part)
Allied victory:
Asian and Pacific Theatre
Part of World War I
 Germany 1917 -
1918
Allied victory; Treaty of Versailles
European Theatre
Part of World War I
 Germany
 Austria-Hungary
1917 -
1918
Allied victory; Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Italian Campaign
Part of the European Theatre of World War I
 Germany
 Austria-Hungary
1917 -
1918
Allied victory; Treaty of Versailles
Western Front
Part of the European Theatre of World War I
 Germany
 Austria-Hungary
1917 -
1918
Allied victory; Collapse of the German Empire.
First Battle of the Atlantic
Part of World War I
 Germany 1917 -
1918
Allied victory; Treaty of Versailles
Russian Civil War  Russia 1918 -
1920
Allied withdrawal from Russia
North Russia Campaign
Part of the Russian Civil War
 Russia 1918 -
1920
Allied withdrawal
Siberian Intervention
Part of the Russian Civil War
 Russia 1918 -
1920
Allied withdrawal
World War II or
Second World War
 Nazi Germany
 Empire of Japan
 Fascist Italy
 Italian Social Republic
 Hungary
 Romania
 Bulgaria
 Finland
 Thailand
 Croatia
December 7, 1941 -
September 2, 1945
Allied victory:
Pacific War
Part of World War II
 Empire of Japan

 Thailand
Free India

1941 -
1945
Decisive Allied victory
End of World War II:
Burma Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan

 Thailand
Free India

January 1942 -
July 1945
Decisive Allied victory, leading to later Independence of Burma in 1948
Solomon Islands Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan January 1942 -
August 21, 1945
Decisive Allied victory
New Guinea Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan January 23, 1942 -
August 1945
Allied victory
Aleutian Islands Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan June 3, 1942 -
August 15, 1943
Allied victory
Guadalcanal Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan August 7, 1942 -
February 9, 1943
Strategic Allied victory
Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan November, 1943 -
February 1944
Allied victory
Mariana and Palau Islands Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan June -
November 1944
American victory
Philippines Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan
 Second Philippine Republic
October 20, 1944 -
September 2, 1945
Allied victory; Allied forces liberate the Philippines
Volcano and Ryukyu Islands Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan
January -
June 1945
Allied victory
Japan Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan February 16 -
July 23, 1945
Allied victory
Borneo Campaign
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
 Empire of Japan May 1 -
August 1, 1945
Allied victory; the Japanese are pushed further from Australia
Second Battle of the Atlantic
Part of World War II
 Germany
 Italy
Vichy France
1941 -
1945
Decisive Allied victory
Mediterranean, Middle East and African Theaters
Part of World War II
 Germany
 Italy
Vichy France
 Italian Social Republic
1941 -
1945
Allied victory
Egypt-Libya Campaign
Part of the Mediterranean, Middle East and African Theaters of World War II
Germany 1942 -
1943
Allied forces finally succeed in driving all Axis forces out of Libya
Algeria-French Morocco Campaign
Part of the Mediterranean, Middle East and African Theaters of World War II
Vichy France
 Germany (naval participation in Morocco)
November 8-16, 1942 Allied victory
Tunisia Campaign
Part of the Mediterranean, Middle East and African Theaters of World War II
 Germany
 Italy
November 17, 1942 -
May 13, 1943
Decisive Allied victory
Sicily Campaign
Part of the Mediterranean, Middle East and African Theaters of World War II
 Italy
 Germany
July 9 -
August 17, 1943
Allied victory
European Theater
Part of World War II
 Germany
 Italy
Vichy France
 Italian Social Republic
Hungary
1943 -
1945
Decisive Allied victory:
  • Fall of Nazi Germany (concurrently with Eastern Front)
  • Fall of Fascist Italy
  • Liberation of occupied countries in Western and Northern Europe
  • Partition of Germany (1945)
Naples-Foggia Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
Germany
Italy
(to 8 September)
September 3, 1943 -
September 16, 1943
Allied victory
Anzio Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
 Germany
 Italian Social Republic
January 22, 1944 -
June 4, 1944
Operation successful; VI Corps established beachhead; Battle of Anzio followed
Rome-Arno Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
 Germany January 22, 1944 -
September 9, 1944
German resistance crumbled
Normandy Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
Germany June 6, 1944 -
mid-July 1944
Decisive Allied victory
Northern France Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
Germany June 6 -
August 15, 1944
Decisive Allied victory
Southern France Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
 Germany August 15, 1944 -
September 14, 1944
Allied victory
North Apennines Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
 Germany
 Italian Social Republic
August 25 -
December 17, 1944
Inconclusive
Rhineland Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
Germany August 25, 1944 -
March 1945
Allied victory
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
Germany December 16, 1944 -
January 18, 1945
Allied victory
Central Europe Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
Germany

Hungary

February 8, 1945 -
May 8, 1945
Allied victory
Po Valley Campaign
Part of the European Theater of World War II
 Germany
 Italian Social Republic
April 6, 1945 -
May 2, 1945
Decisive Allied victory:
  • German surrender in Italy
  • Italian Social Republic disestablished
Cold War  Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Romania
East Germany
Albania
 People's Republic of China
 North Korea
 Cuba
 North Vietnam
Khmer Rouge
Afghanistan
 Grenada
1947 -
1991
Dissolution of the USSR
Korean War or
Korean Conflict or
The Forgotten War

Part of the Cold War
 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
 People's Republic of China
 Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Romania
1950 -
1953
Cease-fire armistice, North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled, UN invasion of North Korea repelled, Chinese invasion of South Korea repelled, Korean Demilitarized Zone established, little territorial change at the 38th parallel border, essentially uti possidetis
Merklín Incident
Part of the Cold War
Czechoslovakia March 10, 1953 American F-84 shot down
First Indochina War or
French Indochina War
Part of the Cold War
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Pathet Lao
Khmer Issarak
 People's Republic of China
 Soviet Union
1950 -
1954
Geneva Conference
Departure of the French from Indochina
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Part of the Cold War
 Cuba 1961 Invasion expelled
Vietnam War or
Vietnam Conflict or
Second Indochina War

Part of the Cold War
 North Vietnam
National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF)
 People's Republic of China
 Soviet Union
1953 -
1973
Peace treaty between Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) signed at Paris Peace Accords. Armed forces of the American forces withdraw from Indochina.
1975 Spring Offensive or
Vietnam War or
Vietnam Conflict

Part of the Cold War
 North Vietnam
National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF)
 People's Republic of China
 Soviet Union
1975 Paris Peace Accord broken. Dissolution annexation of the Republic of Vietnam by Democratic Republic of Vietnam. South Vietnamese Vietnamese boat people granted asylum by the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Japan
Laotian Civil War or
Secret War

Part of the Second Indochina War of the Cold War
Pathet Lao
North Vietnam
1953 -
1975
Establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Cambodian Civil War
Part of the Second Indochina War of the Cold War
National United Front of Kampuchea
Khmer Rouge
 North Vietnam
National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF)
1970 -
1975
Fall of the Khmer Republic to the Khmer Rouge; creation of Democratic Kampuchea; Beginning of Cambodian Genocide
Congo Crisis
part of the Cold War
Congo (Stanleyville)
Simba Maoists
 Soviet Union
 Cuba
 United Arab Republic
 Algeria
 Congo-Brazzaville
 Tanzania
 Burundi
 People's Republic of China
 Katanga
 South Kasai
 Belgium
 South Africa
 Rhodesia
June 30, 1960 -
November 25, 1965
United States victory, Joseph Mobutu seizes power, start of Zaire
Invasion of the Dominican Republic or
Operation Power Pack

Part of the Cold War
 Dominican Republic
Supported by:
 Cuba
April 28, 1965 -
September 1966
United States victory, Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency, election of Joaquín Balaguer
Soviet war in Afghanistan or
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan or
Soviet-Afghan War

part of the Cold War
 Soviet Union
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
December 24, 1979 -
February 15, 1989
United States victory, beginning of Taliban and Al Qaeda
Invasion of Grenada or
Operation Urgent Fury

Part of the Cold War
 Grenada
 Cuba
25 October -
15 December 1983
Decisive United States/CPF victory
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Revolts of the 1950s or
Operation Blue Bat
 Puerto Rican nationalists October 30, 1950 United States victory
1958 Lebanon crisis or
Operation Blue Bat
 Lebanese Rebels July 15 -
October 25, 1958
Opposition successfully intimidated[clarification needed]
Colombian Conflict Guerrillas 1964-present conflict ongoing
1981 Gulf of Sidra incident or
First Gulf of Sidra Incident
Libya August 19, 1981 US victory; Deterioration of Libya-United States relations
Lebanese Civil War or
Multinational Force in Lebanon
Shia militia
Druze miltia
 Syria
August 24, 1982 -
February 7, 1984
Withdrawal starting February 7
Action in the Gulf of Sidra or
Operation Prairie Fire
Libya March 1986 Tactical US victory
Bombing of Libya or
Operation El Dorado Canyon
Libya April 15, 1986 Tactical US victory
Iran-Iraq War or
Operation Earnest Will or
Tanker War
 Iran 1987 -
1988
Operation Prime Chance, Operation Nimble Archer, Operation Praying Mantis; United States victory
1989 Gulf of Sidra incident or
Second Gulf of Sidra Incident
Libya January 4, 1989 Both sides claimed victory; Deterioration of Libya-United States relations
Invasion of Panama or
Operation Just Cause
 Panama PDF December 20, 1989 -
January 31, 1990
Decisive United States victory
Gulf War or
Persian Gulf War or
Operation Desert Storm
Iraq August 2, 1990 -
February 28, 1991
Coalition victory:
Iraqi no-fly zones Iraq 1991 -
2003
Operation Provide Comfort, Operation Southern Watch, Cruise missile strikes on Iraq (June 1993), Cruise missile strikes on Iraq (1996), Operation Northern Watch, Operation Desert Fox, Operation Southern Focus; Coalition victory
Somali Civil War or
Operation Restore Hope
Various Somali factions 1992 -
1994
Multinational success
Bosnian War or
Operation Deliberate Force
 Republika Srpska 1993 -
1995
Dayton Accords
Operation Uphold Democracy  Haiti 19 September 1994 -
31 March 1995

Reinstatement of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as President of Haiti
Bombings of Afghanistan and Sudan or
Operation Infinite Reach
Al-Qaeda
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
National Islamic Front
August 20, 1998 Disputed
Kosovo War or
Operation Allied Force or
Operation Noble Anvil
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia March 24 -
June 10, 1999
Kumanovo Treaty, UN Security Council Resolution 1244; Reflagged as KFOR in 1999 in support of Operation Joint Guardian
War on Terror Al-Qaeda
Taliban
Caucasian militants
Al-Shabaab
Islamic Courts Union
Iraqi insurgents
Hamas
Hezbollah
Baath Party Loyalists
7 October 2001 -
present
Ongoing:
Operation Enduring Freedom
Part of the War on Terror
In Afghanistan:

In the Philippines:

In Somalia:

In Sahara:

7 October 2001 -
present
Conflicts ongoing;
War in Afghanistan or
Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan
Part of Operation Enduring Freedom of the War on Terror
Insurgent groups:

2001 Invasion:

October 7, 2001 -
present
Conflict ongoing:
Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines or
Operation Freedom Eagle
Part of Operation Enduring Freedom of the War on Terror
Jemaah Islamiyah
Abu Sayyaf
Rajah Sulaiman Movement
al-Qaeda
15 January 2002 -
present
Conflict ongoing
Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa
Part of Operation Enduring Freedom of the War on Terror
Insurgents:

al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (Dis)Islamic Courts Union (Dis)
Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahedeen
Hizbul Islam (Dis)

al-Qaeda


See: Somali Civil War Pirates:
Somali Pirates

  • Somali Marines
  • National Volunteer Coast Guard (NVCG)
  • Marka group
  • Puntland Group

Yemeni Pirates

7 October 2002 -
present
Conflict ongoing
Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara
Part of Operation Enduring Freedom of the War on Terror
al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb 6 February 2007 -
present
Conflict ongoing
Iraq War or
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Part of the War on Terror
Insurgent groups:
Baath Party Loyalists
Islamic State of Iraq
al-Qaeda in Iraq (2003-11)
Mahdi Army
Special Groups
Islamic Army of Iraq
Ansar al-Sunnah

Iraq

March 20, 2003 -
December 15, 2011
United States/Coalition victory, Coalition combat operations concluded, low level internal conflict ongoing:
War in North-West Pakistan or
Operation Freedom Eagle
Part of the War on Terror
Taliban
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
TNSM
Al-Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Islam
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Ghazi Force
March 16, 2004 -
present
Conflict ongoing:
  • Ongoing insurgency
  • Large part of FATA under Taliban control
  • Shifting public support for the Pakistani government
Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown
Part of the War on Terror
Islamic Emirate of Abyan
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen
January 14, 2010 -
present
Conflict ongoing
Second Liberian Civil War Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
Movement for Democracy in Liberia
2003 US forces withdraw in 2003 after UNMIL is established
Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Lord's Resistance Army
supported by:
 Sudan
October 2011 -
Present
Crisis ongoing
2011 Libyan civil war or
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: March 19 -
October 23, 2011
Coalition victory:


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