Colonial America at War

The 1540s

4 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1540s, across 2 of today's states and 2 conflicts.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
4
Engagements
1540 to 1549
Years
2
States

Where these engagements were fought

All 4 are placed on the map. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementStateYearOutcomeForces or losses
Tiguex WarNM1540Spanish victory12 Southern Tiwa Puebloans: Hundreds killed, executed, or…

Plus 3 further documented engagements in the the 1540s record.

By conflict

Pueblo Revolt & the Spanish Southwest
The 1680 Pueblo Revolt and the wider Spanish-Indigenous conflict in New Mexico, from Acoma and Tiguex to the reconquest.
3 ENGAGEMENTS →
Anglo-Spanish Wars in the Southeast
The long Anglo-Spanish struggle over Florida and Georgia, from the mission raids to Bloody Marsh and the sieges of St. Augustine.
1 ENGAGEMENTS →

Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).