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List of Wars Fought in North America 

 

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This page was last updated on July 09, 2000.

 

Do you have an ancestor who fought in some "war" that you've never heard of?
Following is a list, compiled by Dan Burrows, of wars fought mostly on North American soil.
 
French - Spanish 1565 to 1567 Florida
English - French 1613 to 1629 Canada
Anglo - French 1629 St. Lawrence River
Pequot War 1636 to 1637 New England
??? 1640 to 1645 New Netherland
Iroquois 1642 to 1653 New England/Acadia
Anglo - Dutch July 1653 New Netherland
Bacon's Rebellion 1675 to 1676 Virginia
King Philip's  1675 to 1676 New England
War In North 1676 to 1678 Maine
Culpepper's Rebellion 1677 to 1680 Carolinas
Leisler's Rebellion 1688 to 1691 New England
Revolution in Maryland 1689 Maryland
Glorious Revolution 1689 New England
King William's War 1689 to 1697 Canada
Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713 New England
Tuscarora 1711 to 1712 Virginia
Jenkin's Ear 1739 to 1742 Florida
King George's War 1740 Georgia & Virginia
Louisbourg 1745 New England
Fort Necessity 1754 Ohio
Anglo - French 1755 to 1758 Canada
French & Indian 1754 to 1763 New England/Virginia
Siege of Quebec 1759  Canada
American Revolution 1755 to 1783 USA
Wyoming Valley 1782 to 1787 Pennsylvania
Shay's Rebellion Dec. 1786 to Jan. 1787 Massachusetts
Whiskey Insurrection 1794 Pennsylvania
Northwestern Indian 1790 to 1795 Ohio
War With France 1798 to 1800 Naval
War With Tripoli (Naval) 1801 to 1805 North Coast of Africa
Burr's Insurrection 1806 to 1807 South Mississippi
Valley War No information No information
Cheasapeake (Naval) 1807 Virginia
Northwestern Indian  1811 Indiana
Florida Seminole Indian  1812 Florida (Georgia Volunteers)
War of 1812 1812 to 1815 General
Peoria Indian 1813 Illinois
Creek Indian 1813 to 1814 South
Lafitte's Pirates 1814 Local
Barbary Pirates 1815 North Coast of Africa
Seminole Indian 1817 to 1818 Florida & Georgia
Lafitte's Pirates 1821 Galveston, Texas
Arickaree Indian 1823 Missouri River/Dakotas
Territory No information No information
Fever River Indian 1827 Illinois
Winnebago Indian 1827 Wisconsin
Sac & Fox Indian 1831 Illinois
Black Hawk 1832 Illinois & Wisconsin
Toledo 1835 to 1836 Ohio & Michigan
Texan 1835 to 1836 Texas
Indian Stream 1835 to 1836 New Hampshire
Creek Indian 1836 to 1837 Georgia & Alabama
Florida (Seminole) 1835 to 1842 Florida/Georgia/Alabama
Sabine/Southwestern 1836 to 1837 Louisiana/Indian Territory
Cherokee 1836 to 1838 No information
Osage Indian 1837 Missouri
Heatherly Disturbance 1836 Missouri
Mormon 1838 Missouri
Aroostook 1839 Maine
Dorr's Rebellion 1842 Rhode Island
Mormon 1844 Illinois
Mexican 1846 to 1848 Mexico
Cayuse Indian 1847 to 1848 Oregon
Texas & New Mexico Indian 1849 to 1855 Texas & New Mexico
California Indian 1851 to 1852 California
Utah Indian 1850 to 1853 Utah
Rogue River Indian 1851, 1853, 1856 Oregon
Oregon Indian  1854 Oregon
Nicaraguan 1854 to 1858 Naval
Kansas Troubles 1854 to 1859 Kansas
Yakima Indian 1855 Local
Klamath & Salmon Indian 1855 Oregon & Idaho River
Florida Indian 1855 to 1858 Florida
John Brown's Raid 1859 Virginia
War of Rebellion 1860 to 1865 General
Cheyenne 1861 to 1864  Local
Sioux 1862 to 1863 Minnesota
Indian Campaign 1865 to 1868 Oregon/Idaho/California
Fenian Invasion of Canada 1866 From New England to Canada
Indian Campaign 1867 to 1869 Kansas/Colorado/Indian Territory
Modoc Indian 1872 to 1873 Oregon & California
Apaches 1873 Arizona
Indian Campaigns 1874 to 1875 Kansas/Colorado/Texas/New Mexico/Indian Territory
Cheyenne & Sioux 1876 to 1877 Dakotas
Nez Perce 1877 Idaho
Bannock 1878 Idaho/Washington Territory/Wyoming
Territory No information No information
White River (Ute Indian) 1879 Utah & Colorado
Cheyenne 1878 to 1879 Dakotas & Montana
Spanish - American 1898 to 1899 Cuba
Philippine Insurrection 1899 to 1902 Philippine Islands