List of conflicts in the Americas explained

This is a list of conflicts in The Americas. This list includes all present-day countries starting northward first from Northern America (Canada, Greenland, and the United States of America), southward to Middle America (Aridoamerica, Oasisamerica, and Mesoamerica in Mexico; and Central America over Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua), eastward to the Caribbean (Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Grenada, Saint Martin, the Dominican Republic, and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Conflicts are also arranged chronologically starting from the Pre-Columbian era (the Lithic, Archaic, Formative, Classic, Post-Classic, and Colonial periods/stages of North America and Mesoamerica;) up to the post-colonial period (–). This list includes any raid, strike, skirmish, siege, sacking, and/or battle (land, naval, and air) that occurred on the territories of what may today be referred to as falling within any of the aforementioned modern nations; however, in which the conflict itself may have only been part of an operation of a campaign in a theater of a greater war (e.g. any and/or all border, undeclared, colonial, proxy, liberation, global, Indian wars, etc.). There may also be periods of violent, civil unrest listed; such as, shootouts, spree killings, massacres, terrorist attacks, coups, assassinations, regicides, riots, rebellions, revolutions, and civil wars (as well as wars of succession and/or independence). The list might also contain episodes of human sacrifice, mass suicide, and ethnic cleansing/genocide.

Northern America

Bermuda

As a British Colony Bermuda served as a staging point for Great Britain during the American Revolution and War of 1812. During the Battle of the Atlantic the island served as an allied airbase for Anti-submarine warfare submarine hunters. NATO also used Bermuda as a base during the Cold War.

Canada

See main article: Terrorism in Canada and Military history of Canada.

11th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Greenland

United States

This includes all conflicts that have taken place within the modern territory of the United States.See also

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is geographically located within the Caribbean; however, because Puerto Rico territory of the United States the island's conflicts are listed here.

Precolonial

This includes all known conflicts that occurred within the territory of the United States of America prior to European exploration.

American Indian Wars

This list covers all wars regarding Native Americans and First Nations within the 49 continental states of the United States (does not include territories) and the 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada. This includes conflicts fought between American Indian and First Nation tribes and wars against encroachment from European Colonial Powers or the United States and Canada. Generally American Indian Wars classifies all conflicts for Native Americans and First Nations between 1540 and 1924 however this list also includes 20th century incidents on Indian Reservations.

17th century

This covers all conflicts in the 1600s that occurred between rival European Colonial Powers, or between Colonists and their Colonial Administration. This section does not include conflicts regarding Native Americans.

18th century

This covers all conflicts in the 1700s that occurred between rival European Colonial Powers, or between the early United States against European Colonial Powers. Many of the wars in this period were extensions of wars from continental Europe. This section does not include conflicts regarding Native Americans.

Was fought within both Canada and the United States

1775–1783 American Revolutionary War

19th century

This covers all conflicts in the 1800s that occurred between the governments of North America that took place within the modern territory of the United States of America and conflicts between North American and European states. This does not include conflicts regarding Native Americans.

20th Century

This covers all 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 from Eurasian powers.

21st century

This includes domestic conflicts and terrorist attacks that took place within the United States. Note that actions of terrorism and domestic conflict are distinguished from one another.

Middle America

Mexico

Pre-Columbian

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Central America

Guatemala

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Honduras

Panama

Belize

Caribbean

All conflicts which occurred on the islands in the Caribbean Sea are listed here. US Territories such as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are exceptions to this rule as they included in the United States' Section.

Dominican Republic

Cuba

Saint Martin

Tobago

Haiti

Jamaica

Grenada

Anguilla

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

French Guiana

Peru

Paraguay

Uruguay

Venezuela

Suriname

Guyana

See also

Notes and References

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  2. https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/1454421/uiconf_id/23062492/entry_id/0_2xak8sfj/embed/dynamic Knowledge "Vancouver Island War"
  3. Web site: Trucker Protest: Day 24 — 'Businesses should feel safe to reopen', police say; 191 arrested .
  4. Book: Omar Sanchez-Sibony . State–Society Relations in Guatemala: Theory and Practice . Rowman & Littlefield . 2023 . 9781666910100 . 104 . 2024-10-15.
  5. Book: Édouard , Roberson . Violences et ordre social en Haïti . Presses de l'Université du Québec . 2013 . 9782760538924 . fr . 2024-10-12.
  6. Web site: Charles Dupuy . Quand le Bulldog bombardait la ville du Cap . 2024-10-12 . villeducaphaitien.com . fr.
  7. Book: Péan, Leslie Jean-Robert . Haïti, économie politique de la corruption - Le saccage (1915-1956) . Maisonneuve et Larose . 2003 . 9782706819377 . 24 . fr . 2024-10-12.
  8. Book: Robert Debs Heinl . Written in Blood: The Story of the Haitian People, 1492-1995 . Nancy Gordon Heinl . University Press of America . 1996 . A Public Nuisance: 1911 - 1915.