The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-28
OUR IsS YEARS. OF WARS.
Few Years OF Entire Peace sinSs the United
states Were Founded.

dependence, l25 years ago, can be summed up
on the fingers OF the two hands Nine out OF ten
individuals would unhesitaungly enumerate the
revolutionary War, the War Of 1919, the Mex
lean War. the @ reat Rebellion, the Spanish War
and the present Philippine War AZ the sum Total
Of our military difficulties hut even aside from
our Indian wars. OF which we have had a number
OF great Dimensions, there have been sevr al
other important foreign collisions which uhrea I
ened serious results, notably the maritime ar
With France, the war with the Tripolitan pr 81
and the invasion OF Spanish Florida
In the War Department there was reoe ly
prepared with great care an Official calen ar
VI all the military events. great and small, in
our history. The data are OF historical value
to the general reader, and are as follows:
l775-l7s3-war Of the Revolution. April 10.
1775, u April II, 1883
17s2l7s7 - Wyoming Valley disturbances
Pennsylvania
l7S8 .l7S7--Shays's rebellion. Massachusetts,.
Shays did not foment the discomfort. but was
chosen leader. With 1000 men he attempted TO
capture the Springfield arsenal, but was fired
upon by the militia under Gov. Shepherd; three
insurgents we're Killed and one wounded. The
rest fled. Gen. Lincoln, with 1900 men, captured
and Dispersed the rebels. Shays fled to Vermont
then 70 Sperta, n. Y, where he died in 1922;
llJU 90 ar win tHt .NDTtuNrSt HNiuu
Mingoes, Miamis, Wyandottes, Delaw ares, Pot
ta~atomiss, Shawness, chippewas and Uttawssi
September, l1yO, 70 August, l,se Included
Wayne $. victory at the Fallen 1imbers, which
compelled peace.
I7si.i7oa- Whiskey instruction in Penn
1898 1900 War with France, July Q, 1893.
10 Sept 80, 1900. There we're several desperate
maritime combats with varying for tune, hui no
land lighting, France being too busy on the Euro
pean theatre TO make an invasion, and We being
iOo weak. George Washington was made Lieu
tenant General and tommander-in- [ hief for this
war, and our Regular Army. WAS raised from
5000 OF 1000 men to upward Of 10000,
1901 1905 War with Tripoli, june 10, 1901,
70 June I, 1905 oqr military and naval forces
something that several European powers had
been unable 10 do. Commodore Edward .Prelle
commanded the American naval forces, Young
Stephen Decatur distinguished himself In this
wal, Preble made several attacks upon the town
Of Tripoli and the shipping In the harbor, destroy
ing several Of the TIirolltan gunbosis and cap,
Preble Sept 10, 1904, Barron was subsequently
relieved by Capt John Rodgers, Preble did the
most effective work.
1905 Burrs instruction.
lsO6-tSabine expedition, Louisiana.
1907 Naval affair in Chesapeake Bay, July
I~sii-iSiS war with the North vest Indians
November 1871, to October, 1873. Gen. Harrison
defeated the confederate tribes at Tiplecanoe.
Tecumseh was Killed at the battle of the Thames
lsi2Tls War with Great Britain, June
is, 1872, TO Feb; II. 1878
Aug. is to October, ISL. spanish Florida in,
vaded by Georgia militia under Gen. Newman,
and the Semlnoles under King Payne defeated,
These disturbances never ceased until tiorids
was ceded by Spain to the United States. In fact,
one band Of the SeminOles were never conquered
and reside in tlo1ids to this day, u.., Ca,
1873 mPe%ria indian war in Illinois, Sept
1919. 1914 Creek Indian war in Alabama
II was in this war that Gen. Andrew jackson
first attracted attention M a commander. tie
defeated the Creeks in a bloody engagement NJ
Talledega, Nov, 8, 1913, NJ Emucktau Jan. e.
lSl4, at Enotochopco, Jan, "a. and finally al the
Horseshoe Bend Of the Ialla pousa River, March
81 1914, which humbled the Creek pride, com
pleteiy. AT this battle $50 Creeks were killed or
drowned, and POI whites were Killed or wounded
In this war the brave Creeks lost 1000 warriors,
liut ten years afterward the tribe still numbered
%, 900.
1877 1918 - Seminole war in. Georgia and
during this war that Jackson took possession
and Pensacola, Fla hanged two Englishmen,
Arbuthnot and Ambrister, for melting the Indians
TO hosulities, and brought the Indians To terms
1928 Campaign agains, Blackfeet and Ariok'
aree Indians. upper Missouri fiyer' e.,.,u,
June to September, 1927, also called LaFeNre
1881 Sac and Fox troubles in Wisconsin
1882 Black Hawk war, April % to Sept 81,
1882, in Illinois and Wisconsin. Black. Hawk
escapad from Gen Atkinson but surrendered M
Irnlra du CHEN. Aur 27 1872 He was taken
TO " ashington To see the Great Father" and ever
aftervard lived at peace with the whites. he
was but a chief OF A secondary band. He settled
upon lie Des AIoinps River. in Iowa. where he
died in 1888.
1894 Pawnee expedition, June to September
1894, in the Indian Territory.
1896 1888 -The Toledo war, or Ohio and Michi
gan boundary dispute
ISIS isS Seminole war in Florida, Nov
|. lsl5. 10 Aug IA. lS42
1874 lS37 80 Ireak disturbances i'm Alabama
Nav 5 lS3s. TO sent 80. 1887
1895 1897 Sabine disturbances, south western
frontier, April, 1890, 10 June, 1887 No fight
ing '"' ~
iS36- lS3e- Cherokee disturbances and re
moyal To- the Indian Territory,
1897 Usage Indian troubles nAiissouri
is3s-Heainer iy'G IndiSn troubles on Missouri
isas" unrnor d;.,urh,r,ss In Illinois and
Missouri. Governor of Missouri called out ,he
Mills. and he Mormons we're driven on, ol
Jackson county. settling down Al Nnuyone III
They we're driven out II Illinois nj the point of
The bayonet In 1916, emigrating 10 Salt Lake
Sitv go rsgulor irons ware Engaged ,gninS,
me uormons ad i,ai ,in,s WV" ~
iS3S iS3a ,Sew yHrh Aroostook and Canada
na,r,ot w'r, fr,ntier dts,i,rbNncss %n Gyltng
piSis ISIs Iie,icsn Wsr Inril 81 iSi6 +,
May 80, 1875. Settled the annexation Of Texas
and the csssion nj C,lfnrnia Arizon, New NIer
icn 81 Cen TayInr fought In, battles of PAL
'Ilio Rasnc, de ia balm, IN 'rex,s inysdsi lIex,
IT," ,ri ran,nrai unnteTev ali in ,Si61 dcfs nts,
SAM, Ann, a, Bnen, Vis,, Fob 2923 1SiT
where Mo Americans yer. "u,numh.red foir I,
Mexico by W,v Of Vera Crur. and pene,rn,rd ,c
,he rsni,s, IN. incl c,,rn.ign lie deten,e,
w., ,he ,npta. =, q CC.rnrn CtnIpoIFf m NWGw
del lev, Churnbusco and thapul,epec. and ir