United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution. The Army is the oldest branch of the U.S. military and the most senior in order of precedence. It has its roots in the Continental Army, which was formed on 14 June 1775 to fight against the British for independence during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers itself a continuation of the Continental Army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775.
Some of the key events about United States Army
- 1775Established to defend the newly formed United States during the American Revolutionary War
- 1803Played a crucial role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition, exploring and mapping the western United States
- 1838Forcibly removed thousands of Cherokee Indians from their ancestral lands in the "Trail of Tears"
- 1863Emancipated slaves were officially allowed to join the Union Army during the Civil War
- 1864Soldiers massacred hundreds of peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho at Sand Creek, Colorado
- 1890U.S. Army killed over 150 Lakota Sioux, mostly women and children, at Wounded Knee
- 1898Contributed significantly to the Spanish-American War, leading to the liberation of Cuba
- 1899-1902Engaged in a brutal counterinsurgency campaign in the Philippines, resulting in thousands of civilian deaths
- 1918Helped turn the tide of World War I with its involvement in major battles on the Western Front
- 1932Used force to disperse the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans protesting in Washington, D.C.
- 1942Participated in the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
- 1944Spearheaded the D-Day invasion, a pivotal moment in World War II
- 1948Racially integrated all units, two years before the rest of the U.S. military
- 1950Played a crucial role in defending South Korea during the Korean War
- 1950-1953Involved in the No Gun Ri massacre of South Korean refugees during the Korean War
- 1968Soldiers massacred hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai Massacre
- 1969Established the Environmental Program, focusing on conservation and environmental protection
- 2003Participated in the invasion of Iraq based on faulty intelligence about weapons of mass destruction
- 2004Soldiers were involved in the abuse and torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq
- 2010Provided extensive humanitarian aid and disaster relief following the Haiti earthquake
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