Wars Fought in North America Timeline 1519-Present

Pearl HarborThis timeline details the main wars that have taken place in North America

 

February 1519 to 13th August 1521
Spanish Conquest of Mexico
Fought between: Spanish Empire against Aztec Empire
Location: Mexico
Result: Spanish conquest
June 1675 to April 1678
King Philip’s War
Fought between: New England Colonists against Native Americans
Location: States of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Maine
Result:
Colonial victory
August 1688 to September 1697
King William’s War (Part of the War of the Grand Alliance)
Fought between: England against France
Location: North America
Result: status quo
May 1702 to 13th July 1713
Queen Anne’s War (Part of the War of Spanish Succession)
Fought between: Great Britain against Spain
Location: North America
British Victory
23rd October 1739 to 24th April 1748
War of Jenkins Ear (Became part of the War of Austrian Succession)
Fought between: Great Britain against Spain
Location: Caribbean
Result: Status Quo maintained. British were unable to make gains in the region.
May 1744 to 24th April 1748
King George’s War (Part of the War of Austrian Succession)
Fought between: Great Britain against France
Location: North America
Result: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle maintained status quo.
May 1754 to 10th February 1763
French and Indian War (Became Part of the Seven Years War)
Fought between: Great Britain against France
Location: North America
Result: British victory
19th April 1775 to 3rd September 1783
American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence)
Fought between: United States, France, Spain against Great Britain
Location: North America, Caribbean
Result: United States victory, independence from Britain
18th June 1812 to 18th February 1815
The War of 1812
Fought between: Britain, Canada, Native American allies against United States, Native American allies
Location: North America, Atlantic, Pacific
Result: Inconclusive
Late 1816 to Spring 1818
First Seminole War
Fought between: United States against Seminole, Runaway Slaves
Location: Florida
Result: United States victory
May 1832 to August 1832
Black Hawk War (Beginning of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Sauk and Meskwakis tribes
Location: Illinois, Michigan
Result: United States victory
December 1835 to Autumn 1842
Second Seminole War (Part of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Seminole tribe
Location: Florida
Result: 4,000 Seminoles sent to Indian Territory
25th April 1846 to 2nd February 1848
Mexican-American War (US – Mexican War)
Fought between: United States against Mexico
Location: Mexico, California, Texas
Result: American victory
December 1855 to May 1858
Third Seminole War (Part of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Seminole Tribe
Location: Florida
Result: American victory, US gained control of Florida
12th April 1861 to 9th May 1865
American Civil War
Fought between: United States (Union) against Confederate States
Location: America
Result: Union victory – abolition of slavery
17th August 1862 to December 1862
Dakota War (Little Crow’s War) (Part of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Sioux Tribe
Location: Minnesota, Dakota
Result: United States victory
1863 to 1865
Colorado War (Part of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Cheyenne, Arapaho, Sioux Tribes
Location: Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska
Result: Inconclusive
April 1865, April to September 1872
Black Hawk’s War (Part of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Ute, Paiute, Navajo, Apache Tribes
Location: Utah, Arizona, Colorado
Result: United States victory
Summer 1866 to Autumn 1868
Red Cloud’s War (Part of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Lakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho Tribes
Location: Powder River, Wyoming
Result: Native American victory
June 1874 to Spring 1875
Red River War (Part of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Comanche, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Arapaho Tribes
Location: Southern Plains
Result: United States victory
8th February 1876 to April 1877
The Great Sioux War (Part of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Lakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho Tribes
Result: United States victory
June 1877 to December 1877
Nez Percé War (Part of the Indian Wars)
Fought between: United States against Nez Percé Tribe
Location: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming
Result: United States victory
1898, 25th April to 1898, 12th August
25th April 1898 to 12th August 1898
Spanish-American War
Fought between: United States, Cuba against Spain
Location: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
Result: United States victory
1941, 7th December, to 1945, 2nd September
World War II – Pacific War
Fought between Axis Powers – Japan against Allies – United States
Location: Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, south-east Asia, Indian Ocean
Result: Allied victory – Japanese unconditional surrender
2011, 11th September is ongoing
War Against Terror
United States and allies against al-Qaeda, Taliban
Location: Global

 

First published 2015; Updated and re-published Jan 31 2022 @ 9:33 pm – Updated – [last-modified]

Harvard Reference for this page:

Heather Y Wheeler. (2015 – 2022). Wars Fought in North America 1519 – Present.

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