The goal of the campaign was to affirm American sovereignty over the region and to create increased opportunities for settlement.ġ786–1787: Shays' Rebellion: a Western Massachusetts debtor's revolt over a credit squeeze that had financially devastated many farmers. 1775–1799 ġ775–1783: American Revolutionary War: an armed struggle for secession from the British Empire by the Thirteen Colonies that would subsequently become the United States.ġ776–1777: Cherokee War of 1776: a series of armed conflicts when the Cherokee fought to prevent the encroachment of American settlers into eastern Tennessee and eastern Kentucky under British rule, this land had been preserved as native territory.ġ776–1794: Cherokee–American wars: a continuation of the Second Cherokee War, which included a larger number of native tribes attempting to halt the expansion of settlers into Kentucky and Tennesseeġ785–1795: Northwest Indian War: a series of battles with various native tribes in present-day Ohio. Portions of this list are from the Congressional Research Service report R元0172. armed forces even if they are federalized for duty within the U.S.Įxtraterritorial and major domestic deployments military') are depicted in this article state defense forces and the National Guard are not included, as they're not fully integrated into the U.S. In domestic peacetime disputes such as riots and labor issues, only operations undertaken by active duty personnel (aka 'federal troops' or 'U.S. government gave aid alone, with no military personnel involvement, are excluded, as are Central Intelligence Agency operations.

Items in bold are wars most often considered to be major conflicts by historians and the general public. military units participated in armed conflicts or occupation of foreign territories.

This timeline of United States government military operations, based in part on reports by the Congressional Research Service, shows the years and places in which U.S.

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