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Sablon:Angliai megye infobox Dorset (kiejtése: /ˈdɔrsɨt/; régebben Dorsetshire) Anglia egyik nem-nagyvárosi és ceremoniális megyéje a South West England régióban. A ceremoniális megye az adminisztratív megyén kívül magába foglalja Poole és Bournemouth egységes hatóságát is. A 2653 km²-es Dorset nyugaton Devon, északnyugaton Somerset, északkeleten Wiltshire, keleten pedig Hampshire megyékkel határos. Délen a La Manche-csatorna határolja. Közigazgatási központja Dorchester. Az 1972-es önkormányzati reform után a megyéhez csatolták a korábban Hampshire-hez tartozó Bournemouth és Christchurch városokat. A lakosok fele a Délkelet-dorseti konurbációban él, míg a megye többi része alacsony népsűrűségű, vidékies jellegű terület.

Dorset a jégkorszak vége óta, tízezer éve lakott. Az itt megtelepedő kelta durotriges törzset a rómaiak hódították meg, majd a kora középkorban germán angolszászok telepedtek meg itt, akik a 7. században bevezették a shire típusú közigazgatást. A Brit-szigeteket érő első viking támadás Dorsetet érte a 8. században. A 14. században a nagy pestisjárvány is egy dorseti kikötőn keresztül jutott Angliába. Dorset has seen much civil unrest: during the English Civil War an uprising of vigilantes was crushed by Cromwell's forces in a pitched battle near Shaftesbury; the Duke of Monmouth's doomed rebellion began at Lyme Regis; and a group of farm labourers from Tolpuddle were instrumental in the formation of the trade union movement. During the Second World War, Dorset was heavily involved in the preparations for the invasion of Normandy, and the large harbours of Portland and Poole were two of the main embarkation points. The former was the sailing venue in the 2012 Summer Olympics, and both have clubs or hire venues for sailing, rowing, sea kayaking and powerboating.

Dorset has a varied landscape featuring broad elevated chalk downs, steep limestone ridges and low-lying clay valleys. Over half the county is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and three-quarters of its coastline is a World Heritage Site that features notable landforms such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of Portland, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door. Agriculture was traditionally the major industry of Dorset but is now in decline and tourism has become increasingly important to the economy. There are no motorways in Dorset but a network of A roads cross the county and two railway main lines connect to London. Dorset has ports at Poole, Weymouth and Portland, and an international airport. The county has a variety of museums, theatres and festivals, and is host to one of Europe's largest outdoor shows. It is the birthplace of Thomas Hardy, who used the county as the principal setting of his novels, and William Barnes, whose poetry celebrates the ancient Dorset dialect.

Nevének eredete

Dorset neve a központjáéból, Dorchesterből származik. Az i. sz. 1. században a rómaiak alapítottak itt várost, amelyet Durnovariának neveztek el, feltehetően az "ökölnagyságú kövek helye" jelentésű kelta kifejezés után. A betelepülő angolszászok a települést Dornwaraceasternek hívták (miután nevéhez illesztették a római várost jelentő ceaster utótagot), a körülötte elterülő vidéket pedig a Dorsetnek a Dornra rövidített városnév és a "nép" jelentésű óangol sæte szó kombinációjából. Írásban először 845-ben, az Angolszász krónikában említik, a megye régi nevét, Dorsetshire-t (Dorseteschyre formában) pedig a 10. században.

Története

Dorset első lakói mezolitikumi vadászok-gyűjtögetők voltak, akik i.e. 8000-ben érték el a vidéket. Az első állandó települések az újkőkorban, i.e. 3000 körül jelentek meg, lakói készítették a 10 km-es kettős földsáncot, a dorseti cursust. I.e. 2800 után a bronzkori földművesek megkezdték az erdők kivágását és a kerek halomsírok építését. A vaskorban a kelta durotriges törzs telepedett meg Dorsetben és számos erődöt emeltek, köztük Maiden Castle-t (Leányvár), egész Európa egyik legnagyobb vaskori földvárát.

A Britanniát meghódító rómaiak i.sz. 43-ban érkeztek Dorsetbe. Maiden Castle-i a Vespasianus által vezetett Legio II Augusta foglalta el, és a közelében megalapították Durnovaria városát. A rómaiak kivonulása után a régió lakói a mai hampshire-i határon megépítették Bokerley Dyke sáncát és többek között ennek segítségével majdnem 150 évig fel tudták tartóztatni a nyugat felé terjeszkedő angolszászokat. A 7. század végér azonban a szászok mégis meghódították őket és a terület Wessex királyságának része lett. A szászok Sherborne központtal egyházmegyét, valamint az általuk használt közigazgatási egységet, shire-t hoztak létre. A megye határai azóta alig változtak. A Brit-szigetek elleni első feljegyzett viking támadás Dorsetet érte 789-ben, majd ezután a portyázások még két évszázadig folytatódtak.

After the Norman Conquest in 1066, feudal rule was established in Dorset and the bulk of the land was divided between the Crown and ecclesiastical institutions. The Normans consolidated their control over the area by constructing castles at Corfe, Wareham and Dorchester in the early part of the 12th century. Over the next 200 years Dorset's population grew substantially and additional land was enclosed for farming to provide the extra food required. The wool trade, the quarrying of Purbeck Marble and the busy ports of Weymouth, Melcombe Regis, Lyme Regis and Bridport brought prosperity to the county. However, Dorset was devastated by the bubonic plague in 1348 which arrived in Melcombe Regis on a ship from Gascony. The disease, more commonly known as the Black Death, created an epidemic that spread rapidly and wiped out a third of the population of the country.

Corfe Castle, captured and destroyed by Cromwell's army in 1646

The dissolution of the monasteries (1536–1541) met little resistance in Dorset and many of the county's abbeys, including Shaftesbury, Cerne and Milton, were sold to private owners. In 1642, at the commencement of the English Civil War, the Royalists took control of the entire county apart from Poole and Lyme Regis. However, within three years their gains had been almost entirely reversed by the Parliamentarians. An uprising of Clubmen—vigilantes weary of the depredations of the war—took place in Dorset in 1645. Some 2,000 of these rebels offered battle to Lord Fairfax's Parliamentary army at Hambledon Hill but they were easily routed. Sherborne Castle was taken by Fairfax that same year and in 1646 Corfe Castle, the last remaining Royalist stronghold in Dorset, was captured after an act of betrayal: both were subsequently slighted. The Duke of Monmouth's unsuccessful attempt to overthrow James II began when he landed at Lyme Regis in 1685. A series of trials known as the Bloody Assizes took place to punish the rebels. Over a five-day period in Dorchester, Judge Jeffreys presided over 312 cases: 74 of the accused were executed, 175 were transported, and nine were publicly whipped. In 1686, at Charborough Park, a meeting took place to plot the downfall of James II of England. This meeting was effectively the start of the Glorious Revolution.

During the 18th century, much smuggling took place along the Dorset coast; its coves, caves and sandy beaches provided opportunities for gangs such as the Hawkhursts to stealthily bring smuggled goods ashore. Poole became Dorset's busiest port and established prosperous trade links with the fisheries of Newfoundland which supported cloth, rope and net manufacturing industries in the surrounding towns and villages. However, the industrial revolution largely bypassed Dorset which lacked coal resources and as a consequence the county remained predominantly agricultural. Farming has always been central to the economy of Dorset and the county became the birthplace of the modern trade union movement when, in 1834, six farm labourers formed a union to protest against falling wages. The labourers, who are now known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, were subsequently arrested for administering "unlawful oaths" and sentenced to transportation but they were pardoned following massive protests by the working classes.

The Dorsetshire Regiment were the first British unit to face a gas attack during the First World War (1914–1918) and they sustained particularly heavy losses at the Battle of the Somme. In total some 4,500 Dorset servicemen died in the war and of the county's towns and villages, only one, Langton Herring, known as a Thankful Village, had no residents killed. During the Second World War (1939–1945) Dorset was heavily involved in the preparations for the invasion of Normandy: beach landing exercises were carried out at Studland and Weymouth and the village of Tyneham was requisitioned for army training. Tens-of-thousands of troops departed Weymouth, Portland and Poole harbours during D-Day and gliders from RAF Tarrant Rushton dropped troops near Caen to begin Operation Tonga. Dorset experienced an increase in holiday-makers after the war. First popularised as a tourist destination by George III's frequent visits to Weymouth, the county's coastline, seaside resorts and its sparsely populated rural areas attract millions of visitors each year. With farming declining across the country, tourism has edged ahead as the primary revenue-earning sector.

Settlements

Bournemouth

Poole

Christchurch

Weymouth

Blandford Forum

Sherborne

Dorchester

Bridport

Wimborne

Verwood

Gillingham

Shaftesbury

Some of the larger settlements of Dorset

Dorset is largely rural with many small villages, few large towns and no cities. The only major urban area is the South East Dorset conurbation, which is situated at the south-eastern end of the county and is atypical of the county as a whole. It consists of the seaside resort of Bournemouth, the historic port and borough of Poole, the towns of Christchurch and Ferndown plus many surrounding villages. Bournemouth, the most populous town in the conurbation, was established in the Georgian era when sea bathing became popular. Poole, the second largest settlement (once the largest town in the county), adjoins Bournemouth to the west and contains the suburb of Sandbanks which has some of the highest land values by area in the world.

The other two major settlements in the county are Dorchester, which has been the county town since at least 1305, and Weymouth, a major seaside resort since the 18th century. Blandford Forum, Sherborne, Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton are historic market towns which serve the farms and villages of the Blackmore Vale in north Dorset. Beaminster and Bridport are situated in the west of the county; Verwood and the historic Saxon market towns of Wareham and Wimborne Minster are located to the east. Lyme Regis and Swanage are small coastal towns popular with tourists. Under construction on the western edge of Dorchester is the experimental new town of Poundbury commissioned and co-designed by Prince Charles. The suburb, which is expected to be fully completed by 2025, was designed to integrate residential and retail buildings and counter the growth of dormitory towns and car-oriented development.

Physical geography

Dorset covers an area of 2653 négyzekilotméter (1024 sq mi) and contains considerable variety in its underlying geology, which is partly responsible for the diversity of landscape. A large percentage (66%) of the county comprises either chalk, clay or mixed sand and gravels. The remainder is less straightforward and includes Portland and Purbeck stone, other limestones, calcareous clays and shales. Portland and Purbeck stone are of national importance as a building material and for restoring some of Britain's most famous landmarks. Almost every type of rock known from the Early Jurassic to the Eocene epochs can be found in the county.

Geological map of Dorset

Dorset has a number of limestone ridges which are mostly covered in either arable fields or calcareous grassland supporting sheep. These limestone areas include a wide band of Cretaceous chalk which crosses the county as a range of hills from north-east to south-west, incorporating Cranborne Chase and the Dorset Downs, and a narrow band running from south-west to south-east, incorporating the Purbeck Hills. Between the chalk hills are large, wide vales and wide flood plains. These vales are dotted with small villages, farms and coppices, and include the Blackmore Vale (Stour valley) and Frome valley. The Blackmore Vale is composed of older Jurassic deposits, largely clays interspersed with limestones, and has traditionally been a centre for dairy agriculture. South-east Dorset, including the lower Frome valley and around Poole and Bournemouth, comprises younger Eocene deposits, mainly sands and clays of poor agricultural quality. The soils created from these deposits support a heathland habitat which sustains all six native British reptile species. Most of the Dorset heathland has Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) status with three areas designated as internationally important Ramsar sites. In the far west of the county and along the coast there are frequent changes in rock strata, which appear in a less obviously sequential way compared to the landscapes of the chalk and the heath. In the west this results in a hilly landscape of diverse character that resembles that of neighbouring county Devon. Marshwood Vale, a valley of Lower Lias clay at the western tip of the county, lies to the south of the two highest points in Dorset: Lewesdon Hill at 279 méter (915 ft) and Pilsdon Pen at 277 méter (909 ft).

A former river valley flooded by rising sea levels 6,000 years ago, Poole Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world. The harbour is very shallow in places and contains a number of islands, notably Brownsea Island, the birthplace of the Scouting movement and one of the few remaining sanctuaries for indigenous red squirrels in England. The harbour, and the chalk and limestone hills of the Isle of Purbeck to the south, lie atop Western Europe's largest onshore oil field. The field, operated by Perenco from Wytch Farm, has the world's oldest continuously pumping well at Kimmeridge which has been producing oil since the early 1960s.

Dorset's diverse geography ensures it has an assortment of rivers, although a moderate annual rainfall coupled with rolling hills, means most are typically lowland in nature. Much of the county drains into three rivers, the Frome, Piddle and Stour which all flow to the sea in a south-easterly direction. The Frome and Piddle are chalk streams but the Stour, which rises in Wiltshire to the north, has its origins in clay soil. The River Avon, which flows mainly through Wiltshire and Hampshire, enters Dorset towards the end of its journey at Christchurch Harbour. The rivers Axe and Yeo, which principally drain the counties of Devon and Somerset respectively, have their sources in the north-west of the county. In the south-west, a number of small rivers run into the sea along the Dorset coastline; most notable of these are the Char, Brit, Bride and Wey.

Durdle Door, a natural arch near Lulworth Cove

Most of Dorset's coastline is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, which stretches for 155 kilométer (96 mi) between Studland and Exmouth in Devon. This coast documents the entire Mesozoic era, from Triassic to Cretaceous and is noted for its geological landforms. The Dorset section has yielded important fossils, including Jurassic trees and the first complete Ichthyosaur, discovered near Lyme Regis in 1811 by Mary Anning. The county features some notable coastal landforms, including examples of a cove (Lulworth Cove), a natural arch (Durdle Door) and chalk stacks (Old Harry Rocks). Jutting out into the English Channel at roughly the midpoint of the Dorset coastline is the Isle of Portland, a limestone island that is connected to the mainland by Chesil Beach, a 27 kilométer (17 mi) long shingle barrier beach protecting Britain's largest tidal lagoon.

The county has one of the highest proportions of conservation areas in England—and two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty covering 53% of the administrative county. It has two Heritage Coasts totalling 92 kilométer (57 mi) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest covering 199 km² (77 sq mi). The South West Coast Path, National Trail, begins at South Haven Point at the entrance to Poole Harbour.

Climate

Dorset's climate of warm summers and mild winters is partly due to its position on Britain's south coast. The third most southerly county in the UK, Dorset is less affected by the more intense Atlantic winds than Cornwall and Devon. Dorset, along with the entire south-west, has higher winter temperatures, average 4,5–8,7 °C (40,1–47,7 °F), than the rest of the United Kingdom. However, Dorset maintains higher summer temperatures than Devon and Cornwall, with average highs of 19,1–22,2 °C (66,4–72,0 °F). Excluding hills such as the Dorset Downs, the average annual temperature of the county is 9,8–12 °C (49,6–53,6 °F).

The south coast counties of Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent enjoy more sunshine than anywhere else in the United Kingdom, receiving 1,541–1,885 hours a year. Average annual rainfall varies across the county—southern and eastern coastal areas receive 700–800 milliméter (28–31 hüvelyk) per year; the Dorset Downs receive between 1000 és 1,250 milliméter (39,3701 és 0,0492 hüvelyk) per year; less than Devon and Cornwall to the west but more than counties to the east.

Demography

Dorset ethnicity and religion

UK Census 2011	DorsetSablon:Ref	Bournemouth	Poole	South West	England
Population	412,905	183,491	147,645	5,288,935	53,012,456
White	97.9%	91.9%	95.8%	95.4%	85.5%
Mixed	0.8%	2.3%	1.3%	1.4%	2.2%
Asian	0.7%	2.9%	1.8%	1.5%	7.0%
Black	0.2%	1.0%	0.3%	1.0%	3.4%
Chinese or other	0.3%	1.9%	0.8%	0.7%	1.7%
Christian	65.3%	57.1%	60.4%	60.4%	59.4%
Non-Christian	1.3%	4.6%	2.3%	2.5%	8.7%
No religion	25.2%	30.5%	29.7%	29.3%	24.7%
Not stated	8.0%	7.8%	7.6%	7.9%	7.2%
↑ a: Excluding Bournemouth and Poole

The 2011 Census records Dorset's population as 744,041. This consisted of 412,905 for the non-metropolitan county (not including Bournemouth and Poole), 183,491 for the unitary authority of Bournemouth and 147,645 for the unitary authority of Poole. In 2013 it was estimated that the population had risen by around 1.4% to 754,460: 416,720 in the non-metropolitan county and 188,730 and 149,010 in Bournemouth and Poole respectively. More than half of the county's residents live in the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch conurbation.

Dorset's population has a high proportion of older people and a lower than average proportion of young people: According to 2013 mid-year estmates, 23.6% are over 65 years of age, higher than the England and Wales average of 17.4%, and 18.6% are less than 17 years old, lower than the England and Wales average of 21.3%. The working age population (females and males between 16 and 64) is lower than England and Wales average, 60% compared to 64%. Data collected between 2010 and 2012 shows that average life expectancy at birth in the county is 85.3 years for females and 81.2 years for males. This compares favourably with the averages for England and Wales of 82.9 and 79.1 years respectively. Around 95.2% of Dorset's population are of white ethnicity, 60.9% of the population are Christian and 28.5% say they are not religious.

More than 33% of the county’s population possess a level 4 qualification or above, such as a Higher National Diploma, Degree or a Higher Degree; while nearly 6.3% have no qualifications at all. Almost 43.7% are employed in a professional or technical capacity (Standard Occupational Classification 2010, groups 1 – 3), just over 10.3% are administrators or secretaries (group 4), around 12.8% have a skilled trade (group 5), over 18% are employed at a low-level in the care, leisure, sales or customer relations sector (groups 6 and 7) and 14.8% are operatives or in elementary occupations (groups 8 and 9).

Historical population of Dorset
Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901
Population	101,857	112,930	129,210	143,443	161,617	169,699	174,255	178,813	183,371	188,700	188,263
Year	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Population	190,940	193,543	198,105	214,700	233,206	259,751	292,811	321,676	366,681	390,986	412,905
Pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Dorset Source: Great Britain Historical GIS.

Politics

Local government in Dorset consists of a county council (Dorset County Council) and two unitary authorities (Bournemouth Borough Council and Poole Borough Council). Dorset County Council was created by the Local Government Act 1888 to govern the newly created administrative county of Dorset which was based largely on the historic county borders. Dorset became a two-tier non-metropolitan county after a reorganisation of local government in 1974 and its border was extended eastwards to incorporate the former Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Following a review by the Local Government Commission for England, Bournemouth and Poole each became administratively independent single-tier unitary authorities in 1997, although they remain part of the county geographically and for ceremonial purposes. The county council is based in Dorchester and comprises six-second-tier districts: West Dorset, East Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck, Christchurch, and Weymouth and Portland. The council is controlled by the Conservative Party: at the 2013 local elections 27 Conservative, 12 Liberal Democrat, 5 Labour and 1 UKIP county councillors were elected. Bournemouth is also Conservative-controlled: the council comprises 46 Conservative, three Liberal Democrat, three Labour and two independent councillors. The Conservatives lost overall control of Poole at local elections in 2011 but subsequently formed a minority administration—the council comprises 21 Conservative councillors, 18 Liberal Democrat and three Poole People (a political party of Poole residents).

For representation in Parliament Dorset is divided into eight Parliamentary constituencies—five county constituencies and three borough constituencies. At the 2010 general election, the Conservative Party was dominant, strengthening their lead in six seats, and regaining one other from Labour. The borough constituencies of Bournemouth East, Bournemouth West and Poole are traditionally Conservative safe seats and are all represented by Conservative members of parliament. The county constituencies of North Dorset and Christchurch are also represented by Conservative MPs. West Dorset is represented by Conservative MP Oliver Letwin who is the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office. The marginal seat of South Dorset is represented by Richard Drax, who gained the seat from Dorset's only Labour representative, Jim Knight, in 2010. Mid Dorset and North Poole is held by Liberal Democrat MP Annette Brooke who retained her seat in 2010 with a slim majority of 269 (0.6% of the vote) over the Conservative candidate. For the European Parliament the county lies within the South West England constituency which elected three Conservative, two UK Independence Party and one Liberal Democrat Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) at the 2009 European Parliament election.

Economy and industry

Dorset's employment structure (2008)Sablon:Ref label

Industry	DorsetSablon:Ref label	Poole	Bournemouth	Great Britain
Manufacturing	11.9%	15.8%	3.2%	10.2%
Construction	5.3%	4.6%	3.2%	4.8%
Services	81.5%	79%	93.1%	83.5%
Tourism-relatedSablon:Ref label	10.2%	7.7%	12%	8.2%
A.^ Excludes self-employed, government-supported trainees and armed forces B.^ Includes industries that are also part of the services industry C.^ Excluding Poole and Bournemouth

In 2003 the gross value added (GVA) for the non-metropolitan county was £4,673 million, with an additional £4,705 million for Poole and Bournemouth. Primary industry produced 2.03% of GVA, secondary industry produced 22.44% and 75.53% came from tertiary industry. The average GVA for the 16 regions of South West England was £4,693 million.

The principal industry in Dorset was once agriculture. It has not, however, been the largest employer since the mid 19th century as mechanisation substantially reduced the number of workers required. Agriculture has become less profitable and the industry has declined further. Within the administrative county between 1995 and 2003, GVA for primary industry (largely agriculture, fishing and quarrying) declined from £229 million to £188 million—7.1% to 4.0%. In 2007, 2039 km² (787 sq mi) of the county was in agricultural use, up from 1986 km² (767 sq mi) in 1989, although this was due to an increase in permanent grass, and land set aside. By contrast, in the same period, arable land decreased from 9925–9157 km² (3832–3536 sq mi). Excluding fowl, sheep are the most common animal stock in the county; between 1989 and 2006 their numbers fell from 252,189 to 193,500. Cattle and pig farming has declined similarly; during the same period the number of cattle fell from 240,413 to 170,700, and pigs from 169,636 to 72,700.

In 2009 there were 2,340 armed forces personnel stationed in Dorset including the Royal Armoured Corps at Bovington, Royal Signals at Blandford and the Royal Marines at Poole. The military presence has had a mixed effect on the local economy, bringing additional employment for civilians, but on occasion having a negative impact on the tourist trade, particularly when popular areas are closed for military manoeuvres. Plans to relocate the Royal School of Signals from Blandford to South Wales could result in a loss of up to £74 million GVA for the area.

Other major employers in the county include: BAE Systems, Sunseeker International, J.P. Morgan, Cobham plc and Bournemouth University. Dorset's three ports, Poole, Weymouth and Portland, and the smaller harbours of Christchurch, Swanage, Lyme Regis, Wareham and West Bay generate a substantial amount of international trade and tourism. Around 230 fishing vessels that predominantly catch crab and lobster are based in Dorset's ports. When the waters around Weymouth and Portland were chosen for the sailing events in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the area underwent an increased investment in infrastructure and a growth in the marine leisure sector. It is expected that this will continue to have a positive effect on local businesses and tourism.

The beach near Bournemouth Pier. Dorset's coastline is a major attraction for tourists.

Tourism has grown in Dorset since the late 18th century and is now the predominant industry. It is estimated that 37,500 people work in Dorset's tourism sector. Some 3.2 million British and 326,000 foreign tourists visited the county in 2008, staying a total of 15.1 million nights. In addition there were 14.6 million day visitors. The combined spending of both groups was £1,458 million. Towns received 56% of Dorset's day trippers, 27% went to the coast and 17% to the countryside. A survey carried out in 1997 concluded that the primary reason tourists were drawn to Dorset was the attractiveness of the county's coast and countryside. Numbers of domestic and foreign tourists have fluctuated in recent years due to various factors including security and economic downturn, a trend reflected throughout the UK.

Manufacturing industry in Dorset provided 10.3% of employment in 2008. This was slightly above the average for Great Britain but below that of the South West region which was at 10.7% for that period. The sector is the county's fourth largest employer, but a predicted decline suggests there will be 10,200 fewer jobs in manufacturing by 2026.

Culture

The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester

As a largely rural county, Dorset has fewer major cultural institutions than larger or more densely populated areas. Major venues for concerts and theatre include Poole's Lighthouse arts centre, Bournemouth's BIC, Pavilion Theatre and O2 Academy, and the Pavilion theatre in Weymouth. One of Dorset's most noted cultural institutions is the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra which was founded in 1893. Based in Poole, the orchestra performs over 130 concerts across southern England each year.

Dorset has more than 30 general and specialist museums. The Dorset County Museum in Dorchester was founded in 1846 and contains an extensive collection of exhibits covering the county's history and environment. The Tank Museum at Bovington contains more than 300 tanks and armoured vehicles from 30 nations. The museum is the largest in Dorset and its collection has been designated of national importance. Other museums which reflect the cultural heritage of the county include The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester, the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth, the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Poole Museum, Portland Museum and Wareham Town Museum.

Dorset contains 190 Conservation Areas, more than 1,500 Scheduled Ancient Monuments, over 30 registered parks and gardens and 12,850 listed buildings. Grade I listed buildings include: Portland Castle, a coastal fort commissioned by Henry VIII; a castle with more than a 1,000 years of history at Corfe; a Roman ruin described by English Heritage as the "only Roman town house visible in Britain"; Athelhampton, a Tudor manor house; Forde Abbey, a stately home and former Cistercian monastery; Christchurch Priory, the longest church in England; and St Edwold's church, one of the smallest.

Traction engines on display at the Great Dorset Steam Fair

Dorset hosts a number of annual festivals, fairs and events including the Great Dorset Steam Fair near Blandford, one of the largest events of its kind in Europe, and the Bournemouth Air Festival, a free air show that attracted 1.3 million visitors in 2009. The Spirit of the Seas is a maritime festival held in Weymouth and Portland. Launched in 2008, the festival features sporting activities, cultural events and local entertainers. The Dorset County Show, which was first held in 1841, is a celebration of Dorset's agriculture. The two-day event exhibits local produce and livestock and attracts some 55,000 people. In addition to the smaller folk festivals held in towns such as Christchurch and Wimborne, Dorset holds several larger musical events such as Camp Bestival, Endorse It in Dorset, End of the Road and the Larmer Tree Festival.

Dorset's only Football League club is A.F.C. Bournemouth, which plays in the Premier League— the highest division in the English football league system. Non-League semi-professional teams in the county include Southern Premier Division teams Dorchester Town F.C., Poole Town F.C., and Weymouth F.C.. Dorset County Cricket Club competes in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship and is based at Dean Park Cricket Ground in Bournemouth. Poole Stadium hosts regular greyhound racing and is the home to top-flight speedway team Poole Pirates. The county's coastline, on the English Channel, is noted for its watersports (particularly sailing, gig racing, windsurfing, power boating and kayaking) which take advantage of the sheltered waters in the bays of Weymouth and Poole, and the harbours of Poole and Portland. Dorset hosted the sailing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. The venue was completed in May 2009 and was used by international sailing teams in preparation for the Games.

Thomas Hardy

Dorset is famed in literature for being the native county of author and poet Thomas Hardy, and many of the places he describes in his novels in the fictional Wessex are in Dorset, which he renamed South Wessex. The National Trust owns Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in Higher Bockhampton, east of Dorchester; and Max Gate, his former house in Dorchester. Several other writers have called Dorset home, including Douglas Adams, who wrote much of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy while he lived in Stalbridge; John le Carré, author of espionage novels, was born in Poole; Tom Sharpe of Wilt fame lived in Bridport; John Fowles (The French Lieutenant's Woman) lived in Lyme Regis before he died in late 2005; T.F. Powys lived in Chaldon Herring for over 20 years and used it as inspiration for the fictitious village of Folly Down in his novel Mr. Weston's Good Wine; John Cowper Powys, his elder brother, also set a number of his works in Dorset, such as the novels Maiden Castle and Weymouth Sands. The 19th-century poet William Barnes was born in Bagber and wrote many poems in his native Dorset dialect. Originating from the ancient Norse and Saxon languages, the dialect was prevalent across the Blackmore Vale but has fallen into disuse.

Dorset's flag, which is known as the Dorset Cross or St Wite's Cross, was adopted in 2008 following a public competition organised by Dorset County Council. The winning design, which features a white cross with a red border on a golden background, attracted 54% of the vote. All three colours are used in Dorset County Council's coat of arms and the red and white was used in recognition of the English flag. The golden colour represents Dorset's sandy beaches and the Dorset landmarks of Golden Cap and Gold Hill. It is also a reference to the Wessex Dragon, a symbol of the Saxon Kingdom which Dorset once belonged to, and the gold wreath featured on the badge of the Dorset Regiment.

Transport

Dorset is connected to London by two main line railways. The West of England Main Line runs through the north of the county at Gillingham and Sherborne. Running west from London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids in Devon, it provides a service for those who live in the western districts of Dorset. The South Western Main Line runs through the south at Bournemouth, Poole, Dorchester and the terminus at Weymouth. Additionally, the Heart of Wessex Line runs north from Weymouth to Bristol and the Swanage Railway, a heritage steam and diesel railway, runs the 10 kilométer (6 mi) between Norden and Swanage.

Dorset is one of the few counties in England not to have a motorway. The A303, A35 and A31 trunk roads run through the county. The A303, which connects the West Country to London via the M3, clips the north-west of the county. The A35 crosses the county in a west-east direction from Honiton in Devon, via Bridport, Dorchester, Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, to Southampton in Hampshire. The A31 connects to the A35 at Bere Regis, and passes east through Wimborne and Ferndown to Hampshire, where it later becomes the M27. Other main roads in the county include the A338, A354, A37 and A350. The A338 heads north from Bournemouth to Ringwood (Hampshire) and on to Salisbury (Wiltshire) and beyond. The A354 also connects to Salisbury after travelling north-east from Weymouth in the south of the county. The A37 travels north-west from Dorchester to Yeovil in Somerset. The A350 also leads north, from Poole through Blandford and Shaftesbury, to Warminster in Wiltshire.

Two passenger sea ports and an international airport are situated in the county. Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries, operate out of Poole Harbour; Brittany Ferries provide access to Cherbourg in France and Condor Ferries sail a seasonal service to the Channel Islands and St Malo, France. Condor Ferries also operate services from Weymouth harbour to Guernsey, Jersey and St. Malo throughout the year. Poole, since the dredging of the main channel in 2008, and Portland harbours are capable of taking cruise liners. Bournemouth Airport, which is situated on the edge of Hurn village 6 kilométer (4 mi) north of Bournemouth, has flights to 36 destinations and serves some 600,000 passengers a year. In August 2007 work began on a £32 million expansion programme which includes enlargement of the terminal building and an increase in parking.

Dorset is served by 14 commercial bus operators. The Wilts & Dorset bus company has a county wide network with frequent services linking major towns and a limited service in rural locations. The First Group operate buses in the Weymouth and Bridport area, including: a regular route along the A35 from Weymouth to Axminster, which helps to compensate for the missing rail link west of Dorchester; and the Jurassic Coast service, one of the longest bus routes in the UK, which provides through travel from Poole to Exeter, exploiting a popular tourist route. Yellow Buses are the main providers of routes within the South East Dorset Conurbation. Damory Coaches is one of a number of operators that provide access to more rural communities.

Religious sites

Sherborne Abbey

Unlike all of its neighbouring counties, Dorset does not have a cathedral. Over 95% of the county falls within the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury. A small section to the west comes under the Diocese of Bath and Wells and to the east Christchurch and much of Bournemouth—both historically part of Hampshire—belong to the Diocese of Winchester. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth incorporates most of Dorset with the exception of Christchurch and a portion of Bournemouth which belongs to the Diocese of Portsmouth. Few purpose-built places of worship exist in Dorset for faiths other than Christianity. In 2008 a Hindu temple was constructed in Blandford Forum for the Gurkhas based at the town's military camp. Bournemouth, which contains a higher proportion of Jewish residents than the national average, has two synagogues.

Christianity was introduced to Dorset by the Romans. A 4th century Roman mosaic discovered near Hinton St Mary contains what is generally accepted to be an image of Christ. Christianity became firmly established in the county during the Saxon period although there are few surviving Saxon churches; the most complete is St. Martin's in Wareham which has features from the early 11th century. Mediaeval churches are more prevalent in Dorset; most are 15th century and are of a Perpendicular style. Sherborne Abbey, one of the county's largest, is noted for its broad fan vaulting added during an extensive 15th century rebuild. Founded in AD 705 by Aldhelm, the Abbey contained the chair of the Bishop of Sherborne and was granted cathedral status until 1075 when the diocese was transferred to Old Sarum. Wimborne Minster features a chained library and a 14th-century astronomical clock; Christchurch Priory is renowned for its miraculous beam which, according to legend, was installed by Christ; and the 15th century roof spanning the nave at St John the Baptist Church in Bere Regis is described by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as the "finest timber roof of Dorset". St Candida and Holy Cross at Whitchurch Canonicorum is the only church in the country, besides Westminster Abbey, to have a shrine that contains the relics of a saint.

Monastic foundations were once abundant in Dorset, but all ceased to exist at the Dissolution. The Reformation and the political and religious turmoil that ensued largely checked the building of new churches until the turn of the 18th century. Notable examples of Early Georgian churches include the Bastard brothers' Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Blandford Forum, and St George's Church on the Isle of Portland, which has a steeple and tower inspired by the works of Christopher Wren. From the late 18th century onwards, churches in Dorset tended towards a Gothic Revival style. A notable exception to this trend, however, is the Church of St Mary in East Lulworth—the first freestanding Roman Catholic church built in England after the Reformation. George III gave permission to erect the building on the condition that it resembled a garden mausoleum rather than a church. It was completed in 1789. Bournemouth, founded in 1810, has a wealth of 19th-century churches including St Peter's and St Stephen's. St Dunstan's Church (formerly St Osmund's) in Poole is one of a small number of 20th-century churches in Dorset. The final major work of Edward Schroeder Prior, it is one of the last examples of the Neo Byzantine style. The Church of St Nicholas and St Magnus in Moreton is noted for its elaborate engraved glass windows designed by Laurence Whistler. Severely damaged by a stray German bomb in 1940, the church subsequently underwent extensive renovation and Whistler had replaced every window by 1984.

Education

Responsibility for state schools in Dorset is divided between three local education authorities: Dorset County Council, which covers the majority of the county, and Bournemouth and Poole unitary authorities. Most of the Dorset County Council area operates a two-tier comprehensive system whereby pupils attend a primary school before completing their education at secondary school. Only Dorchester, Ferndown, Wimborne and Purbeck maintain a three-tier system (first, middle and high school), although Purbeck is expected to switch to a two-tier system by 2013 because of an excess of unfilled places. Bournemouth operates a two-tier system; Poole operates a three-tier system but will switch to two tiers from September 2013. Poole and Bournemouth are two of a minority of local authorities in England to maintain selective education, each containing two single-sex grammar schools which select pupils on the basis of an eleven plus examination. Some of the county's schools are academies—self-governing state schools which have become independent of their local education authority and are maintained directly by the Department for Education. In 2010, 59.4% of pupils attending schools in the county council area gained at least five GCSEs at A*–C grades including English and maths, above the national average of 53.4%. Bournemouth and Poole also recorded above average results at 56.5% and 55.3% respectively. However, most non-selective schools in the two unitary authorities fell below the national average.

Dorset contains a range of privately funded independent schools. Many are boarding schools which also take day pupils, such as the co-educational Canford School which is built around a 19th-century Grade I listed manor house; St Mary's, a Catholic girls' school in Shaftesbury; and Sherborne School, a boys school founded in the 16th century.

Four of the county's five largest towns contain a further education college: Weymouth College, Kingston Maurward College in Dorchester and Bournemouth and Poole College which is one of the largest in the UK. Dorset has two higher education establishments situated in the heart of the county's south east conurbation. Bournemouth University has facilities across Bournemouth and Poole and over 17,000 students. Previously named Bournemouth Polytechnic, it was granted university status as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. The Arts University Bournemouth is situated between the border of Poole and Bournemouth. It became a higher education institute in 2001 and was given degree-awarding powers in 2008. It was granted full university status in 2012.

See also

• Custos Rotulorum of Dorset—list of keepers of the rolls for Dorset
• Dorset—list of MPs for the abolished Dorset county constituency
• List of High Sheriffs of Dorset

References

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External links

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Konfliktus	Egyik fél	Másik fél	Eredmény az USA számára
Amerikai függetlenségi háború (1775–1783) Helyszín: Észak-Amerika keleti része, Gibraltár, Brit-India, Karib-tenger, Atlanti-óceán Cornwallis tábornok megadja magát	Egyesült Államok Francia Királyság Spanyolország Vermonti Köztársaság Irokézek Oneidák Tuszkarórák Watauga Társaság Kataubák Lenapék Csaktók Egyesült Tartományok Májszori Királyság	Nagy-Britannia Lojalisták Német segédcsapatok Irokézek Onondagák Móhakok Kajugák Szenekák Cserokik	győzelem Párizsi szerződés Nagy-Britannia elismeri az Egyesült Államok függetlenségét
Chickamaugai háború (1776–1795) Helyszín: Mississippi-medence	Egyesült Államok	Cserokik	győzelem
Északnyugati indián háború (1785–1793) Helyszín: Északnyugati territórium A greenville-i szerződés	Egyesült Államok Csikaszók Csaktók	Nyugati indián konföderáció Nagy-Britannia	győzelem Greenville-i szerződés Az USA megszállja az Északnyugati territóriumot
Whiskeylázadás (1791–1794) Helyszín: Nyugat-Pennsylvania George Washington szemléje a lázadókat leverő csapatok fölött	Egyesült Államok	Határvidéki lázadók	győzelem Fegyveres lázadás leverése A whiskey adóját továbbra is nehezen szedték be
Kváziháború (1798–1800) A francia forradalmi háborúk része Helyszín: Atlanti-óceán, Karib-tenger, Indiai-óceán, Földközi-tenger	Egyesült Államok Nagy-Britannia	Franciaország Spanyolország	döntetlen a francia-amerikai szövetség felbomlása az USA semlegességet nyilvánított Franciaországgal szemben

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Konfliktus	Egyik fél	Másik fél	Eredmény az USA számára
Első amerikai–berber háború (1801–1805) Helyszín: A Földközi-tenger afrikai partjai Derna ostroma	Egyesült Államok Svédország	Eyalet of Tripolitania [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Morocco.svg|1666px|keret|class=noviewer|Morocco]] Sultanate of Morocco	Victory Peace treaty
Tecumseh's War (1811) Location: Northwest River Ohio	Sablon:Country data United States	Tecumseh's Confederacy Sablon:Collapsible list	Victory Peace treaty
War of 1812 (1812–1815) Location: Eastern and Central North America The Battle of New Orleans by Henry Bryan Hall after William Momberger.	Sablon:Country data United States Choctaw Cherokee Nation Creek Allies	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/British Empire.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|British Empire]] United Kingdom [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/British Empire.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|British Empire]] British North America Tecumseh's Confederacy Sablon:Collapsible list [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Spain.svg|1795px|keret|class=noviewer|Spain]] Spain (1814)	Stalemate Treaty of Ghent Defeat of Tecumseh's Confederacy
Creek War (1813–1814) Location: Southern United States William Weatherford surrendering to Andrew Jackson after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.	Sablon:Country data United States Lower Creeks Cherokee Nation Choctaw	Red Stick Creek	Victory Treaty of Fort Jackson
Second Barbary War (1815) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea and the Barbary states. Decatur's Squadron off Algiers.	Sablon:Country data United States	Regency of Algiers	Victory Peace treaty
First Seminole War (1817–1818) Location: Pensacola, Florida Barracks and tents at Fort Brooke near Tampa Bay.	Sablon:Country data United States	Seminole [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Spain.svg|1506px|keret|class=noviewer|Spain]] Spanish Florida	Victory
Texas-Indian wars (1820–1875) Location: Texas A Kiowa ledger drawing depicting a battle between Southern Plains Indians and the U.S. Army during the Red River War.	Sablon:Country data Spain Sablon:Country data Republic of Texas Sablon:Country data United States	Comanche	Victory
Arikara War (1823) Location: Missouri River	Sablon:Country data United States	Arikara	Victory The Arikara eventually settled with the Mandan and Hidatsa on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota
Aegean Sea Anti-Piracy Operations (1825–1828) Location: Off Greece, Aegean Sea Greek pirate boats attacking the HMS Comet.	Sablon:Country data United States	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/First Hellenic Republic.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|First Hellenic Republic]] Greek Pirates	Victory Defeat of Greek pirates HMS Comet liberated by American forces Message of thanks issued to Louis Goldsborough from the British government
Winnebago War (1827) Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory	Sablon:Country data United States	Prairie La Crosse Ho-Chunks with a few allies	Victory Ho-Chunks cede lead mining region to the United States
First Sumatran expedition (1832) Location: Aceh Sultanate U.S. Infantry assaulting the Acehnese forts at Kuala Batu in 1832.	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data Netherlands	Chiefdom of Kuala Batee	Victory
Black Hawk War (1832) Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory Native women and children fleeing the Battle of Bad Axe.	Sablon:Country data United States Ho-Chunk Menominee Dakota Potawatomi	Black Hawks British Band Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi allies	Victory
Second Seminole War (1835–1842) Location: Florida, United States This view of a Seminole village shows the log cabins they lived in prior to the disruptions of the Second Seminole War.	Sablon:Country data United States	Seminole	Victory 3,800 Seminoles transported to the Indian Territory 300 remain in Everglades
Patriot war (1838) Location: Great Lakes Basin Contemporary engraving of the Battle of the Windmill as seen from the American shore.	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/United Kingdom.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|United Kingdom]] United Kingdom Upper Canada [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/United States of America.svg|1837px|keret|class=noviewer| United States of America]] United States	Republic of Canada Hunters' Lodge	Victory Defeat of Hunters' Lodges Navy Island retaken Republic of Canada collapses Unification of Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada and democratic reforms to lessen social unrest
United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) Location: Pacific Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and Oceania The attack on Malolo by Alfred Agate.	Sablon:Country data United States	Fiji Samoa Tabiteuea	Victory Exploration successful
Second Sumatran expedition (1838) Location: Aceh Sultanate	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data Netherlands	Chiefdom of Kuala Batee	Victory
Mexican–American War (1846–1848) Location: Texas, New Mexico, California, and Mexico Second Battle of Tabasco.	Sablon:Country data United States California Republic	Sablon:Country data Mexico	Victory Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexican Cession Mexican recognition of Texas and California (among other territories) as independent; end of conflict between Mexico and Texas
Cayuse War (1847–1855) Location: Oregon	Sablon:Country data United States	Cayuse	Victory
Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) Location: China Taiping cannonade against the Qing war-junks besieging the Heavenly Kingdom capital.	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Qing dynasty.svg|1862px|keret|class=noviewer|Qing dynasty]] China Sablon:Country data Second French Empire Sablon:Country data UKGBI United States	Fájl:Flag of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.png Taiping Heavenly Kingdom	Victory Qing dynasty victory Fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Weakening of the Qing dynasty
Apache Wars (1851–1900) Location: Southwestern United States	Sablon:Country data United States	Apache Ute Yavapai	Victory Apaches moved to reservations
Bombardment of Greytown (1854) Location: Greytown, Mosquito Coast Bombardment of the British protectorate before its occupation and destruction by U.S. Marines.	Sablon:Country data United States	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/United Kingdom.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|United Kingdom]] United Kingdom Miskito Kingdom	Victory Greytown occupied and destroyed
Puget Sound War (1855–1856) Location: Washington	Sablon:Country data United States Snoqualmie	Nisqually Muckleshoot Puyallup Klickitat Haida Tlingit	Victory Indians relocated to Siletz, Grand Ronde, and Coast Reservations
First Fiji Expedition (1855) Location: Fiji	Sablon:Country data United States	Sablon:Country data Fiji	Victory
Rogue River Wars (1855–1856) Location: Rogue Valley	Sablon:Country data United States	Rogue River people	Victory Indians relocated to Siletz, Grand Ronde, and Coast Reservations
Third Seminole War (1855–1858) Location: Pensacola, Florida A U.S. Marine boat expedition searching the Everglades during the Second Seminole War.	Sablon:Country data United States	Seminole	Victory
Yakima War (1855–1858) Location: Washington Territory Seattleites evacuate to the town blockhouse as Sablon:USS opens fire on advancing tribal forces.	Sablon:Country data United States Snoqualmie	Yakama Walla Walla tribe Umatilla tribe Nez Perce tribe Cayuse tribe	Victory Peace treaty
Filibuster War (1856–1857) Location: Nicaragua Costa Rican troops attacking William Walker at Rivas in 1856.	Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras The Mosquito Coast Guatemala El Salvador Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data United Kingdom	Filibusters	Victory William Walker's army is defeated and he is arrested by the U.S. Navy. Slavery Outlawed
Second Opium War (1856–1859) Location: China Palikao's bridge, on the evening of the battle, by Émile Bayard	British Empire [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/France.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|France]] French Empire Sablon:Country data United States	China	Victory Treaties of Tientsin Southern Kowloon ceded to the United Kingdom
Utah War (1857–1858) Location: Utah Territory and Wyoming	Sablon:Country data United States	Deseret / Utah Mormons (Nauvoo Legion)	Resolution Resolution through negotiation Brigham Young replaced as governor of the territory Full amnesty for charges of sedition and treason issued to the citizens of Utah Territory by President James Buchanan on the condition that they accept American Federal authority
Navajo Wars (1858–1866) Location: New Mexico Fort Defiance	Sablon:Country data United States	Navajo	Victory Long Walk of the Navajo Navajos moved to reservations
Second Fiji Expedition (1858) Location: Fiji	Sablon:Country data United States	Sablon:Country data Fiji	Victory
First and Second Cortina War (1859–1861) Location: Texas and Mexico	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/United States.svg|1859px|keret|class=noviewer|United States]] United States [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/CSA.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|CSA]] Confederate States	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Mexico.svg|1823px|keret|class=noviewer|Mexico]] Mexican Paramilitary Forces	Victory
Paiute War (1860) Location: Pyramid Lake, Nevada	Sablon:Country data United States	Paiute Shoshone Bannock	Victory
Reform War (1860) Location: Mexico USS Saragota	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Mexico.svg|1823px|keret|class=noviewer|Mexico]] Mexican Liberals Sablon:Country data United States	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Mexico.svg|1823px|keret|class=noviewer|Mexico]] Mexican Conservatives	Victory
American Civil War (1861–1865) Location: United States The Battle of Antietam, by Kurz & Allison.	Sablon:Country data United States	Sablon:Country data Confederate States	Victory Territorial integrity preserved Dissolution of the Confederacy Slavery abolished Lincoln assassinated Beginning of the Reconstruction Era
Bombardment of Qui Nhơn (1861) Part of the Cochinchina Campaign Location: Qui Nhơn, Vietnam	Sablon:Country data United States	Nguyễn Dynasty	Victory Vietnamese-held fort silenced
Yavapai Wars (1861–1875) Location: Arizona	Sablon:Country data United States	Yavapai Apache Yuma Mohave	Victory
Dakota War of 1862 (1862) Location: Minnesota and Dakota The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota on August 19, 1862	Sablon:Country data United States	Dakota Sioux	Victory
Colorado War (1863–1865) Location: Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska	Sablon:Country data United States	Cheyenne Arapaho Sioux	Victory Military and congressional hearings against John Chivington
Shimonoseki War (1863–1864) Location: Kanmon Straits Capture of a Choshu battery at Shimonoseki by British sailors and marines.	Sablon:Country data British Empire Sablon:Country data Dutch Empire [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/France.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|France]] French Empire Sablon:Country data United States	Chōshū Domain	Victory Chōshū pays an indemnity of $3,000,000.
Snake War (1864–1868) Locations: Ohio, Nevada, California, and Idaho	Sablon:Country data United States	Paiute Bannock Shoshone	Victory
Powder River War (1865) Location: Powder River State	Sablon:Country data United States	Sioux Cheyenne Arapaho	Inconclusive
Red Cloud's War (1866–1868) Location: Powder River State	Sablon:Country data United States	Lakota Cheyenne Arapaho	Defeat Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) Legal control of Powder River Country ceded to Native Americans Creation of the Great Sioux Reservation (including the Black Hills)
Siege of Mexico City (1867) Location: Mexico Austrian ship SNS Novara (left) at Veracruz to receive the body of Emperor Maximilian and extract remaining Austria-Hungarian troops from Mexico. British ship HMS Niger is on the right.	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Mexico.svg|1823px|keret|class=noviewer|Mexico]] Mexican Republicans Sablon:Country data United States	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Mexico.svg|1864px|keret|class=noviewer|Mexico]] Mexican Empire [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/France.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|France]] French Empire [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Austria-Hungary.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Austria-Hungary]] Austria-Hungary	Victory End of the Maximilian Affair
Formosa Expedition (1867) Location: Southern Formosa	Sablon:Country data United States	Paiwan aboriginals	Inconclusive Formosan retreat American withdrawal
Comanche Campaign (1867–1875) Location: Western United States	Sablon:Country data United States	Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa	Victory
United States expedition to Korea (1871) Location: Ganghwado American forces after capturing the Deokjin Fort during the Battle of Ganghwa in 1871.	Sablon:Country data United States	Joseon Dynasty	Victory United States-Korea Treaty of 1882
Modoc War (1872–1873) Location: California and Oregon Engraving of soldiers recovering the bodies of the slain May 3, 1873.	Sablon:Country data United States	Modoc	Victory
Red River War (1874–1875) Location: Texas	Sablon:Country data United States	Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa	Victory End to the Texas-Indian Wars
Las Cuevas War (1875) Location: Texas and Mexico Texan soldiers.	Sablon:Country data United States	Mexican militia	Victory Cattle returned to Texas
Great Sioux War of 1876 (1876–1877) Location: Montana, Dakota and Wyoming Fájl:X-33633.jpg Custer's last stand at Little Bighorn.	Sablon:Country data United States	Lakota Dakota Northern Cheyenne Arapaho	Victory Legal control of Powder River Country ceded to the United States
Buffalo Hunters' War (1876–1877) Location: Texas and Oklahoma	Sablon:Country data United States	Comanche Apache	Victory
Nez Perce War (1877) Location: Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana	Sablon:Country data United States	Nez Perce Palouse	Victory
San Elizario Salt War (1877–1878) Location: Texas	Sablon:Country data United States	Tejano militia	Victory Uprising suppressed
Bannock War (1878) Location: Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming	Sablon:Country data United States	Bannock Shoshone Paiute	Victory
Cheyenne War (1878–1879) Location: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana	Sablon:Country data United States	Cheyenne	Victory
Sheepeater Indian War (1879) Location: Idaho	Sablon:Country data United States	Shoshone	Victory
Victorio's War (1879–1881) Location: Mexico	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data Mexico	Apache	Victory
White River War (1879–1880) Location: Colorado	Sablon:Country data United States	Ute	Victory
Egyptian Expedition (1882) Location: Egypt Two U.S. Marines (right) and two Royal Marines (left) in Alexandria during the occupation.	Sablon:Country data United States	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Egypt.svg|1882px|keret|class=noviewer|Egypt]] Egypt	Victory American consulate occupied and safeguarded City of Alexandria patrolled and fires extinguished
Pine Ridge Campaign (1890–1891) Location: South Dakota Mass grave for the dead Lakota after the conflict at Wounded Knee Creek.	Sablon:Country data United States	Sioux	Victory
Garza Revolution (1891–1893) Location: Texas and Mexico	Sablon:Country data Mexico Sablon:Country data United States	Garzistas	Victory
Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1893) Location: Hawaii USS Boston's landing force on duty at the Arlington Hotel, Honolulu, at the time of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, January 1893.	Committee of Safety Sablon:Country data United States	Kingdom of Hawaii	Victory Hawaiian Kingdom surrender Queen Liliuokalani relinquishes power Provisional Government established Hawaii organized into a territory of the United States
Brazilian Naval Revolt (1893–1894) Location: Brazil "The War Ship Detroit", January 29, 1894, New York Times.	First Brazilian Republic Sablon:Country data United States	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Empire of Brazil.svg|1870px|keret|class=noviewer|Empire of Brazil]] Brazilian mutineers	Victory
Yaqui Wars (1896-1918) Location: Arizona and Mexico 10th Cavalry soldiers holding Yaqui prisoners at their camp in Bear Valley, January 9, 1918.	Sablon:Country data United States [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Mexico.svg|1893px|keret|class=noviewer|Mexico]] Mexico	Yaqui Pima Opata	Victory
Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899) Location: Samoa	Samoa Sablon:Country data United States	Mataafans Sablon:Country data German Empire	Compromise Allies and Rebels compromise for peace Tripartite Convention United States acquires American Samoa United Kingdom withdraws claim in exchange for concessions in the Solomon Islands Germany acquires German Samoa Mata'afa Iosefo becomes paramount chief of Samoa
Spanish–American War (1898) Location: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam Battle of Manila Bay painting.	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data Cuba Philippine Republic Katipunan	Sablon:Country data Spain	Victory Treaty of Paris Protectorate over Cuba Collapse of the Spanish Empire Generation of '98 among Spanish intellectuals
Philippine–American War (1899–1902) Location: Philippines A group of Filipino combatants are photographed just as they lay down their weapons prior to their surrender.	Sablon:Country data United States	Sablon:Country data First Philippine Republic Tagalog Republic [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/First Philippine Republic.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|First Philippine Republic]] Pulajanes Sablon:Country data Sulu Sultanate [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Sulu Sultanate.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Sulu Sultanate]] Moro Republic of Zamboanga Republic of Negros	Victory Occupation of the Philippines Dissolution of the First Philippine Republic
Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) Philippines Aftermath of the First Battle of Bud Dajo.	Sablon:Country data United States	Moro Remnants of the Sulu Sultanate	Victory
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) Location: China	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/British Empire.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|British Empire]] United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Russian Empire Sablon:Country data Empire of Japan [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/France.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|France]] France Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data German Empire Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Italy Sablon:Country data Austria-Hungary	Righteous Harmony Society (Boxers) Sablon:Country data Qing Dynasty	Victory The rebellion was suppressed Signing of the Boxer Protocol Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing

20th century wars

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result for the United States and/or its Allies
Crazy Snake Rebellion (1909) Location: Oklahoma Creek prisoners of war.	Sablon:Country data United States	Creek	Victory
Border War (1910–1919) Part of the Mexican Revolution Location: Mexico–United States border US troops gathered around dead Mexican soldiers.	Sablon:Country data United States	Mexican Carrancistas [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/German Empire.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|German Empire]] Germany	Victory Permanent border wall established along the border of Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, after the Battle of Ambos Nogales Battles between Mexican and American forces ceased in 1919 after the American/Carrancista victory in the Battle of Ciudad Juárez Pancho Villa's troops no longer an effective fighting force Pancho Villa obtains pardon from the Mexican government.
Negro Rebellion (1912) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Cuba USS Mississippi in Cuba	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Cuba.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Cuba]]Cuba Sablon:Country data United States	Cuban PIC	Victory Rebellion suppressed.
Occupation of Nicaragua. (1912–1933) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Nicaragua Occupation of Nicaragua	Sablon:Country data United States Nicaragua	Nicaraguan Liberals Sandinistas	Victory Nicaragua occupied until 1933. Great Depression marked US withdrawal in 1933. Change of regime in Nicaragua.
Bluff War (1914–1915) Location: Utah and Colorado Prisoners of the Bluff War in Thompson, Utah, waiting to board a train for their trial in Salt Lake City.	Sablon:Country data United States	Ute Paiute	Victory
Occupation of Haiti. (1915–1934) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Haiti Occupation of Haiti	Sablon:Country data United States Haiti	Haitian Rebels	Victory Haiti occupied
Sugar Intervention (1916–1918) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Cuba	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Cuba.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Cuba]] Cuba Sablon:Country data United States	Liberal Party of Cuba insurgents	Victory Uprising quelled.
Occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Dominican Republic Occupation of the Dominican Republic.	Sablon:Country data United States	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Dominican Republic.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Dominican Republic]] Dominican Republic	Victory Dominican Republic occupied
World War I (1917–1918) Location: Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, the Pacific Islands, and coast of North and South American Two US troops pass by dead German soldiers on a battlefield.	Sablon:Country data French Third Republic Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Russian Empire Sablon:Country data United States [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Republic of China (1912–49).svg|1912px|keret|class=noviewer|Republic of China (1912–49)]] China Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Italy Sablon:Country data Empire of Japan Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Australia Sablon:Country data New Zealand Sablon:Country data British Raj Sablon:Country data Union of South Africa Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Serbia Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Montenegro Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Romania Belgium Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Greece Sablon:Country data Portugal Sablon:Country data Brazil	Sablon:Country data German Empire Sablon:Country data Austria-Hungary Sablon:Country data Ottoman Empire Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Bulgaria	Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations
Russian Civil War (1918–1920) Location: Russia, Mongolia, and Iran US troops march through Russia before the Battle of Romanovka.	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Russia.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Russia]] White movement [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/United Kingdom.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|United Kingdom]] British Empire Sablon:Country data United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Australia Sablon:Country data British Raj Sablon:Country data Empire of Japan Sablon:Country data Czechoslovakia Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Greece Sablon:Country data Second Polish Republic Sablon:Country data United States [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/France.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|France]] France Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Romania Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Serbia Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Italy [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Republic of China (1912–1949).svg|1912px|keret|class=noviewer|Republic of China (1912–1949)]] China	Sablon:Country data Russian SFSR Sablon:Country data Far Eastern Republic Latvian SSR Ukrainian SSR Commune of Estonia Mongolian communists	Defeat Allied withdrawal from Russia Bolshevik victory over White Army Victory for pro-independence movements in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland
Bombardment of Samsun (1922) Location: Turkey	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/United States.svg|1912px|keret|class=noviewer|United States]] United States	Grand National Assembly	Victory
Posey War (1923) Location: Utah Ute and Paiute prisoners of war.	Sablon:Country data United States	Ute Paiute	Victory
World War II (1941–1945) Location: Europe, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Mediterranean, North Africa, North and South America US troops in Okinawa.	Sablon:Country data Soviet Union Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Republic of China (1912–49) Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data Poland Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Australia Sablon:Country data New Zealand Sablon:Country data British Raj Sablon:Country data Union of South Africa Sablon:Country data Mongolia Sablon:Country data Democratic Federal Yugoslavia Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Greece Sablon:Country data Denmark Sablon:Country data Norway Sablon:Country data Netherlands Sablon:Country data Philippines Belgium Luxembourg Sablon:Country data Czechoslovakia Sablon:Country data Brazil [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Mexico.svg|1934px|keret|class=noviewer|Mexico]] Mexico Sablon:Country data Ethiopian Empire [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/North Vietnam.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|North Vietnam]] Viet Minh KLA	Sablon:Country data Nazi Germany Sablon:Country data Empire of Japan Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Italy Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Hungary Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Romania Sablon:Country data Kingdom of Bulgaria Sablon:Country data Finland Thaiföld Sablon:Country data Manchukuo Sablon:Country data Mengjiang Sablon:Country data Independent State of Croatia Sablon:Country data Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Sablon:Country data Albania	Victory Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
Korean War (1950–1953) Part of the Cold War Location: Korea US and South Korean troops in combat.	Sablon:Country data South Korea Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Australia Belgium Sablon:Flagdeco Canada Sablon:Flagdeco Philippines Sablon:Country data Colombia Sablon:Flagdeco Ethiopia Sablon:FlagdecoGreece Luxemburg Sablon:Flagdeco Netherlands Sablon:Country data New Zealand Sablon:Flagdeco South Africa Thaiföld Sablon:Country data Turkey Guatemala	Sablon:Country data North Korea Sablon:Country data China Sablon:Country data Soviet Union	Ceasefire Cease-fire armistice North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled UN invasion of North Korea repelled Chinese-North Korean-Soviet invasion of South Korea repelled Korean Demilitarized Zone established, little territorial change at the 38th parallel border
Intervention in Lebanon (1958) Location: Lebanon American soldier on guard in Lebanon.	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Lebanon.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Lebanon]] Lebanon Sablon:Country data United States	INM LCP PSP	Victory
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) Part of the Cold War Location: Cuba	Sablon:Country data United States [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Cuba.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Cuba]] CDRF	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Cuba.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Cuba]] Cuba	Defeat Invasion of Cuba suppressed Failed Castro assassination
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) Location: Dominican Republic US soldiers arrive in the Dominican Republic.	United States Brazil Honduras Paraguay Nicaragua	Dominican Republic	Victory Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency Election of Joaquín Balaguer.
Vietnam War (1965–1973) Part of the Cold War and Indochina Wars Location: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos US soldiers gathered around dead Viet Cong troops.	Sablon:Country data South Vietnam Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data South Korea Sablon:Country data Australia Sablon:Country data New Zealand Thailand Sablon:Country data Philippines [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Cambodia.svg|1970px|keret|class=noviewer|Cambodia]] Khmer Republic Kingdom of Laos	North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Khmer Issarak [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Laos.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Laos]] Pathet Lao Sablon:Country data China	Defeat Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam Dissolution of the Republic of Vietnam Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia South Vietnam is annexed by North Vietnam
Shaba II (1978) Location: Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Zaire Sablon:Country data France Belgium Sablon:Country data United States	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Katanga.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Katanga]] Front for the National Liberation of the Congo	Victory
Multinational Force in Lebanon (1982-1984) Part of the Lebanese Civil War Location: Lebanon US Navy ships launch missiles in support of the Lebanese Civil War.	Sablon:Country data Italy Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data United Kingdom	Islamic Jihad Organization	Victory Multinational forces supervise withdrawal of Palestine Liberation Organization.
Invasion of Grenada (1983) Part of the Cold War Location: Grenada American soldiers in mortar positions in Grenada.	Sablon:Country data United States Caribbean Peace Force:	PRG of Grenada Sablon:Country data Cuba Military advisors:	Victory Military dictatorship of Hudson Austin deposed Defeat of Cuban military presence Restoration of Constitutional Government
Invasion of Panama (1989–1990) Location: Panama Aftermath of a firefight between American and Panamanian forces.	Sablon:Country data United States	Panama	Victory Dictator Manuel Noriega deposed.
Gulf War (1990–1991) Location: Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Israel Aftermath of a bombed US position.	Sablon:Country data Kuwait Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Saudi Arabia Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Egypt Sablon:Country data Syria Sablon:Country data Qatar Sablon:Country data Bahrain Sablon:Country data United Arab Emirates Sablon:Country data Oman Sablon:Country data Bangladesh	Iraq	Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber III restored Sanctions against Iraq
Iraqi No-Fly Zones (1991–2003) Location: Iraq US naval vessels launch a series of strikes in support of the Iraqi No-Fly Zone.	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data Australia Belgium Sablon:Country data Netherlands Sablon:Country data Saudi Arabia Sablon:Country data Turkey	Iraq	Victory
Somali Civil War (1992–1995) Location: Somalia American soldiers on patrol in Somalia.	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Spain Sablon:Country data Saudi Arabia Sablon:Country data Malaysia Sablon:Country data Pakistan Sablon:Country data Italy India Sablon:Country data Greece Sablon:Country data Germany Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data Canada Botswana Belgium Sablon:Country data Australia	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Somalia.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Somalia]] Somalia	Victory UN humanitarian mandate fulfilled. About 100,000 lives were saved by outside resistance. Civil war is ongoing.
Intervention in Haiti (1994–1995) Location: Haiti US troops arrive in Haiti.	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data Poland Sablon:Country data Argentina	Haiti	Victory Reinstatement of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as president of Haiti.
Bosnian War (1994–1995) Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina UN forces deployed in Bosnia.	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg|1992px|keret|class=noviewer|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] Bosnia and Herzegovina [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia]] Herzeg-Bosnia Sablon:Country data Croatia Sablon:Country data United States Belgium Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Denmark Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data Germany Sablon:Country data Italy Luxembourg Sablon:Country data Netherlands Sablon:Country data Norway Sablon:Country data Portugal Sablon:Country data Spain Sablon:Country data Turkey Sablon:Country data United Kingdom	Sablon:Country data Republika Srpska YPA Sablon:Country data Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/FR Yugoslavia.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|FR Yugoslavia]] FR Yugoslavia	Victory Dayton Accords Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to oversee the peace agreement Massive civilian casualties for the Bosniak ethnic group
Kosovo War (1998–1999) Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Serbia Bombing in Kosovo.	KLA [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Albania.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Albania]] AFRK Sablon:Country data Albania Sablon:Country data Croatia Sablon:Country data United States Belgium Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Czech Republic Sablon:Country data Denmark Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data Germany Sablon:Country data Hungary Sablon:Country data Italy Luxembourg Sablon:Country data Netherlands Sablon:Country data Norway Sablon:Country data Portugal Sablon:Country data Poland Sablon:Country data Spain Sablon:Country data Turkey Sablon:Country data United Kingdom	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/FR Yugoslavia.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|FR Yugoslavia]] FR Yugoslavia	Victory Kumanovo Treaty Yugoslav security forces pull out of Kosovo KLA veterans join the UÇPMB, starting the Preševo insurgency

21st century wars

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result for the United States and/or its Allies
War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Part of the War on Terror Location: Afghanistan US troops on patrol in Afghanistan.	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data Afghanistan ISAF Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Germany Sablon:Country data Denmark Sablon:Country data Italy Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Australia Sablon:Country data New Zealand El Salvador Armenia Sablon:Country data Georgia Sablon:Country data Norway Sablon:Country data Sweden Sablon:Country data Poland Sablon:Country data Estonia Sablon:Country data Romania Sablon:Country data Turkey Sablon:Country data Bulgaria Sablon:Country data Hungary Luxembourg Sablon:Country data Portugal Sablon:Country data Austria Sablon:Country data Jordan Sablon:Country data Albania Sablon:Country data Iceland Northern Alliance	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Afghanistan.svg|Talibanpx|keret|class=noviewer|Afghanistan]] Taliban al-Qaeda Mujahideen IMU Haqqani network ETIM Islamic Jihad Union Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin United Tajik Opposition [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Afghanistan.svg|Talibanpx|keret|class=noviewer|Afghanistan]] Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	Ongoing Defeat of the Taliban government in Afghanistan Fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Destruction of al-Qaeda camps Killing of Osama bin Laden Establishment of new Afghan government Creation of new Afghan National Army Return of more than 5.7 million Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran
Iraq War (2003–2011) Part of the Iraqi Insurgency and War on Terror Location: Iraq US troops in combat against Iraqi insurgents.	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data Iraq Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data South Korea Sablon:Country data Italy Sablon:Country data Poland Sablon:Country data Australia Sablon:Country data Georgia Sablon:Country data Ukraine Sablon:Country data Estonia Sablon:Country data Netherlands Sablon:Country data Spain Sablon:Country data Denmark MNF–I	Baath Loyalists Islamic State of Iraq al-Qaeda in Iraq Mahdi Army Special Groups IAI Ansar al-Sunnah [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Iraq.svg|1991px|keret|class=noviewer|Iraq]] Ba'athist Iraq	Victory - see War on ISIL below Invasion and occupation of Iraq Defeat of Ba'ath Party government and execution of Saddam Hussein Iraqi insurgency, emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and civil war Subsequent depletion of Iraqi insurgency, improvements in public security Establishment of democratic elections and formation of new Shia led government U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq War on ISIL Iraqi Civil War
War in Pakistan (2004–present) Part of the War on Terror Location: Pakistan Airstrike on insurgent forces in Pakistan.	Sablon:Country data United States	Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Lashkar-e-Islam Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan East Turkestan Islamic Movement Tehreek-e-Shariat Sablon:Flagdeco Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Ongoing Ongoing insurgency Drone strikes being conducted by military and CIA Large part of FATA under Taliban control. Shifting public support for the Pakistani government Killing of Osama bin Laden Various insurgent groups continue to fight under ISIL allegiance.
Operation Ocean Shield (2009–present) Part of the Insurgency in the Horn of Africa and War on Terror Location: Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Somalia US strike on a Somali pirate vessel.	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Denmark Sablon:Country data Netherlands Sablon:Country data Spain Sablon:Country data Greece Sablon:Country data Germany Belgium Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Italy Sablon:Country data Portugal Sablon:Country data Turkey Sablon:Country data Norway Sablon:Country data Australia India Sablon:Country data Japan Sablon:Country data New Zealand Sablon:Country data Saudi Arabia Sablon:Country data Ukraine Sablon:Country data Somalia Sablon:Country data South Korea	Somali Pirates	Ongoing NATO operations being conducted.
Libyan Civil War (2011) Part of the Libyan Crisis Location: Libya US vessels launch missiles in support of the Libyan Civil War.	[[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Libya.svg|22px|keret|class=noviewer|Libya]] NLA Sablon:Country data Qatar Sablon:Country data United States Belgium Sablon:Country data Bulgaria Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Denmark Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data Greece Sablon:Country data Italy Sablon:Country data Netherlands Sablon:Country data Norway Sablon:Country data Romania Sablon:Country data Spain Sablon:Country data Turkey Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Sweden Sablon:Country data Jordan Sablon:Country data United Arab Emirates	Libya	Victory Death of Muammar Gaddafi Overthrow of Gaddafi government Assumption of interim control by National Transitional Council (NTC) Diplomatic recognition of NTC as sole governing authority for Libya by 105 countries, UN, EU, AL and AU Post-civil war violence in Libya leads to another full-scale civil war in 2014.
War on ISIL (2014–present) Part of the Iraqi Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Second Libyan Civil War, Boko Haram insurgency, and the War on Terror Location: Iraq, Syria, Libya and Nigeria US airstrikes on ISIL positions in Syria.	Sablon:Country data United States Sablon:Country data Iraq Sablon:Country data United Kingdom Sablon:Country data Canada Sablon:Country data Jordan Sablon:Country data Morocco Sablon:Country data Australia Belgium Sablon:Country data Denmark Sablon:Country data France Sablon:Country data Germany Sablon:Country data Italy Sablon:Country data Netherlands Sablon:Country data New Zealand Sablon:Country data Norway Sablon:Country data Portugal Sablon:Country data Spain Sablon:Country data Bahrain Sablon:Country data Saudi Arabia Sablon:Country data United Arab Emirates [[Fájl:Flag of Sablon:Zászló/Syria.svg|1932px|keret|class=noviewer|Syria]] Syrian Opposition	Sablon:Country data Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Fájl:Logo of Boko Haram.svg Boko Haram al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar ash-Sham	Ongoing Coalition airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Nigeria Multinational humanitarian effort conducted by various nations. ISIL loses 30% of its territory in Iraq Over 350 Christians are in ISIL captivity. Hundreds of thousands of civilians in Iraq and Syria flee from their homes to escape advancing ISIL forces. Thousands of Syrian and Iraqi civilians killed by ISIL forces. Boko Haram joins ISIL, establishing a presence in Nigeria and surrounding African countries. Arming and support for Iraq and the Syrian Opposition along with various militias opposed to ISIL. ISIL controls over 50% of Syria by May 2015. ISIL presence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and the Philippines.

See also

• List of ongoing armed conflicts
• Timeline of United States military operations
• Timeline of United States at war

External links

• Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK)
  • Conflict Barometer – Describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, and settlements
• A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington
• Timeline of wars involving the United States, Histropedia