Introduction[]
History[]
Following the war of independence the first major wars that the US were envolved in were the Anglo American wars.
Strength[]
The strength of the US army has changed a lot over the years.
The following table gives the strength of the US army by year.
| Year
|
Strength
|
| 1800
|
10,000
|
| 1815
|
25,000
|
| 1825
|
30,000
|
| 1835
|
50,000
|
| 1840
|
35,000
|
| 1845
|
45,500
|
| 1855
|
50,000
|
| 1857
|
55,680
|
| 1859
|
76,900
|
| 1860
|
90,500
|
| 1861
|
100,000
|
| 1862
|
800,000
|
| 1863
|
1,300,000
|
| 1864
|
1,500,000
|
| 1865
|
1,250,000
|
| 1866
|
1,550,000
|
| 1868
|
100,000
|
| 1880
|
150,000
|
| 1910
|
300,000
|
| 1914
|
1,000,000
|
| 1915
|
1,500,000
|
| 1916
|
5,000,000
|
| 1918
|
10,000,000
|
Chiefs of Staff of the US army[]
| Picture
|
Name
|
Born - Died
|
Term
|
|
Leonard Wood
|
October 9, 1860 - August 7, 1927
|
June 2, 1917 - June 3, 1919
|
|
John J. Pershing
|
September 13, 1860 - July 15, 1948
|
June 3, 1919 - November 1, 1920
|
|
John L. Hines
|
May 21, 1868 - October 13, 1968
|
November 1, 1920 - February 24, 1926
|
 
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Charles P. Summerall
|
March 4, 1867 - May 14, 1955
|
February 24, 1926 - March 5, 1932
|
|
Douglas MacArthur
|
January 26, 1880 - April 4, 1964
|
March 5, 1932 - November 3, 1938
|
|
Malin Craig
|
August 5, 1875 - July 25, 1945
|
November 3, 1938 - January 22, 1941
|
|
George C. Marshall
|
December 31, 1880 - October 16, 1959
|
January 22, 1941 - January 4, 1946
|
|
George S. Patton
|
November 11, 1885 - December 3, 1959
|
January 4, 1946 - April 13, 1946
|
General of the Army[]
On January 1st 1945 President Dewey promoted several Generals to the rank of General of the Army:
|
Dwight D. Eisenhower
|
October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969
|
|
Douglas MacArthur
|
January 26, 1880 - April 5, 1964
|
|
Omar Bradley
|
February 12, 1893 - April 8, 1981
|
|
George S. Patton
|
November 11, 1885 - July 1, 1959
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