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-18th Century

-American Revolutionary War
(1775–1783)
Victory

Treaty of Paris
Britain recognizes the independence of the United States of America
End of the First British Empire

-Northwest Indian War
(1785–1793)
Victory

Treaty of Greenville
British withdrawal
American occupation of the Northwest Territory

-Quasi-War
(1798–1800)
Part of the French Revolutionary War
Indecisive

Peaceful cessation of Franco-American alliance
End of French privateer attacks on American shipping
American neutrality and renunciation of claims against France

-19th Century

-First Barbary War
(1801–1805)
Part of the Barbary Wars
Victory

Peace treaty

-Tecumseh's War
(1811)
Victory

Peace treaty

-War of 1812
(1812–1815)
Stalemate

Treaty of Ghent
U.S. nationalism strengthened
Defeat of Tecumseh's Confederacy

-Second Barbary War
(1815)
Part of the Barbary Wars
Victory

Peace treaty

-Mexican–American War
(1846–1848)
Victory

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexican Cession
Mexican recognition of Texas (among other territories) as independent; End of conflict between Mexico and Texas

-American Civil War
(1861–1865)
Victory

Slavery abolished
Territorial integrity preserved
Lincoln assassinated five days after Lee's surrender
Dissolution of the Confederacy
Beginning of the Reconstruction Era

-Red Cloud's War
(1866–1868)
Defeat

Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
Legal control of Powder River Country ceded to Native Americans
Creation of the Great Sioux Reservation (including the Black Hills)

-Spanish–American War
(1898)
Victory

Treaty of Paris
Protectorate over Cuba
Collapse of the Spanish Empire
Generation of '98 among Spanish intellectuals

-Philippine–American War
(1899–1902)
Victory

Occupation of the Philippines
Dissolution of the First Philippine Republic

-Boxer Rebellion
(1899–1901)
Victory

The rebellion was suppressed
Signing of the Boxer Protocol
Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing

-20th Century

-Border War
(1910–1919)
Both sides claim victory

Occupation of Veracruz
American military is ordered to withdraw from Mexican territory after the defeat in the Battle of Carrizal
General John J. Pershingacknowledges the failure of the American army to meet the objetives of their campaign during the Pancho Villa Expedition
Permanent border wall established along the border of Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, after the Battle of Ambos Nogales
Battles between Mexican and American forces ceased in 1919 after the American/Carrancista victory in theBattle of Ciudad Juárez over the Villistas
Pancho Villa's troops no longer an effective fighting force
Pancho Villa obtains pardon from the Mexican government.

-World War I
(1917–1918)
Victory

End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires
Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East
Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers
Establishment of the League of Nations

-Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
(1918–1920)
Part of the Russian Civil War
Defeat

Allied withdrawal from Russia
Bolshevik victory over White Army

-World War II
(1941–1945)
Victory

Collapse of the Third Reich
Defeat and dissolution of Vichy France
Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires
Creation of the United Nations
Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers
Beginning of the Cold War

-Korean War
(1950–1953)
Part of the Cold War
Ceasefire

Cease-fire armistice
North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled
UN invasion of North Korea repelled
Chinese-North Korean-Soviet invasion of South Korea repelled
Korean Demilitarized Zoneestablished, little territorial change at the 38th parallel border

-Vietnam War
(1955–1973)
Part of the Cold War and Indochina Wars
Defeat

North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam
Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina
Dissolution of the Republic of Vietnam
Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
South Vietnam is annexed by North Vietnam

Bay of Pigs Invasion
(1961)
Part of the Cold War
Defeat

U.S led invasion suppressed.
Failed to assassinate Fidel Castro

-Invasion of Grenada
(1983)
Part of the Cold War
Victory

Military dictatorship of Hudson Austin deposed
Defeat of Cuban military presence
Restoration of Constitutional Government

-Invasion of Panama
(1989–1990)
Victory

Dictator Manuel Noriega deposed.

-Gulf War
(1990–1991)
Victory

Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber III restored
Sanctions against Iraq

-Unified Task Force
(1992–1993)
Victory

UN humanitarian mandate fulfilled.
About 100,000 lives were saved by outside resistance.
Civil war in Somalia is still an ongoing conflict.

-Bosnian War
(1994–1995)
Stalemate

Dayton Accords
Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords
Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to oversee the peace agreement
Massive civilian casualties for theBosniak ethnic group

-Kosovo War
(1998–1999)
Victory

Kumanovo Treaty
Yugoslav security forces pull out of Kosovo
KLA veterans join the UÇPMB, starting the Preševo insurgency

-21st Century

-War in Afghanistan
(2001–present)
Ongoing

Defeat of the Taliban government in Afghanistan
Fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Destruction of al-Qaeda camps
Killing of Osama bin Laden
Establishment of new Afghan government
Creation of new Afghan National Army
Taliban insurgency
Return of more than 5.7 million Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran
War in North-West Pakistan

-Insurgency in Yemen
(2002–present)
Ongoing

U.S began launching drone strikes supporting the Yemeni government in its insurgency against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula since the USS Cole bombing in 2002.
Through November and December 2014, the U.S launched hostage rescue operations in attempt to rescue 8 Yemeni and 2 American hostages.

-Iraq War
(2003–2011)
Victory

Invasion and occupation of Iraq
Defeat of Ba'ath Party government and execution of Saddam Hussein
Iraqi insurgency, emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and civil war
Subsequent depletion of Iraqi insurgency, improvements in public security
Establishment of democratic elections and formation of new Shia led government
U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement
Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq
Rise of sectarian insurgency after U.S. withdrawal and spillover with Syrian Civil War
Resurgence of al-Qaeda in Iraq and Syria
Return of U.S. Forces to Iraq in summer 2014

-War in North-West Pakistan
(2004-present)
Ongoing

Ongoing insurgency
Drone strikes being conducted by military and CIA

-2011 military intervention in Libya
(2011)
Victory

Overthrow of Gaddafi government
Assumption of interim control by National Transitional Council (NTC)
Diplomatic recognition of NTC as sole governing authority for Libya by 105 countries, UN, EU, AL and AU
Post-civil war violence in Libya

-2014 military intervention against ISIL
(2014–present)
Ongoing

The U.S launches Operation Inherent Resolve
2014 Iraqi intervention against ISIL
Airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Iraq and Syria
Multinational humanitarian effort
In mid 2014, The U.S launched a rescue mission in Syria in attempt to rescue James Foley and other hostages being held by ISIL.
Arming and support for local ground forces
2 American journalists, 1 American humanitarian supporter, 1 American oil worker, 2 British humanitarian supporters, and 1 French tourist executed by ISIL.
American-led intervention in Syria
Spillover of the Syrian Civil War

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