HIST 2311-2312 American History Basics

These wars have multiple names because they were fought in Europe under one name and in the colonies, or between various colonies, using another name.  The bold-faced name is the one used most often in North America.

King William’s War, 1689 - 1697

          War of the League of Augsburg

Queen Anne’s War, 1701 - 1713

          War of Spanish Succession

King George’s War, 1744 - 1748

          War of Austrian Succession

French and Indian War, 1754 - 1763

Seven Years War

Pomeranian War, Third Carmatic War, Third Silesian War – all European terminology

• Revolutionary War
• American Revolution
• War of Independence

• War of 1812
• Second War for Independence
• Mr. Madison’s War
• American War of 1812 – British name, since they were fighting another war at the same time

• Mexican-American War
• Mexican War
• Guerra de 1847
• Guerra de Estados Unidos a Mexico

• Spanish American War

• Philipine-American War
• Philippine Insurrection

* A Philippine guerilla war when Filipinos did not get the freedom they desired at the end of the Spanish American War

• Mexican Border War

* US troops under Gen. Pershing entered Mexico chasing Francisco (Pancho) Villa who was raiding the US border

• US Civil War
• War of the Rebellion
• War Between the States
• War of Southern Secession
• War of Secession
• The Freedom War (used by Southern Blacks)
• Mr. Lincoln’s War
• War of Northern Aggression

• World War I
• The Great War
• The World War
• The War to End All Wars

   *This war started in Europe in 1914

• World War II
• Second World War

* War in Europe began in 1939

* Officially terminated in 12/31/46 even though the Japanese surrender was accepted on 8/14/45

• Korean War
• Korean Military Action
• Korean Conflict

* US Congress never declared war

• Vietnam War
• Presidential Military Action in Vietnam

*US Congress never declared war

• The Rucksack War
• American Invasion of Grenada
• Operation Urgent Fury

*US Congress never declared war

• Operation Just Cause
• American invasion of Panama

• Persian Gulf War
• The Gulf War

* Began as Operation Desert Shield (1990) in Kuwait and became Operation Desert Storm once US troops entered Iraqi territory

• Iraq War
• Second Gulf War
• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Afghan War
• Operation Enduring Freedom

Several Indian Wars took place through the 18^th and 19^th centuries. There are also numerous other smaller military actions throughout the 20^th Century and into the 21^st. 

Names and dates for those can be found in multiple places, but 

American Military History is very useful.

vol 1 (US Doc D 114.19: N59/3/vol. 1/2009)  

vol 2 (US Doc D 114.19: M 59/3/vol. 2/2010)  

Unfortunately, the volumes have poor indexing.  The Table of Contents is better.