US Military Campaigns





  • 1775-1785 War of the Revolution, 19 Apr 1775 to 11 Apr 1783
  • 1782-1787 Wyoming Valley disturbances, Pennsylvania
  • 1786-1787 Shays Rebellion, Mass.
  • 1790-1795 War w/ Northwest Indians, Miamis, Wyandots, Delewares, Pottawattamies, Shawnees, Chippewas, Ottawas. Sept. 1790 to Aug 1795
  • 1791-1794 Whisky Insurrection in PA
  • 1798-1800 War with France, Jul 1798 to Sept 30, 1800
  • 1799 Fries Insurrection in PA, Spring of 1799
  • 1806 Burr Conspiracy
  • 1806 Sabine Expedition, LA
  • 1807 Naval appair, Chesapeake Bay, Jul 9 to Aug 5, 1807
  • 1811-1813 War with Northwest Indians, Nov 1811 to Oct 1813
  • 1812-1815 War with Great Britain, Jul 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815
  • 1812 Florida or Seminole War, Aug 15 to Oct 1812
  • 1813 Peoria Indian War, IL, Sept 19 to Oct 21, 1813
  • 1813-1814 Creek Indian War, Alabama, Jul 27, 1813 to Aug 9, 1814
  • 1817-1818 Seminole or Florida War, Nov 20, 1817-Oct 31, 1818
  • 1819 Yellowstone Expedition, Jul 4 to Sept 1819
  • 1823 Campaign against Blackfeet & Arickare Upper Missouri River
  • 1827 Winnebago Expedition, WI (no fighting) June to Sept 1827. Known as the LaFevre War
  • 1831 Sac & Fox Indian troubles, in Illinois
  • 1832 Black Hawk War, Apr 26 to Sept 21, 1832
  • 1832-1833 Nullification of troubles in S.C., Nov 18, 1832- Feb 1833
  • 1833-1839 Cherokee removal
  • 1834 Pawnee Expedition, Indian Territory, June to Sept 1834.
  • 1835-1836 Toledo War, Ohio, & Michigan boundary dispute
  • 1835-1842 Seminole or Florida War, Nov 1, 1835 to Aug 1842
  • 1836-1837 Creek disturbances in AL, May 5, 1836-Sept 30, 1837
  • 1836-1837 Southwestern frontier, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas (Savine disturbances) no fighting, Apr 1837 to Jun 1837
  • 1837 Osage Indian troubles,MO
  • 1838 Heatherly Indian troubles in Missouri and Iowa line.
  • 1838 Morman disturbances,MO
  • 1838-1839 NY, Aroostock, Canada (Patriot War disturbances)
  • 1846-1847 Doniphan's Expedition Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico, Nov 1846-Feb 1847
  • 1846-1848 Mexican War, Apr 24, 1846 to May 30, 1848
  • 1846-1848 New Mexico Expedition, June 30, 1846-Feb 13, 1848
  • 1848 Cayuse War, Oregon vols. 1849-1861 Navajo troubles, NM
  • 1849-1861 Disturbances - Comanche, Cheyenne, Lipan and Kickapoo Indians in Texas
  • 1850 Pitt River Expedition, CA, Apr 28 to Sept 13, 1850
  • 1851-1852 Yuma Expedition, CA, Dec 1851 to Apr 1852
  • 1851-1853 Utah Indian disturbance
  • 1851-1856 Rogue River,Yakima, Klikitat, Klamath and Salmon River Indian Wars in Oregon & Washington
  • 1855 Winnas Expedition against Snake Indians, Oregon, May 24 to Sept 8, 1855
  • 1855-1856 Sioux Expedition, NE Territory, Apr 3 1856- Jul 27, 1856
  • 1855 Yakima Expedition, Washington Territory, Oct 11, 1855- Nov 24, 1855
  • 1855-1856 Cheyenne & Arapaho 1855-1858 Seminole or Florida War, Dec 20, 1855-May 1858
  • 1856-1858 Kansas border troubles
  • 1857 Gila Expedition, NM, Apr 16 to Sept 16, 1857
  • 1857 Sioux Indian troubles, Minnesota and Iowa, Mar and Apr 1857
  • 1857 Mountain Meadow Massacre, Utah, Sept 11, 1857
  • 1857-1858 Utah Expedition
  • 1858 Expedition vs Northern Indians, Washington Terr. Jul 17-Oct 17, 1858
  • 1858 Puget Sound Expedition, Washington Territory, Aug 10 to Sept 23, 1858
  • 1858 Spokana, Coeur d'Alene & Paloos Indian troubles in Washington Territory
  • 1858 Navajo Expedition, NM Sept 9-Dec 25, 1858
  • 1858-1859 Wichita Expedition,Indian Territory, Sept 11, 1858 to Dec 1859
  • 1859 Colorado River Expedition, CA Feb 11 to Apr 28, 1859
  • 1859 Pecos Expedition, Texas, Apr 16 to Aug 17, 1859
  • 1859 Antelope Hills Expedition, Texas, June 10 to Sept 23, 1859
  • 1859 Bear River Expedition, UT,June 12-Oct 18, 1859
  • 1859 San Juan imbroglio, Washington Territory
  • 1859 John Brown raid, VA, Nov and Dec 1859
  • 1859-1860 Cortina troubles in Texas and Medico border
  • 1860 Pah-Ute Expedition, California, Apr 12 to Jul 9, 1860
  • 1860 Kiowa and Comanche Expedition, Indian Terr., May 8, Oct 11, 1860
  • 1860 Carson Valley Expedition, Utah, May 14-Jul 15, 1860
  • 1860 Attack on and murder of emigrants - Bannock Indians, Salmon Fork, Snake River, Idaho Sept 13, 1860
  • 1860-1861 Navajo Expedition, New Mexico, Sept 12, 1860 to Feb 24, 1861
  • 1861-1890 Apache Indian War and troubles in AZ and NM
  • 1861-1866 Civil War or War of the Rebellion, Apr 19, 1861 to Aug 20, 1866. Actual hostilities commenced on the firing of Ft. Sumpter, Apr 12, 1861 & ceased by surrender of Confederate forces under General Kirby Smith, May 1865
  • 1862 Indian massacres at New Ulm and vicinity, Minn., Apr 17 to 23, 1862
  • 1862-1867 Sioux Indian War in MN and Dakota
  • 1863-1869 War against Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, and Comanche Indians in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado & Indian Terr. 1865-1868 Indian War in southern Oregon & Idaho N. California, Nevada
  • 1865-1866 Fenian raid, New York & Canada border troubles
  • 1867-1880 Campaign against Lipan,Kiowa,Kickapoo, Comanche Indians, and Mexican border troubles.
  • 1868-1869 Canadian River Expedition, New Mexico, Nov 5, 1868 to Feb 13, 1869
  • 1871 Yellowstone Expedition, Aug 28 to Oct 25, 1871
  • 1871 Fenian troubles, Dakota and Manitoba frontier, Sept-Oct 1871
  • 1872 Yellowstone Expedition, Dakota, Jul 26-Oct 15, 1872
  • 1872-1873 Modoc Campaign, Nov 28, 1872-Jun 1, 1873
  • 1873 Yellowstone Expedition, Dakota, Jun 4, Oct 4, 1873
  • 1874-1875 Campaign against Kiowa, Cheyenne and Comanche Indians in Indian Terr. Aug 1, 1874-Feb 16, 1875
  • 1874 Sioux Expedition, WY & NE, Feb 13-Aug 19, 1874
  • 1874 Black Hills Expedition, Dakota Jun 20 to Aug 30, 1874
  • 1874 Big Horn Expedition, WY Aug 13 to Aug 10, 1874
  • 1875 Expedition vs. Indians in eastern Nevada, Sept 7-27, 1875
  • 1876 Sioux Expedition, Dakota May 17 to Sept 26, 1876
  • 1876 Powder River Expedition, Wyoming, Nov 1 to Dec 31, 1876
  • 1876-1877 Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition, Wyoming and Montana, Feb 17, 1877 to Jun 13, 1877
  • 1876-1879 War with Northern Cheyenne,Sioux Indians in Indian Territory, KS, Wyoming, Dakota, Nebraska & Montana
  • 1877 Labor strikes in PA and MD, Jul to Oct 1877
  • 1878 Bannock & Piute Campaign, May 30 to Sept 4, 1878
  • 1878 Ute Expedition,Colorado Apr 3 to Sept 9, 1878
  • 1879 Snake or Sheepeater Indian troubles, Idaho, Aug to Oct 1879
  • 1879-1894 Disturbances of settlers in Indian and Oklahoma, "Oklahoma Boomers: Cherokee Strip troubles
  • 1879-1880 Ute Indian Campaign in Colorado & Utah, Sept 21, 1879-Nov 8, 1880
  • 1885 Chinese miner and labor troubles in Wyoming, Sept and Oct 1885
  • 1890-1891 Sioux Indian disturbances in South Dakota, Nov 1890 to Jan 1891
  • 1891-1893 Garza troubles, Texas and Mexican border disturbances, "Tin Horn War"
  • 1892 Minor disturbances in Idaho, Jul to Nov 18921892-1896 Troubles with renegade Apache Indians, under Kidd and Massai in AZ and Mexican border
  • 1894 "Industrial Army", "Commonwealers", "Coxyites", labor disturbances
  • 1894 Railroad, Pullman & labor strikes, extending from Illinois to Pacific coast, Jun to Aug 1894
  • 1895 Bannock Indian troubles, Jul and Aug 1895
  • 1898-1899 War with Spain, Apr 21, 1898 to Apr 11, 1899
  • 1898 Chippewa Indian disturbances at Leech Lake, MI., Oct 1898
  • 1899-1902 Insurrection in Philippine Islands, Feb 4, 1899 to Jul 4, 1902
  • 1899 Minor disturbances in Idaho, Apr 29 to Oct 20, 1899
  • 1900-1901 Boxer Insurrection in China, murder of Europeans, etc., May 1900 to May 1901


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