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Many military records are at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]], the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]], and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.  

[[Image:FortTiconderoga1.jpg|295x240px|alt=Fort Ticonderoga|left|border|Fort Ticonderoga]]<br>

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New York residents participated in [[King William's War, 1689-1697|King William's War]] (1689–1697), [[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713|Queen Anne's War]] (1702-1713), [[King George's War, 1744-1748|King George's War]] (1744–1748), and the [[French and Indian War, 1754-1763|French and Indian War]] (1756–63).  

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Nearly one-third of all Revolutionary War battles took place in New York, including the battles of Long Island, Oriskany, Bennington, and Saratoga. The British occupied New York City during the war.  

Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]]. <br>  

[[Image:{{7th New York Militia}}]] See [[New York in the Civil War|New York in the Civil War]] for information about New York Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the New York regiments involved in the Civil War.  

Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]].  

<br>The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War Philippine–American War], also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection (1899–1902), was an armed conflict between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries. The conflict arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following annexation by the United States.<br><br>  

[[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II United States Military Records]] provides additional information.  

The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea (and its communist allies) and South Korea (with support of the United Nations, primarily the United States). See the [[United States Korean War 1950 to 1953|Korean War ]] wiki article for information on records and their availability.  

The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See the [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] wiki article for information on records and their availability.  

Militia records are valuable for finding military personnel who may have served during peacetime. The New York State Library has the ''Annual Report of the Adjutant General''. 192 Volumes. (Albany, New York: State printers, 1832–1962; 1868, 1886, and 1889 in Family History Library book {{FHL|1264909|title-id|disp=974.7 M2n}}; 1865 on film {{FHL|1264909|title-id|disp=1000223}} item 3). The reports give the names of commissioned officers serving in the militia (later the National Guard). The reports do not list officers and men in the regular U.S. Army and Navy. They give name and rank. The lists of commissioned officers do not give residences. The published reports are not indexed.  

The New York State Archives has ''Abstracts of Service Records for New York National Guard and Naval Militia Units and annual Muster Rolls of New York National Guard Units, 1876–1941''. The National Guard muster rolls contain no information other than name, rank, and whether present or absent at muster. The records are not indexed and the State Archives will not search them unless the unit number and the year are provided.<br>  

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