The
Military history of African Americans spans from the
arrival of the first black slaves during the
colonial history of the United States to the present day. There has been no war fought by or within the United States in which
African Americans did not participate, including the
Revolutionary War, the
War of 1812, the
Mexican–American War, the
Civil War, the
Spanish–American War, the
World Wars, the Korean War, the
Vietnam War, the
Gulf War, and the wars in
Afghanistan and
Iraq, as well as other minor conflicts.