Hampton in the Wars
Citizens of Hampton have fought in most of this nation's wars since colonial days.
Below are some links to recognize their service:
- King Philip's War, 1675-1677
- King Philip's War as it affected Hampton
- The Battle at Moore's Brook, Scarborough, Maine, June 29, 1677, led by Capt. Benjamin Swett of Hampton
- King William's War, 1689-1698
- King William's War as it affected Hampton
- List of men who served
- Brackett's Lane Massacre, 1691
- Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713
- Queen Anne's War as it affected Hampton (in two parts)
- Lovewell's War, 1722-1725
- Lovewell's War as it affected Hampton
- King George's War, 1744-1749
- King George's War as it affected Hampton
- Information on Fortress Louisburg, Nova Scotia, which was captured by New Englanders, including some from Hampton, in 1745 and again, during the next war, in 1758.
- The French and Indian War, 1754-1763
- The French and Indian War as it affected Hampton (in two parts)
- Yahoo's Links
- Revolutionary War, 1774-1783
- The chapter on the Revolutionary War from Dow's History of Hampton
- Yahoo's Links
- War of 1812, 1812-1814
- The War of 1812 as it affected Hampton
- Yahoo's Links
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- The chapter on the Civil War from Dow's History of Hampton
- Civil War Frogman By Dorothy Godfrey Wayman, 1961
- Yahoo's Links
- Spanish American War, 1898
- List of Hampton soldiers who served
- Yahoo's Links
- World War I, 1914-1918
- World War I as it affected Hampton.
- List of Hampton soldiers who served
- Hampton's World War I Honor Roll
- Hampton's WWI Registration List
- Yahoo's Links
- World War II, 1941-1945
- Army Is Investigating Airplane Crash Which Kills A Young Aviator on July 23, 1940 at Hampton Beach.
- World War II as it affected Hampton.
- List of Hampton soldiers who served
- A Memorial Day observance in 1998 at Hampton Academy Junior High School in honor of those men from Hampton who died in WWII.
- Memorabilia from the Homefront during World War II
- Information on the national World War II memorial
- Yahoo's Links
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- The Korean War as it affected Hampton.
- List of Hampton soldiers who served
- Yahoo's Links
- Vietnam War, 1954-1975
- The Vietnam War as it affected Hampton.
- List of Hampton soldiers who served
- Yahoo's Links
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Yahoo's Links
- Wars Against Terrorism, 2001-
- Yahoo's Links to the war in Iraq
- Stories of Hamptonites serving in the military
Other veteran and military-related links:
