Show Foreign ars f the United State f I 1 United mW States Slates m in the ze Great War 1 War declared April 6 6 l 1317 1911 n. n I Armistice signed November 11 1918 Causes of tho war German n Cre ji Ion on against American shipping pre pre- tho inauguration eding and following ton on cn February 1 1 1917 Ini o of 0 unrestricted warfare two Twenty 1 chips aggregating hundreds ono sunk aunt and several of lives lost Added to this ero Geri Geran Ger- Ger plotting In America and InstigatInG i j nan an 1 InG Ung Mexico to unite with Japan Tapan against tho the United States promising German laid aid this was revealed In tho Zimmer f mann moan note noto 1 p. p Size of ot United d States army on April 6 C 1917 1917 menI men on November No No- United States army I 1 Size SIzo of vember U 11 11 1018 1918 when tho ho armistice men of ef whom I II i was signed j took part in tho the fighting in I 1 1918 18 r Sizo of ot United Stat States e army In France on November 11 11 1918 known i II as ns tho the American expeditionary forces First units reached France In June de do- 1917 two months after war was ns dared Commander In of or United States arm army In France General John J. J Ranking officer In the United States i e Gen Peyton C. C March chief of or staff of ot I tho army i General by brovot brovet H H. Bliss BUgs assistant chief of staff start and ono one of ot tho the United States representatives at tho the peace conference I Lieutenant generals Hunter generals Hunter Lt Liggett Liggett In InFranca n gett Jet commanding tho the First army France Franca and Robert L. L Bullard Dullard commanding comI com corn manding the Second army in to France I Appropriations for tor tho the United States I army ermy for the year yel which ended Juno SO 1918 1513 for the tho year ending June Jane 30 30 1 1919 19 Army Anny losses as ns reported to Juno Killed gilled tn in action actton f Lost at sea War WaT of 1814 1812 2 1814 I Called Afro The arb Second War for tor 3 3 Cm of or the war Interference war Interference With th the th shipping of th the United BUrUs and of American seamen Mme men from American vessels to serve nerve In fn the British h navy firing by the British war vessel easel Little Belt on the th American President H War declared by the United States Great Britain Juno 19 1812 1512 Number Kumber of ot mon mom engaged on cm the American side aide ald ot of whom were regulars and were volunteers volun- volun teera and militia Number of ot men killed kUle killed Of Ot Of the regular regular regular regu regu- lar army 65 85 officers and end 1225 en enlisted enlisted en- en listed men of ot the volunteer and militia militia mil mil- officers and enlisted me men Principal American commanders On Onland Onland land Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison Jacob Brown Winfield Scott Henry Dearborn Wade Hampton Zebulon Zo- Zo bulon M. M I. I Pike Jonathan Williams and James Wilkinson On sea Isaac Hull Stephen Decatur Oliver Hazard Perry James Lawrence and Thomas Hac- Hac Donough Principal battles of ot the war On war On Onland land August 16 16 1812 Detroit surrendered surrendered sur sur- rendered American reverse October II U 1812 Queenstown American re- re DIed of ot wounds Died of ot accident nl Died of or Wounded of ot whom 85 86 percent per por percent cent returned to duty Missing and prisoners not Including prisoners released and returned Prisoners rel released ased an and returned U 34 Total casualties army navy and ma- ma corps 9 Principal en engagements of or the United States army in Franco May 1 28 1918 Taking 1918 Taking of or Cantigny Juno June 6 12 6 12 American marines bent German lines north of or Chat Chateau au Thierry June 11 10 ll Datlo Batlo In wood July Juh 1 Capture l of or Vaux July 15 15 Battle Battle of or Chateau Thierry peak penk of or German offensive stopped by Americans July 23 23 Chateau Chateau Thierry sector in hands of ot Americans September 12 St. 12 St St. salient attack wiped out by American September 29 26 American 29 American offensive in Argonne Arbonne woods completed October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 11 November American 2 2 American advance north of Verdun November Americans J E cross the Mouse euse Average e 1 dally daily expenditures of the July 1 InS 1918 United States army to April 30 1919 1919 27 from Cost of ot United States army April 6 6 1917 1917 to 10 April 30 1910 1919 1913 13 United States navy y on AI April 6 1917 1917 ships mon men United States tes navy of ot November 11 1918 1918 2003 ship ships men mon Command Commander chief r In of ot United States naval forces In Europe Admiral William William William Wil Wil- liam S. S Sims Commander of ot United States n naval forces in French waters Vice Admiral Henry Honry B. B Wilson Commander of ot Atlantic fleet Admiral Ad Ad- miral Henry T. T Mayo I War for Independence American Independence la IJ s dated from July Tuly 4 1778 when whon the tho Continental I Congress sitting Bitting in Philadelphia re reo resolved ro- ro o solved that the United Colonies are and ADd ought to be free fre and Independent but it took moro more than six Ix hates tates years veera of ot warfare ott often n going going- against i tb Americans Americana before the they won their Independence Not ot until the surrender I of oe Cornwallis at Yorktown Va Vs on Oct October bU 19 1781 did tho the British abandon abandon aban aban- don on the of ot subduing tho Amer Amer- After almost two years of oC r negotiations ns peace peace- was signed at j 1 Paris on September 3 9 S. S 1783 the Independence lade Indo of oC the Ute United States being acknowledged by Great Britain Now York City w was wag s evacuated b by the BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish on November 25 1783 1753 and W Washington Washington Wash Wash- hInston h- h ington Inston resigned his commission on December Do- Do comber cember 23 23 1783 Causes of ot the tho war war American re- re resistance re r to attempts by the tho absolute monarchy then ruling Great Britain I to tax the American n colon colonies loa taxation taxa n i tion without representation in pan parliament t- t ament amont attempts by the ruling class olas to monopolize American trade and to prohibit American manufactures Number umber of ot mon men engaged on the American side lido of or whom hom were regulars and word volunteers and militia Commander In of the tho American army army arm Gen W Washington of ot Virginia Vir Vir- ginia Ho was selected by bp tho the Continental Continental Continental Conti Conti- Congress as ns a man who had won fame famo in tho the French and Indian war in 1765 1766 and he ho assumed command command command com com- mand of or the tha army at Cambridge o Maeson Mass Dues on July 2 1775 1776 Other Othor famous commanders commanders Natha Nathanael Natha- Natha Ore Greene Oreene en o Horatio Gates Gatea Francis I Marlon Thomas Sumter Henry Loo Leo I Israel Putnam John Stark Anthony Anthon I Wayne Thaddeus Von Steuben Pulaski Benjamin Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- coln John Sullivan Andrew Pickens and the Frenchmen Gon General ral Lafayette and General Principal battles of ot the Itry w war r April 19 1 1775 In Lexington n and Concord Con Con- cord American merl n May ray 10 1775 Ticonderoga- Ticonderoga American Ameri Aman- can victory Hill American American Amer Amer- June 17 1 1776 Bunker Dunker ican victory Ameri Amerl- American December 31 31 1776 Quebec can reverse June 28 23 S 1778 Fort Moultrie AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican victory victor August 27 1 1776 76 Long Island AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican reverse October 28 1776 White Plains American victory November 16 1776 Fort Washington New ew York American reverse December 26 6 1776 Trenton American Arner- Arner ican victory I January 3 1777 1171 Princeton American Amer- Amer lean ican victory August 6 1777 Oriskany American American Ameri Amerl- can enn victor victory August 16 1777 Bennington AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican victory September 11 1777 Brandywine American reverse S September 19 9 9 1777 Denis Benis Heights American victory October 4 1777 Germantown American AmerIcan Amer- Amer Ican lean reverse re October 17 1777 Burgoyne's de der June 23 3 1778 Monmouth Indecisive August 2 29 20 1778 Rhode I Island land American Amor- Amor Ican lean reverse December 29 1778 Savannah Sa American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican reverse July 16 1779 Stony Point N. N Y T. American victory October 8 S 1779 Savannah American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican reverse May 13 fay 12 1780 1750 Charleston captured by British May 29 29 1780 Waxhaw American rovers reverse e. e August 16 1780 Camden S. S C C. American Amerlean Amer Amer- lean ican reverse October 7 1 1780 Kings King's a Mountain American vIctor victory January 17 Ii 1781 Cowpens American American Ameri Ameri- can victory Mar March h 15 1781 Guilford court house American victory S September 8 8 1781 1181 Eutaw Springs American victory October 17 1781 Yorktown AmerIcan Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean victory verso vena April 27 21 1813 York Toronto I American victory May 9 1813 Fort Moles Indecisive October 5 1813 the Thames American victory November November November No No- vember 11 1813 Chryslers Chrysler's field Amor- Amor ican reverse July 6 6 1814 American victor victory July 25 5 1814 Lundys Lane claimed by both sides eldes August 15 1814 Fort Erie August 24 1814 Bladensburg American ro- ro verse vorse September 11 1814 Plattsburg American victory September 13 13 U. 1814 Fort McHenry cHenry American victory January 8 1816 1815 New Orleans American Amen Ameri can victory On sea between the Constitution and the Guerriere Au August 19 19 1812 American victory between the Fro Frolic and the tho Wasp October 13 1812 American victory on Lake Erlo Eric September 10 10 1813 American reverse between the Chesapeake and the Shannon May 30 30 1813 American reverse on Lake Champlain September 11 ii 1814 American victory Tho The treaty of ot peace between the United States and Great Britain was signed at Ghent in Belgium on De De- comber cember 24 1814 1514 Before tho the news of tho the 81 signing could reach tho the United States however however In In those days of ot sailIng sailing sail sail- ing vessels vessels the tho battle of ot New Orleans was fought on en January 8 1815 l Spanish-American Spanish War Way Causes of or tho the War War Oppression Oppression of ot tho the Cuban people by their former fonner Spanish Spanish Span Span- ish lah rulers and infringement of ot rights of Americans Americana in Cuba by tho Spanish h government blowing up of tho the United States battleship Maine Malno in the tho harbor of ot Havana on February 15 1 15 1898 Ian x War declared by the United States a 1 Congress on April 24 21 2 1898 1598 Number of men on engaged aged in tho the United States army army of ot whom about saw service In Cuba Porto Rico and tho the Philippine J Islands Number umber of ot men killed of ot whom 18 officers and enlisted men mon were vero regulars and 3 officers and l 63 3 men volunteers Many died of or disease Principal American commanders On commanders On land Generals Nelson elon A A. moS Mlles William R. R Shatter Wesley A. A Merritt and Col Theodoro Roosevelt on sea sea Admirals George Dewey Dewoy William T T. T Sampson and Winfield 5 S. S Schley Principal battles of ot tho the war all American victories On land El Ca Caney y and San Juan Hill near Santiago Cuba July 1 In Porto Rico lUco August 9 and 10 30 Manila August 13 13 On sea Manila Manna bay May 1 Santiago July 3 S. S The peace treaty was signed at nt Paris on December 10 18 1898 8 By Dy It Spain recognized the Independence of ot Cuba the tho Philippine Islands tho the Island bland of Porto Rico and tho the Island of ot Guam ono one of tho the Ladrone Islands in tho the Pacific Pa Pa- ocean were cede ceded to tho the United ed States the United States agreed to pay to Spain Tho The treaty was confirmed by tho the United Stat States s Senate I on February 6 1899 I Mexican War War declared May 13 1846 Cause of or War Boundary War Boundary disputes tho the territory between tho the river and the tho Rio Grande Grando being claimed b by byboth loth both Mexico and Tc Texas as tho the latter after a 0 successful l revolt against Mexico and anti anda a brief t existence as aa an Independent ro- ro re I had a state tO o oL- oL o tho union December 29 21 lS I Number of men engaged on American Ameri Ameri- can side Number of ot Amerl Americans killed Principal American commanders commander allon all allon on land Generals Scott Zachary Zachary Zach- Zach ary Taylor Talor Stephen W. W Kearny earny John C C. C Fremont 1 William illiam J. J Worth J Alexander er erV W. W John E. E Wool Principal battles all American victories victories victories vic vic- tories May ay 8 and 9 Palo 1846 Palo Alto and Resaca de do la Palma September 24 Monterey 1846 Monterey surrendered Burren- Burren derc dered February 23 3 Buena ISH Buena Vista VIst March 27 7 1817 1517 Vcra era Cruz dered derell April IS 13 1847 Cerro 1547 Gor Gordo o. o August 9 1347 Churubusco August 20 0 1847 1847 Contreros September 14 U 1847 City ISH City of ot Mexico captured Tho The treat treaty of ot peace was signed February February Feb Feb- 2 1848 at Guadalupe Hidalgo By it Mexico gave up all claims to Texas and sold to the United States for Cor the thc territories of ot New i Mexico and California then occupied by American troops Tho The United States Stales also assumed debts amounting to duo due from Mexico to citizens of ot the tho United States Included In the territories ceded b by Mexico was tho stretch of or land that thatIs Is now the states of oC California Nevada ev Utah a ith tho the greater part of Arizona about one half of or New Mexico the thc theother theother other half was then Included Include In Texas and part of oC Colorado Colora o and Wyoming |