Key Battles in US History

War or 1812

Jun 18, 1812

Ended Feburary 18 1815

Mexican American War

Apr 25, 1846

Ended Feb. 2 1848

US Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

Ended May 9 1865

Spanish American War

Apr 25, 1898

Ended Aug 12 1898

World War 1

Jul 28, 1914

Ended Nov, 11 1918

World War II

Sep 1, 1939

Ended Sept. 2 1945

Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

Ended July 27 1953

Vietnam War

Nov 1, 1955

Ended April 30 1975

Bay of Pig Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

Ended April 19, 1961

Gulf War

Aug 2, 1990

Ended Feb. 28 1991

War in Afghanistan

Oct 7, 2001

Still Going on

Iraq War

Mar 20, 2003

Ended Dec. 18 2011