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The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies.
The War of 1812 (1812 to 1815) was fought between the United States and Great Britain.
The Mexican-American War (1846 and 1848) was fought between the United States and Mexico.
The American Civil War (1861 and 1865) was fought between the northern and the southern states of the United States of America.