List of the lengths of United States participation in wars
This article contains the length and list of major conflicts, invasions and wars participated by the United States Armed Forces since its creation in 1775.
Lengths of U.S. combat forces' participation in wars
War in the context of this list is broadly construed to be a direct armed conflict between organized U.S. military forces and organized forces of (a) belligerent(s).
(Note: Ongoing wars are indicated in bold and with red bars.)
Rank | War | Dates | Duration | Duration (graphical representation) | |
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1 | War in Afghanistan | 2001 – 2021[1] | 19.9 years (19 years, 10 months) | | |
2 | Vietnam War | 1955 – 1975[2][3][4][5][a] | 19.4 years (19 years, 5 months) | | |
3 | Occupation of Haiti | 1915 – 1934 | 19 years | | |
4 | Philippine–American War and Moro Rebellion | 1899 – 1913 | 14 years | | |
5 | War in North-West Pakistan | 2004 – 2017 | 13 years | | |
6 | Northwest Indian War | 1785 – 1795 | 10 years | | |
7 | War on ISIS | 2014 – present | 10.1 years (10 years) | | |
8 | Iraq War | 2003 – 2011[6][7][8][9][10][11] | 8.7 years (8 years, 9 months) | | |
9 | American Revolutionary War | 1775 – 1783 | 8.4 years (8 years, 5 months) | | |
10 | Second Seminole War | 1835 – 1842 | 6.7 years (6 years, 7 month) | | |
11 | First Barbary War | 1801 – 1805 | 4.1 years (4 years, 1 month) | | |
12 | American Civil War | 1861 – 1865 | 4.0 years | | |
13 | World War II | 1941 – 1945 | 3.7 years (3 years, 8 months) | | |
14 | Korean War | 1950 – 1953 | 3.1 years (3 years, 1 month) | | |
15 | War of 1812 | 1812 – 1814 | 2.5 years (2 years, 6 months) | | |
16 | Red Cloud's War | 1866 – 1868 | 1.8 years (1 year, 9 months) | | |
17 | Mexican–American War | 1846 – 1848 | 1.8 years (1 year, 9 months) | | |
18 | World War I | 1917 – 1918 | 1.6 years (1 year, 7 months) | | |
19 | Russian Civil War | 1918 – 1920[12] | 1.6 years (1 year, 7 months) | | |
20 | Great Sioux War of 1876 | 1876 – 1877 | 1.2 years (1 year, 3 months) | | |
21 | Gulf War | 1990 – 1991[13][b] | 0.6 years (7.2 months) | | |
22 | Whiskey Rebellion | 1794 – 1794 | 0.4 years (4.8 months) | | |
23 | Spanish–American War | 1898 – 1898 | 114 days | | |
24 | Kosovo War | 1999 – 1999[14] | 79 days | | |
25 | Invasion of Panama | 1989 – 1990 | 42 days | | |
26 | Invasion of Grenada | 1983-10-25 – 1983-10-29 | 4 (3.5) days | | |
27 | Bay of Pigs Invasion | 1961-04-19 | 1 day[c] | |
Sources are found in the main articles of each war, as well as the Associated Press.[17][18]
See also
- United States military deployments
- Foreign policy of the United States
- United States Department of Defense
- Declaration of war by the United States
- Military history of the United States
- Foreign interventions by the United States
- United States Armed Forces
- United States military casualties of war
- List of wars involving the United States
- List of conflicts by duration
Notes
- ^ Direct U.S. involvement ended in 1973 with the Paris Peace Accords
- ^ (33)The term "Persian Gulf War" means the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on the date thereafter prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law. 38 U.S.C. § 101
- ^ The Bay of Pigs invasion was conducted by Brigade 2506, a group of Cuban exiles recruited and equipped by the CIA as part of a covert operation, and trained by instructors from the CIA and U.S. Army Special Forces, U.S. Air Force, and Air National Guard.[15] The botched invasion took three days: Americans were initially not authorized to participate in the invasion. However, on the last day of the failed operation (April 19, 1961), U.S. air support was authorized, and eight Alabama Air National Guard members flew into Cuban airspace.[16]
References
- ^ "Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war". Associated Press. August 30, 2021.
- ^ Rohn, Alan (March 26, 2013). "When was the end of the Vietnam War?". The Vietnam War. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "Defense.gov News Release: NAME OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT RICHARD B. FITZGIBBON TO BE ADDED TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL". U.S. Department of Defense. November 6, 1998. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ U.S. Department of Defense 1998
- ^ Lawrence 2009, p. 20
- ^ "US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,452". San Diego Union-Tribune. May 3, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ "Why can't we stop our wars?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 18, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ Wood, David (April 27, 2011). "Robert Gates' Pentagon Legacy: Unfinished Wars, Unfinished Budget Reform" – via Huff Post.
- ^ "Obama May Face Tough Decision as Iraqi Leader Signals U.S. Troops Could Stay".
- ^ "Pentagon Rethinks Iraq pull-out Plans". Financial Times.
- ^ Terkel, Amanda (May 11, 2011). "Iraq Withdrawal Date For U.S. Troops May Be Pushed Back Beyond 2011" – via Huff Post.
- ^ Robert L. Willett, "Russian Sideshow" (Washington, D.C., Brassey's Inc., 2003), page 267
- ^ "Our Longest U.S. War: Medical Treatments for Gulf War Illness Remain Elusive | Swords to Plowshares". Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "A Kosovo Chronology | War In Europe | FRONTLINE | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ The Bay of Pigs Invasion, CIA (April 18, 2016).
- ^ Bill Bowden, Files link Arkansans to role in Bay of Pigs: Kennedy, aides discuss it in 1963 tapes, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (April 18, 2021).
- ^ "U.S. Participation in Major Wars". Fox News. Associated Press. November 25, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. involved in Iraq war longer than it was in World War II". UT San Diego. November 25, 2006. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
Bibliography
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (November 6, 1998). "Name of Technical Sergeant Richard B. Fitzgibbon to be added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial". DoD.
- Lawrence, A. T. (2009). Crucible Vietnam: Memoir of an Infantry Lieutenant. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-44517-2.
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Armed conflicts involving the Armed Forces of the United States
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- Shays' Rebellion
- Whiskey Rebellion
- Fries's Rebellion
- Turner's Rebellion
- Mormon War
- Dorr Rebellion
- Bleeding Kansas
- Utah War
- Harpers Ferry raid
- American Civil War
- American Indian Wars
- Brooks–Baxter War
- Range War
- Hamburg riot
- Lincoln County War
- Johnson County War
- Coal Creek War
- Homestead strike
- Pullman Strike
- Colorado Coalfield War
- Red Summer
- Battle of Blair Mountain
- Tulsa riot
- Bonus Army
- Puerto Rican revolts
- 1960s ghetto rebellions
- Kent State shootings
- 1992 Los Angeles riots
- 2020 racial unrest
- 2021 U.S. Capitol attack
- American Revolutionary War
- American-Algerian War (1785-1795)
- Quasi-War
- First Barbary War
- War of 1812
- Second Barbary War
- First Sumatran expedition
- Second Sumatran expedition
- Ivory Coast expedition
- Mexican–American War
- First Fiji expedition
- Second Opium War
- Second Fiji expedition
- Formosa Expedition
- Korean Expedition
- Spanish–American War
- Philippine–American War
- Boxer Rebellion
- Banana Wars
- Border War
- World War I
- Russian Civil War
- World War II
- Korean War
- Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Vietnam War
- Dominican Civil War
- Invasion of Grenada
- Lebanese Civil War
- Invasion of Panama
- Gulf War
- Somali Civil War
- Intervention in Haiti
- Bosnian War
- Kosovo War
- War in Afghanistan
- Iraq War
- War in North-West Pakistan
- First Libyan Civil War
- War against the Islamic State
- Yemeni civil war
- Conflicts in the U.S.
- Wars involving the U.S.
- Timeline of U.S. military operations
- Length of U.S. participation in major wars
- Territorial evolution
- Military history
- History of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Casualties of war
- Peace movement
- List of anti-war organizations
- Conscientious objector
- Cold War
- War on terror
- War crimes