Vietnam War (1961-1975) or earlier (1955 when President Eisenhower sent US Advisers to Vietnam); but historians prefer to choose the year 1961. 1. Operation Urgent Fury-Grenada (1983) 2. Operation Just Cause-Panama (1989) 3. Operation Desert Storm-Iraq (January and Febuary 1991) 4. Operation Restore Hope-Somalia (1993) 5. Bosnia operations-Europe (1990's) 6. Operation Iraqi Freedom-Iraq (2003 to present) 7. Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (2001 to present)
1914-2014/US:
1. WW1 (1917-1918)
2. WW2 (1941-1945)
3. Korea War (1950-1953)
4. Vietnam War (1961-1975)
5. Operation Urgent Fury-Grenada (1983)
6. Operation Just Cause-Panama (1989)
7. Operation Desert Storm-Iraq (January/February 1991)
8. Operation Restore Hope-Somalia (1993)
9. Operations in Europe-Kosovo/Bosnia (1995)
10. Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (2001-present)
11. Operation Iraqi Freedom-Iraq (2003-present)
1. Revolutionary War (aka War for Independence, 1775-1783). 2. Indian Wars ongoing until officially ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890. 3. War of 1812 (1812-1814). 4. Mexican War (1846-1848). 5. US Civil War (1861-1865, un-declared war, aka War of Rebellion). 6. Spanish-American War of 1898. 7. Philippine Insurrection (aka Philippine War 1900-1902). 8. WW1 (1917-1918). 9. WW2 (1941-1945). 10. Korean War (1950-1953). 11. Vietnam War (1961-1975). 12. Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada-1983) 13. Operation Just Cause (Panama-1989) 14. Operation Desert Storm (Iraq-Jan/Feb 1991) 15. Operation Restore Hope (Somalia-1993) 16. Operations in Bosnia/Kosovo 1995 17. Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan-2001 to present) 18. Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq-2003 to present)
If you want to count brief conflicts (which were actually "military campaigns")technically, the armed forces of Iraq were engaged in combat with the US (and coalition) at least twice; Desert Storm (Jan/Feb 1991) & Iraqi Freedom (2003). A military campaign is a military operation in which a particular "objective" is the mission. DS was the ejection of Iraq from Kuwait (accomplished) & Iragi Freedom was the removal of Saddam Hussain from power (accomplished)...those meet the criteria of a military campaign. Short and quick...must often measured in weeks or months.
After Hussian's removal from power, Iraqi Freedom degenerated into a police action (the restoring of law, order and stability to the region).
The Vietnam War was the last traditional long, bloody, costly war fought against ANOTHER NATION'S ARMED FORCES/GOVERNMENT by the US.
They have been in 99 wars :)
If you mean the northern states, they fought in the Civil War. Other than that one time, the US has always been united. Any wars which involved the north, involved the entire US. The US has, of course, fought in two world wars and many other wars.
Over the past 200 years, there have been many military conflicts and wars that the US did not participate in.Crimean WarRusso-Japanese WarFranko-Prussian War
Fighting has been going on ever since two people decided to eat the same food, but "war" didn't begin until there were fixed setelments - after the development of agriculture SO ... the first wars were fought about 5000 or 6000 years ago in places like Sumer and Ur.
Be more specific: "...lives have been lost in American wars..." does this mean counting the enemy too? Or just the US forces? For example: Approximately 264 US Cavalrymen were killed at the "Battle of the Little Big Horn" in 1876. But this figure does NOT count the Indian casualties.
World War 1 and World War 2 were the last declared wars that the US participated in.I'm sure however that there have been small regional warsafter World War 2, that the US did not participate in that were declared wars by the regional participants in those wars.
the war that's going on now. it's been going on for at least a year
9...+9....= ?
55,000,000
There's only been two world wars in the history of man.
No. The US was not in any wars while Harrison was President.
How many? You think there has been MORE than two world wars? And in both cases, the US was involved. Honestly, some people.
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No, the United States has not been in three world wars.
If you mean the northern states, they fought in the Civil War. Other than that one time, the US has always been united. Any wars which involved the north, involved the entire US. The US has, of course, fought in two world wars and many other wars.
To the best of my knowledge, World Wars I and II didn't involve religion at all
They were police actions. Had the invasions been approved by congress, they would have been wars.
their has only been 2