Wars of the Americas : a chronology of armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the present

A comprehensive account of every major war and battle fought in the Americas, this revised edition of the award-winning Wars of the Americas offers up-to-date scholarship on the conflicts that have shaped a hemisphere.When it was first published in 1998, Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere was the only major reference focused exclusively on warfare in all its forms in North, Central, and South America over the past five centuries. Now this acclaimed resource returns in a dramatically expanded new edition.For its second edition, Wars of the Americas has been doubled in size to two full volumes: the first covers all wars and major battles from the earliest Spanish conquests through the 18th-century colonial rivalries that gripped the hemisphere. The second volume covers covers the American Revolutionary War and all subsequent conflicts up to the present. In addition to exhaustive updating throughout and a deeper focus on the historical context of each conflict, the new edition includes new coverage of the present-day drug cartel wars, international terrorism, and the ever-evolving relationships between the United States and the nations of Latin America. Cover......Page 1 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Adoption of the Gregorian Calendar......Page 14 Discovery and Conquest (1492–1572)......Page 16 INITIAL CONTACTS (1492–1498)......Page 18 MAINLAND EXPLORATIONS (1498–1519)......Page 21 CONQUEST OF MEXICO (1517–1521)......Page 36 EXPANSION BEYOND MEXICO (1521–1540)......Page 53 CONQUEST OF PERU (1524–1539)......Page 60 CONQUEST OF CHILE (1540–1553)......Page 81 CONSOLIDATION (1541–1572)......Page 83 Seaborne Challengers (1526–1609)......Page 88 FRANCO-SPANISH WARS (1526–1559)......Page 90 PRIVATE WARFARE (1559–1587)......Page 103 ELIZABETHAN WARS (1588–1603)......Page 136 Rival Outposts (1604–1659)......Page 162 EARLY FOOTHOLDS (1604–1619)......Page 164 HOLLAND’S “GREAT DESIGN” (1613–1649)......Page 172 OTHER COLONIAL STRUGGLES (1622–1640)......Page 224 ENGLAND’S RESURGENCE (1640–1659)......Page 232 Intercolonial Friction (1660–1700)......Page 254 NO PEACE BEYOND THE LINE (1660–1665)......Page 256 SECOND ANGLO-DUTCH WAR (1665–1667) AND WAR OF DEVOLUTION (1667)......Page 262 BUCCANEER HEYDAY (1668–1672)......Page 276 THIRD ANGLO-DUTCH WAR (1672–1674) AND FRANCO-SPANISH WAR (1673–1679)......Page 287 IRREGULAR WARFARE (1679–1688)......Page 306 KING WILLIAM’S WAR (1688–1697)......Page 326 DARIEN DISASTER (1698–1699)......Page 348 High Tide of Empire (1700–1777)......Page 350 QUEEN ANNE’S WAR (1702–1713)......Page 352 MINOR INCIDENTS (1713–1719)......Page 377 WAR OF THE QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE (1718–1720)......Page 383 TURMOIL (1721–1724)......Page 387 ANGLO-SPANISH FRICTIONS (1725–1729)......Page 390 INTERWAR YEARS (1730–1738)......Page 392 WAR OF JENKINS’S EAR, L ATER KING GEORGE’S WAR......Page 396 SPANISH AMERICAN DISTURBANCES (1748–1754)......Page 427 FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754–1763)......Page 429 BOUNDARY DISPUTES (1763–1774)......Page 458 UNDECLARED HISPANO-PORTUGUESE CONFLICT (1775–1777)......Page 464 Independence (1775–1825)......Page 480 AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1775–1783)......Page 482 LESSER HOSTILITIES (1780–1790)......Page 541 DISCORD IN THE EARLY AMERICAN REPUBLIC AND OLD NORTHWEST INDIAN WARS (1786–1795)......Page 544 HAITIAN REVOLUTION (1789–1803)......Page 546 FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS (1793–1802)......Page 561 NAPOLEONIC WARS (1803–1810)......Page 573 LATIN AMERICAN INSURGENCIES (1808–1826)......Page 592 Struggles of the Young Republics (1812–1860)......Page 678 WAR OF 1812 (1812–1815)......Page 680 U.S. EXPANSION THROUGH EASTERN TRIBELANDS (1816–1842)......Page 708 MEXICAN TURBULENCE (1822–1834)......Page 712 CISPLATINE WAR (1825–1828)......Page 716 UNITARIAN-FEDERALIST WAR (1828–1831)......Page 725 MINOR DISPUTES (1830–1838)......Page 727 TEXAN INDEPENDENCE (1835–1836)......Page 736 WAR OF THE PERU-BOLIVIA CONFEDERATION (1836–1839)......Page 741 WAR OF THE CAKES OR PASTRY WAR (1838–1839)......Page 743 ROSAS’S CAMPAIGNS (1838–1852)......Page 746 SIMMERING CONFRONTATIONS (1839–1844)......Page 759 MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR (1846–1848)......Page 762 FILIBUSTERISM (1852–1860)......Page 791 BUENOS AIRES VERSUS THE ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION (1852–1863)......Page 795 AYUTLA REVOLUTION (1853–1855)......Page 799 WAR OF THE REFORM (1858–1860)......Page 800 Nationhood (1861–1897)......Page 810 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861–1865)......Page 812 FRENCH INTERVENTION IN MEXICO (1861–1867)......Page 839 NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN WARS (1861–1890)......Page 859 SPAIN’S RETURN TO THE PACIFIC (1863–1866)......Page 864 WAR OF THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE (1864–1870)......Page 869 FENIAN RAIDS (1866–1870)......Page 880 RED RIVER EXPEDITION (1870)......Page 883 ARGENTINE UNREST (1870–1890)......Page 885 PORFIRIAN DICTATORSHIP (1876–1897)......Page 891 WAR OF THE PACIFIC (1879–1883)......Page 894 RIEL REBELLION (1885)......Page 905 BRAZILIAN STRIFE (1889–1897)......Page 907 GERMAN OVERTURES (1890–1898)......Page 912 CHILEAN CIVIL WAR AND ANTI-AMERICAN ANTAGONISM (1891)......Page 913 Pax Americana (1898–1938)......Page 920 SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR (1898)......Page 922 WAR OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (1899–1902)......Page 935 PORTENTS IN MEXICO (1899–1910)......Page 936 POLICE ACTIONS (1901–1920)......Page 938 MEXICAN REVOLUTION (1910–1924)......Page 954 WORLD WAR I (1914–1918)......Page 982 ISOLATED UPHEAVALS (1921–1939)......Page 988 NICARAGUAN CIVIL WAR (1925–1927)......Page 997 CRISTERO WAR (1926–1929)......Page 1001 CHACO WAR (1932–1935)......Page 1004 Modern Era (1939–Present)......Page 1018 WORLD WAR II (1939–1945)......Page 1020 LATIN AMERICAN TROUBLES (1941–1989)......Page 1034 FALKLANDS CAMPAIGN (1982)......Page 1074 GRENADA INVASION (1983)......Page 1092 PANAMA CAMPAIGN (1989–1990)......Page 1095 POST–COLD WAR ERA (1990–PRESENT)......Page 1098 Part II......Page 1108 Part I......Page 468 Glossary......Page 1128 Geographic Index......Page 1132 Index......Page 1150 About the Author......Page 1198 "When it was first published in 1998, Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere was the only major reference focused exclusively on warfare in all its forms in North, Central, and South America over the past five centuries. Now this acclaimed resource returns in a dramatically expanded new edition. For its second edition, Wars of the Americas has been doubled in size to two full volumes: the first covers all wars and major battles from the earliest Spanish conquests through the 18th-century colonial rivalries that gripped the hemisphere. The second volume covers covers the American Revolutionary War and all subsequent conflicts up to the present. In addition to exhaustive updating throughout and a deeper focus on the historical context of each conflict, the new edition includes new coverage of the present-day drug cartel wars, international terrorism, and the ever-evolving relationships between the United States and the nations of Latin America"--Publisher's description Organized chronologically according to conflict, each section begins with a brief historical overview, which is followed by chronological entries describing key military and political events and their significance. Thousands of specific battles are covered, as are conflicts between European and native peoples; larger wars between European powers; wars of independence throughout the New World; civil wars; and wars between nations of the Americas. Maps illuminate place names and political boundaries, and historical maps and illustrations help place battles and events in geographical and historical perspective.Wars of the Americas also features a bibliography by chapter, a master bibliography by subject, and a detailed subject index. This highly readable work is appropriate for high school and undergraduate students, as well as for graduate students and scholars. An Annotated Chronology Covering Every Major--as Well As Most Minor--military Conflicts Since The Arrival Of Columbus. V. 1. Discovery And Conquest To High Tide Of Empire -- V. 2. Independence To The Modern Era. David F. Marley Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.