The United States has been involved in hundreds of interventions in foreign countries throughout its history, engaging in nearly 500 military interventions between 1776 and 2026, with half of these op
U.S. Marines raise the U.S. flag over Saddam Hussein's statue during the 2003 Iraq War.
U.S. Marines raise the U.S. flag over Veracruz, Mexico during the Banana Wars.
American colonial forces raided Nassau during the Revolutionary War in March 1776, as depicted by an artist in 1973.
The 1805 Battle of Derna, the first foreign United States military victory, as depicted by Charles Waterhouse.
Battle of Derna (1805)
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The Battle of Derna at Derna, Cyrenaica, was a military engagement in April–May 1805 of a mercenary army recruited and led by United States Marines under the command of U.S. Army Lieutenant William Ea
Foreign interventions by the United States
…projection. Post-colonial American colonial forces raided Nassau during the Revolutionary War in March 1776, as depicted by an artist in 1973. The 1805 Battle of Derna, the first foreign United States military victory, as depicted by Charles Waterhouse. Marines of the Asiatic Squadron with the captured Sujagi during…
Presley O'Bannon, on the way to Derna, 1805
Battle of Derna 1805
Lieutenant Eaton's army route to Derna 8 March – 25 April 1805.