America's Wars

In AmericaвЂTMs Wars, one of the nationвЂTMs leading authors of popular history provides a unique one-stop resource for essential information on every military action involving the United States and its precursor colonies. Comprehensive coverage includes: Capsule histories of every recorded conflict that occurred in North America or involved the United States through the present day Engagingly written accounts of more than 100 wars, skirmishes, and military expeditions More than 100 illustrations, including period photos and depictions Compelling firsthand accounts of major engagements Timelines and primary-source documents Fresh insights into the underlying causes and consequences of each conflict Wiley Desk References are comprehensive, generously illustrated reference works on major historical, cultural, and scientific topics. 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AMERICA’S WARS......Page 3 Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 11 CHAPTER 1 Colonial and Native American Wars before 1754......Page 17 Conquest of the Hawikuh Pueblo, New Mexico, 1540......Page 19 Acoma Revolt, 1599......Page 20 Powhatan War, 1622–1644......Page 21 Mohawk-Mahican War, 1624–1628......Page 26 Pequot War, 1637......Page 28 Iroquoian Beaver Wars, 1638–1684......Page 32 Algonquian-Dutch War (Kieft’s War), 1639–1645......Page 37 Iroquois-French Wars, 1642–1696......Page 40 Maryland’s War with the Susquehannocks, 1643–1652......Page 41 Maryland’s Religious War, 1644–1654......Page 42 Iroquois-Huron War, 1648–1650......Page 43 Esopus Wars, 1659–1660 and 1663–1664......Page 44 King Philip’s War, 1675–1676......Page 46 First Abnaki War, 1675–1678......Page 53 Bacon’s Rebellion, 1676......Page 54 Popé’s Rebellion, 1680......Page 58 Leisler’s Rebellion, 1689–1691......Page 60 King William’s War, 1689–1697......Page 63 Queen Anne’s War, 1702–1713......Page 66 Tuscarora War, 1711–1712......Page 69 Fox Resistance, 1712–1733......Page 71 Chickasaw Resistance, 1720–1724......Page 73 Dummer’s War (Third Abnaki War), 1722–1727......Page 74 King George’s War, 1744–1748......Page 75 Second Pima Revolt, 1751......Page 78 French and Indian War, 1754–1763......Page 79 Cherokee Uprising of 1759–1762......Page 104 Pontiac’s Rebellion, 1763–1766......Page 105 Regulators’ Revolt, 1771......Page 111 Lord Dunmore’s War, 1774......Page 112 American Revolution, 1775–1783......Page 114 Shays’s Rebellion, 1786–1787......Page 172 Little Turtle’s War, 1786–1795......Page 174 Whiskey Rebellion, 1794......Page 178 American-French Quasi-War, 1798–1800......Page 179 Tripolitan War, 1801–1805......Page 182 War of 1812, 1812–1814......Page 184 Creek War, 1812–1814......Page 196 Algerine War, 1815......Page 198 First Seminole War, 1817–1818......Page 199 Fredonian Rebellion, 1826–1827......Page 201 Aroostook War, 1838–1839......Page 202 Indian Removal Act of 1830......Page 203 Second Seminole War, 1835–1842......Page 206 Black Hawk War, 1832......Page 209 Texan War of Independence, 1835–1836......Page 215 Bear Flag Rebellion, 1846......Page 222 United States–Mexican War, 1846–1848......Page 225 Mariposa War, 1850–1851......Page 239 Yuma and Mojave Uprising, 1851–1852......Page 240 Rogue River War, 1855–1856......Page 241 Yakima War, 1855......Page 243 Coeur d’Alene War (Spokane War), 1858......Page 246 Paiute War (Pyramid Lake War), 1860......Page 247 Apache and Navajo War, 1860–1868......Page 248 Minnesota Santee Sioux Uprising, 1862......Page 251 CHAPTER 8 Civil War......Page 256 “Bleeding Kansas” Guerrilla War, 1854–1861......Page 257 Civil War, 1861–1865......Page 259 Cheyenne and Arapaho War, 1864–1865......Page 312 War for the Bozeman Trail, 1866–1868......Page 314 Hancock’s Campaign (Hancock’s War), 1867......Page 316 Sheridan’s Campaign, 1868–1869......Page 318 Modoc War, 1872–1873......Page 320 Red River War (Kiowa War), 1874–1875......Page 322 Apache War, 1876–1886......Page 324 Sioux War for the Black Hills, 1876–1877......Page 330 Nez Perce War, 1877......Page 335 Bannock War, 1878......Page 338 Sheepeater War, 1879......Page 339 Ute War, 1879......Page 341 Sioux War, 1890–1891......Page 342 CHAPTER 10 Spanish-American War and Other Imperialist Conflicts......Page 345 Walker’s Invasion of Mexico, 1853–1854......Page 346 Walker’s Invasion of Nicaragua, 1855–1857......Page 347 Philippine Insurrection, 1896–1898......Page 348 Spanish-American War, 1898......Page 349 Philippine Insurrection, 1899–1902......Page 361 Boxer Rebellion, 1899–1901......Page 362 Moro Wars, 1901–1913......Page 367 Panamanian Revolution, 1903......Page 369 Nicaraguan Civil War, 1909–1912......Page 371 Villa’s Raids (and the Pershing Punitive Expedition), 1916–1917......Page 373 Nicaraguan Civil War, 1925–1933......Page 376 CHAPTER 11 World War I, 1914–1918......Page 378 CHAPTER 12 World War II, 1939–1945......Page 393 CHAPTER 13 Korean War, 1950–1953......Page 451 CHAPTER 14 Vietnam War, 1954–1975......Page 469 CHAPTER 15 Cold War Conflicts since 1958......Page 499 Lebanese Civil War, 1958......Page 500 Lebanese Civil War, 1975–1992......Page 501 Nicaraguan Civil War, 1978–1979......Page 504 Honduran Guerrilla War, 1981–1990......Page 505 Nicaraguan Civil War, 1982–1990......Page 506 Grenada Intervention, 1983......Page 509 U.S. Invasion of Panama (Operation Just Cause), 1989......Page 511 Persian Gulf War, 1991......Page 513 War in Bosnia, 1992–1995......Page 518 Somalian Civil War, 1988–......Page 521 Kosovo Crisis, 1996–1999......Page 523 EPILOGUE “The First War of the Twenty-First Century”......Page 525 Sources......Page 535 Index......Page 541 0471327972 AMERICA’S WARS 3 Contents 5 Introduction 11 CHAPTER 1 Colonial and Native American Wars before 1754 17 Conquest of the Hawikuh Pueblo, New Mexico, 1540 19 Acoma Revolt, 1599 20 Powhatan War, 1622–1644 21 Mohawk-Mahican War, 1624–1628 26 Pequot War, 1637 28 Iroquoian Beaver Wars, 1638–1684 32 Algonquian-Dutch War (Kieft’s War), 1639–1645 37 Iroquois-French Wars, 1642–1696 40 Maryland’s War with the Susquehannocks, 1643–1652 41 Maryland’s Religious War, 1644–1654 42 Iroquois-Huron War, 1648–1650 43 Peach War, 1655–1657 44 Esopus Wars, 1659–1660 and 1663–1664 44 King Philip’s War, 1675–1676 46 First Abnaki War, 1675–1678 53 Bacon’s Rebellion, 1676 54 Popé’s Rebellion, 1680 58 Leisler’s Rebellion, 1689–1691 60 King William’s War, 1689–1697 63 First Pima Revolt, 1695 66 Second Abnaki War, 1702–1712 66 Queen Anne’s War, 1702–1713 66 Tuscarora War, 1711–1712 69 Fox Resistance, 1712–1733 71 Yamasee War, 1715–1716 73 Chickasaw Resistance, 1720–1724 73 Natchez Revolt, 1729 74 Dummer’s War (Third Abnaki War), 1722–1727 74 King George’s War, 1744–1748 75 Second Pima Revolt, 1751 78 CHAPTER 2 The French and Indian War 79 French and Indian War, 1754–1763 79 Cherokee Uprising of 1759–1762 104 Pontiac’s Rebellion, 1763–1766 105 CHAPTER 3 The American Revolution 111 Regulators’ Revolt, 1771 111 Lord Dunmore’s War, 1774 112 American Revolution, 1775–1783 114 CHAPTER 4 Conflicts of the Early Republic and the War of 1812 172 Shays’s Rebellion, 1786–1787 172 Little Turtle’s War, 1786–1795 174 Whiskey Rebellion, 1794 178 American-French Quasi-War, 1798–1800 179 Tripolitan War, 1801–1805 182 War of 1812, 1812–1814 184 Creek War, 1812–1814 196 Algerine War, 1815 198 First Seminole War, 1817–1818 199 Fredonian Rebellion, 1826–1827 201 Aroostook War, 1838–1839 202 CHAPTER 5 Wars of the Indian Removal 203 Indian Removal Act of 1830 203 Second Seminole War, 1835–1842 206 Third Seminole War, 1855–1858 209 Black Hawk War, 1832 209 CHAPTER 6 United States–Mexican War and Associated Conflicts 215 Texan War of Independence, 1835–1836 215 Bear Flag Rebellion, 1846 222 United States–Mexican War, 1846–1848 225 CHAPTER 7 Early Indian Wars in the West 239 Mariposa War, 1850–1851 239 Yuma and Mojave Uprising, 1851–1852 240 Rogue River War, 1855–1856 241 Yakima War, 1855 243 Coeur d’Alene War (Spokane War), 1858 246 Paiute War (Pyramid Lake War), 1860 247 Apache and Navajo War, 1860–1868 248 Minnesota Santee Sioux Uprising, 1862 251 CHAPTER 8 Civil War 256 “Bleeding Kansas” Guerrilla War, 1854–1861 257 Civil War, 1861–1865 259 CHAPTER 9 Later Indian Wars in the West 312 Cheyenne and Arapaho War, 1864–1865 312 War for the Bozeman Trail, 1866–1868 314 Hancock’s Campaign (Hancock’s War), 1867 316 Snake War, 1866–1868 318 Sheridan’s Campaign, 1868–1869 318 Modoc War, 1872–1873 320 Red River War (Kiowa War), 1874–1875 322 Apache War, 1876–1886 324 Sioux War for the Black Hills, 1876–1877 330 Nez Perce War, 1877 335 Bannock War, 1878 338 Sheepeater War, 1879 339 Ute War, 1879 341 Sioux War, 1890–1891 342 CHAPTER 10 Spanish-American War and Other Imperialist Conflicts 345 Walker’s Invasion of Mexico, 1853–1854 346 Walker’s Invasion of Nicaragua, 1855–1857 347 Philippine Insurrection, 1896–1898 348 Spanish-American War, 1898 349 Philippine Insurrection, 1899–1902 361 Boxer Rebellion, 1899–1901 362 Moro Wars, 1901–1913 367 Panamanian Revolution, 1903 369 Nicaraguan Civil War, 1909–1912 371 Villa’s Raids (and the Pershing Punitive Expedition), 1916–1917 373 Nicaraguan Civil War, 1925–1933 376 CHAPTER 11 World War I, 1914–1918 378 CHAPTER 12 World War II, 1939–1945 393 CHAPTER 13 Korean War, 1950–1953 451 CHAPTER 14 Vietnam War, 1954–1975 469 CHAPTER 15 Cold War Conflicts since 1958 499 Lebanese Civil War, 1958 500 Lebanese Civil War, 1975–1992 501 Nicaraguan Civil War, 1978–1979 504 Honduran Guerrilla War, 1981–1990 505 Nicaraguan Civil War, 1982–1990 506 Grenada Intervention, 1983 509 U.S. Invasion of Panama (Operation Just Cause), 1989 511 Persian Gulf War, 1991 513 War in Bosnia, 1992–1995 518 Somalian Civil War, 1988– 521 Kosovo Crisis, 1996–1999 523 EPILOGUE “The First War of the Twenty-First Century” 525 Sources 535 Index 541 From ferocious colonial conflicts with Native Americans, through revolution, civil war, and global hostilities, America's history is punctuated with wars, skirmishes, and military expeditions almost too numerous to be presented in a single, all-inclusive reference -- until now. America's Wars is the ultimate one-stop resource for essential information on every significant recorded conflict in American history, from Bunker Hill to the Bataan Peninsula, from Antietam to Afghanistan. Award-winning historian Alan Axelrod delivers the hard facts and figures, ferrets out telling details, and separates truth from legend. Including primarysource documents throughout, Axelrod provides a highly readable narrative laced with lively first-person accounts of some of the most memorable moments from America's military past.America's Wars sheds light on the underlying causes of each conflict and offers fresh insight and perspective on the conduct and historical impact of more than 100 armed struggles. Axelrod's thorough research and careful examination of established facts make for a few surprises as well, such as the revelation that the costliest war in American history was fought a century before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.Supplemented with more than 100 illustrations, including many period photographs, America's Wars also features helpful historical timelines and easy at-a-glance access to important military data. With compelling depictions, engaging chronicles, and authoritative information, this unique volume is an essential resource for anyone interested in American military history. [this Book Provides] Information On Every Significant Recorded Conflict In American History, From Bunker Hill To The Bataan Peninsula, From Antietam To Afghanistan. [the Book] Sheds Light On The Underlying Causes Of Each Conflict And Offers ... Insight And Perspective On The Conduct And Historical Impact Of More Than 100 Armed Struggles.-dust Jacket. Colonial And Native American Wars Before 1754 -- French And Indian War -- American Revolution -- Conflicts Of The Early Republic And The War Of 1812 -- Wars Of The Indian Removal -- United States, Mexican War And Associated Conflicts -- Early Indian Wars In The West -- Civil War -- Later Indian Wars In The West -- Spanish-american War And Other Imperialist Conflicts -- World War I, 1914-1918 -- World War Ii, 1939-1945 -- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Vietnam War, 1954-1975 -- Cold War Conflicts Since 1958 -- First War Of The Twenty-first Century. Alan Axelrod. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 525-530) And Index. A complete guide to every war America has ever been involved in From early colonial skirmishes to the deployment of US troops in Kosovo in 2000, Americas Wars provides detailed coverage of each of Americas wars, including all of the hard facts and figures of the battles