Wars

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War

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American Civil WarSet in the US between 1861-1865 when 3 million fought & 600,000 died in a civil war sparked by the announced secession of 7 (later 11) states.1975 / 2012124 games
American Revolutionary WarA war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies on the North American continent, including some naval conflicts. Spanning from 1775 to 1783.1984 / 201418 games
First Baron's WarAn English civil war 1215–1217 between King John & barons who invited a foreign invader as a strategy. It continued after John's death in 1216.1986 / 200213 games
French and Indian WarSubset of the Seven Years' War involving 42000 British opposed to 10000 French, 2200 Native & 7900 Colonist militia forces in North America 1754–17632006 / 20092 games
Gulf WarA war fought between Iraq and a multi-national coalition, from August 1990 till February 1991. A war born out of the first Gulf War (Iran-Iraq War). This is also called First Gulf War in spite of the fact that it was the second one.1991 / 200924 games
Hundred Years' WarA conflict in France from 1337 till 1453. (too short)2001 / 20156 games
First Indochina WarA war fought between colonial French army and the Vietnamese National Army against Việt Minh, from 1946 to 1954, for independence of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.1 game
Iraq WarA war in Iraq starting in March of 2003 with invasion by United States to counter alleged WMDs and to remove Saddam Hussein which was responded to by local insurgents rising up to oppose the occupation. The occupation ended in December of 2011.2003 / 20115 games
Korean WarA Cold War satellite war fought from 1950 till 1953 that resulted from Allied Powers occupying the formerly Japan occupied south Korea and Soviet troops occupying the north. N & S Korea, US, China, UN and USSR were involved.1982 / 201133 games
Mexican-American WarArmed conflict between the USA & Mexico 1846.–1848 after the 1845 annexation of Texas (after the 1836 Texas Revolution).1987 / 20098 games
Napoleonic warsNapoleonic wars were continuation of the French revolutionary wars, covering a short period from 1803 to 1815 CE. Perhaps best known for Battle of Waterloo.1980 / 201569 games (1 characters)
Pacific WarA war that began on 1941-12-07 (or 1937-07-07) and lasted till 1945-09-02 when the Japanese surrendered.1980 / 200932 games
Peloponnesian warAncient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta in 431-404 BC.1 game
First Punic WarThe 1st Punic War took place between 264-241 BC between Carthage & Rome. (too short)0 game
Second Punic WarThe 2nd Punic War took place between 218-201 BC between Carthage & Rome. Hannibal's crossing of the Alps was a notable event of the war.2 games
Third Punic WarThe 3rd Punic War took place between 149-146 BC between Carthage & Rome. (too short)0 game
Seven Years' WarA war waged by Great Britain against France, and the various allies of both, from 1756 till 1763. (too short)1 game
Spanish Civil War (too short)1997 / 19982 games
Vietnam WarA war that took place in in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam from 1959 till 1975-04-30. (too short)1981 / 201473 games
The War of 1812Between the US & UK & its colonies (mostly Canada), from 1812-6-1 to 1814-12-4. But the last battle was 1815-2-12.1981 / 20157 games
Wars of the RosesWars between the houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England, fought between 1455 and 1485.1991 / 20122 games
Winter WarA war fought between Soviet Union and Republic of Finland from 1939-11 till 1940-03. (too short)1 game
World War IThe war fought primarily in Europe from July 1914 till November 1918, between the Entente and Central Powers.1980 / 2023115 games
World War IIA war fought from 1939-09-01 till 1945-09-02, between the Allies and the Axis Powers. (too short)1972 / 20221063 games (1 characters)
Yom Kippur WarWar fought by the coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel from October 6 to 25, 1973.1 game