List of wars involving the United States

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This is a list of wars and rebellions involving the United States of America. [1] Currently, there are 108 wars on this list, 5 of which are ongoing.

Contents

  USA victory - 79
  Another result * - 12
  USA defeat - 12
  Ongoing conflict - 5

*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

ConflictAlliesOpponent(s)Result for the United States and its AlliesPresidents 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 BattleofLongisland.jpg
The Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776
Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg  United States
Royal Standard of the King of France.svg Kingdom of France

Bandera de Espana 1748-1785.svg Spanish Empire

Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Iroquois

Watauga Association
Catawba
Lenni+lenape+flag.jpg Lenape
Choctaw flag.gif Choctaw


Statenvlag.svg  Dutch Republic


Flag of Kingdom of Mysore.svg  Mysore

Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain
Red Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Loyalists
Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400).svg German Auxiliaries

Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Iroquois

Flag of the Cherokee Nation.svg 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] President of the Continental Congress in American Revolutionary War:
Cherokee–American wars
(1776–1795)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Old Southwest
Abduction of Daniel Boone's daughter by the Cherokee Boone abduction.jpg
Abduction of Daniel Boone's daughter by the Cherokee
Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg  United States
Choctaw flag.gif Choctaw
Flag of the Cherokee Nation.svg Cherokee US-allied victoryPresident of the Continental Congress in CherokeeAmerican wars:

Presidents of the United States:

Northwest Indian War
(1785–1793)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Northwest Territory
The Battle of Fallen Timbers Fallen timbers.jpg
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg  United States
Flag of the Chickasaw Nation.PNG Chickasaw
Choctaw flag.gif Choctaw
Western Confederacy Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Great Britain US-allied victory George Washington
American–Algerian War
(1785–1795)

Location: Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
Captain William Bainbridge paying tribute to the Dey of Algiers BainbridgeTribute.jpg
Captain William Bainbridge paying tribute to the Dey of Algiers
Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States Flag of Regency of Algiers.svg Regency of Algiers Algerian victory George Washington
Quasi-War
(1798–1800)

Location: Atlantic Ocean , the Caribbean , the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean
USS Constellation vs. L'Insurgente USSConstellationVsInsurgente.jpg
USS Constellation vs. L'Insurgente
Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States

Co-belligerent:
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain

Flag of France.svg French Republic 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

ConflictAlliesOpponent(s)Result for the United States and its AlliesPresidents 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 Attack on Derna by Charles Waterhouse 01.jpg
Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon at Derna, April 1805
Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States [14]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden [14]
Bandiera del Regno di Sicilia 4.svg Kingdom of Sicily [14]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Malta Protectorate [14]
Flag Portugal (1750).svg  Kingdom of Portugal [14]
Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Sultanate of Morocco [14]
Flag of Tripoli 18th century.svg Ottoman Tripolitania [15]
Flag of Morocco (1666-1915).svg Sultanate of Morocco [15]
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 Tippecanoe.jpg
The Battle of Tippecanoe
Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States Tecumseh's Confederacy
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. Battle of New Orleans.jpg
General Andrew Jackson stands on the parapet of his makeshift defenses as his troops repulse attacking Highlanders, by painter Edward Percy Moran in 1910.
Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States
Choctaw flag.gif Choctaw Nation
Flag of the Cherokee Nation.svg Cherokee Nation
Creek Allies
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Tecumseh's Confederacy

Flag of Spain.svg Spain (1814)
Inconclusive/Other Result
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 Battle Horseshoe Bend 1814.jpg
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 1814
Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States
Lower Creeks
Flag of the Cherokee Nation.svg Cherokee Nation
Choctaw flag.gif Choctaw Nation
Red Stick Creek US-allied victory
Second Barbary War
(1815)

Part of the Barbary Wars

Location: Mediterranean Sea and the Barbary States
Decatur's squadron off Algiers DecaturOffAlgiers.jpg
Decatur's squadron off Algiers
Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States Flag of Regency of Algiers.svg 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 Fortbrooke.jpg
Barracks and tents at Fort Brooke near Tampa Bay
Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg  United States Seminole

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Florida

US victory James Monroe
Arikara War
(1823)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Missouri River
An Arikara warrior An Arrikara warrior 0027v.jpg
An Arikara warrior
Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States

Sioux

Arikara Inconclusive/Other Result
  • White Peace treaty agreed by US Col Leavenworth [16]
Winnebago War
(1827)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory
Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States
Choctaw flag.gif 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 Battle of Bad Axe.jpg
Native women and children fleeing the Battle of Bad Axe
Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg  United States
Ho-Chunk
Menominee
Pine Ridge Flag.svg Dakota
Potawatomi
Black Hawk's British Band
Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi allies
US-allied victory 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 Seminole War in Everglades.jpg
U.S. Marines search for Seminoles in the Everglades
Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States Seminole 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)

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. Ledger-sm2.jpg
A group of U.S. soldiers defend themselves from Comanche warriors at the Battle of Buffalo Wallow.
Flag of Texas (1839-1879).svg  Republic of Texas
Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg  United States
Flag of the Comanche Nation.svg 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)

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 Remember Your Regiment, U.S. Army in Action Series, 2d Dragoons charge in Mexican War 1846.jpg
2nd Dragoons charge the enemy at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, 1846
Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg  United States
1stBearFlag.svg California Republic
Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg  Mexico US-allied victory James K. Polk
Cayuse War
(1847–1855)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Oregon
The Whitman Massacre. Murder of Rev. Dr. Whitman.png
The Whitman Massacre.
Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  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 MVI 2809 Remington's A Dash for the Timber.jpg
U.S. Cavalry dash for cover while fighting Apaches, by F. Remington
Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States Apache
Ute
Yavapai
US victory 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 Fort defiance, arizona.jpg
Fort Defiance
Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg  United States Navajo flag.svg Navajo Nation US victory 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)

Bleeding Kansas
(1854–1861)

Location: Kansas and Missouri
Sacking of Lawrence in 1856 Sacking-lawrence.jpg
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
Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States
Snoqualmie
Nisqually
Muckleshoot
Puyallup
Klickitat
Haida
Tlingit
US victory Franklin Pierce
Rogue River Wars
(1855–1856)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Rogue Valley
Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States Tututni US victory
  • Indians relocated to Siletz, Grand Ronde and Coast Reservations
Third Seminole War
(1855–1858)

Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars

Location: Pensacola , Florida
Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  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. "Battle of Seattle" (painting).jpg
Seattleites evacuate to the town blockhouse as USS Decatur opens fire on advancing tribal forces.
Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  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 Emile Bayard La bataille de Palikiao.jpg
Palikao's bridge, on the evening of the battle, by Émile Bayard
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Empire
Flag of France.svg French Empire
Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States
Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg  China US victory
Utah War
(1857–1858)

Part of the Mormon wars

Location: Utah Territory and Wyoming
Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States Alleged Mormon flag 1877.svg Deseret/Utah Mormons

(Nauvoo Legion)

Inconclusive/Other Result
Reform War
(1858–1866)
Location: Mexico
Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg Liberals
Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg  United States
Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg 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. PigWar-boundaries.png
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.
Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg  United States Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Inconclusive/Other Result 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 HWFireHouseBrown.jpg
Harper's Weekly illustration of U.S. Marines attacking John Brown's "Fort" Teresa Baine
Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  United States Abolitionist InsurgentsUS victory
First and Second Cortina War
(1859–1861)

Location: Texas and Mexico
Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg United States

Flag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg Confederate States


Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg  Mexico

Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg Cortinista banditsUS-allied victory
Paiute War
(1860)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Pyramid Lake , Nevada
Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg  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. Thure de Thulstrup - Battle of Antietam.jpg
The Battle of Antietam, by Thure de Thulstrup.
Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  United States
Indian Home Guard
Flag of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.PNG Seminole Nation (Western) (most) [17]
Flag of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.PNG Seminole Nation (Florida)
Flag of the Muskogee Nation.PNG Muskogee Nation (part) [18]
Flag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States
Flag of the Cherokee Nation.svg Cherokee Nation
Choctaw flag.gif Choctaw Nation
Catawba
Flag of the Chickasaw Nation.PNG Chickasaw Nation (part)
Flag of the Muskogee Nation.PNG Muskogee Nation (part)
Flag of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.PNG Seminole Nation (Western) (part)
Flag of the Comanche Nation.svg Comanche Nation (part)
US victory

Abraham Lincoln

Yavapai Wars
(1861–1875)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Arizona
Rescue of Lt. Charles King Rescue of Lt. Charles King.jpg
Rescue of Lt. Charles King
Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  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 The Siege of New Ulm Minn.jpg
The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota on August 19, 1862
Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Pine Ridge Flag.svg Dakota Sioux US victory Abraham Lincoln
Colorado War
(1863–1865)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Colorado , Wyoming , and Nebraska
Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  United States Flag of Northern Cheyenne.svg Cheyenne
Flag of Arapaho Nation.svg Arapaho
Pine Ridge Flag.svg Sioux
Inconclusive/Other Result
Snake War
(1864–1868)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Locations: Oregon , Nevada , California , and Idaho
Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  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
Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  United States Pine Ridge Flag.svg Sioux
Flag of Northern Cheyenne.svg Cheyenne
Flag of Arapaho Nation.svg Arapaho
Inconclusive

Andrew Johnson

Red Cloud's War
(1866–1868)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Powder River State
The Fetterman Massacre Fetterman massacre.jpg
The Fetterman Massacre
Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg  United States
Flag of the Crow Nation.svg Crow Nation
Pine Ridge Flag.svg Lakota
Flag of Northern Cheyenne.svg Cheyenne
Flag of Arapaho Nation.svg Arapaho
Lakota-allied victory
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 Formosa Expedition 1867.jpg
Attack of United States Marines and Sailors on the pirates of the island of Formosa, East Indies, Harper's Weekly
Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  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. The Battle of Beecher Island.jpg
Battle of Beecher Island. One soldier and three horses have fallen, while others continue to wage the battle.
Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States Flag of Northern Cheyenne.svg Cheyenne
Flag of Arapaho Nation.svg Arapaho
Flag of the Comanche Nation.svg 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 Sujagi.jpg
The captured Sujagi aboard USS Colorado in June 1871
Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States Flag of Joseon (1856).png  Joseon dynasty Inconclusive/Other Result

American military victory

American diplomatic failure

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. The Modoc War -- Soldiers Recovering the Bodies of the Slain.jpg
Engraving of soldiers recovering the bodies of the slain May 3, 1873.
Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States Modoc Oklahoma Flag.jpg Modoc US victory
Red River War
(1874–1875)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Texas
Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States Flag of Northern Cheyenne.svg Cheyenne
Flag of Arapaho Nation.svg Arapaho
Flag of the Comanche Nation.svg Comanche
Kiowa
US victory
  • End to the Texas-Indian Wars
Las Cuevas War
(1875)

Location: Texas and Mexico
Texan soldiers. Texrangers.jpg
Texan soldiers.
Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States Mexican banditsUS 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. Battle of the Big Horn LCCN2003656850.jpg
Custer's last stand at Little Bighorn.
Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States Pine Ridge Flag.svg Lakota
Pine Ridge Flag.svg Dakota Sioux
Flag of Northern Cheyenne.svg Northern Cheyenne
Flag of Arapaho Nation.svg 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
Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States Flag of the Comanche Nation.svg 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 Deeds of valor - how America's heroes won the medal of honor - personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous (14791294243).jpg
Chief Joseph's band in the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain
Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States Nez Perce
Palouse
US victory Rutherford B. Hayes
Bannock War
(1878)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Idaho , Oregon , and Wyoming
Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  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." FortRobinsonPit006.jpg
Aftermath of the Battle of "The Pit."
Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States Flag of Northern Cheyenne.svg Cheyenne US victory
Sheepeater Indian War
(1879)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Idaho
Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States Shoshone US victory
Victorio's War
(1879–1880)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Mexico
Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States
Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg  Mexico
Apache US-allied victory
White River War
(1879)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Colorado
Battle of Milk Creek Canyon The Milk Creek Canyon disaster - death of the gallant Major Thornburgh, of the Fourth United States Infantry, while heading a charge of his men against a band of hostile Ute Indians in their LCCN2005689149.jpg
Battle of Milk Creek Canyon
Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States Ute US victory
Egyptian Expedition
(1882)

Part of the Anglo-Egyptian War

Location: Alexandria
Front page of "Judge" magazine, 12 August 1882, featuring a cartoon by "JAW" concerning aid rendered by the American navy during the British bombardment of Alexandria. The Judge Aug 12 1882 cover Before Alexandria.jpg
Front page of "Judge" magazine, 12 August 1882, featuring a cartoon by "JAW" concerning aid rendered by the American navy during the British bombardment of Alexandria.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg  Egypt US victory Chester A. Arthur
Crow War
(1887)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Montana
Crow Indians Firing into the Agency 1887 Crow Indians Firing into the Agency 1887.jpg
Crow Indians Firing into the Agency 1887
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the Crow Nation.svg 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. Woundedknee1891.jpg
Mass grave for the dead Lakota after the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Flag of the United States (1890-1891).svg  United States Pine Ridge Flag.svg Sioux US victory Benjamin Harrison
Garza War
(1891–1893)

Location: Texas and Mexico
3rd Cavalry Troopers searching a suspected Revolutionist, 1892 Fr-043-Third Cavalry Troopers Searching a Suspected Revolutionist FredericRemington 1892.jpg
3rd Cavalry Troopers searching a suspected Revolutionist, 1892
Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg  Mexico
Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg  United States
GarzistasUS-allied victory
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. Yaqui prisoners.jpg
10th Cavalry soldiers holding Yaqui prisoners at their camp in Bear Valley, January 9, 1918.
Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg  United States
Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg  Mexico
Flag of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona.svg 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 warriors.jpg
Samoan warriors and American servicemen during the Siege of Apia in March 1899.
Samoa
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg  United States
Mataafans
Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire
Inconclusive/Other Result 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. TR San Juan Hill 1898.jpg
Theodore Roosevelt and the "Rough Riders" after the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg  United States
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuban Revolutionaries
Flag of the Philippines (1898-1901).svg Filipino Revolutionaries
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Spain US-allied victory
Philippine–American War
(1899–1902)

Location: Philippines
U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Manila. Manila646 1899.jpg
U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Manila.
1899–1902
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg  United States

1902-1906
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg  United States

1899–1902
Flag of the Philippines (1898-1901).svg  Philippine Republic

Limited Foreign Support:
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Empire of Japan


1902-1906
Flag of the Katagalugan Republic.svg Tagalog Republic

US victory 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. American soldiers during the Moro Campaigns.jpg
American soldiers battling against Moro fighters.
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg  United States Late 19th Century Flag of Sulu.svg Moro
Late 19th Century Flag of Sulu.svg 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. Marines in relief party, Peiping, China. 1900, 1927 - 1981 - NARA - 532580.tif
U.S. soldiers during the Boxer Rebellion in China.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  British Empire

Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Empire of Japan
Flag of France.svg French Republic
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg  United States
Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austro-Hungarian Empire
Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg  China (until 1900)

Yihetuan flag.png Boxers
Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg  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

ConflictAlliesOpponent(s)Result for the United States and its AlliesPresidents of the United States
Crazy Snake's War
(1909)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Oklahoma
Creek prisoners of war. Crazy Snake Rebels.jpg
Creek prisoners of war.
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  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 Pancho Villa Expedition - Around the Campfire HD-SN-99-02005.JPEG
American troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment rest for the night on May 27, 1916
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico

Supported by:

US victory 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 USS Mississippi BB-23.jpg
USS Mississippi in Cuba
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg  United States
Flag of Cuba.svg 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. U.S. Marines holding Sandino's Flag - Nicaragua 1932.jpg
US Marines holding a captured Sandinista flag.
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaraguan Liberals
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Sandinistas
US victory 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. Polk and Posey War March 1915.jpg
Prisoners of the Bluff War in Thompson, Utah, waiting to board a train for their trial in Salt Lake City.
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  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 Ocupacion estadounidense de Veracruz.jpg
American ships at Veracruz
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States

Supported by:

Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg  Mexico

Supported by:

US victory
United States occupation of Haiti
(1915–1934)

Part of the Banana Wars

Location: Haiti
2nd Marine Regiment in Haiti Occupation of Haiti.jpg
2nd Marine Regiment in Haiti
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Flag of Haiti.svg 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. Ocupacion-1916.jpg
US Marines in the Occupation of the Dominican Republic.
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  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. US23rdInfantry37mmGunInActionFrance1918-ARC531005.gif
US troops firing 37mm gun during an advance against German entrenched positions.
Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  French Republic
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  British Empire

Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire (until 1917)
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States (since 1917)
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Empire of Japan
State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg  Kingdom of Serbia
Flag of Montenegro (1905-1918).svg  Kingdom of Montenegro
Flag of Romania.svg  Kingdom of Romania
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Kingdom of Greece
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Armenia (3-2).svg  Republic of Armenia
Flag of the Idrisid Emirate of Asir (1909-1927).svg Idrisid Emirate of Asir
Flag of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa.svg Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
Flag of Hejaz 1917.svg Kingdom of Hejaz
Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928.svg Republic of China
Flag of Thailand.svg Siam
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil

Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austro-Hungarian Empire
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Kingdom of Bulgaria
US-allied victory 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. American troops in Vladivostok 1918 HD-SN-99-02013.JPEG
US troops march through Russia before the Battle of Romanovka.
Flag of Russia.svg  White Movement

Flag of the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus.svg Mountain Republic
Black flag.svg Makhnovshchina
Red flag.svg Left SR
Darker green and Black flag.svg Green armies
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  British Empire

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Empire of Japan
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Kingdom of Greece
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  French Republic
State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg  Kingdom of Serbia
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of the Republic of China 1912-1928.svg  China
Flag of Bogd Khaanate Mongolia.svg Mongolia

Flag RSFSR 1918.svg  Russian SFSR

Flag of Far Eastern republic.svg  Far Eastern Republic
Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1921-1924).svg Mongolian Communists
Black flag.svg Makhnovshchina
Red flag.svg Left SR
Darker green and Black flag.svg Green armies

Bolshevik Victory [20]
Posey War
(1923)

Part of the American Indian Wars

Location: Utah
Ute and Paiute prisoners of war. Posey War Utah.jpg
Ute and Paiute prisoners of war.
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  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. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, larger - edit1.jpg
Six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union (since 1941)
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States (since 1941)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  British Empire

Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  French Republic
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Republic of Poland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovak Republic
Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Kingdom of Greece
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Cuba (sky blue).svg Republic of Cuba
Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg Republic of Haiti
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Venezuela (1863-1905).svg  United States of Venezuela
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Kingdom of Egypt
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopian Empire
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Union of South Africa
Flag of Muscat.svg Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
Flag of Nepal.svg  Kingdom of Nepal
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1945).svg  Mongolian People's Republic
Flag of the Philippines (1946-1998).svg  Commonwealth of the Philippines
Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg Viet Minh
Flag of Korea (1899).svg Korean Provisional Government

Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Empire of Japan
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Kingdom of Italy
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union (in 1939–1941)
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Kingdom of Hungary
Flag of Romania.svg  Kingdom of Romania
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Kingdom of Bulgaria
Flag of First Slovak Republic 1939-1945.svg  Slovak Republic
Flag of Independent State of Croatia.svg  Independent State of Croatia
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg  Kingdom of Iraq
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Manchukuo.svg  Manchukuo
Flag of the Mengjiang.svg  Mengjiang
US-allied victory

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. Pfc. Roman Prauty, a gunner with 31st RCT (crouching foreground), with the assistance of his gun crew, fires a 75mm recoilless rifle, near Oetlook-tong, Korea, in support of infantry units directly across HD-SN-99-03094.jpg
U.S. soldier fires a 75mm recoilless rifle, near Oetlook-tong, Korea, in support of infantry units directly across the valley.
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Flag of the United Nations.svg  United Nations
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopian Empire
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Kingdom of Greece
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spanish State
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Union of South Africa
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union Supported by:

Inconclusive/Other Result Harry S. Truman
(April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953)

Dwight D. Eisenhower
(January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961)

Vietnam War
(1955–1964 [lower-alpha 1] , 1965–1973 [lower-alpha 2] , 1974–1975 [lower-alpha 3] )

Part of the Cold War and Indochina Wars

Location: Vietnam , Cambodia , and Laos
1st Cavalry Division, Battle of Ia Drang, 1965. Bruce Crandall's UH-1D.jpg
1st Cavalry Division, Battle of Ia Drang, 1965.
Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg  Kingdom of Laos
Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg Khmer Republic
Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg  North Vietnam
FNL Flag.svg Viet Cong
Flag of Laos.svg Pathet Lao
Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Khmer Rouge
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea

Supported by:

North Vietnam-allied victory 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. SOS Huey in Laos.jpg
A U.S. Air Force Bell UH-1P from the 20th Special Operations Squadron "Green Hornets" at a base in Laos, 1970.
Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg  Kingdom of Laos
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Supported by:
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Flag of Laos.svg Pathet Lao
Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg  North Vietnam

Supported by:

Pathet Lao-allied victory
Permesta Rebellion
(1958-1961)

Location: Indonesia
The capture of Allen Lawrence Pope. Allen Pope.jpg
The capture of Allen Lawrence Pope.
Flag of the Minahasan People.svg Permesta
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Indonesian government victory Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lebanon crisis
(1958)

Location: Lebanon
US Marine sits in a foxhole and points his machine gun toward Beirut. Foxhole - Lebanon - Beirut - July 1958.jpg
US Marine sits in a foxhole and points his machine gun toward Beirut.
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanese opposition: US-allied victory
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. A4D-2 Skyhawks of VA-34 in flight over USS Essex (CVS-9) during the Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961.jpg
A4D-2 Skyhawks in flight over USS Essex during the Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961.
Flag of Cuba.svg CDRF
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Cuban government victory John F. Kennedy
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. Humanitarian G.I.'s. Firefight where G.I. pushes little kid under jeep for protection, Santo Domingo, May 5., 1965 - NARA - 541806 (cropped).jpg
US soldiers push a child underneath a Jeep to protect him during a firefight in Santo Domingo on May 5, 1965.
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Loyalists
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the Organization of American States.svg IAPF
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Constitutionalists US-allied victory 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. American and South Korean Soldiers, DMS 1967.jpg
ROK and US troop stationed at the DMZ, 1967.
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of North Korea.svg  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. 11ACRCambodia1970 (Colorized).jpg
US troops and tanks entering town in Cambodia.
Flag of Cambodia.svg Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970)
Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam

Supported by:

Flag of Cambodia.svg National United Front of Kampuchea
Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Khmer Rouge
Flag of Cambodia.svg Khmer Rumdo
Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg Khmer Việt Minh
Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg  North Vietnam
FNL Flag.svg Việt Cộng

Supported by:

Khmer Rouge-allied victory 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. Marines of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit come ashore to assume the management of the port of Beirut. The 800 Marines, landing in five waves, form the U.S. contingent of the multi- - DPLA - 166b840fa76616d5e7124cb05115f5a7.jpeg
US Marines of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit come ashore to assume the management of the port of Beirut.
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanese Armed Forces
Flag of the United Nations.svg UNIFIL
Multinational Force in Lebanon:
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

Forces Libanaises Flag.svg Lebanese Front
Lebanesearmyfirstflag.png Army of Free Lebanon
SLA

Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanese National Movement
Flag of Lebanon.svg Jammoul
Flag of Palestine - short triangle.svg PLO
Flag of the Amal Movement.svg Amal Movement

Flag of Iran.svg  Iran

InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah
Islamic Jihad Organization


Flag of Lebanon.svg Islamic Unification Movement


Flag of Syria.svg  Syria

Flag of the Arab League.svg Arab Deterrent Force
Syrian-allied victory 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. M102 howitzers during Operation Urgent Fury.jpg
American soldiers in artillery positions at Grenada.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Flag of Grenada.svg PRG of Grenada
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Military advisors:
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 USF-111 Libya1986.JPG
USAF F-111 taking off for Libya
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Libya US victory
Tanker War
(1987–1988)

Part of the Iran–Iraq War

Location: Persian Gulf
Iranian frigate Sahand after being attacked by U.S. aircraft. OperationPrayingMantis-IS Alvand.jpg
Iranian frigate Sahand after being attacked by U.S. aircraft.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Iran.svg  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. Operation Just Cause Rangers 3rd sqd la comadancia small.jpg
U.S. troops prepare to take a neighborhood in Panama City, December 1989.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Panama.svg  Panamanian Opposition
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama US-allied victory 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. Abrams in formation.jpg
M1 Abrams tanks of the 3rd Armored Division advance on Medina Ridge.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Old Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg Iraq US-allied victory
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. Desert fox missile.jpg
A Tomahawk cruise missile is fired from an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during Operation Desert Fox in December 1998.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Iraq US-allied victory
  • Periodic depletion of Iraqi air defenses
George H. W. Bush
(January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993)

Bill Clinton
(January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)

George W. Bush
(January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009)

First U.S. Intervention in the Somali Civil War
(1992–1995)

Part of the Somali civil war (1991–present)

Location: Somalia
U.S. Marines on patrol in Somalia. US Marine Cadillac Gage LAV and a Fiat-OTO Melara 6614 APC.JPEG
U.S. Marines on patrol in Somalia.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Somalia.svg Somali National Alliance Somali victory / US-allied defeat
  • Failure to capture SNA leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid; specific Aidid lieutenants captured
  • Withdrawal of U.S. forces 5 months after losses in the Battle of Mogadishu
  • The UN mandate saved close to 100,000 lives, before and after U.S. withdrawal
  • Civil war is ongoing
George H. W. Bush
(January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993)

Bill Clinton
(January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)

Bosnian War and Croatian War
(1992–1995)

Part of the Yugoslav Wars

Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia
A U.S. Army M-113 Armor Personnel Carrier prepares to pull an armored Humvee out of the mud in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Defense.gov News Photo 960510-A-4901L-003.jpg
A U.S. Army M-113 Armor Personnel Carrier prepares to pull an armored Humvee out of the mud in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Bosnia and Herzegovina

Flag of Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.svg Herzeg-Bosnia
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia


Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg  Republika Srpska
Flag of Serbian Krajina (1991).svg  Serbian Krajina
Flag of AP Western Bosnia (1993-1995).svg Western Bosnia
Inconclusive/Other Result
Intervention in Haiti
(1994–1995)

Location: Haiti
U.S. Marine guarding an area in Haiti. Marine CPL. Morales of Bravo Company 1-10 is kneeling and holding his M16A2, equipped with a M203 grenade launcher, in the ready position while guarding the area between the airfiel - DPLA - f071cf1558ba0aa059f49efdc4c52fb3.jpeg
U.S. Marine guarding an area in Haiti.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti US-allied victory Bill Clinton
Kosovo War
(1998–1999)

Part of the Yugoslav Wars

Location: Serbia
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle takes off for an air strike mission. Aviano f-15.jpg
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle takes off for an air strike mission.
UCK KLA.svg KLA
Flag of Albania.svg AFRK
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia US-allied victory [24] [25] [26] [27]
  • Ceasefire reached through Kumanovo Agreement of June 1999. after Russian and Finnish envoys visit Belgrade
  • Yugoslav forces pull out of Kosovo
  • UN Resolution 1244 confirming Kosovo as de jure part of FRY
  • De facto separation of Kosovo from FR Yugoslavia under UN administration
  • Return of Albanian refugees after attempted ethnic cleansing of Albanians
  • KLA veterans join the UÇPMB, starting the Preševo insurgency
  • Around 200,000 Serbs, Romani, and other non-Albanians fleeing Kosovo and many of the remaining civilians becoming victims of abuse
  • Three Chinese journalists were killed in United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
  1. Advisory role from the forming of the MAAG in Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
  2. Direct U.S. involvement ended in 1973 with the Paris Peace Accords. The Paris Peace Accords of January 1973 saw all U.S forces withdrawn; the Case–Church Amendment, passed by the U.S Congress on 15 August 1973, officially ended direct U.S military involvement .
  3. The war reignited on December 13, 1974 with offensive operations by North Vietnam, leading to victory over South Vietnam in under five months.

21st-century wars

ConflictAlliesBelligerentResult for the United States and its AlliesPresidents of the United States
War in Afghanistan
(2001–2021)

Part of the war on terror and the Afghan conflict

Location: Afghanistan
U.S. soldiers from A Company, 101st Airborne Division Special Troop Battalion air assault into a village inside Jowlzak valley in Afghanistan. Flickr - The U.S. Army - www.Army.mil (331).jpg
U.S. soldiers from A Company, 101st Airborne Division Special Troop Battalion air assault into a village inside Jowlzak valley in Afghanistan.
Flag of the Resolute Support Mission.svg Resolute Support Mission
Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Formerly:
Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg ISAF
Flag of the Taliban.svg Taliban

Allied groups
Flag of Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin.svg Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda
Flag of Jihad.svg Islamic Jihad Union [28]


Taliban splinter groups


AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg IS-Affiliates:


2001 Invasion:
Flag of the Taliban.svg Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Taliban victory George W. Bush
(October 7, 2001 – January 20, 2009)

Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)

Donald Trump
(January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)

Joe Biden
(January 20, 2021 – Incumbent)

US intervention in Yemen
(2002–present)

Part of the war on terror, the al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen, the Yemeni Civil War and the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war

Location: Yemen
MQ-1 Predator commonly used in drone strikes in Yemen. MQ-1 Predator, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.jpg
MQ-1 Predator commonly used in drone strikes in Yemen.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Saudi-led coalition:
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Supported by:

In support of:
Flag of Yemen.svg Cabinet of Yemen

ShababFlag.svg al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
ShababFlag.svg Ansar al-Sharia

AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province


Flag of Yemen.svg Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council

Ongoing
  • 378 drone strikes confirmed [33]
  • 57 al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leaders confirmed killed [34]
  • Numerous al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula bases destroyed
  • Most recent drone strike against al-Qaeda launched in February 2023 [35]

George W. Bush
(October 7, 2001 – January 20, 2009)

Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)

Donald Trump
(January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)

Joe Biden
(January 20, 2021 – Incumbent)

Iraq War
(2003–2011)

Part of the war on terror

Location: Iraq
U.S. soldiers at the Hands of Victory monument in Baghdad. UStanks baghdad 2003.JPEG
U.S. soldiers at the Hands of Victory monument in Baghdad.
Post-invasion (2003–2011)

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Multi-National Force - Iraq.png MNF–I


Invasion phase (2003)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Iraqi Kurdistan Supported by:

Post-invasion (2003–2011)

Flag of the Ba'ath Party.svg Ba'ath Loyalists


Flag of Jihad.svg Sunni insurgents


Shiism arabic blue.svg Shia insurgents

Invasion phase (2003)
Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Iraq

Dulaim Tribes

Flag of the People's Mujahedin of Iran.svg MEK


Flag of Ansar al-Islam.svg Ansar al-Islam


Flag of Jihad.svg Islamic Emirate of Byara

Inconclusive/Other Result George W. Bush
(January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009)

Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)

US intervention in the War in North-West Pakistan
(2004–2018)

Part of the war on terror and the War in North-West Pakistan

Location: Pakistan
MQ-1 Predator drones typically used in covert bombing operations in Pakistan. MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft.jpg
MQ-1 Predator drones typically used in covert bombing operations in Pakistan.
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Supported by:

Flag of the Taliban.svg Taliban
Flag of Tehrik-i-Taliban.svg Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Flag of the Taliban.svg Haqqani network
Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda
Flag of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.svg Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Flag of Jihad.svg Foreign Mujahideen
Flag of Jihad.svg Uzbek Islamic Movement
Flag of Turkistan Islamic Party.svg Turkistan Islamic Party
Tnsm-flag.svg Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi

AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province

US-allied victory George W. Bush
(January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009)

Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)

Donald Trump
(January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)

Second US Intervention in the Somali Civil War
(2007–present)

Part of the Somali Civil War, the Somali Civil War and the war on terror

Location: Somalia and Northeastern Kenya
U.S. Marines establish security positions at Baledogle Military Airfield in Somalia, December, 2020. Joint Task Force Quartz repositions U.S. forces in East Africa.jpg
U.S. Marines establish security positions at Baledogle Military Airfield in Somalia, December, 2020.
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Flag of the Organization of African Unity (1970-2002); Flag of the African Union (2004-2010).svg AMISOM

Supported by:

Non-combat support:


Flag of the United Nations.svg  United Nations

ShababFlag.svg al-Shabaab
Flag of al-Qaeda.svg Mujahideen

Hizbul Islam.svg Hizbul Islam


AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State in Somalia

Ongoing George W. Bush
(January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009)

Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)

Donald Trump
(January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)

Joe Biden
(January 20, 2021 – Incumbent)

Operation Ocean Shield
(2009–2016)

Part of the war on terror

Location: Indian Ocean
A tall plume of black smoke rises from a destroyed pirate vessel that was struck by USS Farragut in March 2010. Gulf of Aden - disabled pirate boat.jpg
A tall plume of black smoke rises from a destroyed pirate vessel that was struck by USS Farragut in March 2010.

Flag of NATO.svg  NATO

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Somali pirates US-allied victory
  • Number of pirate attacks dramatically decreased
  • The US Office of Naval Intelligence have officially reported that in 2013, only 9 incidents of piracy were reported and that none of them were successfully hijacked[ citation needed ]
  • Piracy drops 90% [58]
Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)
International intervention in Libya
(2011)

Part of the Libyan Crisis and the First Libyan Civil War

Location: Libya
U.S. vessels launch missiles in support of Anti-Gaddafi rebels during the First Libyan Civil War. US Navy 110329-N-XO436-010 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) launches a Tomahawk cruise missile to support Joint.jpg
U.S. vessels launch missiles in support of Anti-Gaddafi rebels during the First Libyan Civil War.

Flag of the United Nations.svg UNSC Resolution 1973 forces

Flag of NATO.svg  NATO

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates


Flag of Libya.svg Anti-Gaddafi rebels

Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Remnants of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (After August 28)

US-allied victory Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)
Operation Observant Compass
(2011–2017)

Part of the war on terror and the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency

Location: Uganda
U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph Bergeron, a task force combat engineer, explains combat marksmanship tactics to a group of Ugandan soldiers. USMC-120227-M-CF241-424.jpg
U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph Bergeron, a task force combat engineer, explains combat marksmanship tactics to a group of Ugandan soldiers.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Flag of Lord's Resistance Army.svg Lord's Resistance Army US-allied victory
  • Founder and leader of the LRA Joseph Rao Kony goes into hiding
  • Senior LRA commander Dominic Ongwen surrenders to American forces in the Central African Republic and is tried at the Hague
  • Majority of LRA installations and encampments located in South Sudan and Uganda abandoned and dismantled
  • Small scale LRA activity continues in eastern DR Congo, and the Central African Republic
Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)
US military intervention in Niger
(2013–present)

Part of the war on terror, the Operation Juniper Shield and the Jihadist insurgency in Niger

Location: Niger
American special forces training alongside Nigerien soldiers. US and Nigerien soldiers trining.jpg
American special forces training alongside Nigerien soldiers.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Supported by:

Jihadists:
Flag of Jihad.svg Al-Qaeda


AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State of Iraq and Syria


Flag of Jihad.svg Boko Haram (partially aligned with ISIL since 2015)

Ongoing
  • Approximately 1,000 U.S. troops remain in Niger as of December 2023 [61]
  • The Niger Military overthrows The government in the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état which leads to the 2023 Nigerien crisis
  • Niger's junta ended a military agreement that allowed US troops to be deployed in the country
  • Jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group remain still active in Niger
Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)

Donald Trump
(January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)

Joe Biden
(January 20, 2021 – Incumbent)

US-led intervention in Iraq
(2014–2021)

Part of the Operation Inherent Resolve, the War in Iraq (2013–2017), the Spillover of the Syrian civil war, the war on terror and the International ISIS campaign

Location: Iraq
U.S. soldiers use a rooftop as an observation post, during the Battle of Mosul in Iraq, March, 2017. U.S. Army Soldiers, deployed in support of CJTF-OIR, assigned to 2nd BN, 325th AIR, 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, use a rooftop as an OP in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2017.jpg
U.S. soldiers use a rooftop as an observation post, during the Battle of Mosul in Iraq, March, 2017.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Iraqi Kurdistan

Seal of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.svg CJTF-OIR Members:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Flag of Taliban (original).svg White Flags
US-allied coalition and Iraqi victory
  • Tens of thousands of ISIL fighters killed
  • American-led forces launch over 13,300 airstrikes on ISIL positions in Iraq
  • Heavy damage dealt to ISIL forces, ISIL loses 40% of its territory in Iraq by January 2016
  • Iraq declares military victory against ISIL on 9 December 2017 [62]
  • Low-intensity ISIL insurgency following December 2017
  • Multinational humanitarian and arming of ground forces efforts
  • 200 ISIL created mass graves found containing up to 12,000 people [63]
  • Ongoing US-led Coalition advising and training of Iraqi and Kurdish ground forces
  • U.S. maintains limited military presence, approximately 2,500 U.S. military personnel remain in Iraq as of December 2021, providing assistance, advice and training to Iraqi forces [64]
  • U.S. forces have ended combat mission in Iraq in December 2021 [65] [66]
Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)

Donald Trump
(January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)

Joe Biden
(January 20, 2021 – Incumbent)

US intervention in the Syrian civil war
(2014–present)

Part of the Operation Inherent Resolve, the Syrian civil war, the war on terror and the International ISIS campaign

Location: Syria
U.S. 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment troops conduct area reconnaissance patrol in Syria, February 2021. U.S. Area Reconnaissance Patrol Syria, 2021.jpg
U.S. 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment troops conduct area reconnaissance patrol in Syria, February 2021.
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Syrian revolution flag.svg Revolutionary Commando Army

Flag of Rojava.svg Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Flag of Syrian Democratic Forces.svg Syrian Democratic Forces


Seal of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.svg CJTF-OIR Members:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Supported by:


Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey


Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (limited involvement; against Hezbollah and government forces only)

AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State of Iraq and Syria


Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda linked groups:

Flag of the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria.svg Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria


Flag of Ahrar ash-Sham.svg Ahrar al-Sham


Flag of Syria.svg  Syria (limited encounters with US and Israel)
Supported by:

Ongoing Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)

Donald Trump
(January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)

Joe Biden
(January 20, 2021 – Incumbent)

US intervention in Libya
(2015–2019)

Part of the Operation Inherent Resolve, the war on terror, the Second Libyan Civil War, and the International ISIS Campaign

Location: Libya
USS Wasp conducts flight operations in Operation Odyssey Lightning. USS Wasp conducts flight operations. (29091917825).jpg
USS Wasp conducts flight operations in Operation Odyssey Lightning.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya

AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State in Libya

AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

ISIS in Libya largely defeated
  • Liberation of Sirte
  • Hundreds of airstrikes carried out in Libya against Islamic State affiliated militant groups
  • ISIS presence in Libya severely diminished; airstrikes cease in 2019
  • Second Libyan Civil War continues until a permanent ceasefire was ratified on October 23, 2020
Barack Obama
(January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017)

Donald Trump
(January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021)

Operation Prosperity Guardian
(2023–present)

Part of the Red Sea crisis, Israel–Hamas war and the Yemeni Civil War

Location: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Yemen
USS Carney engages Houthi missiles. USS Carney engages Houthi missiles.jpg
USS Carney engages Houthi missiles.
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka

Supported by:
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles

Flag of Yemen.svg Supreme Political Council

Ongoing Joe Biden
(January 20, 2021 – Incumbent)

See also

Notes

  1. Some historians name the 1861–1865 war the "Second American Civil War", because in their view, the American Revolutionary War can also be considered a civil war (since the term can be used in reference to any war in which one political body separates itself from another political body). They then refer to the Independence War, which resulted in the separation of the Thirteen Colonies from the British Empire, as the "First American Civil War". [2] [3] A significant number of American colonists stayed loyal to the British Crown and as Loyalists fought on the British side while opposite were a significant amount of colonists called Patriots who fought on the American side. In some localities, there was fierce fighting between Americans including gruesome instances of hanging, drawing, and quartering on both sides. [4] [5] [6] [7]
  2. France entered the American Revolution on the side of the colonists in 1778, turning what had essentially been a civil war into an international conflict.

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