List of wars involving the United States in the 18th century

!scope=row style="background:#efefef;color:black;"| '''[[American Revolutionary War]]'''
(1775–1783)

''Part of the [[American Revolution]], [[Atlantic Revolutions]], [[Anglo-French War (1778–1783)]], [[Fourth Anglo-Dutch War]], [[Spain and the American Revolutionary War|Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)]],and the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]]''

'''Location:''' '''[[North America]], [[Atlantic Ocean]], the [[Caribbean]] and [[Europe]]'''

'''Specific locations of American involvement:'''
'''[[Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War|Atlantic Ocean]], [[Raid of Nassau|Bahamas]], [[Battle off Barbados|Caribbean Sea]], [[List of American Revolutionary War battles|British America]], [[North Channel Naval Duel|Irish Sea]], [[Battle of Flamborough Head|North Sea]] and [[Action of 12 December 1782|Spain]]'''
[[File:BattleofLongisland.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Battle of Long Island]], August 27, 1776]]

!scope=row style="background:#efefef;color:black;"| '''[[American Revolutionary War]]'''
(1775–1783)

''Part of the [[American Revolution]], [[Atlantic Revolutions]], [[Anglo-French War (1778–1783)]], [[Fourth Anglo-Dutch War]], [[Spain and the American Revolutionary War|Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)]],and the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]]''

'''Location:''' '''[[North America]], [[Atlantic Ocean]], the [[Caribbean]] and [[Europe]]'''

'''Specific locations of American involvement:'''
'''[[Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War|Atlantic Ocean]], [[Raid of Nassau|Bahamas]], [[Battle off Barbados|Caribbean Sea]], [[List of American Revolutionary War battles|British America]], [[North Channel Naval Duel|Irish Sea]], [[Battle of Flamborough Head|North Sea]] and [[Action of 12 December 1782|Spain]]'''
[[File:BattleofLongisland.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Battle of Long Island]], August 27, 1776]]

|style="background:#efefef;color:black;"| '''[[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriots]]:'''{{ubli|{{flagcountry|Thirteen Colonies}} (1775)|{{Flagdeco|Thirteen Colonies}}{{Flagdeco|United States|1776}} [[United Colonies]] (1775–1776)

|style="background:#efefef;color:black;"| '''[[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriots]]:'''{{ubli|{{flagcountry|Thirteen Colonies}} (1775)|{{Flagdeco|Thirteen Colonies}}{{Flagdeco|United States|1776}} [[United Colonies]] (1775–1776)

|{{Flagdeco|United States|1776}}{{Flagdeco|United States|1777}} [[United States]] (from 1776){{refn|Including the United Colonies period from 1776 to 1781 and the [[Confederation period]] from 1781 to 1783.|group=Note}}

|{{Flagdeco|US|1776}}{{Flagdeco|US|1777}} [[United States]] (from 1776){{refn|Including the United Colonies period from 1776 to 1781 and the [[Confederation period]] from 1781 to 1783.|group=Note}}

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|[[New Hampshire in the American Revolution|New Hampshire]]|[[Massachusetts in the American Revolution|Massachusetts]]|[[Rhode Island in the American Revolution|Rhode Island]]|[[Connecticut in the American Revolution|Connecticut]]|[[New York in the American Revolution|New York]]|[[New Jersey in the American Revolution|New Jersey]]|[[Pennsylvania in the American Revolution|Pennsylvania]]|[[Delaware in the American Revolution|Delaware]]|[[Maryland in the American Revolution|Maryland]]|[[Virginia in the American Revolution|Virginia]]|[[North Carolina in the American Revolution|North Carolina]]|[[South Carolina in the American Revolution|South Carolina]]|[[Georgia in the American Revolution|Georgia]]}}|{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of France}}

|[[New Hampshire in the American Revolution|New Hampshire]]|[[Massachusetts in the American Revolution|Massachusetts]]|[[Rhode Island in the American Revolution|Rhode Island]]|[[Connecticut in the American Revolution|Connecticut]]|[[New York in the American Revolution|New York]]|[[New Jersey in the American Revolution|New Jersey]]|[[Pennsylvania in the American Revolution|Pennsylvania]]|[[Delaware in the American Revolution|Delaware]]|[[Maryland in the American Revolution|Maryland]]|[[Virginia in the American Revolution|Virginia]]|[[North Carolina in the American Revolution|North Carolina]]|[[South Carolina in the American Revolution|South Carolina]]|[[Georgia in the American Revolution|Georgia]]}}|{{Flagcountry|Kingdom of France}}

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|{{flag|Hesse}}{{Refn|Sixty-five percent of Britain's German auxiliaries employed in North America were from [[Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel|Hesse-Kassel]] (16,000) and [[Hesse-Hanau]] (2,422), flying this same flag.[[#axelrod2014|Axelrod 2014]], p. 66|group=Note}}

|{{flag|Hesse}}{{Refn|65% of Britain's German auxiliaries employed in North America were from [[Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel|Hesse-Kassel]] (16,000) and [[Hesse-Hanau]] (2,422), flying this same flag.[[#axelrod2014|Axelrod 2014]], p. 66|group=Note}}

| {{flag|Brunswick|pre1814}}{{Refn|Twenty percent of Britain's German auxiliaries employed in North America were from [[Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]] (5,723),[[#eelking1893|Eelking 1893]], p. 66 flying this flag.{{cite web |title=Duchy of Brunswick until 1918 (Germany) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de-bs814.html |website=www.crwflags.com |publisher=[[Flags of the World (website)|Flags of the World]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}|group=Note}}

| {{flag|Brunswick|pre1814}}{{Refn|Twenty percent of Britain's German auxiliaries employed in North America were from [[Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]] (5,723),[[#eelking1893|Eelking 1893]], p. 66 flying this flag.{{cite web |title=Duchy of Brunswick until 1918 (Germany) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de-bs814.html |website=www.crwflags.com |publisher=[[Flags of the World (website)|Flags of the World]] |access-date=5 February 2024}}|group=Note}}

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