American Battles Click on name of war for the history of the the major battles.
Revolutionary War 1775-1783 Battle Deaths = 4,435
War of 1812 1812-1815 Battle Deaths= 2,260
Mexican War 1846-1848 Battle Deaths = 1,733
Civil War 1861-1865 Battle Deaths = 140,414
Spanish-American War 1898-1902 Battle Deaths = 385
World War I 1917-1918 Battle Deaths = 53,402
World War II 1941-1946 Battle Deaths = 291,557
Korean War 1950-1953 Battle Deaths = 33,739
Vietnam Conflict 1964-1973 Battle Deaths = 47,434
Persian Gulf War 1990-1999 Battle Deaths = 148
Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission April 25, 1980
Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission Deaths = 256 August 25, 1982-February 26, 1984
Urgent Fury, Grenada 1983 Deaths = 18
Just Cause, Panama 1989 Deaths= 23
Restore Hope , Somalia, 1992-1994 Deaths = 29
Battles of the 21st Century 2001 to current