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This is an incomplete list of military confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern US State of Ohio since European contact. The region was part of New France from 1679–1763, ruled by Great Britain from 1763–1783, and part of the United States of America 1783–present.
Battle of Ohio may refer to: Battle of Ohio (MLB), a baseball rivalry between the Cleveland Guardians and the Cincinnati Reds; Battle of Ohio (NFL), American football rivalry between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals; See the Battle for Ohio, referring to the main theatre of the Northwest Indian War fought 1785–1795
Henry Mosler, Preparations for Defense at Cincinnati, sketch, Harper’s Weekly, September 20, 1862. Cincinnati's mayor, George Hatch, ordered all businesses closed. Union Major General Lew Wallace declared martial law, seized sixteen steamboats and had them armed, [2] and organized the citizens of Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport, Kentucky for defense.
The 26th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, beginning June 8, 1861, and mustered in for three years service on July 24, 1861, under the command of Colonel Edward P. Fyffe.
The Bengals–Browns rivalry or Battle of Ohio is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns. Both teams are members of the American Football Conference (AFC) North Division, and play two games against each other annually. The Bengals and Browns first played in 1970.
Ordered to Join Milroy at Monterey. Battle of McDowell May 8. March to the Shenandoah Valley May 26–29. Near Franklin May 26. Harrisonburg June 6. Battle of Cross Keys June 8. At Middletown until July 7, and at Sperryville until August 8. Reconnaissance to Madison Court House July 16–19. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9 (in reserve).
Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Assault on Kennesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2–5. Ruff's Mills July 3–4. Chattahoochie River July 6–17. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
The Ohio Country (Ohio Territory, [a] Ohio Valley [b]) was a name used for a loosely defined region of colonial North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and south of Lake Erie. Control of the territory and the region's fur trade was disputed in the 17th century by the Iroquois, Huron, Algonquin, other Native American tribes, and France .