Timeline of American Military Activity

Period: Sep 1, 1774 to Sep 3, 1783

American War of Independence

American War of Independence
Period: Jan 1, 1785 to Jan 1, 1789

Northwest Indian War

Northwest Indian War
Period: Aug 1, 1786 to Jun 30, 1787

Shay's Rebellion

Shay's Rebellion
Period: Jan 1, 1791 to Dec 31, 1794

Whiskey Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion
Period: Jan 1, 1798 to Jan 1, 1800

Franco-American War

Franco-American War
Period: Jan 1, 1799 to Dec 31, 1800

Frie's Rebellion

Frie's Rebellion
Period: Jan 1, 1801 to Jan 1, 1805

First Barbaray War

First Barbaray War
Period: Jan 8, 1811 to Jan 10, 1811

Louisiana Teritory Slave Rebellion

Louisiana Territory Slave Rebellion
Period: Aug 1, 1811 to Nov 1, 1811

Tecumseh's War

Tecumseh's War
Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Mar 23, 1815

War of 1812

War of 1812
Period: Jan 1, 1815 to Dec 31, 1815

Second Barbary War

Second Barbaray War
Period: Jan 1, 1817 to Jan 1, 1825

West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations

West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations
Period: Nov 22, 1817 to Apr 12, 1818

First Semonole War

First Seminole War
Period: Jan 1, 1819 to Jan 1, 1861

African Anti-Slavery Operations

African Anti-Slavery Operations
Period: Nov 5, 1820 to Nov 6, 1820

Callao Affair

Callao Affair
Period: Jan 1, 1823 to Dec 31, 1823

Arikara War

Arikara War
Period: Jan 1, 1825 to Jan 1, 1828

Aegean Anti-Piracy Operations

Aegean Anti-Piracy Operations
Period: Jan 1, 1827 to Dec 31, 1827

Winnebago War

Winnebago War
Period: Jan 1, 1830 to Dec 31, 1839

Forced Native American Removal

Forced Native American Removal
Period: Aug 21, 1831 to Aug 22, 1831

Nat Turner's Slave Rebelion

Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
Period: Feb 6, 1832 to Feb 9, 1832

First Sumatran Expedition

First Sumatran Expedition
Period: May 1, 1832 to Aug 1, 1832

Black Hawk's War

Black Hawk's War
Period: Dec 23, 1835 to Aug 14, 1842

Second Seminole War

Second Seminole War
Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Jan 1, 1842

United States "Exploring" Expedition

United States Exploring Expedition
Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Dec 31, 1838

Patriot War

Patriot War
Period: Dec 1, 1838 to Jan 31, 1839

Second Sumatran Expedition (War)

Second Sumatran Expedition
Period: Dec 4, 1838 to Dec 5, 1838

Buckshot War

Buckshot War
Period: Jan 1, 1839 to Dec 31, 1842

First Opium War

First Opium War
Period: Jan 1, 1841 to Dec 31, 1842

Dorr Rebellion

Dorr Rebellion
Period: Oct 19, 1842 to Oct 20, 1842

Capture of Monterrey

Capture of Monterrey
Period: Jan 1, 1845 to Dec 31, 1845

Anti-rent War

Anti-rent War
Period: Mar 11, 1845 to Mar 12, 1845

Battle of Kororareka

Battle of Kororareka
Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

American War Against Mexico

Mexican-American War
Period: Jan 1, 1847 to Dec 31, 1855

Cayuse War

Cayuse Wars
Period: Jan 19, 1847 to Jul 9, 1847

Taos Revolt

Taos Revolt
Period: Apr 28, 1850 to Sep 13, 1850

Pitt River Expedition

Pitt River Expeditions
Period: Jan 1, 1851 to Dec 31, 1900

Apache Wars

Apache Wars
Period: Jul 13, 1854 to Jul 14, 1854

Bombardment of San Juan Del Norte

Bombardment of San Juan Del Norte
Period: Jan 1, 1855 to Dec 31, 1858

Yakima War

Yakima War
Period: Jan 1, 1855 to Dec 31, 1856

Rogue River Wars

Rogue River Wars
Period: Jan 1, 1855 to Dec 31, 1856

Puget Sound War

Puget Sound War
Period: Jan 1, 1855 to Dec 31, 1858

Third Semonole War

Third Seminole War
Period: Aug 4, 1855 to Aug 5, 1855

Battle of Ty-ho Bay

Battle of Ty-ho Bat
Period: Oct 1, 1855 to Oct 31, 1855

First Fiji Expedition

First Fiji Expedition
Period: Jan 1, 1856 to Dec 31, 1859

Second Opium War

Second Opium War
Period: Mar 1, 1857 to Jul 31, 1858

Utah War

Utah War
Period: Jan 1, 1858 to Dec 31, 1866

Navajo Wars

Navajo Wars
Period: Oct 6, 1858 to Oct 16, 1858

Second Fiji Expedition

Second Fiji Expedition
Period: Jan 1, 1859 to Dec 31, 1859

Paraguay Expedition

Paraguay Expedition
Period: Dec 1, 1859 to Dec 2, 1859

The Assasination of John Brown

The Assasination of John Brown
Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Dec 31, 1860

Paiute War

Paiute War
Period: Mar 6, 1860 to Mar 7, 1860

Reform War

Reform War
Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865

American Civil War

American Civil War
Period: Jul 31, 1861 to Aug 1, 1861

Bombardment of Qui Nhơn

Bombardment of Qui Nhơn
Period: Aug 17, 1862 to Dec 26, 1862

Dakota War of 1862

Dakota War of 1862
Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Dec 31, 1865

Colorado War

Colorado War
Period: Jul 20, 1863 to Sep 6, 1864

Battles for Shimonoseki

Battles for Shimonoseki
Period: Jan 1, 1864 to Dec 31, 1868

Snake War

Snake War
Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Dec 31, 1865

Powder River Expedition

Powder River Expedition
Period: Jan 1, 1866 to Dec 31, 1868

Red Cloud's War

Red Cloud's War
Period: Jan 1, 1867 to Dec 31, 1875

Comanche Campaign

Comanche Campaign
Period: Jun 1, 1867 to Jun 30, 1867

Formosa Expedition

Formosa Expedition
Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Dec 31, 1920

Sheep Wars

Sheep Wars
Period: Jun 17, 1870 to Jun 18, 1870

Battle of Boca Tecapan

Battle of Boca Tecapan
Period: Jun 1, 1871 to Jun 3, 1871

Korean Expedition

Korean Expedition
Period: Jul 6, 1872 to Jun 4, 1873

Modoc War

Modoc War
Period: Jan 1, 1873 to Dec 31, 1875

Mason County War

Mason County War
Period: Feb 12, 1874 to Feb 13, 1874

Oahu Expedition

Oahu Expedition
Period: Jun 27, 1874 to Jun 30, 1875

Red River War

Red River War
Period: Jan 1, 1876 to Dec 31, 1877

Black Hills War

Black Hills War
Period: Jan 1, 1877 to Dec 31, 1877

Nez Perce War

Nex Perce War
Period: Jan 1, 1877 to Dec 31, 1878

San Elizario Salt War

San Elizario Salt War
Period: Jul 14, 1877 to Sep 4, 1877

Great Strike of 1877

Great Strike of 1877
Period: Jan 1, 1878 to Dec 31, 1878

Bannock War

Bannock War
Period: Jan 1, 1878 to Dec 31, 1879

Cheyenne War

Cheyenne War
Period: Feb 18, 1878 to Jul 19, 1878

Lincoln County War

Lincoln County War
Period: Jan 1, 1879 to Dec 31, 1879

Sheepeater Indian War

Sheepeater Indian War
Period: Jan 1, 1879 to Dec 31, 1880

White River War

Whte River War
Period: Jun 1, 1882 to Jul 29, 1882

Egyptian Expedition

[Egyptian Expedition](Second Anglo-Egyptian War)
Period: Mar 30, 1885 to Apr 24, 1885

Columbian Civil War

Columbian Civil War
Period: Jan 1, 1887 to Dec 31, 1889

Samoan Crisis

Samoan Crisis
Period: Jun 2, 1889 to Jul 4, 1902

Philippine-American War

Philippine-American War
Period: Nov 1, 1890 to Jan 31, 1891

Ghost Dance War

Ghost Dance War
Period: Jan 1, 1891 to Dec 31, 1891

1891 Chilean Civil War

1891 Chilean Civil War
Period: Jun 22, 1891 to Oct 5, 1891

Bearing Sea Anti-Poaching Operations (Canada)

Bearing Sea Anti-Poaching Operations
Period: Apr 1, 1892 to Apr 30, 1892

Johnson County War

Johnson County War
Period: Jan 1, 1894 to Dec 31, 1894

Pullman Strike

Pullman Strike
Period: Jan 21, 1894 to Feb 9, 1894

Rio De Janeiro Affair

Rio De Janeiro Affair
Period: Jan 1, 1898 to Dec 31, 1899

Second Samoan Civil War

Second Samoan Civil War
Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898

Spanish-American War

Spanish-American War
Period: Jan 1, 1899 to Dec 31, 1913

Moro Rebellion

Moro Rebellion
Period: Jan 1, 1899 to Dec 31, 1899

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor confrontation of 1899

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor confrontation of 1899
Period: Sep 28, 1899 to Aug 15, 1900

Boxer Rebellion

Boxer Rebellion
Period: Jan 1, 1912 to Dec 31, 1933

Occupation of Nicaragua

Occupation of Nicaragua
Period: Apr 21, 1914 to Jun 16, 1919

Medican Revolution

Mexican Revolution
Period: Jul 28, 1915 to Aug 1, 1934

Occupation of Haiti

Occupation of Haiti
Period: Jan 1, 1916 to Dec 31, 1924

Occupation of the Dominican Republic

Occupation of the Dominican Republic
Period: Apr 1, 1917 to Nov 11, 1918

WWI

WWI American Entry into WWI
Period: Aug 2, 1917 to Aug 3, 1917

Green Corn Rebellion

Green Corn Rebellion
Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Dec 31, 1920

Russian Civil War

Russian Civil War
Period: Aug 25, 1921 to Sep 2, 1921

Battle of Blair Mountain

Battle of Blair Mountain
Period: Mar 20, 1923 to Mar 23, 1923

Posey War

Posey War
Period: Jul 27, 1932 to Jul 28, 1932

Bonus Army

Binus Army
Period: Dec 7, 1941 to Sep 2, 1945

WWII

WWII
Period: Jan 1, 1942 to Dec 31, 1946

WWII Japanese-American Concentration Camps

WWII Japanese-American Conentration Camps
Period: Jun 20, 1943 to Jun 23, 1943

Detroit Race Riots

Detroit Race Riots
Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Dec 31, 1953

Korean War

Korean War
Period: Oct 29, 1950 to Oct 30, 1950

Jayuya Uprising (Puerto Rico)

Jayuya Uprising
Period: Jan 1, 1953 to Dec 31, 1975

Vietnam War

Vietnam War
Period: Jan 1, 1953 to Dec 31, 1975

Laotian Civil War

Laotian Civil War
Period: Jan 1, 1958 to Dec 31, 1972

Tibetan Intependence War

American Support for Tibetan Rebels
Period: Jul 15, 1958 to Oct 25, 1958

1958 Lebanon Crisis

1958 Lebanon Crisis
Period: Apr 26, 1965 to Sep 30, 1966

Invasion of the Dominican Republic

Invasion of the Dominican Republic
Period: Aug 11, 1965 to Aug 17, 1965

Watts Rebellion

Watts Rebellion
Period: Jul 23, 1967 to Jul 27, 1967

1967 Detroit Riot

1967 Detroit Riot
Period: Jan 1, 1970 to Dec 31, 1975

Cambodian Civil War

Cambodian Civil War Directly resulting in the sudden rise of the Khmer Rouge
Period: May 4, 1970 to May 5, 1970

Kent State Shootings

Kent State Shootings
Period: Feb 27, 1973 to May 5, 1973

Wounded Knee Incident

Wounded Knee Incident
Period: Aug 19, 1981 to Aug 20, 1981

1981 Gul of Sidra Incident

1981 Gulf of Sidra Incident
Period: Aug 24, 1982 to Feb 7, 1984

Lebanese Civil War

Lebanese Civil War
Period: Oct 25, 1983 to Dec 15, 1983

Invasion of Grenada

Invasion of Grenada
Period: Mar 1, 1986 to Mar 31, 1986

Action in the Gulf of Sidra

Action in the Gulf of Sidra
Period: Apr 15, 1986 to Apr 16, 1986

Bombing of Libya

Bombing of Libya
Period: Jan 1, 1987 to Dec 31, 1988

Iran-Iraq War

Iran-Iraq War
Period: Jan 4, 1989 to Jan 5, 1989

Gulf of Sidra Incident

Gulf of Sidra Incident
Period: Dec 20, 1989 to Jan 31, 1990

Invasion of Panama

Invasion of Panama
Period: Aug 2, 1990 to Feb 28, 1991

First Gulf War

First Gulf War
Period: Jan 1, 1991 to Dec 31, 2003

Iraqi No Fly Zones

Iraqi No Fly Zones
Period: Jan 1, 1992 to Dec 31, 1994

Somali Civil War

Somali Civil War
Period: Apr 29, 1992 to May 4, 1992

1992 Los Angeles Riots

1992 LA Riots
Period: Jan 1, 1993 to Dec 31, 1995

Bosnian War

Bosnian War
Period: Sep 19, 1994 to Mar 31, 1995

Invasion of Haiti

Invasion of Haiti
Period: Aug 20, 1998 to Aug 21, 1998

Bombing of Afghanastan and Sudan

Bombing of Afghanistan and Sudan
Period: Mar 24, 1999 to Jun 10, 1999

Kosovo War

Kosovo War
Period: Oct 7, 2001 to Dec 31, 2013

American War in Afghanistan

American War in Afghanistan Continues Presently.
Period: Jan 15, 2002 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in the Philippines

Military Operations in the Philippines Contines presently.
Period: Oct 7, 2002 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Somalia

Military Operations in Somalia Presently Ongoing
Period: Oct 7, 2002 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Yemen

Military Operations in Yemen
Period: Jan 1, 2003 to Dec 31, 2003

Second Liberian Civil War

Second Liberian Civil War
Period: Mar 20, 2003 to Dec 15, 2011

Second Iraq War

Second Iraq War
Period: Mar 16, 2004 to Dec 31, 2013

War in Northwest Pakistan

War in Northwest Pakistan
Period: Feb 6, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Algeria

Military Operations in Algeria Ongoing.
Period: Feb 6, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Burkina Faso

Military Operations in Burkina Faso Ongoing.
Period: Feb 6, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Chad

Military Operations in Chad
Period: Feb 6, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Morocco

Military Operations in Morocco Ongoing
Period: Feb 6, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Niger

Military Operations in Niger Ongoing
Period: Feb 6, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Mauritania

Military Operations in Mauritania Ongoing
Period: Feb 6, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Mali

Military Operations in Mali
Period: Feb 6, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Senegal

Military Operations in Senegal
Period: Feb 6, 2007 to Dec 31, 2013

Military Operations in Tunesia

Military Operations in Tunesia
Period: Jan 14, 2010 to Dec 31, 2013

Second War in Yemen

Second War in Yemen Ongoing
Period: Mar 19, 2011 to Oct 23, 2011

2011 Libyan Civil War

2011 Libyan Civil War

American War of Independence

Northwest Indian War

Shay's Rebellion

Whiskey Rebellion

Franco-American War

Frie's Rebellion

First Barbaray War

Louisiana Teritory Slave Rebellion

Tecumseh's War

War of 1812

Second Barbary War

West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations

First Semonole War

African Anti-Slavery Operations

Callao Affair

Arikara War

Aegean Anti-Piracy Operations

Winnebago War

Forced Native American Removal

Nat Turner's Slave Rebelion

First Sumatran Expedition

Black Hawk's War

Second Seminole War

United States "Exploring" Expedition

Patriot War

Second Sumatran Expedition (War)

Buckshot War

First Opium War

Dorr Rebellion

Capture of Monterrey

Anti-rent War

Battle of Kororareka

American War Against Mexico

Cayuse War

Taos Revolt

Pitt River Expedition

Apache Wars

Bombardment of San Juan Del Norte

Yakima War

Rogue River Wars

Puget Sound War

Third Semonole War

Battle of Ty-ho Bay

First Fiji Expedition

Second Opium War

Utah War

Navajo Wars

Second Fiji Expedition

Paraguay Expedition

The Assasination of John Brown

Paiute War

Reform War

American Civil War

Bombardment of Qui Nhơn

Dakota War of 1862

Colorado War

Battles for Shimonoseki

Snake War

Powder River Expedition

Red Cloud's War

Comanche Campaign

Formosa Expedition

Sheep Wars

Battle of Boca Tecapan

Korean Expedition

Modoc War

Mason County War

Oahu Expedition

Red River War

Black Hills War

Nez Perce War

San Elizario Salt War

Great Strike of 1877

Bannock War

Cheyenne War

Lincoln County War

Sheepeater Indian War

White River War

Egyptian Expedition

Columbian Civil War