American Indian Wars - East of The Mississippi (1775–1842)

East of The Mississippi (1775–1842)

These wars were fought primarily by the newly established United States against the Native Americans until shortly before the Mexican–American War of 1848.

Indian Wars
East of the Mississippi
  • American Revolution (1775–1783)
  • Chickamauga Wars (1776–1794)
  • Northwest Indian War (1785–1795)
  • Nickajack Expedition (1794)
  • Sabine Expedition (1806)
  • War of 1812 (1811–1815)
    • Tecumseh's War (1811–1813)
    • Creek War (1813–1814)
    • Peoria War (1813)
  • First Seminole War (1817–1818)
  • Winnebago War (1827)
  • Black Hawk War (1832)
  • Creek War of 1836 (1836)
  • Florida–Georgia Border War (1836)
  • Second Seminole War (1835–1842)

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