THEATER
Atlantic
3 wars
Profile
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about 85,133,000 square kilometers (32,870,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia.
Wars
3 catalogued
1775–1783 · Age of Revolutions
American Revolution
A colonial rebellion became a war for independence and then a wider Atlantic struggle after French intervention reshaped British strategy.
1812–1815 · Age of Revolutions
War of 1812
A conflict over maritime coercion, frontier power, and national legitimacy spread across borderlands, ports, and the Gulf Coast.
1914–1918 (1917–1918 U.S. combat role) · World War
World War I
U.S. entry added manpower, credit, and morale to the Allied war effort during the final phase of the conflict.