List of wars involving the United States

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Below is a list of wars since the United States was Founded.

War	Dates	Allies	Opponents	Result
American Revolution	1775–1783	13 colonies	Great Britain	Victory for the British Colonies against King George III. Britain acknowledge the independence of the colonies and signed the Treaty of Paris (1783).
Shays' Rebellion	1786–1787	United States	Uprising led by Daniel Shays	Victory, however weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation become more acutely visible.
The Whiskey Rebellion	1791–1794	United States	Tax protesters	Victory with a return to peace and cooperation
First Barbary War	1801–1805	United States	Islamic extremists in Tripoli and Morocco	Victory; peace treaty
War of 1812	1812–1815	United States	Great Britain	Disputed
Creek War	1813–1814	United States	Red Stick Creek	Victory, Treaty of Fort Jackson
Second Barbary War	1815	United States	Regency of Algiers	Victory; peace treaty
Harpers Ferry	1859	United States	Brown rebellion	Victory
American Civil War	1861–1865	United States	Confederate States	Victory; slavery is abolished, reconstruction begins
Spanish-American War	1898	United States	Spain, Cuba	Victory; peace treaty
World War I	1914–1918	United States, Great Britain, Russia	Germany, Ottoman Empire	Victory; End of Ottoman Empire, Treaty of Versailles
Russian Civil War	1918–1920	Russia, United States	Russian Communists	Defeat; Bolsheviks triumph over White Army, USSR established
World War II	1939–1945	United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain	Germany, Japan, Italy	Victory; End of the Holocaust, Establishment of the United Nations. Cold War begins.
Korean War	1950–1953	United States	North Korea	Stalemate; Continued presence of United States forces
Bay of Pigs	1961	United States	Cuba	Defeat
Vietnam War	1965–1973	United States	Viet Cong	Defeat
Soviet-Afghan War	1979-1989	United States	Afghan Communists, Soviet Union	Victory
Gulf War	1990–1991	United States, Kuwait	Iraq	Victory
Bosnian War	1992–1995	United States	Serbian Army	Victory; Dayton Accords
Kosovo War	1998–1999	United States	Yugoslavia	Victory
Afghanistan War	2001–present	United States	Taliban, Islamic Jihad	Ongoing
Iraq war	2003–present	United States	Hussein Regime, Islamic State	Ongoing
Libyan War	February 15, 2011 - October 23, 2011	United States, NATO	Gaddafi Regime	Victory, See Benghazigate timeline for more detailed info.
Syrian Civil War	2011–present	United States	Assad regime, Islamic State	Ongoing

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