List of wars involving the United States in the 18th century

This is a list of military conflicts, that the United States has been involved in the 18th century.

For the criteria of what may be permitted on this list, see Lists of wars involving the United States.

Key

18th-century wars

ConflictAlliesOpponent(s)Result U.S. leader American Revolutionary War(1775–1783)Part of the American Revolution, Atlantic Revolutions, Anglo-French War (1778–1783), Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783), and the Second Anglo-Mysore WarLocation: North America, Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean and EuropeSpecific locations of American involvement:Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, British America, Irish Sea, North Sea and Spain Patriots:

Co-belligerents

Co-belligerents with France

Arakkal Kingdom

Savanur State

Banganapalle State Loyalists Quebec Nova Scotia West Florida East Florida

Co-belligerents Co-belligerents against France US-allied victory

The American Revolution started as a civil war within the British Empire. It became a larger international war in 1778 once France joined. Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776. Great Britain would not recognize American independence until signing the 1783 Treaty of Paris. Great Britain cedes, generally, all mainland territories east of the Mississippi River, south of the Great Lakes, and north of the Floridas to the United States. Great Britain cedes Tobago and Senegal to France. Great Britain cedes Menorca, West Florida, and East Florida to Spain. Cherokee–American wars(1776–1795)Part of the American Indian WarsLocation: Old Southwest Cherokee Supported by:

Spanish Empire (1783–1788) US-allied victory Cherokee tribes forced to surrender tens of thousands of square miles of land in the Southern United States Slow end to Cherokee and tribal autonomy with imposed boundary lines and severe restricted Cherokee governance Legal dispossession with white settlers constantly settling in Cherokee lands past legal borders, institutionalizing land theft.Moroccan seizure of the Betsey(1784)Location: Off the coast of Cádiz, Spain Sultanate of MoroccoMoroccan victory Merchant ship Betsey captured U.S. forced to pay $30,000 ransom Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship signed, initiating the longest unbroken diplomatic relationship in U.S. historyPresident of the Continental Congress: Vacant (until November 30, 1784); Richard Henry Lee Northwest Indian War(1785–1793)Part of the American Indian WarsLocation: Northwest Territory Great Britain British North America US-allied victory Treaty of Greenville (1795) American occupation of the Northwest TerritoryAmerican–Algerian War(1785–1795) Part of Barbary–Portuguese conflictsLocation: Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean Portugal (till 1793) Regency of Algiers Algerian victory The United States is unable to defend itself except with merchant marines. Portugal protects American merchant ships to secure grain shipments, until it made peace with Algeria in 1793. Establishment of the United States Navy through the Naval Act of 1794. The U.S. government agrees to pay an annual tribute of $21,600. $1 million tribute offered to the Dey.Quasi-War(1798–1800)Location: Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean

Co-belligerent:

(See: Invasion of Curaçao (1800)) French Republic Guadeloupe Spanish Empire (Neutral Defender)

(See: Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor) Inconclusive Convention of 1800 Peaceful cessation of Franco-American alliance End of French privateer attacks on American shipping American neutrality and renunciation of claims by FrancePresident of the United States:John Adams(March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801)War of the South(1799 – 1800) Part of the Haitian Revolution and the Quasi-War

Location: Saint-Domingue Pro-Toussaint forces

Naval support: Pro-Rigaud forcesUS-allied victory U.S. Navy blockaded ports controlled by Rigaud U.S. trades with Toussaint under "Toussaint's Clause" Toussaint assumes control of the entirety of Saint-Domingue Rigaud & mixed-race officers flee into exile Reprisals & massacres against Rigaud supportersPresident of the United States:John Adams(March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801)

See also List of notable deployments of U.S. military forces overseas Timeline of United States military operations Military history of the United States United States Armed Forces List of American military installations List of United States drone bases Confederation of United States of America

Notes

References

External links Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK) Conflict Barometer – Describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, and settlements A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington Timeline of wars involving the United States, Histropedia U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts, Congressional Research Service