What was the most significant battle the United States has fought to date, in any war?

Question

This can be from the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American wars, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam conflict, the Gulf War (1 or 2), or anything else you believe had the biggest effect on who we are as a nation.

Best answer will be chosen on completeness of response and on validity of argument.

Answer 1

The Battle of Vicksburg during the American Civil War was the most significant in that it showed the world that the Confederacy could not defend itself, much less actually succeed in invading the North. This convinced great Britain and France the South could not win and ensured that the Confederate government would not receive official recognition from them.

The Union's victory at Vicksburg also gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River, thereby cutting the Confederacy in half, as well as allowing more rapid and more consistent movement of reinforcement and supplies from the North to the Deep South. It also denied the South their access to supplies and reinforcements from the western parts of the Confederacy.

Answer 2

As far as significant to the life of the United States, there are 2.

The Battle of Trenton, Revolutionary war....Washington's command was on the verge of disintegration. The ingenious (for it's time) plan Washington and his staff came up with saved the day, and quite possibly the United States.

The Battle of Gettysburg, Civil war. The Confederacy was riding high with victory after victory. The Union had elections coming up in November, and it was a distinct possibility the war-weary north would turn Lincoln out. Lee and Davis knew this and gambled on an "invasion" of the north to drive a wedge permanently in to the heart of the Union, gain recognition (and much needed help) from England and France, and force it to sue for peace. The Union victory saved the cause, rallied the country, saved Lincoln's political skin, and dashed Confederate hopes for an alliance with Europe.

Answer 3

I believe that the IRAQ WAR is the most important because from the information I've gathered so far is that our own government caused the WTC tragedy themselves through years of planning to force through their own agenda on an unwilling public. Watch the documentary "LOOSE CHANGE" parts 1+2, and remember that the first group to be allowed on site was a demolition company and NOT FEMA. Makes you wonder who stood to benefit from the collapse of WTC. To push the matter further why did they not recover the black boxes from the planes but a small german company was able to recover the data from all the hard drives in the buildings and prove that there was insider trading that same morning for the airliners involved. Funny how some overlook the obvious. If it's ever proven to be our governments plan, then we are going to have a war here the likes of which you have never seen or heard of before in history.

Answer 4

it's not the Battle of New Orleans because the war of 1812 had already ended by then, no one in New Orleans knew about it though. I would say that it is the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. Washington had suffered defeat after defeat and lost all of New York City and the outlying areas. His troops enlistments were also expiring and it was the middle of winter. He then surprised a Hessian garrison at their winter quarters in Trenton, New Jersey and took 1,000 of them prisoner while only losing 6 men. This battle gave his troops the spirit and inspiration to reenlist, and within one week he had won another battle and had started forcing the British back to New York City. The Battle of Trenton was the turning point in that war, and thus the turning point in this country's independence.

Answer 5

Civil War

Answer 6

The Battle of Gettysburg, It was turning of the Civil War.

Then the Battle of Midway as this was a turning point of World War 2

Answer 7

D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. United States along with the United Kingdom and Canada against the Germans.

This battle paved the road for Europe being freed from Nazi oppression.

Answer 8

The Civil war. Most wars are fought to conquer nations, to conquer people, for financial gain, or ethnic cleansing. Wars are even fought to keep other people out.

The Civil War was fought to unite a nation. It was an irony that people had to fight so that the nation could be united.

Answer 9

Yorktown without a doubt, no victory no nation. Simple if we blew that one France probably would have left us on our own.Remember Washington only won 2 out of 6 in the entire conflict but what sweet ones they were.

Answer 10

Bunker Hill. It was really the first time that a rag-tag group of colonial millitiamen started to believe that they could win a fight against the greatest army in the world at that time. Had the colonials been routed there, we would not be the US today.