List of wars involving the United States in the 19th century

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This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in the 19th century.

Contents

This list is part of a larger series of list articles that cover the various wars involving the United States from its colonial roots to the present. They are:

For the criteria of what may be permitted on this list, see Lists of wars involving the United States.

Key

  US victory
  Another result [Note 1]
  US defeat

19th-century wars

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ for example a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum , result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive
  2. ↑ The Baratarian only fought during the time of the Battle of New Orleans in exchange for pardons.
  3. ↑ The Hualapai War and the Yavapai Wars were contemporaneous and overlapped each other, but were distinct conflicts.
  4. ↑ Raids that were carried out in 1866 took place in the Province of Canada and the colony of New Brunswick; prior to Confederation in 1867.

References

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  2. 1 2 r2WPadmin. "First Barbary War". American History Central. Retrieved May 8, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "COVINGTON, Leonard 1768 – 1813". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. December 12, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Davis, William C. (May 1, 2006). The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf. Mariner Books. pp. 211–231. ISBN   978-0156032599.
  5. ↑ Wombwell, A. James (2010). The Long War Against Piracy: Historical Trends. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas:
    Combat Studies Institute Press. p. 204. ISBN   978-0-9823283-6-1.
  6. ↑ Monroe, James (1818). THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE TROOPS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVING TAKEN POSSESSION OF AMELIA ISLAND IN EAST FLORIDA.
  7. ↑ Serial 89, 18th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document No. 1, p. 95
  8. ↑ Scroggs, William O. (1916). Filibusters and financiers; the story of William Walker and his associates. New York: Macmillan company. pp. 327–336.
  9. ↑ "The Indians". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1884.
  10. ↑ "Union and Confederate Indians in the Civil War". civilwarhome.com. February 16, 2002. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  11. ↑ Kratz, Jessie (March 25, 2021). "Celebrating Irish Americans: The Fenian Brotherhood". Pieces of History (A blog of the United States National Archives).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "Andrew Johnson 17th President of the United States: 1865 ‐ 1869 Executive Order June 05, 1866". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved September 15, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Ulysses S. Grant's Controversial Visit to Ireland". National Park Service (nps.gov). Retrieved September 16, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ Vronsky, Peter (2011). Ridgeway : the American Fenian invasion and the 1866 battle that made Canada. Allen Lane Canada. ISBN   9780143182849.
  15. 1 2 Neidhardt, Wilfried (October 1, 1975). Fenianism in North America. The Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN   978-0271011882.
  16. ↑ Stacey, Charles Perry (1931). "Fenianism and the Rise of National Feeling in Canada at the Time of Confederation". Canadian Historical Review. 12.3: 238–261.
  17. ↑ Rodgers, Bradley A. (1996). Guardian of the Great Lakes: The U.S. Paddle Frigate Michigan. University of Michigan Press. p. 117. ISBN   9-7804-7206-6070.
  18. ↑ "10 ways Canada fought the American Civil War". Maclean's . August 4, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ↑ Kross, Peter (Fall 2015). "The Confederate Spy Ring: Spreading Terror to the Union". Warfare History network.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ↑ Sheehy, Barry (October 15, 2025). Montreal, City of Secrets: Confederate Operations in Montreal During the American Civil War. Baraka Books. ISBN   978-1771861236.
  21. ↑ Roberts, Jerry A. (2020). U.S. Marines in Battle: Guantanamo Bay (PDF). Marine Corps University Press. pp. 2–4.
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