Out of all the wars fought by america, how many were fought on american soil?

Answer 1

Not many is a good answer

If you are speaking of America, technically America did not exist in the Revolutionary War either. It was considered the Colonies still. That withstanding the Revolutionary War is usually included. The war of 1812 which WAS NOT against Canada but was against the English again. The Spanish-American war was never fought on US Soil, it was fought in Cuba and the Phillipeans for the most part. The Civil War of course! The war with Mexico would be one too (even if Texas is not a US State this was between Mexico and the United States over the lands of Texas and New Mexico). And, I think you have to include World War II only because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and we did fight back some then.

So in summary you have

Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War (Remember the Alamo!)
Civil War
World War II
Now the question is do you include the War on Terrorism or is it like the War on Drugs....just a war by title?

Answer 2

Four...the battle against the British for Independance.

The American attack of Canada in 1812, where Detroit was occupied by the Canadians for a short while.

The Civil War.

And the Spanish American War was fought in 1898.

Some people would want to add Pearl Harbour, but that was only an attack by Japanese forces. There was no actual ground fighting involved.

Answer 3

there has been 3 wars fought on the yank soil. The progressive conflict, The conflict of 1812, and the Civil conflict. for sure the Civil conflict replaced into basically between the states of the Union yet hi it remains a conflict is it no longer? i will additionally say that the Mexican conflict in the 1820's replaced into fought on American soil yet they won't count quantity to maximum the two.

Answer 4

Good question. I think it was only two...no maybe three....The US Independence War, The Civil War and the War fought against Mexico for the Southern states.

Answer 5

three. The war of independance (or revolutionary war), the war of 1812-1814 against Canada, the war between the states (or civil war). One might say the war over Texas, but that wasn't American soil at the time.

Answer 6

I would say 6:
The Revolutionary War
War of 1812
War of Texas Independence
US - Mexico War
The Civil War
World War II (The Japanese attacked the Aleutian Islands)

Answer 7

hard to say, would you consider, america fighting with the native americans a war?

maybe infighting with the different tribes?

and if so, would we count the fights that happened on the american soil before it became american soil.

Answer 8

Pfft...let me remeber my GCSE's...the War with Mexico, The Civil War, The War of Independance....

Answer 9

Not many...

Revolutionary war
Civil War
spanish-american
Mexican-american war
war of 1812
WWII (sort of-- attack on hawaii and other terrirtories)

Answer 10

5 that I can think of off the top.
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