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The Most Important Battles in US History

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The most significant major battles in American History, ranked by everyone. Anyone can vote on this list, making these rankings a good way to determine how important these battles were to the development of the United States. Therefore, your votes should be based on how crucial you feel these battles were, not whether you are a fan of the outcome or how much you agree with the reasons for fighting. Bear in mind, as well, these results are not limited to battles fought within the territory of the United States. Feel free to include any other battles that you think directly impacted the future course of events in the United States.
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  1. 1
    Up 145
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    Battle of Gettysburg

    Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America More
  2. 2
    Up 134
    Down 22

    Invasion of Normandy

    Normandy
  3. 3
    Up 114
    Down 18

    Battle of Midway

    Midway Atoll, Oceania, United States Minor Outlying Islands More
  4. 4
    Up 96
    Down 50

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii More
  5. 5
    Up 96
    Down 13

    Battle of Yorktown

    York County, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, Virginia More
  6. 6
    Up 88
    Down 19

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Middlesex County, Massachusetts, New England More
  7. 7
    Up 71
    Down 26

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands Group, North Field More
  8. 8
    Up 72
    Down 26

    Battle of the Bulge

    Germany, Western Europe, Europe
  9. 9
    Up 52
    Down 21

    Guadalcanal campaign

    Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Melanesia More
  10. 10
    Up 56
    Down 22

    Battle of Trenton

    Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey More
  11. 11
    Up 64
    Down 14

    Battle of Saratoga

    Saratoga County, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, New York More
  12. 12
    Up 56
    Down 20

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    Charlestown, Suffolk County, Greater Boston More
  13. 13
    Up 63
    Down 31

    Battle of the Alamo

    San Antonio, Comal County, Bexar County More
  14. 14
    Up 45
    Down 22

    Battle of Antietam

    Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland More
  15. 15
    Up 42
    Down 17

    Vicksburg Campaign

  16. 16
    Up 39
    Down 13

    Battle of Okinawa

    Okinawa Island, Japan, East Asia More
  17. 17
    Up 36
    Down 30

    Battle of Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County More
  18. 18
    Up 35
    Down 18

    Battle of Shiloh

    Hardin County, Tennessee, Southeastern United States More
  19. 19
    Up 21
    Down 37

    Battle of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Belgium, Western Europe More
  20. 20
    Up 29
    Down 14

    Battle of Inchon

    Incheon, South Korea, East Asia More
  21. 21
    Up 30
    Down 20

    Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga More
  22. 22
    Up 24
    Down 32

    First Battle of Bull Run

    Fairfax County, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division, Northern Virginia More
  23. 23
    Up 33
    Down 33

    Tet Offensive

    Vietnam
  24. 24
    Up 25
    Down 36

    Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Big Horn County, Montana, United States, with Territories
  25. 25
    Up 27
    Down 16

    Battle of Chosin Reservoir

    South Hamgyong, North Korea, Korean Peninsula
  26. 26
    Up 28
    Down 20

    First Battle of the Atlantic

    North Sea
  27. 27
    Up 24
    Down 16

    Battle of San Juan Hill

    Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba More
  28. 28
    Up 20
    Down 28

    Philippines campaign

    Philippines, Maritime Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia More
  29. 29
    Up 28
    Down 20

    Battle of Khe Sanh

    South Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
  30. 30
    Up 7
    Down 3

    Meuse-Argonne Offensive

    France, Western Europe, Europe
  31. 31
    Up 7
    Down 0

    Battle of San Jacinto

    Deer Park, Harris County, Texas More
    added by: JacobCuellar
  32. 32
    Up 3
    Down 5

    Battle of Chancellorsville

    Spotsylvania County, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division, Virginia More
  33. 33
    Up 23
    Down 20

    Battle of Pusan Perimeter

    Busan, South Korea, East Asia More
  34. 34
    Up 7
    Down 5

    Gulf War

    Israel, Palestine, Middle East More
  35. 35
    Up 7
    Down 5

    Gulf of Tonkin Incident

    Gulf of Tonkin
  36. 36
    Up 11
    Down 2

    Battle of New Orleans

    Chalmette, United States of America, North America
  37. 37
    Up 35
    Down 15

    Allied invasion of Italy

    Salerno, Campania, Province of Salerno More
  38. 38
    Up 18
    Down 22

    Liberation of Kuwait campaign

    Kuwait, Arabian Peninsula, Middle East More
  39. 39
    Up 13
    Down 17

    Battle of Richmond

    Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky More
  40. 40
    Up 12
    Down 18

    Battle of Hampton Roads

    Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States of America More
  41. 41
    Up 1
    Down 3

    Third Battle of Chattanooga

    Chattanooga, Marion County, Hamilton County More
    added by: smellsrank
  42. 42
    Up 3
    Down 7

    Battle of Guilford Court House

    United States of America, North America
  43. 43
    Up 20
    Down 30

    Operation Market Garden

    Netherlands, Western Europe, Europe
  44. 44
    Up 14
    Down 15

    Battle of Chapultepec

    Mexico City, Greater Mexico City, Mexico More
  45. 45
    Up 2
    Down 8

    Battle of Princeton

    Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey More
  46. 46
    Up 10
    Down 29

    Battle of Long Island

    Brooklyn, New York, New York City More
  47. 47
    Up 14
    Down 28

    Operation Phantom Fury

    Fallujah, Iraq, Al Anbar Governorate More
  48. 48
    Up 7
    Down 25

    Battle of Lundy's Lane

    Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada More
  49. 49
    Up 8
    Down 22

    Battle of Champion Hill

    Hinds County, Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area, Mississippi More
  50. 50
    Up 5
    Down 23

    Battle of the Thames

    Chatham-Kent, Census divisions of Ontario, Ontario More

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    1. Deadra Mccatty
      The Most Important Battles in US History at 11/21/2012 12:30 AM
      Thank you for this. Important Battles in US History here.
    2. Wayne
      The Most Important Battles in US History at 3/27/2012 6:22 PM
      Battle for Leyte Gulf should be on there.

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