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American Wars and Campaigns 1689–1697 King William’s War. French and Indian attacks on the New England colonies bordering Canada.1702-1713 Queen Anne’s War. A dispute between England, France and Spain against the English forces in North America. 1744-1748 King George’s War. Fighting broke out between the French and British colonists as part of a European conflict called the War of the Austrian Succession. 1754-1763 French and Indian War. Ended French and British disputes over North American territory. 1775-1783 Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 to April 11, 1783. 1782-1787 Pennamite-Yankee War. Fought between the colonists of Connecticut and Pennsylvania for possession of the Wyoming Valley. This period also included many Indian disturbances. 1790-1794 Warfare with Northwest Indians, Miamis, Wyandots, Delawares, Shawnees, Pottawattamies, Ottawas and Chippewas. 1791-1794 Whiskey Rebellion, Pennsylvania. A whiskey tax imposed on the farmers of western Pennsylvania who made rye whiskey was the spark that fired the rebellion. 1798-1800 War with France, July 1798 to September 30, 1800. 1799-1808 Fries Insurrection in Pennsylvania 1799, Aaron Burr Conspiracy, 1806; Sabine Expedition, Louisiana, 1806; Navies in Chesapeake Bay, 1807; Embargo at Lake Champlain, New York, 1808. 1811-1813 War with Northwest Indiana, November 1811 to October, 1813. 1812-1815 War of 1812 with Great Britain, July 18, 1812 to February 17, 1815. 1812-1812 Florida or Seminole War, August 15, 1812 to October, 1812. Peoria Indian War in Illinois, September 19 to October 21, 1813. 1819-1827 Yellowstone Expedition, July 4, 1819 to September 1819; Bleckfeet, Arickaree Indian Campaign, Upper Missouri River, 1823; Winnebago Expedition, Wisconsin, September 6, 1827. 1813-1814 Creek Indian War in Alabama, July 27, 1813 to August 9, 1814. 1817-1818 Seminole or Florida War, November 20, 1817 to October 31, 1818. 1819-1827 Yellowstone Expedition, July 4, 1819 to September 1819; Blackfeet, Arickaree Indian Campaign, Upper Missouri River, 1823; Winnebago Expedition, Wisconsin, September 6, 1827. 1831-1832 Sac, Fox Indian clashes, Illinois; Black Hawk War, April 26, 1831 to September 21, 1832 1833-1839 Cherokee Removal. 1834-1836 Pawnee Expedition, Indian Territory, June 9, 1834; Toledo War, Ohio and Michigan Boundary dispute, 1835-1836. 1836-1837 Creek Indian disturbances in Alabama. May 5, 1836 to September 30, 1837. 1837-1838 Osage Indian troubles, Missouri; Heatherly Indian troubles in Missouri and Iowa; Mormon problems in Missouri. 1837-1838 Second Seminole War. 1846-1847 Doniphan's Expedition from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Chihuahua, Mexico. 1846-1848 Mexican War, April 24, 1846 to May 30, 1848; New Mexico Expedition June 30, 1846 to February 13, 1848; Cayuse War, Oregon volunteers, 1848. 1849-1861 Navajo Troubles, New Mexico; continuous disturbances with Comanche, Cheyenne, Lipan and Kickapoo Indians in Texas. 1850-1853 Pitt River Expedition, April 28, 1850 to September 13, 1850; Utah Indian disturbance. 1851-1853 Yuma Expedition, California, December 1851 to April 1852. 1851-1856 Indian Wars in Oregon and Washington; Snake Indians, Oregon, May 24 1855 to September 8, 1855; Sioux Indian Expedition, Nebraska Territory, April 1855 to July 27, 1856; Cheyenne and Arapaho troubles, 1855-56. 1855-1858 Seminole or Florida War, December 20, 1855 to May 1858. Kansas border problems, 1857-1895 Western States Indian Uprisings, disputes expeditions and campaigns. 1859 John Brown's Raid, Harper's Ferry, Virginia, November-December, 1859. 1861-1866 Civil War or War between the States, April 19, 1861 to May 1865. 1898-1899 Spanish American War, April 21, 1898 to April 11, 1899. (Actual combat did not cease until August 13, 1899). 1899-1902 Philippine Insurrection, Philippine Islands, February 4, 1899 to July 4, 1902. 1900-1901 Boxer Rebellion, China, May 1900 to May 1901. 1914-1918 World War I 1939-1945 World War II 1950-1953 Korean War 1965-1973 Viet Nam Conflict. 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War "Desert Storm" 2003-? War on Iraq Back to Onslow Co. Military Links Return to Onslow County Page |