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THE UNITED STATES
125 YEARS OF WAR.
Only Brief Time Absolute Peace Has Prevailed Since the Declaration
independence Was Sgned-An Official Calendar Of All the Mill
tary Events in the History Of the Government


u independence, 125 years ago, can
be summed up on the fingers OF the
two hands, says Washington writer
in the New York Sun. Nine out OF ten
individuals would unhesitatlngly enum-
crate the revolutionary war, the war
of 1912, the Mexican war, the great
rebellion, the Spanish war, and the
Philippine war as the sum total OF our
military difficulties. But even aside
from our Indian wars, Of which we
have had a number of great dlmen-
sIons, there have been several other
important foreign collisions which
threatened serious results, notably tine
maritime war with France, the war
with the Trlpolltan pirates, and the in
vaslon OF Spanish Florida.
In the War Department there was
recently prepared with great care an
official calendar of all the military
events, great and small, In our history.
The data are of historical value TO the
general reader, and are as follows:
1175-1783-War of the Revolution,
April 10, 1775, to April II, 1913.
17S2-1787-Wyoming Valley disturb
ances, Pennsylvania.
1786-1787-Shays' rebellion, Massachu-
sets. Shays did not foment the discon-
tent, but was chosen leader. With 2,OOo
men he attempted to capture the Spring
field arsenal, but was fired upon by the
militia under Gov. Shepherd; three in
surgents were killed and one wounded.
The rest fed. Gen. Lincoln, with 1,50O
men, captured and dispersed the rebels.
Shays fed to Vermont, then to Sparta,
N. Y, where he died In 1925.
1700-17D5-War with the Northwest
Indlans-Mingoes, Miamis, Wyandottes,
Delawares. Pottawatomies, Shawnees,
Chippewas and Ottawas-September,
1900, to August, 1905. Included are
Harmar's and st. Glars bloody defeats
and Wayne's victory at Fallen Tim
bers, which compelled peace.
1791-1794-Whisky insurrection In
Pennsylvania.
179S-1S00-War with France, July .,
1903, to Sept. 30, 1900. There were sew
eral desperate maritime combats, with
varying fortune, but no land lighting,
France being too busy on the European
theater to make an invasion, and we be-
ing too weak. George Washington was
made lieutenant general and commander
in-chief for this war, and our regular ar
my was raised from 5000 to 1000 men |
to upward of 10000.
801-1S05-War with Tripoli, June ~,
1901, to June 4, 1906. Our military and |
naval forces brought the North African |
Arab pirates to terms, something that |
several European powers had been un-
able to do. Commodore Edward Preble |
commanded the American naval forces.
Young Stephen Decatur distinguished |
himself In this war. Preble made sew
eral attacks upon the town of Tripoli
and the shipping In the harbor, destroy
Ing several of the Trpolitan gunboats
and capturing others. Commander =. |
Barron relieved Prebe Sept. 10. 1904.
Barron was subsequently relieved by |
Captain John Rodgers. Preble did the
most effective work.
1S05-Burr's insurrection.
1S06-Sabine expedition, Louisiana.
1S07-Naval affair In Chesapeake bay,
July to Aug. 5, 1907.
1911-1S13-War with the Northwest
Indians, November, 1871, to October,
1878. Gen. Harrison defeated the Con-
federate tribes at Tippecanoe. Tecum-
sch was killed at the battle of the
Thames, In Canada, In 1913.
1Si2-1915-War with Great Britain,
June 18, 1912, to Feb II, 1915.
1912-Seminole war In Georgia and
Florida, Aug. 10 to October, 1872. Span
ish Florida invaded by Georgia militia
under Gen. Newman, and the Seminoles,
under King Payne, defeated. These dis
turbances never ceased until Florida was
ceded by Spain to the United States. In
fact, one band of the Seminoles were
never conquered and reside in Florida
to this day.
1S13-Peoria Indian war In Illinois,
Sept. 10 to Oct. 21, 1918.
1Sl3-1S14-Creek Indian war In Ala
bama. 1t was In this war that Gen.
Andrew jackson first attracted attention
us commander. He defeated the Creeks
In a bloody engagement at Talladega,
Nov. 0, 1918, at Emuckfau Jan. ~, 1914,
at Enotochopco, Jan. "a, aud finally at
the Horseshoe Bend Of the Tallapoosa
river, March q, 1914, which humbled
the Greek pride completely. At this bat
tie 100 Creeks were killed or drowned,
and POI whites were killed or wounded,
In this war the brave Creeks lost 1000
warriors. But ten years afterward the
tribe still numbered $4,000.
lS17-1S1S-Semlnole war In Georgia
and Florida, Nov. 20, 1917, to Oct. 81.
1918. 1t was during this war thar Jack
son took possession of the Spanish terri
tory. He seized st. Marks and Pensa-
cola, Fla, hanged two Englshmen, Ar
buthnot and Ambrister, for melting the
Indians to hostilities, and brought the
Indians to terms.
lS23-Campaign against Blackfeet and :
Ariokaree Indians, upper Missouri river. .
Winnebago expedition (no fight !
ng). June to September. 1927, also call !
ID LaFevre Indian war.
lS31-Sac and Fox troubles in Wis :
,onsin and Illinois,
1S3o--Blaak Hawk war, April 20 to
Sept. 21, 1882, in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Black Hawk escaped from Gen. Atkin-
'on. but surrendered ut Prairie du Chen, ,
Aug. q. 1882. He was taken to Wash.
ngton to see the Great Father" and ,
'ver afterward lived at peace with the
whites. He was but a chief of second +,
Try band. He settled upon the Des
doines river, In Iowa, where he died in !,
SSS. /
lS34-Pawnee expedition. June to Sep. =
cmber, 1884, in the Indian Territory. =
1S35-1SS6-The Toledo war, or Ohio y
nd Michigan boundary dispute. :.
lS35-1S42-Seminole war in Florida, i
'ov. l. 1885, to Aug. IA. 1872.
iS36-1SS1-Creck disturbances In Ala, n
anna. May 8, 1886, to Sept. 30 1887. W
lS36-lS3I-Sabine disturbances. South L
estern frontier April. 1886, to June, s
S37. No lighting. ID
Observation-Disclosures disturbances and W
'moval to the Indian Territory. W
lS3T-Osage Indian troubles in Mis- dC