Early American Wars Timeline

  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord
    The first battle of the Revolutionary War
  • The Battle of Baltimore

    The Battle of Baltimore
    This navel battle showed the British that the United States could hold its own.
  • The sinking of the USS Maine

    The sinking of the USS Maine
    The ship was sunk in the Havana, Cuba harbor. This contributed to the war against Spain.
  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    Woodrow Wilson