List of attacks on U.S. territory
This is a list of attacks against territory held by the United States of America.
Attacks on mainland U.S. or organized incorporated U.S. territories
- American Revolutionary War 1775–1780 (Perpetrator: Great Britain)
- American Indian Wars 1775–1918 (Perpetrator: Insurgent American Indian Tribes)
- War of 1812 1812–1815 (Perpetrator: Great Britain)
- Thornton Affair April 26, 1846 (Perpetrator: Second Federal Republic of Mexico)
- Mexican–American War 1846–1848 (Perpetrator: Second Federal Republic of Mexico)
- American Civil War 1861-1865 (Perpetrator: Confederate States of America)
- Black Tom explosion July 30, 1916 (Perpetrator: German Empire)
- Battle of Columbus 1916 (Perpetrator: Villista Insurgents)
- Bombardment of Orleans 1918 (Perpetrator: German Empire)
- Battle of Ambos Nogales 1918 (Perpetrator: Improvised Mexican civilian voluntaries)
- Bombing of Naco 1929 (Perpetrator: Escobar rebels)
- American Theater (World War II) 1941–1945 (Perpetrator: Axis powers)
- 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters January 25, 1993 (Perpetrator: A Lone-wolf Muslim extremist)
- 1993 World Trade Center bombing February 26, 1993 (Perpetrator: Al-Qaeda)
- Oklahoma City bombing April 19, 1995 ( Perpetrator: Domestic terrorists)
- September 11 attacks on New York City, New York; Arlington, Virginia; and Shanksville, Pennsylvania September 11, 2001 (Perpetrator: Al-Qaeda)
Attacks on U.S. unincorporated territories
- Japanese invasion of the Philippines 1941–1945
- Battle of Guam 1941
- Battle of Wake 1941
- Battle of Midway 1942
See also
References
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