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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by the United States that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
January 1777: Under the command of Commodore Esek Hopkins; US Marines, the US Navy occupied Nassau .
Chronology
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were a series of two wars fought by the United States, Sweden, and the Kingdom of Sicily against the Barbary states (including Tunis, Algiers, and Tripoli) of North Africa in the early 19th century. The wars were largely a reaction to piracy carried out by the Barbary states.
1.1.First Barbary War
Was a conflict in which the United States and Sweden fought against Tripolitania after the latter had requested a tributary payment in exchange for a cessation of Tripolitatian commerce raiding at sea.
May 1805: The Americans capture the city of Derna in May 1805.
June 1805: A peace agreement is reached between the United State and the "Barbary state" of Tripoli. End of the First Barbary War.
Was a war between the United States of America and Great Britain. Tensions originated in long-standing differences over territorial expansion in North America and British support for Native American tribes who opposed U.S. colonial settlement in the Northwest Territory.
2.1.Great Lakes and Western Territories Theatre
Was the theatre od war in the Great Lakes and Western territories of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.
July 1812: An American army commanded by William Hull invaded Upper Canada on July 12, arriving occupying Sandwich (Ontario) after crossing the Detroit River.
August 1812: General William Hull leaves Canada feeling threatened by the approach of British reinforcements
May 1813: An American amphibious force assaulted Fort George on the northern end of the Niagara River on May 27 and captured it without serious losses.
May 1813: The British abandoned Fort Erie fearing the approaching American army.
June 1813: United States troops held Fort Erie until 9 June 1813.
June 1813: An American force surrendered on June 24 to a smaller British force due to advance warning by Laura Secord at the Battle of Beaver Dams, marking the end of the American offensive into Upper Canada.
October 1813: The Battle of the Thames took place in Upper Canada, near Chatham. The British lost control of Southwestern Ontario as a result of the battle.
November 1813: Late in 1813, the Americans abandoned the Canadian territory that they occupied around Fort George.
November 1813: The Americans arrived near Morrisburg, Ontario..
November 1813: Battle of Crysler's Farm. The Americans are repulsed by the British.
January 1815: The Americans retained the captured post at Fort Malden near Amherstburg until the British complied with the treaty that ended the War of 1812.
2.2.Southern theatre (War of 1812)
Was the southern theatre of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.
November 1814: General Andrew Jackson attacks and captures Pensacola, Florida, from Spanish forces.
March 1815: In March, after being informed of the Treaty of Ghent that had ended the War of 1812, British ships finally left the southern United States.
2.3.Treaty of Ghent
Was the treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.
December 1814: Treaty of Ghent: The treaty ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain (and Spain). All captured territories were restored.
December 1814: Treaty of Ghent: The treaty ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. All captured territories were restored.
Were a series of secessions and revolts against the centralist government of Mexico in the period 1835-1846.
3.1.Mexican-American War
Was a war between the United States of America and Mexico caused by the U.S. annexion of Texas, a country that had seceded from Mexico, and by the American aim to annex California and Oregon.
3.1.1.Conquest of California
Was a revolt against Mexican authority in California, followed shortly after by an invasion by the United States.
July 1846: U.S. Landing at Monterey where the Americans claim California.
July 1846: Three weeks later, on July 5, 1846, the Republic's military of 100 to 200 men was subsumed into the California Battalion commanded by Brevet Captain John C. Frémont. The Bear Flag Revolt and whatever remained of the "California Republic" ceased to exist on July 9 when U.S. Navy Lieutenant Joseph Revere raised the United States flag in front of the Sonoma Barracks and sent a second flag to be raised at Sutter's Fort.
July 1846: The American flag flew above Sutter's Fort and Bodega Bay.
July 1846: U.S. major John C. Frémont raised the U.S. flag over San Juan Bautista.
July 1846: A garrison of Stockton's men raised the U.S. flag at Santa Barbara.
July 1846: Battalion landed and raised the U.S. flag in San Diego.
August 1846: Commodore Robert F. Stockton entered Los Angeles.
October 1846: Fifty of Flores' men took San Diego when the small American garrison of less than 20 men retreated. At Santa Barbara, the 10-man U.S. garrison also surrendered the town and escaped under pressure.
November 1846: In 1846, General Stephen W. Kearny led a 100-man force during the Mexican-American War. Los Angeles had been taken by Californios led by General José María Flores, a Mexican military officer. Kearny's force learned this information from Mexican herders in the area.
December 1846: American General Stephen Watts Kearny's army approached San Pascual.
December 1846: In 1846, a group of Californians led by William B. Ide seized Lt. Washington Bartlett, who was the acting alcalde of Yerba Buena (now San Francisco). This event was part of the Bear Flag Revolt, a movement to establish an independent California Republic during the Mexican-American War.
December 1846: In 1846, American explorer and military officer John C. Frémont reached Santa Barbara during the Mexican-American War. He raised the American flag after the territory was taken over by the United States.
January 1847: At Yerba Buena, the Mexican surrendered to American forces.
January 1847: U.S. major John C. Frémont arrived at San Fernando.
January 1847: Brigadier General Stephen Watts Kearny occupies Los Angeles, ending active resistance to American rule.
January 1847: At a deserted rancho at the north end of Cahuenga Pass, the Treaty of Cahuenga was signed. This unofficial truce, which did not have the backing of the American government and had nothing to do with the Mexican government, was honored by both the Americans and Californios. Fighting ceased, and the United States acquired "Alta California".
3.1.2.New Mexico campaign (Mexican-American War)
Was the U.S. occupation of New Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
August 1846: In 1846, General Stephen W. Kearny led the United States Army into Santa Fe, where he claimed the New Mexico Territory for the United States.
December 1846: The Capture of Tucson in 1846 was led by American military officer Captain Philip St. George Cooke.
December 1846: American forces under Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan occupy the town of El Paso, Texas.
3.1.2.1.Taos Revolt
Was a popular insurrection in January 1847 by Hispano and Puebloan allies against the United States' occupation of present-day northern New Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
October 1847: American capture of Guaymas, Sonora, on October 19, 1847.
3.1.3.Northeastern Mexico
Was the invasion of northeastern Mexico by the United States of America during the Mexican-American War.
September 1846: Battle of Monterrey.
February 1847: Battle of Buena Vista.
3.1.4.Pacific Coast campaign
Was the invasion of the Pacific coast of Mexico by the United States of America during the Mexican-American War.
March 1847: In 1847, Commodore John D. Sloat ordered Captain John B. Montgomery to seize San Jose del Cabo and San Lucas in Baja California. This was part of the broader US military occupation of California during the Mexican-American War.
April 1847: American seize La Paz.
November 1847: American Bluejackets and marines landed to occupy Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
January 1848: A landing party from the bark USS Whiton"' under Lieutenant Frederick Chatard, captured the coastal fort of San Blas.
3.1.5.Northwestern Mexico
Was the invasion of northwestern Mexico by the United States of America during the Mexican-American War.
March 1847: U.S. coloenel Doniphan occupied Chihuahua City.
3.1.6.Scott's invasion of Mexico's heartland
Was the invasion of central Mexico by the United States during the Mexican-American War that culminated with the occupation of Mexico City.
March 1847: Siege of Veracruz.
April 1847: U.S. General William J. Worth's division captured San Carlos Fortress in 1847.
May 1847: American General Winfield Scott occupied Puebla on May 15, 1847.
September 1847: Battle of Chapultepec.
September 1847: U.S. Major General Winfield Scott defeats the Mexicans and captures Mexico City in the Battle for Mexico City.
3.1.7.Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Was a peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo (now a neighborhood of Mexico City) between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). It gave the United States the Rio Grande as a boundary for Texas, and gave the U.S. ownership of California and a large area comprising roughly half of New Mexico, most of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah and Colorado.
May 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican-American War. The ratifications were exchanged on May 30, and the treaty was proclaimed on July 4, 1848. t gave the United States the Rio Grande as a boundary for Texas, and gave the U.S. ownership of California and a large area comprising roughly half of New Mexico, most of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah and Colorado.
A period (1839-1949) of foregin interventions in China resulting in the occupation, conquest or lease of large territories by foregin countries.
4.1.Opium Wars
Were two wars between Qing China and the Western powers. The first war was caused by the Chinese prohibition against opium trafficking by British merchants, and the conflicts took their name from this fact.
4.1.1.Second Opium War
Was a war that saw the Qing Dynasty fighting against the French and British Empires.
November 1856: In Canton, China, a force of 287 sailors and marines under Commander Andrew H. Foote attacks and captures the barrier forts
4.1.1.1.Four Treaties of Tientsin
In June 1858, the first part of the Second Opium War was ended with the four Treaties of Tientsin, which opened several Chinese ports to foreign trade.
July 1858: In June 1858, the first part of the Second Opium War ended with the four Treaties of Tientsin. The European powers and the U.S. evacuated most of the territories they had occupied in China.
Was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the US government.
November 1857: In 1857, Col. Albert Sidney Johnston replaced Col. Alexander as commander at Fort Bridger. Johnston ordered the regiment to stay at Fort Bridger for the winter and postpone the move to Salt Lake City until the following spring.
June 1858: At the end of June 1858, U.S. Army troops under General Johnston entered the Salt Lake Valley unhindered.
August 1858: Brigham Young, a prominent leader in the Mormon Church, was replaced as Governor of Utah Territory in 1858. This marked the end of the theocratic rule in the territory, where the church held significant political power.
Was a military expedition by the United States in Korea that took place predominantly on and around Ganghwa Island in 1871.
June 1871: On June 10, the Americans attacked the lightly defended Choji Garrison on Ganghwa, along the Salee River. The Koreans were armed with severely outdated weapons, such as matchlock muskets but with cannons.
June 1871: In 1871, during the Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea), American troops led by Admiral Rodgers and General Foulke reached Deokjin Fort, which had been abandoned by Korean forces. This marked a significant moment in the military occupation of the area by the United States.
June 1871: In 1871, during the United States expedition to Korea, sailors and Marines dismantled the fortress at Gwangseong Garrison. This action was part of the military occupation of the area led by Rear Admiral John Rodgers and General Frederick Townsend Ward.
July 1871: The United States Asiatic Squadron stayed at anchorage off Jakyak Island until July 3, when they left Korea.
Was a war between Spain and the United States of America. The immediate cause of the war was the American support to Cuban independence.
7.1.Pacific theatre (Spanish-American War)
Was the Pacific theatre of the Spanish-American War.
May 1898: The first battle between American and Spanish forces was at Manila Bay where, on May 1, Commodore George Dewey, commanding the U.S. Navy's Asiatic Squadron aboard USS Olympia, in a matter of hours defeated a Spanish squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo.
June 1898: A small U.S. task force under Captain Henry Glass captures Guam.
7.2.Caribbean theatre of the Spanish-American War
Was the Caribbean theatre of the Spanish-American War. The United States of America eventually occupied Cuba.
June 1898: Battle of Guantánamo Bay during the Spanish-American War: American and Cuban forces seized the strategically and commercially important harbor of Guantánamo Bay.
June 1898: From June 22 to 24, the Fifth Army Corps under General William R. Shafter landed at Daiquirí and Siboney, east of Santiago, and established an American base of operations.
July 1898: Battle of El Caney. American victory. Santiago (Cuba) is now on the verge of being captured.
July 1898: The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a naval battle that occurred on July 3, 1898, in which the United States Navy decisively defeated Spanish forces.
July 1898: Battle of San Juan Hill.
7.2.1.Puerto Rico Campaign
Was a U.S. military campaign to occupy the island of Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.
July 1898: American forces of Major General Miles capture Guánica.
July 1898: U.S. general Garretson troops entered Yauco in the afternoon.
July 1898: The troops of Lt. Col. Francisco Puig leave the towns of Adjuntas and Utuado to advancing American forces.
July 1898: U.S. forces arrived at the town of Arecibo on the northern coast of the island.
August 1898: Arroyo (Puerto Rico) was taken by American forces.
August 1898: When the 4th August U.S. troops entered the town of Guayama, they discovered that the Spaniards had fled north and abandoned the city, ending the Battle of Guayama.
August 1898: On the evening of August 6, Captain Charles J. Barclay of Amphitrite ordered 28 sailors and 7 officers commanded by Lt. Charles N. Atwater and Assistant Engineer David J. Jenkins ashore to relight and occupy the Fajardo Light.
August 1898: General James H. Wilson defeats Spanish forces in a smart action at Coamo, Puerto Rico.
August 1898: The 4th Ohio requested reinforcements and on August 9, attacked the Spaniards and a short firefight erupted. The numerical superiority of the Americans forced the Spanish to retreat from Guamaní Heights.
August 1898: American forces set up camp on Silva Heights for the night and the following day they continued their drive to Mayagüez. They arrived the following morning to find that the Spanish forces had abandoned the city to retreat to the east towards Lares.
August 1898: All military actions in Puerto Rico were suspended August 13, after President William McKinley and French Ambassador Jules Cambon, acting on behalf of the Spanish government, signed an armistice whereby Spain relinquished its sovereignty over the territory of Puerto Rico.
7.3.Battle of Manila (1898)
Was the U.S. conquest of Manila, nominally under Spanish control but factually under the control of the First Philippine Republic. The battle was part of the Spanish-American War.
August 1898: U.S. forces captured Manila.
7.4.Treaty of Paris (1898)
Was the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War. Spain ceded most of its colonies (the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam) to the United States.
December 1898: The United States and Spain conclude the Treaty of Paris, whereby the Philippines are ceded to the Americans for a sum of $20 million, along with Puerto Rico and Guam. Cuba is also declared free and the Spanish pledge to pay $400 million for all Cuban debts. This concludes nearly four centuries of Spanish rule in the Western Hemisphere.
April 1899: Cuba became a U.S. protectorate at the end of the Spanish-American War.
Was a war between the First Philippine Republic and the United States of America. It resulted in the occupation of the Philippines by the United States. The Philippines had managed to become independent with the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule (1896-1898). However, Spain officially ceded the Philippines to the United States after the Spanish-American War. The United States did not aknowledge Philippine independence and thus invaded the archipelago.
October 1899: San Isidro captured by the US troops.
January 1900: U.S. forces captured Sorsogon City, Calbayog, Catbalogan, Tacloban, and Ormoc.
February 1900: U.S. Cavite, Batangas, Tayabas, and Laguna campaigns led to the occupation of these regions.
January 1901: Philippine Leader Martín Teófilo Delgado surrendered to U.S. forces in Panay.
March 1901: General Frederick Funston and his troops Filipino captured guerrilla leader Emilio Aguinaldo in Palanan, Isabela.
March 1901: Philippine leader Nicolas Capistrano surrendered to U.S. forces in northern Mindanao.
April 1901: On April 1, 1901, at the Malacañan Palace in Manila, Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo swore an oath accepting the authority of the United States over the Philippines and pledging his allegiance to the American government. On April 19, he issued a Proclamation of Formal Surrender to the United States, telling his followers to lay down their weapons and give up the fight.
April 1901: Philippine leaders Manuel Tinio and Jose Alejandrino surrendered to U.S. forces in the Province of Nueva Ecija.
May 1901: Philippine leader Moxica surrendered to U.S. forces in Leyte on 18 May.
April 1902: Not all of the Phillipine insurgent leaders had responded to President Aguinaldo's acceptance of the United States authority. The last rebel forces on the island of Samar were defeated by the U.S. invaders by 16 April 1902.
8.1.Manila campaign
Was a military campaign by the United States of America in the Philippine-American War.
February 1899: Battle of Caloocan. The town falls to American forces.
8.2.Iloilo campaign
Was a military campaign by the United States of America in the Philippine-American War.
February 1899: Iloilo on Panay island was occupied by American forces.
February 1899: Cebu conquered by usa.
March 1899: The military occupation of Negros by the USA in 1899 was led by General James Franklin Bell. The capture of Bacolod on March 10 was a significant event in the Philippine-American War, marking the beginning of American control over the island.
May 1899: Jolo conquered by usa.
8.3.Malolos campaign
Was a military campaign by the United States of America in the Philippine-American War.
March 1899: Battle of Marilao River.
March 1899: Kansas and Nebraska volunteers under Col o nel Frederick Funston overcome desperate Filipino re sis tance and capture their capital at Malolos.
April 1899: American forced overran Quingua in fierce fighting on April 23 and 24.
April 1899: Battle of Calumpit.
May 1899: U.S. forces captured San Fernando, Pampanga on May 4.
August 1899: Angeles conquered by usa.
8.4.Laguna de Bay campaign
Was a military campaign by the United States of America in the Philippine-American War.
April 1899: American Major General Henry Lawton took his column south, captured Santa Cruz in the Laguna de Bay area.
April 1899: Battle of Pagsanjan.
April 1899: Battle of Paete.
April 1899: Filipino troops reoccupied Santa Cruz.
8.5.First San Isidro campaign
Was a military campaign by the United States of America in the Philippine-American War.
April 1899: U.S. troops led by Lawton captured Norzagaray, Bulacan.
April 1899: Angat (Bulacan) conquered by usa.
May 1899: U.S. forces captured San Rafael, Baliuag and Bustos on 2 May.
May 1899: San Isidro conquered by the U.S. forces.
8.6.Second San Isidro campaign
Was a military campaign by the United States of America in the Philippine-American War.
October 1899: U.S. forces recaptured San Isidro on October 20.
November 1899: The Americans entered Arayat.
November 1899: Umangan conquered by usa.
November 1899: Tayug and San Nicholas conquered by usa.
November 1899: U.S. General Samuel M.B. Young captured San Fernando de la Union on 20 November.
November 1899: The Oregon, a battleship of the United States Navy, occupied Vigan in 1899 during the Philippine-American War.
8.7.San Fabian campaign
Was a military campaign by the United States of America in the Philippine-American War.
November 1899: U.S. forces sailed from Manila on the 6th november and landed at San Fabian.
November 1899: The 33rd U.S. Volunteer Regiment routed insurgents at San Jacinto.
November 1899: U.S. forces occupied the region between San Jacinto and Dangupan.
8.8.Tarlac campaign
Was a military campaign by the United States of America in the Philippine-American War.
November 1899: American troops of General Arthur MacArthur’s division storm into Tarlac, the last capital of Filipino guerrillas.
November 1899: Bayambang and Pangasinan were occupied by U.S. forces.
November 1899: U.S. forces reached Dagupan on November 20.
November 1899: Brig. Gen. Frederick D. Grant, son of former US President Ulysses S. Grant, captured Subic Bay in 1899 during the Philippine-American War.
8.9.Cagayan Valley campaign
Was a military campaign by the United States of America in the Philippine-American War.
December 1899: Comdr. Bowman H. McCalla accepted the surrender of Daniel Tirona's Filipino forces in Aparri, Cagayan in 1899.
were a series of conflicts that consisted of military occupation, police action, and intervention by the United States in Central America and the Caribbean between the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the inception of the Good Neighbor Policy in 1934.
9.1.Second Occupation of Cuba
When the government of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma collapsed, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt ordered U.S. military forces into Cuba. Their mission was to prevent fighting between the Cubans, to protect U.S. economic interests there, and to hold free elections in order to establish a new and legitimate government.
September 1906: When the government of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma collapsed, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt ordered U.S. military forces into Cuba, starting the Second U.S. Occupation of Cuba (September 1906).
February 1909: After the establishment of a new Cuban government under U.S. supervision, the Second U.S. Military Occupation of Cuba was ended.
9.2.United States occupation of Veracruz
In April 1914 U.S. opposition to Mexican president Victoriano Huerta culminated in the seizure and occupation of the port of Veracruz.
9.3.United States occupation of Haiti
Was the U.S. invasion and occupation of Haiti. The reason was the protection of American interests in the country.
July 1915: American President Woodrow Wilson ordered 330 U.S. Marines to occupy Port-au-Prince, the capital of the Republic of Haiti.
November 1915: In 1915, during the United States military occupation of Haiti, the Marines, led by General Smedley Butler, captured Fort Rivière from the Haitian Cacos rebels.
May 1916: End of the American occupation of Haiti.
December 1924: U.S. forces reoccupy Haiti.
August 1934: The last contingent of U.S. Marines departed from Haiti after a formal transfer of authority to the Garde.
9.4.Mexican Border War (1910-1919)
Were a series of military engagements which took place in the Mexican-American border region of North America during the Mexican Revolution.
9.4.1.Pancho Villa Expedition
Was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa during the Mexican Revolution.
9.5.United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916-1924)
Was the U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic caused by the U.S. dissatisfaction with the political instability of the country.
May 1916: Admiral William Caperton led the United States military forces in occupying Santo Domingo in 1916.
June 1916: U.S. Colonel Joseph H. Pendleton's Marine units took the key port cities of Puerto Plata and Monte Cristi on the 1 June.
July 1916: Two days after the Battle of Guayacanas, on the 3 July the Marines moved onto Arias' stronghold in Santiago de los Caballeros.
October 1916: The rest of the U.S. occupation forces landed and took control of the Dominican Republic within two months.
July 1924: The control of the republic returned to Dominican hands.
Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
10.1.World War II (Asia & Pacific)
Was the East Asian, South Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II.
February 1944: On January 31, 1944 American forces landed on Kwajalein atoll and U.S. Marines and Army troops later took control of the islands from the Japanese on February 3.
September 1944: U.S. occupation of the islands of actual Micronesia.
10.1.1.Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign
Were a series of battles fought from August 1942 through February 1944, in the Pacific theatre of World War II between the United States and Japan.
January 1944: U.S. invasion of Majuro Atoll. Atoll is secured without a fight.
10.1.2.New Guinea Campaign
Was a military campaign that started when Japan invaded the island of New Guinea.
10.1.2.1.New Britain campaign
Was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II in the Australian Territory of New Guinea.
September 1945: Following the Surrender of Japan in 1945, civil administration of Papua and New Guinea was restored, and under the Papua New Guinea Provisional Administration Act (1945-46), Papua and New Guinea were combined in an administrative union.
10.1.2.2.Western New Guinea campaign
Was a battle between the Allies and the Japanese forces in Western New Guinea, a Dutch territory under Japanese occupation.
April 1944: In Operation Reckless the U.S. 24th and the 41st Infantry Divisions landed at Tanahmerah and Humboldt bays.
April 1944: In Operation Persecution, the 163rd Regimental Combat Team- detached from the U.S. 41st Infantry Division - and the No. 62 Works Wing of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) simultaneously landed at Aitape.
August 1944: Battle of Biak.
August 1944: The American Sixth Army, declares Sansapor operation terminated. Sansopor is occupied by American forces.
August 1944: Noemfoor is occupied by American forces.
October 1944: Morotai is occupied by American forces led by General Krueger.
10.1.3.Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Was an offensive launched by United States forces against Imperial Japanese forces in the Mariana Islands and Palau in the Pacific Ocean between June and November 1944 during the Pacific War.
July 1944: Battle of Saipan: American forces occupy the Island.
August 1944: Tinian is occupied by American forces.
August 1944: At the end of August 1944, the Mariana Islands were in Allied hands.
October 1944: American forces overcome Japanese opposition on Angaur.
November 1944: Japanese resistance in Peleliu (Palaus Islands) ends.
10.1.4.Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign
Was an Allied military campaign in the Volcano Islands and Ryukyu Islands during World War II.
March 1945: After a final attack by Japanese forces, Iwo Jima is captured and occupied. At 08:00 of 26 March 1945 American General Chaney assumes title of Island Commander.
June 1945: U.S. Tenth Army completes capture of Okinawa.
10.1.5.Borneo Campaign
Was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area during World War II to liberate Japanese-held British Borneo and Dutch Borneo.
June 1945: Battle of Tarakan.
10.1.5.1.Battle of North Borneo
Was a series of Allied amphibious landings in North Borneo to clear North Borneo from Japanese forces.
July 1945: Battle of Balikpapan.
10.1.6.Japanese Surrender (World War II)
Were the evacuation of the Japanese forces from occupied territories after the formal surrender of the Empire of Japan.
August 1945: After the dropping of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan accepts the Allied unconditional surrender terms (14 August 1945). Japanese forces leave occupied territories.
10.2.World War II (Western Front)
Was the Western European theatre of World War II.
10.2.1.Administrative changes of occupied Denmark and its possessions during World War II
Were the administrative territorial changes of Denmark (occupied by Germany) and its overseas territories (free from German occupation) during World War II.
July 1941: The defence of Iceland was transferred from Britain to the United States.
June 1944: Iceland dissolved its union with Denmark and the Danish monarchy and declared itself a republic.
10.3.End of World War II in Europe
Refers to the surrender of Axis forces and the end of World War II and to the territorial changes that were a direct consequence of World War II but happened after the traditional end of the War.
May 1949: The Federal Republic of Germany was established on the territory of the Western occupied zones, with Bonn as its "provisional" capital.
10.3.1.Austrian State Treaty
The Austrian State Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state after World War II.
May 1945: In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Austria was divided into four occupation zones and jointly occupied by the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France.
July 1955: The Austrian State Treaty was signed on May 15, 1955, in Vienna, Austria. The treaty was signed by the foreign ministers of the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France, officially ending the Allied occupation of Austria and re-establishing the country as a sovereign state.
10.3.2.Allied occupation of Germany
The Allies occupied Germany, but the Western allies and Soviet Union formed separate governments covering specific parts of Germany (West Germany, as well as West Berlin, and East Germany).
August 1945: The Allies divided Germany into four occupation zones.
Was a series of withdrawals from territories occupied by the Allies during World War II in the aftermath of the war.
11.1.Division of Korea between USA and URSS
Was the occupation and subsequent partition of Japanese-held Korea by the USSR and the USA.
September 1945: US Lieutenant General John R. Hodge arrived in Incheon to accept the Japanese surrender south of the 38th Parallel.
11.2.Creation of North and South Korea
The two occupation zones of Korea, by the USSR and the USA, became independent countries.
August 1948: The Republic of Korea (South Korea) was established.
11.3.U.S. withdrawal from Japan
Was the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Japan, which was militarly occupied at the end of World War II.
April 1952: Operation Blacklist was the codename for the military occupation of Japan by the USA following World War II. The San Francisco Peace Treaty, signed by historical figures such as Mamoru Shigemitsu and John Foster Dulles, officially ended the occupation on April 28, 1952.
June 1968: Ogasawara Islands (Bonin and Volcano Islands) and Minamitorishima (Marcus Island) were given to Japan as part of Tokyo prefecture.
June 1971: Okinawa was under US authority until the Okinawa Reversion Agreement.
May 1972: The United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands ended in 1972 and the islands were handed over ot Japan.
Was a civil war in the Dominican Republic.
April 1965: At 2:16 AM the U.S. 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division landed at the San Isidro Air Base.
May 1965: On 5 May, the OAS Peace Committee arrived in Santo Domingo, a second definite ceasefire agreement was then signed ending the main phase of the civil war. A day later, OAS members established the Inter-American Peace Force (IAPF) with the goal of serving as a peacekeeping formation in the Dominican Republic.
The United States and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada. The invasion was caused by seizure of power by the Revolutionary Military Council.
October 1983: The last pockets of resistance in Grenada are neutralised by U.S. forces.
December 1983: In mid-December, the United States withdrew its troops from Grenada.
Was an U.S. military campaign whose primary purpose was to depose Panama's de facto ruler, General Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by U.S. authorities for racketeering and drug trafficking.
December 1989: U.S. operations began with an attack on strategic installations such as the Punta Paitilla civilian airport (Operation "Nifty Package") in Panama, the Panamanian Defense Force garrison and the Rio Hato airfield, where Noriega had a residence.
December 1989: U.S. forces conquered Fort Amador in the early hours of December 20.
December 1989: The Panama Canal is occupied by U.S. forces and is reopened for daylight operations.
December 1989: Rangers secured Davíd.
January 1990: On January 3, 1990, Panamian dictator Noriega surrendered to US forces.
Initially a series of anti-government protests and revolts across the Arab world, it soon evolved into a series of wars. The wars caused by the revolts are sometimes referred to as the Arab Winter.
15.1.Syrian Civil War
Is an ongoing civil war in Syria between the government (the Syrian Arab Republic) and several factions. The civil war started in 2011 with protests, part of the wider Arab Spring, caused by discontent with the Syrian government.
15.1.1.2024 Syrian opposition offensives
Was a major offensive by a coalition of Syrian revolutionary factions. It eventually resulted in the Fall of the Assad Regime and the Creation of the Syrian transitional government.
December 2024: The US-backed Syrian Free Army (SFA) took control of Palmyra in the southeast of the country.
15.1.2.Homs Governorate Theatre of War
Is the theatre of war in the Homs Governatorate of the Syrian Civil War.
15.1.2.1.Battles in Al-Tanf
Were a series of battles in and around Al-Tanf, in the Homs Governatorate, during the Syrian Civil War.
April 2016: The U.S.-backed New Syrian Army rebel faction captured the al-Tanf post on the Syrian side of the border in early March 2016. Al-Tanf is de facto a United States military base in Syria's Homs Governorate located 24 km west of the al-Tanf border crossing in the Syrian Desert. The surrounding deconfliction zone is located along the Iraq and Jordan-Syria border.
January 1778: After a few days, the British evacuated the U.S. Marines.
July 1902: The U.S. Congress passed the Philippines Organic Act that established the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, an unincorporated territory of the United States.
July 1947: Palau passed formally to the United States under United Nations auspices in 1947 as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 21.
December 1999: The Panama Canal Zone was gradually reverted to Panama , from the 1 of October of 1979 until 31 of December of 1999 , in compliance with Article I of the Treaty of the Panama Canal.
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