American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms

APPENDIX 3:DATES OF WARS AND MILITARY ACTIONS THAT INVOLVED COLONIAL NORTH AMERICAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES

APPENDIX 3: DATES OF WARS AND MILITARY ACTIONS THAT INVOLVED COLONIAL NORTH AMERICAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES Dates 1689-1697 King William's War (known in Europe as the War of the League of Augsburg) 1702-1713 Queen Anne's War (known in Europe as the War of Spanish Succession) 1744-1748 King George's War (known in Europe as the War of the Austrian Succession) 1754-17631 French and Indian Wars (known in Europe as the Seven Years' War) Apr. 19, 1775- American Revolutionary War Sept. 3, 1783 1786 Shay's Rebellion 1791-1794 Campaign of Suppression of the Western Indians June 18, 1812- War of 1812 Dec. 24, 18142 18173 First Seminole War 1834-18424 Second Seminole War 18425 Dorr Rebellion 1846-18476 Mexican War This war lasted for seven years in Europe,from 1756 to 1763. However, fightingbegan in North America in 1754. The Battle of New Orleans was fought in January 1815. Neither side knew that the war was over. Fought to separate Florida from Spain. 4 Fought against the Seminoles under Chief Oceola. Involved the state of Maine. The Alamo was captured on March 6, 1836, from the Republic of Texas by Mexican General Santa Ana. 1 2 3 5 6 This is only one of the more widely recognized battles in a period of Indian hostilities that extended from the Civil War to the 1890s. This was an "undeclared war," and the dates of U.S. involvement are not exact because no political event occured to establish the beginning date. However, the treaty between the U.S. and Spain was signed on December 10, 1898. This is the date the president called for troops. This isthe date of the formal declaration ofwar.The president had severed diplomaticrelations on February 3, 1917. This wasan "undeclared war."The dates shown are those ofthe North Korean invasion ofSouth Korea and the year that the cease fire was signed. This was an "undeclared war." Its official start is usually attributed to August 7, 1964, when Congress approved President Johnson's sending of American military personnel to Vietnam. The cease fire officially went into effect on January 28,1973. Apr. 14, 1861- Civil War Apr. 9,1865 June 25, 18767 Little Bighorn Apr. 20, 1898- Spanish American War Aug. 12, 18988 June 18, 19169- Mexican Border Campaign 1921 Apr. 6, 191710- World War I Nov. 11,1918 Dec. 7, 1941- World War II Aug. 14, 1945 June 25, 1950- Korean War 195511 1964-197212 Vietnamese War Aug. 1, 1990- Operation "Desert Storm" against Iraq 1991 477 APPENDIX 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...