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United States military casualties of war

Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:15:26 PM Wikipedia source

The following is a tabulation of United States military casualties of war.

Tables

· Overview
Combat
Combat
War or conflict
Combat
Date
Other
Total U . deaths
Total
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
War or conflict
American Revolutionary War
Date
1775–1783
Total U . deaths
6,800
Total U . deaths
17,000
Total U . deaths
23,800
Wounded
8,500+
Total U . casualties
32,300+
Northwest Indian War
Northwest Indian War
War or conflict
Northwest Indian War
Date
1785–1796
Total U . deaths
1,056+
Total U . deaths
1,056+
Wounded
825+
Total U . casualties
1,881+
Quasi-War
Quasi-War
War or conflict
Quasi-War
Date
1798–1800
Total U . deaths
20
Total U . deaths
494
Total U . deaths
514
Wounded
42
Total U . casualties
556
First Barbary War
First Barbary War
War or conflict
First Barbary War
Date
1801–1805
Total U . deaths
35
Total U . deaths
39
Total U . deaths
74
Wounded
64
Total U . casualties
138
Other actions against pirates
Other actions against pirates
War or conflict
Other actions against pirates
Date
1800–1900
Total U . deaths
36
Total U . deaths
158+
Total U . deaths
194+
Wounded
100+
Total U . casualties
294+
Sources and notes
[b]
Chesapeake–Leopard affair
Chesapeake–Leopard affair
War or conflict
Chesapeake–Leopard affair
Date
1807
Total U . deaths
3
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
3
Wounded
18
Total U . casualties
21
War of 1812
War of 1812
War or conflict
War of 1812
Date
1812–1815
Total U . deaths
2,260
Total U . deaths
12,740~
Total U . deaths
15,000~
Wounded
4,505
Total U . casualties
20,000~
Deaths as percentage of total population
0 %
Nuku Hiva Campaign
Nuku Hiva Campaign
War or conflict
Nuku Hiva Campaign
Date
1813–1814
Total U . deaths
5
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
5
Wounded
11
Total U . casualties
16
Creek War
Creek War
War or conflict
Creek War
Date
1813–1814
Total U . deaths
575
Total U . casualties
575
Second Barbary War
Second Barbary War
War or conflict
Second Barbary War
Date
1815
Total U . deaths
4
Total U . deaths
134
Total U . deaths
138~
Wounded
10
Total U . casualties
148
First Seminole War
First Seminole War
War or conflict
First Seminole War
Date
1817–1818
Total U . deaths
47
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
47
Wounded
36
Total U . casualties
83
First Sumatran expedition
First Sumatran expedition
War or conflict
First Sumatran expedition
Date
1832
Total U . deaths
2
Total U . deaths
2
Wounded
11
Total U . casualties
13
Black Hawk War
Black Hawk War
War or conflict
Black Hawk War
Date
1832
Total U . deaths
47
Total U . deaths
258
Total U . deaths
305
Wounded
85
Total U . casualties
390
Second Seminole War
Second Seminole War
War or conflict
Second Seminole War
Date
1835–1842
Total U . deaths
328
Total U . deaths
1,207
Total U . deaths
1,535
Total U . casualties
1,535
Mexican–American War
Mexican–American War
War or conflict
Mexican–American War
Date
1846–1848
Total U . deaths
1,733
Total U . deaths
11,550
Total U . deaths
13,283
Wounded
4,152
Total U . casualties
17,435
Deaths as percentage of total population
0 %
Cayuse War
Cayuse War
War or conflict
Cayuse War
Date
1847–1856
Total U . deaths
40
Total U . deaths
1
Total U . deaths
41
Wounded
74
Total U . casualties
115
Rogue River Wars
Rogue River Wars
War or conflict
Rogue River Wars
Date
1851–1856
Total U . deaths
190
Total U . deaths
6
Total U . deaths
196
Wounded
293
Total U . casualties
489
Yakima War
Yakima War
War or conflict
Yakima War
Date
1855–1856
Total U . deaths
32
Total U . deaths
2
Total U . deaths
34
Wounded
92
Total U . casualties
126
Third Seminole War
Third Seminole War
War or conflict
Third Seminole War
Date
1855–1858
Total U . deaths
26
Total U . deaths
26
Wounded
27
Total U . casualties
53
Second Opium War
Second Opium War
War or conflict
Second Opium War
Date
1856–1860
Total U . deaths
12
Total U . deaths
12
Wounded
39
Total U . casualties
51
Coeur d'Alene War
Coeur d'Alene War
War or conflict
Coeur d'Alene War
Date
1858
Total U . deaths
36
Total U . deaths
36
Wounded
60
Total U . casualties
96
American Civil War: total
American Civil War: total
War or conflict
American Civil War: total
Date
1861–1865
Total U . deaths
214,938
Total U . deaths
450,000~
Total U . deaths
655,000~
Total U . casualties
1,129,418+
Sources and notes
[c]
Deaths as percentage of total population
2 %
American Civil War: Union casualties
American Civil War: Union casualties
War or conflict
American Civil War: Union casualties
Total U . deaths
110,100 to 140,414
Total U . deaths
224,097
Total U . deaths
364,511
Wounded
281,881
Total U . casualties
646,392
American Civil War: Confederate casualties
American Civil War: Confederate casualties
War or conflict
American Civil War: Confederate casualties
Total U . deaths
94,000
Total U . deaths
195,000+
Total U . deaths
290,000+
Wounded
194,026
Total U . casualties
483,026
Dakota War of 1862
Dakota War of 1862
War or conflict
Dakota War of 1862
Date
1862
Total U . deaths
70–113
Total U . deaths
70–113
Wounded
150
Total U . casualties
220–263
Shimonoseki campaign
Shimonoseki campaign
War or conflict
Shimonoseki campaign
Date
1863
Total U . deaths
4–5
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
4–5
Wounded
6
Total U . casualties
10
Snake War
Snake War
War or conflict
Snake War
Date
1864–1868
Total U . deaths
30
Total U . deaths
30
Wounded
128
Total U . casualties
158
American Indian Wars
American Indian Wars
War or conflict
American Indian Wars
Date
1865–1898
Total U . deaths
919
Total U . deaths
919~
Wounded
1,025
Total U . casualties
1,944
Red Cloud's War
Red Cloud's War
War or conflict
Red Cloud's War
Date
1866–1868
Total U . deaths
126
Total U . deaths
126
Wounded
100
Total U . casualties
226
United States expedition to Korea
United States expedition to Korea
War or conflict
United States expedition to Korea
Date
1871
Total U . deaths
3
Total U . deaths
3
Wounded
9
Total U . casualties
12
Modoc War
Modoc War
War or conflict
Modoc War
Date
1872–1873
Total U . deaths
56
Total U . deaths
56
Wounded
88
Total U . casualties
144
Great Sioux War
Great Sioux War
War or conflict
Great Sioux War
Date
1875–1877
Total U . deaths
314
Total U . deaths
314
Wounded
211
Total U . casualties
525
Nez Perce War
Nez Perce War
War or conflict
Nez Perce War
Date
1877
Total U . deaths
134
Total U . deaths
134
Wounded
157
Total U . casualties
291
Bannock War
Bannock War
War or conflict
Bannock War
Date
1878
Total U . deaths
12
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
12
Wounded
22
Total U . casualties
34
Ute War
Ute War
War or conflict
Ute War
Date
1879
Total U . deaths
15
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
15
Wounded
52
Total U . casualties
67
Sheepeater Indian War
Sheepeater Indian War
War or conflict
Sheepeater Indian War
Date
1879
Total U . deaths
1
Total U . deaths
1
Wounded
10
Total U . casualties
11
Samoan crisis
Samoan crisis
War or conflict
Samoan crisis
Date
1887–1889
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
62
Total U . deaths
62
Total U . casualties
62
Ghost Dance War
Ghost Dance War
War or conflict
Ghost Dance War
Date
1890–1891
Total U . deaths
35
Total U . deaths
35
Wounded
64
Total U . casualties
99
Battle of Sugar Point
Battle of Sugar Point
War or conflict
Battle of Sugar Point
Date
1898
Total U . deaths
7
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
7
Wounded
16
Total U . casualties
23
Spanish–American War
Spanish–American War
War or conflict
Spanish–American War
Date
1898
Total U . deaths
385
Total U . deaths
2,061
Total U . deaths
2,446
Wounded
1,622
Total U . casualties
4,068
Philippine–American War and Moro Rebellion
Philippine–American War and Moro Rebellion
War or conflict
Philippine–American War and Moro Rebellion
Date
1899–1913
Total U . deaths
1,020
Total U . deaths
3,176
Total U . deaths
4,196
Wounded
2,930
Total U . casualties
7,126
Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
War or conflict
Boxer Rebellion
Date
1900–1901
Total U . deaths
68
Total U . deaths
63
Total U . deaths
131
Wounded
204
Total U . casualties
335
Santo Domingo Affair
Santo Domingo Affair
War or conflict
Santo Domingo Affair
Date
1904
Total U . deaths
1
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
1
Wounded
1
Total U . casualties
2
United States occupation of Nicaragua
United States occupation of Nicaragua
War or conflict
United States occupation of Nicaragua
Date
1912–1933
Total U . deaths
90
Total U . deaths
69
Total U . deaths
159
Wounded
290
Total U . casualties
449
Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution
War or conflict
Mexican Revolution
Date
1914–1919
Total U . deaths
120
Total U . deaths
61
Total U . deaths
181
Wounded
319
Total U . casualties
500
United States occupation of Haiti
United States occupation of Haiti
War or conflict
United States occupation of Haiti
Date
1915–1934
Total U . deaths
10
Total U . deaths
138
Total U . deaths
148
Wounded
26+
Total U . casualties
184+
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic
War or conflict
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic
Date
1916–1924
Total U . deaths
144
Total U . deaths
40
Total U . deaths
184
Wounded
50
Total U . casualties
234
World War I
World War I
War or conflict
World War I
Date
1914–1918
Total U . deaths
53,402
Total U . deaths
63,114
Total U . deaths
116,516
Wounded
204,002
Total U . casualties
320,518
Missing
3,350
Sources and notes
[d]
Deaths as percentage of total population
0 %
North Russia intervention: total
North Russia intervention: total
War or conflict
North Russia intervention: total
Date
1918–1920
Total U . deaths
424
Total U . casualties
424
North Russia intervention: American Expeditionary Force, Siberia casualties
North Russia intervention: American Expeditionary Force, Siberia casualties
War or conflict
North Russia intervention: American Expeditionary Force, Siberia casualties
Date
1918–1920
Total U . deaths
160
Total U . deaths
168
Total U . deaths
328
Wounded
52+
Total U . casualties
380+
Warlord Era Chinese Civil War
Warlord Era Chinese Civil War
War or conflict
Warlord Era Chinese Civil War
Date
1918; 1921; 1926–1927; 1930; 1937
Total U . deaths
5
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
5
Wounded
78
Total U . casualties
83
World War II
World War II
War or conflict
World War II
Date
1939–1945
Total U . deaths
291,557
Total U . deaths
113,842
Total U . deaths
405,399
Wounded
670,846
Total U . casualties
1,076,245
Missing
72,491
Sources and notes
See Note DA below
Deaths as percentage of total population
0 %
Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
War or conflict
Greek Civil War
Date
1944–1949
Total U . deaths
1
Total U . deaths
5
Total U . deaths
6
Total U . casualties
6
Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
War or conflict
Chinese Civil War
Date
1945–1950
Total U . deaths
14
Total U . deaths
150
Total U . deaths
164
Wounded
51
Total U . casualties
215
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Blockade
War or conflict
Berlin Blockade
Date
1948–1949
Total U . deaths
31
Total U . deaths
31
Total U . casualties
31
Korean War
Korean War
War or conflict
Korean War
Date
1950–1953
Total U . deaths
33,686
Total U . deaths
2,835
Total U . deaths
36,574
Wounded
103,284
Total U . casualties
139,858
Missing
7,564
Sources and notes
See Note E below
Cold War with the Soviet Union
Cold War with the Soviet Union
War or conflict
Cold War with the Soviet Union
Date
1947–1991
Total U . deaths
32
Total U . deaths
32
Wounded
12
Total U . casualties
44
Missing
126
Cold War with China
Cold War with China
War or conflict
Cold War with China
Date
1950–1972
Total U . deaths
16
Total U . deaths
16
Total U . casualties
16
Vietnam War
Vietnam War
War or conflict
Vietnam War
Date
1955–1975
Total U . deaths
47,434
Total U . deaths
10,786
Total U . deaths
58,220
Wounded
153,303
Total U . casualties
211,454
Missing
1,584
1958 Lebanon crisis
1958 Lebanon crisis
War or conflict
1958 Lebanon crisis
Date
1958
Total U . deaths
1
Total U . deaths
5
Total U . deaths
6
Wounded
1+
Total U . casualties
7+
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Bay of Pigs Invasion
War or conflict
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Date
1961
Total U . deaths
5
Total U . deaths
20
Total U . deaths
25
Total U . casualties
25
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
War or conflict
Cuban Missile Crisis
Date
1962
Total U . deaths
1
Total U . deaths
19
Total U . deaths
20
Total U . casualties
20
Dominican Civil War
Dominican Civil War
War or conflict
Dominican Civil War
Date
1965–1966
Total U . deaths
27
Total U . deaths
20
Total U . deaths
47
Wounded
283
Total U . casualties
330
Korean DMZ Conflict
Korean DMZ Conflict
War or conflict
Korean DMZ Conflict
Date
1966–1969
Total U . deaths
75
Total U . deaths
6
Total U . deaths
81
Wounded
120
Total U . casualties
201
USS Liberty incident
USS Liberty incident
War or conflict
USS Liberty incident
Date
1967
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
34
Total U . deaths
34
Wounded
171
Total U . casualties
205
Mayaguez incident
Mayaguez incident
War or conflict
Mayaguez incident
Date
1975
Total U . deaths
38
Total U . deaths
3
Total U . deaths
41
Wounded
50
Total U . casualties
91
Operation Eagle Claw
Operation Eagle Claw
War or conflict
Operation Eagle Claw
Date
1980
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
8
Total U . deaths
8
Wounded
4
Total U . casualties
12
Salvadoran Civil War
Salvadoran Civil War
War or conflict
Salvadoran Civil War
Date
1980–1992
Total U . deaths
22
Total U . deaths
15
Total U . deaths
37
Wounded
35
Total U . casualties
72
1982 Lebanon War
1982 Lebanon War
War or conflict
1982 Lebanon War
Date
1982–1984
Total U . deaths
256
Total U . deaths
10
Total U . deaths
266
Wounded
169
Total U . casualties
435
Operation Earnest Will
Operation Earnest Will
War or conflict
Operation Earnest Will
Date
1987–1988
Total U . deaths
39
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
39
Wounded
31
Total U . casualties
100
United States invasion of Grenada
United States invasion of Grenada
War or conflict
United States invasion of Grenada
Date
1983
Total U . deaths
18
Total U . deaths
1
Total U . deaths
19
Wounded
119
Total U . casualties
138
1986 United States bombing of Libya
1986 United States bombing of Libya
War or conflict
1986 United States bombing of Libya
Date
1986
Total U . deaths
2
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
2
Wounded
0
Total U . casualties
2
United States invasion of Panama
United States invasion of Panama
War or conflict
United States invasion of Panama
Date
1989
Total U . deaths
23
Total U . deaths
23
Wounded
324
Total U . casualties
347
Gulf War
Gulf War
War or conflict
Gulf War
Date
1990–1991
Total U . deaths
149
Total U . deaths
145
Total U . deaths
294
Wounded
849
Total U . casualties
1,143
Missing
2
Operation Provide Comfort
Operation Provide Comfort
War or conflict
Operation Provide Comfort
Date
1991–1996
Total U . deaths
1
Total U . deaths
18
Total U . deaths
19
Wounded
4
Total U . casualties
23
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Restore Hope
War or conflict
Operation Restore Hope
Date
1992–1993
Total U . deaths
29
Total U . deaths
14
Total U . deaths
43
Wounded
153
Total U . casualties
196
Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Uphold Democracy
War or conflict
Operation Uphold Democracy
Date
1994–1995
Total U . deaths
1
Total U . deaths
3
Total U . deaths
4
Wounded
3
Total U . casualties
7
Colombian conflict
Colombian conflict
War or conflict
Colombian conflict
Date
1994–present
Total U . deaths
0
Total U . deaths
8
Total U . deaths
8
Total U . casualties
8
War or conflict
Date
Total U . deaths
Wounded
Total U . casualties
Missing
Sources and notes
Deaths as percentage of total population
Combat
Other
Total
American Revolutionary War
1775–1783
6,800
17,000
23,800
8,500+
32,300+
Northwest Indian War
1785–1796
1,056+
1,056+
825+
1,881+
Quasi-War
1798–1800
20
494
514
42
556
First Barbary War
1801–1805
35
39
74
64
138
Other actions against pirates
1800–1900
36
158+
194+
100+
294+
[b]
Chesapeake–Leopard affair
1807
3
0
3
18
21
War of 1812
1812–1815
2,260
12,740~
15,000~
4,505
20,000~
0 %
Nuku Hiva Campaign
1813–1814
5
0
5
11
16
Creek War
1813–1814
575
575
Second Barbary War
1815
4
134
138~
10
148
First Seminole War
1817–1818
47
0
47
36
83
First Sumatran expedition
1832
2
2
11
13
Black Hawk War
1832
47
258
305
85
390
Second Seminole War
1835–1842
328
1,207
1,535
1,535
Mexican–American War
1846–1848
1,733
11,550
13,283
4,152
17,435
0 %
Cayuse War
1847–1856
40
1
41
74
115
Rogue River Wars
1851–1856
190
6
196
293
489
Yakima War
1855–1856
32
2
34
92
126
Third Seminole War
1855–1858
26
26
27
53
Second Opium War
1856–1860
12
12
39
51
Coeur d'Alene War
1858
36
36
60
96
American Civil War: total
1861–1865
214,938
450,000~
655,000~
1,129,418+
[c]
2 %
American Civil War: Union casualties
110,100 to 140,414
224,097
364,511
281,881
646,392
American Civil War: Confederate casualties
94,000
195,000+
290,000+
194,026
483,026
Dakota War of 1862
1862
70–113
70–113
150
220–263
Shimonoseki campaign
1863
4–5
0
4–5
6
10
Snake War
1864–1868
30
30
128
158
American Indian Wars
1865–1898
919
919~
1,025
1,944
Red Cloud's War
1866–1868
126
126
100
226
United States expedition to Korea
1871
3
3
9
12
Modoc War
1872–1873
56
56
88
144
Great Sioux War
1875–1877
314
314
211
525
Nez Perce War
1877
134
134
157
291
Bannock War
1878
12
0
12
22
34
Ute War
1879
15
0
15
52
67
Sheepeater Indian War
1879
1
1
10
11
Samoan crisis
1887–1889
0
62
62
62
Ghost Dance War
1890–1891
35
35
64
99
Battle of Sugar Point
1898
7
0
7
16
23
Spanish–American War
1898
385
2,061
2,446
1,622
4,068
Philippine–American War and Moro Rebellion
1899–1913
1,020
3,176
4,196
2,930
7,126
Boxer Rebellion
1900–1901
68
63
131
204
335
Santo Domingo Affair
1904
1
0
1
1
2
United States occupation of Nicaragua
1912–1933
90
69
159
290
449
Mexican Revolution
1914–1919
120
61
181
319
500
United States occupation of Haiti
1915–1934
10
138
148
26+
184+
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic
1916–1924
144
40
184
50
234
World War I
1914–1918
53,402
63,114
116,516
204,002
320,518
3,350
[d]
0 %
· Wars ranked by U . battle deaths
1
1
Rank
1
War
World War II
Years
1941–1945
Deaths
291,557
2
2
Rank
2
War
American Civil War
Years
1861–1865
Deaths
214,938
3
3
Rank
3
War
World War I
Years
1917–1918
Deaths
53,402
4
4
Rank
4
War
Vietnam War
Years
1955–1975
Deaths
47,434
5
5
Rank
5
War
Korean War
Years
1950–1953
Deaths
33,686
6
6
Rank
6
War
American Revolutionary War
Years
1775–1783
Deaths
6,800
7
7
Rank
7
War
Iraq War
Years
2003–2011
Deaths
4,424
8
8
Rank
8
War
War of 1812
Years
1812–1815
Deaths
2,260
9
9
Rank
9
War
War in Afghanistan
Years
2001–2021
Deaths
1,833
10
10
Rank
10
War
Mexican–American War
Years
1846–1848
Deaths
1,733
11
11
Rank
11
War
Gulf War
Years
1990–1991
Deaths
288
Rank
War
Years
Deaths
1
World War II
1941–1945
291,557
2
American Civil War
1861–1865
214,938
3
World War I
1917–1918
53,402
4
Vietnam War
1955–1975
47,434
5
Korean War
1950–1953
33,686
6
American Revolutionary War
1775–1783
6,800
7
Iraq War
2003–2011
4,424
8
War of 1812
1812–1815
2,260
9
War in Afghanistan
2001–2021
1,833
10
Mexican–American War
1846–1848
1,733
11
Gulf War
1990–1991
288
· Wars ranked by total number of U . military deaths
1
1
Rank
1
War
American Civil War
Years
1861–1865
Deaths
655,000 (est.)(U ./Confederate)
Deaths per day
449
U . population in first year of war
31,443,000
Deaths as percentage of population
2 % (1860)
2
2
Rank
2
War
World War II
Years
1941–1945
Deaths
405,399
Deaths per day
297
U . population in first year of war
133,402,000
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (1940)
3
3
Rank
3
War
World War I
Years
1917–1918
Deaths
116,516
Deaths per day
200
U . population in first year of war
103,268,000
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (1920)
4
4
Rank
4
War
Vietnam War
Years
1961–1975
Deaths
58,209
Deaths per day
11
U . population in first year of war
179,323,175
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (1970)
5
5
Rank
5
War
Korean War
Years
1950–1953
Deaths
36,574
Deaths per day
30
U . population in first year of war
151,325,000
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (1950)
6
6
Rank
6
War
American Revolutionary War
Years
1775–1783
Deaths
25,000
Deaths per day
11
U . population in first year of war
2,500,000
Deaths as percentage of population
1 % (1780)
7
7
Rank
7
War
War of 1812
Years
1812–1815
Deaths
15,000
Deaths per day
15
U . population in first year of war
8,000,000
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (1810)
8
8
Rank
8
War
Mexican–American War
Years
1846–1848
Deaths
13,283
Deaths per day
29
U . population in first year of war
21,406,000
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (1850)
9
9
Rank
9
War
Iraq War
Years
2003–2011
Deaths
4,576
Deaths per day
2
U . population in first year of war
294,043,000
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (2010)
10
10
Rank
10
War
Philippine–American War
Years
1899–1902
Deaths
4,196
Deaths per day
3
U . population in first year of war
72,129,001
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (1900)
11
11
Rank
11
War
War in Afghanistan
Years
2001–2021
Deaths
2,432
Deaths per day
0
U . population in first year of war
294,043,000
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (2010)
12
12
Rank
12
War
Spanish–American War
Years
1898
Deaths
2,246
Deaths per day
9
U . population in first year of war
62,022,250
Deaths as percentage of population
0 % (1890)
Rank
War
Years
Deaths
Deaths per day
U . population in first year of war
Deaths as percentage of population
1
American Civil War
1861–1865
655,000 (est.)(U ./Confederate)
449
31,443,000
2 % (1860)
2
World War II
1941–1945
405,399
297
133,402,000
0 % (1940)
3
World War I
1917–1918
116,516
200
103,268,000
0 % (1920)
4
Vietnam War
1961–1975
58,209
11
179,323,175
0 % (1970)
5
Korean War
1950–1953
36,574
30
151,325,000
0 % (1950)
6
American Revolutionary War
1775–1783
25,000
11
2,500,000
1 % (1780)
7
War of 1812
1812–1815
15,000
15
8,000,000
0 % (1810)
8
Mexican–American War
1846–1848
13,283
29
21,406,000
0 % (1850)
9
Iraq War
2003–2011
4,576
2
294,043,000
0 % (2010)
10
Philippine–American War
1899–1902
4,196
3
72,129,001
0 % (1900)
11
War in Afghanistan
2001–2021
2,432
0
294,043,000
0 % (2010)
12
Spanish–American War
1898
2,246
9
62,022,250
0 % (1890)

References

  1. See USS Tennessee (ACR-10)
  2. casualties during post-war peacekeeping operations (1999-06-12 through present) are not included
  3. John Grenier The First Way of War: American War Making on the Frontier (Cambridge University Press) pp. 195–200
  4. Rajitar 33–36, 71–73
  5. Konstantin 11–14, 111
  6. Michael A Palmer Stoddert's War: Naval Operations During the Quasi-War with France 1798–1801 (Naval Institute Press, Ann
  7. "Casualties: U. S. Navy and Marine Corps"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070605234857/http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq56-1.htm
  8. Joseph Wheelan Jefferson's War, (Carol and Graph Publishers, 2003) pp. 208–28
  9. The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power
  10. Gregory Fremont-Barnes Wars of the Barbary Coast: To the Shores of Tripoli (Osprey Publishing 2006)
  11. John Randolph Spears David G Farragut (Cornell University Press, 2009) p. 39
  12. Edgar Stanton Maclay, A History of the United States Navy from 1775 to 1894 pp. 120–27
  13. The Pirate Wars
    https://books.google.com/books?id=XsmpQgAACAAJ
  14. The "other" deaths were primarily from disease. Donald R. Hickey, Don't Give Up the Ship! Myths of the War of 1812t (Uni
  15. Richard Blackmon, The Creek War, 1813–1814 (Center of Military History, 2014), 40.
  16. Joseph Wheelan Jefferson's War p. 357
  17. Joseph Wheelan Jefferson's War (Carol and Graf 2003), pp. 354, 357
  18. Colonel Raymond K Bluhm US Army A Complete History (The Army Historical Foundation) p. 154
  19. Bluhm 166
  20. Kerry A Trask Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America (Henry Holt and Co, 2006) pp. 271–76
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