Early American Wars Timeline

By RyanHiler
  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British
  • The Battle of Baltimore

    The Battle of Baltimore

    The Battle of Baltimore took place between British and American forces on September 12–14, 1814, during the War of 1812.
  • The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution.
  • The sinking of the USS Maine

    The sinking of the USS Maine

    The USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, an event that fueled public outrage and became a rallying cry for the Spanish-American War, though the exact cause—whether an external mine or an internal accident like a coal bunker fire—remains debated to this day.
  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    The Star-Spangled Banner" became the official national anthem of the United States on March 3, 1931, when President Herbert Hoover signed into law House Resolution 14.