This is alist of conflicts in the United States . Conflicts are arranged chronologically from thelate modern period tocontemporary history . This list includes (but is not limited to) the following:Indian wars ,skirmishes ,wars of independence ,liberation wars ,colonial wars ,undeclared wars ,proxy wars ,territorial disputes , andworld wars . Also listed might be anybattle that was itself only part of anoperation of acampaign of atheater of awar . There may also be periods of violent civil unrest listed, such as:riots ,shootouts ,spree killings ,massacres ,terrorist attacks , andcivil wars . The list might also contain episodes of:human sacrifice ,mass suicide ,genocides , and other related items that have occurred within the geographical area (including overseas territories) of what is today known as, the "United States of America ."
August 30, 1800Gabriel's Rebellion 1804Battle of Sitka 1810 – 1813Tecumseh's War Battle of Tippecanoe 1811:1811 German Coast uprising 1813Gutiérrez–Magee Expedition (Mexican War of Independence ):Battle of Rosillo Creek ,Battle of Alazan Creek ,Battle of Medina 1812 – 1815War of 1812 British troops enter Washington during theBurning of Washington . 1813 – 1814Creek War Battle of Horseshoe Bend 1817 – 1818First Seminole War 1820 – 1875Texas-Indian wars Comanches of West Texas in war regalia. 1820Tongue River Massacre 1823Arikara War 1827Winnebago War 1830 – 1847Indian removal August 21 – 23, 1831Nat Turner's Rebellion 1832Black Hawk War Battle of Stillman's Run 1833Cutthroat Gap massacre 1835 – 1842Second Seminole War United States Marines searching for the Indians during the Seminole War. 1835 – 1836Toledo War 1835 – 1836Texas Revolution Battle of the Alamo 1836 – 1875Comanche Wars 1836 – 1837Creek War of 1836 1838 – 1839Aroostook War 1838Mormon War (1838) 1838 – 1839Córdova Rebellion 1839Honey War 1839 – 1845Anti-Rent War 1839 – 1844Regulator–Moderator War 1840Bellevue War 1841 – 1842Dorr Rebellion 1842Dawson Massacre 1842 – 1843Mier expedition 1844 – 1850Tutt–Everett War May 6 – July 7, 1844Philadelphia nativist riots 1844 – 1846Battle of Nauvoo 1845Milwaukee Bridge War 1846 – 1887California Indian Wars 1846 – 1848Mexican–American War Battle of Resaca de la Palma 1846Texas Campaign :Thornton Affair ,Siege of Fort Texas ,Battle of Palo Alto ,Battle of Resaca de la Palma Conquest of California :Battle of Olómpali ,Battle of Monterey ,Battle of Yerba Buena ,Capture of Santa Fe ,Siege of Los Angeles ,Battle of Chino ,Battle of Dominguez Rancho ,Battle of Natividad ,Battle of San Pasqual Battle of El Brazito Capture of Tucson 1847 1847 – 1855Cayuse War 1849 – 1866Navajo Wars Navajo people photographed during the Long Walk. 1849 – 1924Apache Wars Drawing of an Apache warrior waiting for an ambush. 1849 – 1855Jicarilla War 1850 – 1853Yuma War February 8 – 17, 1850Battle at Fort Utah 1850 – 1851Mariposa War 1853 – 1854Walker War 1854 – 1858Bleeding Kansas Aftermath of the Sacking of Lawrence. 1854 – 1855:First Sioux War 1855 – 1856:Rogue River Wars 1855 – 1858:Yakima War Seattleites evacuate to the town blockhouse. 1855 – 1856Puget Sound War 1855 – 1858Third Seminole War 1855Klamath River Wars 1856Tule River War 1856Tintic War 1857 – 1858Utah War July 4 – 5, 1857Dead Rabbits riot 1858 – 1859Mohave War 1858 – 1864Bald Hills War 1859Pitt River Expedition 1859 – 1860Mendocino War 1859Pig War (1859) 1859 – 1861Cortina Troubles 1859John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry 1860Paiute War 1860Bitter Spring Expedition 1861 – 1865American Civil War General Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. 1861 – 1875Yavapai Wars 1862 – 1867Bitter Spring Expedition 1862Morrisite War 1862Dakota War of 1862 The Siege of New Ulm 1863 – 1891Hatfield-McCoy Feud 1863Bear River Massacre July 13 – 16, 1863New York City draft riots 1864 – 1868Snake War 1864 – 1865Colorado War Sand Creek massacre 1864 – 1874Lowry War 1865 – 1959Oyster Wars 1865 – 1870Hualapai War 1865 – 1872Black Hawk War (1865–1872) 1865Powder River Expedition (1865) 1866 – 1868Red Cloud's War 1866 – 1871Fenian raids May 1 – 3, 1866Memphis massacre of 1866 July 30, 1866New Orleans massacre of 1866 1867 – 1875Comanche campaign 1868 – 1876Sutton–Taylor feud January 7, 1868Pulaski riot September 28, 1868Opelousas massacre 1868Battle of the Washita River 1870Barber–Mizell feud July – November 1870Kirk–Holden war 1871 – 1875Yavapai War April 15, 1872Goingsnake massacre 1872 – 1873Modoc War Modocs defending their Stronghold. March 1871Meridian race riot of 1871 October 24, 1871Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871 1873 – 1888Colfax County War 1873Yellowstone Expedition of 1873 1873:Colfax massacre 1874 – 1875Red River War 1874Brooks–Baxter War 1874Battle of Liberty Place November 3, 1874Election Massacre of 1874 December 7, 1874 – January 5, 1875Vicksburg massacre 1875 – 1876Mason County War 1875Las Cuevas War 1876Hamburg massacre 1876 – 1877Great Sioux War of 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn 1876 – 1877Buffalo Hunters' War 1877Nez Perce War Chief Joseph and his band in the spring of 1877. July 14 – September 4, 1877Great Railroad Strike of 1877 1878Bannock War 1878 – 1890Lincoln County War 1878 – 1879Northern Cheyenne Exodus 1879Sheepeater Indian War 1879 – 1880Victorio's War 1879Meeker Massacre 1881 – 1886Geronimo's War 1881Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1882 – 1892Pleasant Valley War June 1883Dodge City War March 28 – 30, 1884Cincinnati riots of 1884 September 2, 1885Rock Springs massacre May 4, 1886Haymarket affair May 5, 1886Bay View massacre 1887 – 1893Gray County War 1887Crow War May 27 – 28, 1887Hells Canyon Massacre 1887 – 1924Post-1887 Apache Wars period 1887Reservoir war 1887 – 1895Hawaiian rebellions (1887–1895) November 22 – 25, 1887Thibodaux massacre 1888 – 1889Jaybird–Woodpecker War 1889Wham Paymaster robbery May 18 – 19, 18891889 Forrest City riot July 20, 1889 – May 24, 1893Johnson County War 1890 – 1916Castaic Range War 1890 – 1891Ghost Dance War Mass grave for the deadLakota after the massacre atWounded Knee . February 10 – May 26, 1891Morewood massacre March 14, 18911891 New Orleans lynchings April 1891 – August 1892Coal Creek War 1891 – 1893Garza Revolution July 1 – November 20, 1892Homestead Strike 1892Battle of Coffeyville 1893Battle of Ingalls May 1, 1894May Day riots of 1894 May 11 – July 20, 1894Pullman Strike 1894Bituminous coal miners' strike of 1894 1895Bannock War of 1895 August 4 – 5, 1895Spring Valley Race Riot of 1895 1896Yaqui Uprising September 10, 1897Lattimer massacre 1898Spanish–American War The bombardment ofCastillo San Felipe del Morro . 1898Battle of Sugar Point October 12, 1898Battle of Virden November 10, 1898Wilmington insurrection of 1898 1899Hot Springs gunfight ,Padre Canyon incident April 10, 1899Pana massacre September 17, 1899Carterville Mine Riot Contemporary history [ edit ] This covers conflicts and terrorist attacks in the 1900s that occurred within the modern territory of the United States of America. This also includes attacks upon the United States fromEurasian powers.
July 23 – 28, 1900Robert Charles riots May 12 – October 23, 1902Anthracite coal strike of 1902 1903 – 1904Colorado Labor Wars July 6 – 10, 1903Evansville race riot April 7 – July 19, 19051905 Chicago teamsters' strike 1906 – 1916Porum Range War June 1, 1906Cananea strike August 12 – 13, 1906Brownsville affair September 22 – 24, 1906Atlanta Massacre of 1906 August 14 – 16, 1908Springfield race riot of 1908 1909Crazy Snake Rebellion February 10 – April 19, 1910Philadelphia general strike (1910) July 4, 1910Johnson–Jeffries riots October 1, 1910Los Angeles Times bombing 1910 – 1919Border War The ruins ofColumbus, New Mexico after the battle. 1911Battle of Kelley Creek January 11 – March 12, 19121912 Lawrence textile strike April 18, 1912 – July 1913Paint Creek–Cabin Creek strike of 1912 July 7, 1912Grabow riot February 25 – July 28, 19131913 Paterson silk strike July 23, 1913 – April 13, 1914Copper Country Strike of 1913–1914 August 3, 1913Wheatland hop riot September 23, 1913 – December 1914Colorado Coalfield War October 31 – November 7, 1913Indianapolis streetcar strike of 1913 1914 – 1915Bluff War July 12, 1914Hartford coal mine riot 1914 – 1918World War I July 22, 1916Preparedness Day Bombing November 5, 1916Everett massacre May 28 – July 3, 1917East St. Louis massacre July 19171917 Chester race riot July 12, 1917Bisbee Deportation August 23, 1917Houston riot of 1917 1918 – 1931Osage Indian murders 1918Battle of Bear Valley February 6 – 11, 1919Seattle General Strike 1919Red Summer April 10, 1919Morgan County, West Virginia riot of 1919 April 13, 1919Jenkins County, Georgia, riot of 1919 May 9 – July 31, 1919Race riots in Philadelphia during the 1919 Red Summer May 10, 1919Charleston riot of 1919 May 27, 1919Putnam County, Georgia, arson attack June 27, 1919Annapolis riot of 1919 June 27, 1919Macon, Mississippi, race riot June 29, 1919New London riot of 1919 July 3, 1919Bisbee Riot July 6, 1919Dublin, Georgia riot July 8, 19191919 Coatesville call to arms July 12, 1919Longview race riot July 14, 1919Garfield Park riot of 1919 July 15, 1919Port Arthur riot 1919 July 19 – 24, 1919Washington race riot of 1919 July 20 – August 21, 1919New York race riots of 1919 July 21, 19191919 Norfolk race riot July 27 – August 3, 1919Chicago race riot of 1919 July 31, 1919Syracuse riot of 1919 August 1, 1919Whatley, Alabama race riot of 1919 August 27 – 29, 1919Laurens County, Georgia race riot of 1919 August 30 – 31, 1919Knoxville riot of 1919 September 28 – 29, 1919Omaha race riot of 1919 September 30 – October 2, 1919Elaine massacre October 1 – 2, 1919Baltimore riots of 1919 October 31, 1919Corbin, Kentucky race riot of 1919 November 11, 1919Wilmington, Delaware race riot of 1919 November 22, 1919Bogalusa sawmill killings May 1, 1919May Day riots of 1919 November 11, 1919Centralia massacre (Washington) May 19, 1920Battle of Matewan August 1–7, 1920Denver streetcar strike of 1920 September 16, 1920Wall Street bombing November 2 – 3, 1920Ocoee massacre September 7, 1920 – February 19211920 Alabama coal strike May 31 – June 1, 1921Tulsa race riot September 10 – 21, 1921Battle of Blair Mountain April 1 – September 11, 1922UMW General coal strike (1922) December 6 – 15, 1922Perry massacre January 1 – 7, 1923Rosewood massacre 1923Posey War September 9, 1924Hanapepe massacre May 18, 1927Bath School disaster October 18, 1927 – May 19281927–1928 Colorado Coal Strike February 4, 1929Saint Valentine's Day massacre April 1 – September 14, 1929Loray Mill strike February 1930 – April 15, 1931Castellammarese War 1931 – 1939Harlan County War 1931Red River Bridge War September 21 – 25, 1931Iowa Cow War March 7, 1932Ford Hunger March July 28, 1932Bonus Army June 17, 1933Kansas City massacre April 12, 1934 – June 3, 1934Auto-Lite strike May 16 - August 21, 1934Minneapolis general strike of 1934 May 9 – July 31, 19341934 West Coast waterfront strike March 19, 1935Harlem riot of 1935 October 24, 1935Río Piedras massacre March 21, 1937Ponce massacre May 26, 1937Battle of the Overpass May 30, 19371937 Memorial Day massacre 1939 – 1945World War II The Navy radio station at Dutch Harbor burning after the Japanese attack. May 30, 1943Zoot Suit Riots June 15 – 17, 1943Beaumont race riot of 1943 June 20–22, 19431943 Detroit race riot August 1 – 2, 1943Harlem riot of 1943 1946Battle of Alcatraz 1946Battle of Athens (1946) June 21, 1949Fairground Park riot June 29, 1949Anacostia Pool riot August 27, 1949Peekskill riots November 8 – 12, 1949Englewood race riot 1950 – 1954Puerto Rican Nationalist Party insurgency November 1, 1950Attempted assassination of Harry S. Truman July 11 – 12, 1951Cicero race riot of 1951 March 1, 19541954 United States Capitol shooting January 18, 1958Battle of Hayes Pond May 14, 1961Anniston and Birmingham bus attacks September 30 – October 1, 1962Ole Miss riot of 1962 April 3 – May 10, 1963Birmingham campaign July 16 – 22, 1964Harlem riot of 1964 July 24 – 26, 19641964 Rochester race riot August 15 – 17, 1964Dixmoor race riot August 28 – 30, 19641964 Philadelphia race riot March 7 – 25, 1965Selma to Montgomery marches August 11 – 17, 1965Watts riots June 5 – June 26, 1966March Against Fear June 12 – 14, 1966Division Street riots July 12 – 15, 19661966 Chicago West Side riots July 18 – 23, 1966Hough riots August 1, 1966University of Texas tower shooting September 1, 19661966 Dayton race riot September 27 – October 1, 1966Hunters Point social uprising June 5, 1967Tierra Amarilla courthouse raid Summer of 1967Long, hot summer of 1967 February 8, 1968Orangeburg massacre April 4 – May 27, 1968King-assassination riots July 23 – 26, 1968Glenville shootout August 7 – 8, 19681968 Miami riot August 8 – 9, 1969Tate–LaBianca murders August 23 – 28, 19681968 Democratic National Convention protests May 21 – 25, 19691969 Greensboro uprising June 28 – July 3, 1969Stonewall riots July 19691969 York race riot October 8 – 11, 1969Days of Rage November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971Occupation of Alcatraz May 4, 1970Kent State shootings May 11 – 12, 19701970 Augusta riot August 7, 1970Marin County Civic Center attacks August 24 – 27, 19701970 Memorial Park riot November 5 – 6, 1970Newhall incident 1971Attica Prison riot August 30 – September 22, 1972Occupation of Catalina Island 1973Wounded Knee Occupation 1973Mark Essex Attacks May 17, 1974SLA shootout July 11 – 17, 1974Baltimore police strike 1974 – 1976Boston desegregation busing crisis December 29, 19751975 LaGuardia Airport bombing March 9 – 11, 19771977 Washington, D.C., attack and hostage taking July 4 – 5, 1977Humboldt Park riot July 13 – 14, 1977New York City blackout of 1977 1979 – 1980Miami drug war May 21, 1979White Night riots November 3, 1979Greensboro massacre February 2 – 3, 1980New Mexico State Penitentiary riot May 8, 1980Norco shootout May 17 – 20, 19801980 Miami riots January 12, 19811981 Muñiz Air National Guard Base attack October 20, 1981Brink's robbery (1981) December 28 – 30, 19821982 Overtown riot January 11 – 13, 1983Shannon Street massacre July 18, 1984San Ysidro McDonald's massacre May 13, 19851985 MOVE bombing April 11, 19861986 FBI Miami shootout November 13 – 23, 1987Atlanta prison riots August 6 – 7, 19881988 Tompkins Square Park riot January 16 – 19, 19891989 Miami riot September 23, 1989Ash Street shootout August 19 – 21, 1991Crown Heights riot April 29 – May 4, 19921992 Los Angeles riots August 21–31, 1992Ruby Ridge standoff February 26, 19931993 World Trade Center bombing February 28 – April 19, 1993Waco siege January 6 – 7, 1995Bojinka plot April 19, 1995Oklahoma City bombing March 28, 1996 Montana Freemen Standoff July 27, 1996Centennial Olympic Park bombing October 25 – November 14, 19961996 riots in St. Petersburg, Florida February 28, 1997North Hollywood shootout April 27, 1997 – May 4, 1997Davis Mountain Resort hostage crisis September 22 – October 31, 1997Roby Standoff April 20, 1999Columbine High School massacre November 30 – December 3, 19991999 Seattle WTO protests 2001 – presentWar on Terror September 11, 2001September 11 attacks May 8, 20072007 Fort Dix attack plot November 5,2009 Fort Hood shooting April 15, 2013Boston Marathon bombing December 2, 20152015 San Bernardino attack June 12, 2016Orlando nightclub shooting October 31, 20172017 New York City truck attack December 6, 2019Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting January 15, 2022Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis January 1, 20252025 New Orleans truck attack April 9 – 13 2001Cincinnati riots of 2001 2002River Run riot October 2 – 24, 2002D.C. sniper attacks October 15, 20052005 Toledo riot April 16, 2007Virginia Tech shooting May 1, 20072007 MacArthur Park rallies November 9, 20092009 Lakewood shooting February 14 – June 16, 20112011 Wisconsin protests October 10, 2011Occupy Oakland December 14, 2012Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting February 3 – 12, 2013Christopher Dorner shootings and manhunt September 16, 2013Washington Navy Yard shooting April 5 – May 2014Bundy standoff August 9 – December 2, 2014Ferguson unrest November 24 – December 10, 20142014 Oakland riots April 18 – May 3, 20152015 Baltimore protests May 17, 20152015 Waco shootout June 17, 2015Charleston church shooting October 1, 20152015 Umpqua Community College shooting December 2, 20152015 San Bernardino attack January 1 – February 16, 2016Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge January 13, 2016National Western Complex shootout April 2016 – February 2017Dakota Access Pipeline protests June 26, 20162016 Sacramento riot August 13 – 15, 20162016 Milwaukee riots September 20 – 23, 20162016 Charlotte protests and riots February – September, 20172017 Berkeley protests August 11 – 12, 2017Unite the Right rally September 15 – November 24, 20172017 St. Louis protests October 1, 20172017 Las Vegas shooting November 5, 2017Sutherland Springs church shooting February 14, 2018Parkland high school shooting October 27, 2018Pittsburgh synagogue shooting August 3, 20192019 El Paso shooting December 5, 20192019 Miramar shootout May 25, 2020 – September 26, 20232020–2023 United States racial unrest January 6, 20212021 United States Capitol attack February 2, 20212021 Sunrise, Florida shootout 2021 – 2023Stop Cop City 2021Wakefield standoff May 14, 2022Buffalo supermarket shooting May 24, 2022Uvalde school shooting March 27, 20232023 Nashville school shooting October 8, 2023 – presentGaza war protests in the United States October 25, 20232023 Lewiston shootings April 29, 20242024 Charlotte shootout June 6, 2025June 2025 Los Angeles protests June 29, 20252025 Coeur d'Alene shooting August 27, 2025Annunciation Catholic Church shooting September 10, 2025Assassination of Charlie Kirk September 24, 2025Dallas ICE facility shooting
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