United Kingdom
2 conflicts · 1775–1815 · 9,397 troops stationed
$4.2B
Total US Spending
2
Conflicts
40,000
US Deaths
9,397
Troops Stationed
25
Military Bases
1
Authorized
1
Unauthorized
US Conflicts Involving This Country
⚔️ Conflicts
American Revolutionary War
❌Victory1775–1783 · $2.4B · 25,000 US deaths
War of independence from British colonial rule. The conflict that created the United States.
War of 1812
✅Inconclusive / Status Quo1812–1815 · $1.8B · 15,000 US deaths
Fought over British impressment of American sailors, trade restrictions, and British support for Native American resistance to US expansion.
🗣️ What They Said
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
“I acknowledge that the war has been productive of evil and of good, but I think the good preponderates.”
🏗️ US Military Presence
9,397
Troops
25
Bases
$1.2B
Annual Cost
US presence since 1942 — Includes RAF Lakenheath nuclear weapons storage.
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