{{History of war List of conflicts in the British America is a timeline of events that includes Indian wars, battles, skirmishes massacres and other related items that occurred in Britain's American territory up to 1783 when British America was formally ended by the Treaty of Paris and replaced by British North America and the United States.

16th century

*1565 Spanish massacre of French Huguenots at Fort Caroline in Florida. This is notable as it is the first conflict between European powers in what is today the United States.

17th century

*1609 - 1613 First Anglo–Powhatan War *1622 Jamestown Massacre in which English settlers are attacked by Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy in

Jamestown Colony The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement ''English Settlement'' is the fifth studio album and first double album by the English rock band XTC, released 12 February 1982 on Virgin Reco ...

in Virginia *1637

Pequot War The Pequot War was an armed conflict that took place between 1636 and 1638 in New England between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of the colonists from the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies and their allies from the Narragans ...

in New England *1637 Kent Island Rebellion in Maryland *1641 - 1667 First Beaver War in the Great Lakes region *1643 - 1645 Kieft's War in New Netherland *1644 - 1647 Claiborne and Ingle's Rebellion in Maryland; part of the English Civil War *1644 - 1646 Second Anglo–Powhatan War following Opechancanough's Massacre in Virginia *1655

Battle of the Severn A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

in Maryland; part of the English Civil War *1655 Peach Tree War in New Netherland (Delaware, New Jersey, New York *1659 - 1660

First Esopus War The Esopus Wars were two conflicts between the Esopus tribe of Lenape Indians (Delaware) and New Netherlander colonists during the latter half of the 17th century in Ulster County, New York. The first battle was instigated by settlers; the second ...

in New Netherland *1659 - 1660

Fendall's Rebellion Lieutenant-General Josias Fendall, Esq. (c. 1628–1687), was the 4th Proprietary Governor of Maryland. He was born in England, and came to the Province of Maryland. He was the progenitor of the Fendall family in America. Biography Early ...

in Maryland; part of the English Civil War *1663 Second Esopus War in New Netherland *1664 Second Anglo-Dutch War in which the English conquer New Netherland and rename it

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

and New Jersey (The war lasts in Europe and elsewhere until 1667.) *1673 - 1674 Third Anglo-Dutch War in which the Dutch re-capture New York, New Jersey, Delaware but return territory to the English after the war *1675 - 1676 King Philip's War in New England **1675 Battle of Bloody Brook *1676 - Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia *1677 -

Culpeper's Rebellion Culpeper's Rebellion was a popular uprising in 1677 provoked by the enforcement of the Navigation Acts. It was led by settler John Culpeper against the ruling Lords Proprietor in Albemarle County, Carolina, near what is now Elizabeth City, North ...

Carolina Carolina may refer to: Geography * The Carolinas, the U.S. states of North and South Carolina ** North Carolina, a U.S. state ** South Carolina, a U.S. state * Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712 * Carolina, Alabama, a town in ...

*1683 -

Gove's Rebellion Gove's Rebellion was a short uprising in 1683 in the Province of New Hampshire, in which men of the towns of Exeter and Hampton took up arms against the Royal Governor, Edward Cranfield. The rebels were arrested while attempting to muster more re ...

*1683 - 1701 Second Beaver War in the Great Lakes region *1689 - 1692 Overthrow of the Dominion of New England and Sir Edmund Andros; part of the

Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution; gd, Rèabhlaid Ghlòrmhor; cy, Chwyldro Gogoneddus , also known as the ''Glorieuze Overtocht'' or ''Glorious Crossing'' in the Netherlands, is the sequence of events leading to the deposition of King James II and ...

*1689 - 1691 Leisler's Rebellion in New York; part of the

*1689 - 1692 Coode's Rebellion in Maryland; part of the

*1689 - 1697 King William's War; related to the

and the

Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...

18th century

*1702 - 1713 Queen Anne's War **1702

Battle of Flint River The Battle of Flint River was a failed attack by Spanish and Apalachee Indian forces against Creek Indians in October 1702 in what is now the state of Georgia. The battle was a major element in ongoing frontier hostilities between English colo ...

**1703 Battle of Falmouth **1704 Raid on Deerfield *1703 - 1719 Noncomformists Disturbances in Jamaica,

*1703 Political factionalism riot in

Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...

*1704 Riot of Young Gentry in Philadelphia *1705 Privateersman's riot in

*1710 Boston Bread riot *1711 - 1715 Tuscarora War *1711

Cary's Rebellion Cary's Rebellion (also known as the Cary Rebellion) was an uprising against the Deputy Governor of North-Carolina in 1711 led by Thomas Cary, who refused to give up his governorship to Edward Hyde. The rebellion was a part of a long-standing t ...

in North Carolina *1711 Dutch Church Riot in

Flatbush, New York Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood consists of several subsections in central Brooklyn and is generally bounded by Prospect Park to the north, East Flatbush to the east, Midwood to the south, a ...

*1711 Anti-impressment riot in New York *1712 New York Slave Revolt of 1712 *1715 - 1717

Yamasee War The Yamasee War (also spelled Yamassee or Yemassee) was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715 to 1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee and a number of other allied Native American peoples, includ ...

*1716 - 1729 Natchez Wars *1718 Riotous seizure of records in North Carolina *1719 Anti-customs riot in Newport, Rhode Island *1719 Overthrow of the proprietor in South Carolina *1720 Defeat of the Spanish

Villasur expedition The Villasur expedition of 1720 was a Spanish military expedition intended to check New France's growing influence on the North American Great Plains, led by Lieutenant-General Pedro de Villasur. Pawnee and Otoe Indians attacked the expedition ...

in present-day Nebraska by Pawnee (with the possible assistance of the French) *1722 Jailbreak riot in

Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...

*1722 - 1727 Dummer's War with the Abenaki Indians in Maine and New Hampshire *1726 Philadelphia riot against pillory and stocks *1730 - 1738 Cresap's War (aka Conojocular War), border conflict between Pennsylvania and Maryland *1734 Riot against ship seizure in Hartford County, Connecticut *1734 Mast-Tree Riot in Exeter, New Hampshire *1736 - 1752 Chickasaw Wars *1737 Anti-prostitution riot in Boston *1737 Anti-markethouse riot in Boston *1737 Anti-Quitrent riot in North Carolina *1738 Fish Dam Riot on the Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania *1739 Stono Rebellion, slave rebellion in South Carolina *1741 New York Conspiracy of 1741, a suspected slave revolt *1739 - 1748 War of Jenkins' Ear with Spain ** 1742

Battle of Gully Hole Creek The Battle of Gully Hole Creek was a battle that took place on July 18, 1742 (new style) between Spanish and British forces in the Province of Georgia, resulting in a victory for the British. Part of a much larger conflict, known as the War of ...

** 1742 Battle of Bloody Marsh *1742

Philadelphia Election riot The Philadelphia Election Riot in 1742 was a riot that occurred due to political disagreements among the constituents of the increasingly diverse population in the city. Politics in Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, had long been dominated by th ...

*1742

Battle of Galudoghson In December 1742, at a site near present-day Glasgow, Virginia, the Augusta County militia engaged in combat with a group of Onondaga and Oneida Indians who had traveled to Virginia from Shamokin in Pennsylvania, under the command of an Iroquois ...

*1744 - 1748

King George's War King George's War (1744–1748) is the name given to the military operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748). It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars. It took place primarily in t ...

*1745 - 1754 Horseneck Riots, land riots in New Jersey *1747 Impressment riot in Boston *1750 Election riot in York, Pennsylvania *1751 - 1757 Anti-rent riot by tenants in New York *1754 Riot against the surveyor of the woods in Exeter, New Hampshire *1754 - 1763 French and Indian War/ Seven Years' War **1754 Battle of Fort Necessity ( Great Meadows) **1755 Braddock Expedition ( Battle of the Monongahela) **1755 Battle of Lake George **1756 Battle of Fort Bull **1756 Battle of Fort Oswego (1756) **1757

Battle of Sabbath Day Point The Battle of Sabbath Day Point took place on 23 July 1757 just off the shore of Sabbath Day Point, Lake George, New York and ended in a French victory. The battle (actually better described as an ambush), pitched approximately 450 French and al ...

**1757 Battle of Fort William Henry, including subsequent "massacre" **1758 Battle of Fort Duquesne **1758 Battle of Ticonderoga **1758 Battle of Fort Duquesne **1759 Battle of Fort Niagara *1757 Riot against the recruitment of troops in Brentwood, New Hampshire *1757 Seizure of longboat of HMS ''Enterprise'' by mob in

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmou ...

*1758 - 1761 Cherokee War in Georgia *1759 Anti-land tax riot in North Carolina *1770

Battle of Golden Hill The Battle of Golden Hill was a clash between British soldiers and the Sons of Liberty in the American colonies that occurred on January 19, 1770, in New York City. Along with the Boston Massacre and the ''Gaspée'' Affair, the event was one of t ...

*1763 Pontiac's Rebellion *1763 - 1764 Paxton Boys' Rebellion in Pennsylvania *1763 Wyoming Valley Massacre against Connecticut settlers in Pennsylvania *1764 Pope Day Riot in Boston *1765 Stamp Act riots in Boston, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and Maryland *1765 - 1771 War of the Regulation **1771 Battle at the Yadkin River in North Carolina **1771 Battle of Alamance which was also fought in North Carolina *1766 Quartering Act riot in New York *1769 - 1771 First Pennamite War between settlers from Connecticut and Pennsylvania in Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania *1770 Boston Massacre *1772 Burning of the customs schooner HMS ''Gaspee'' in Narragansett Bay *1773 - 1774 Lord Dunmore's War *1775 - 1783 American Revolutionary War **1775 ***

Battles of Lexington and Concord The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord ...

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Siege of Boston The siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. New England militiamen prevented the movement by land of the British Army, which was garrisoned in what was then the peninsular town ...

*** Battle of Ticonderoga ***

Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in ...

**1776 *** Battle of Long Island *** Battle of Harlem Heights *** Battle of White Plains ***

Battle of Trenton The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. After General George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American m ...

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Battle of Princeton The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777, and ending in a small victory for the Colonials. General Lord Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the comman ...

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Battle of Oriskany The Battle of Oriskany ( or ) was a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War, and one of the bloodiest battles in the conflict between the Americans and Great Britain. On August 6, 1777, a party of Loy ...

*** Battle of Bennington *** Battle of Brandywine Creek ***

Battle of Saratoga The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyne led an invasion ...

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Capture of Philadelphia The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British effort in the American Revolutionary War to gain control of Philadelphia, which was then the seat of the Second Continental Congress. British General William Howe, after failing to draw ...

***Battle of Germantown **1778 ***Battle of Monmouth ***Capture of Savannah, Battle of Savannah **1779 ***Battle of Baton Rouge (1779), Battle of Baton Rouge ***Battle of Vincennes **1780 ***Siege of Charleston, Battle of Charleston ***Battle of Camden ***Battle of King's Mountain **1781 ***Battle of Cowpens ***Battle of Guilford Court House ***Ninety Six, South Carolina#History, Siege of Ninety Six ***Siege of Yorktown

16th century

17th century

18th century

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