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In the history of mankind Different wars have been carried out and for a small problem they managed to make entire countries face each other in war.
These have been some of the wars that have been unleashed for unusual reasons.
the pig war
According to the ‘History’ website, the Pig War began with an argument over a pig that was slaughtered and led to a falling out between the United States and Great Britain.
It all started in 1859 on San Juan Island, which was located between the Continental United States and Vancouver Island.
At that time, American settlers and British employees of the Hudson’s Bay Company lived on the island. On January 15, 1859, American farmer Lyman Cutlar noticed a boar eating his daddy’s crop and decided to shoot it dead, but the animal was owned by the British.
Finding the boar dead, the British began arguing with him to the point of threatening to arrest him.
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Americans in the area were informed of the inconvenience and called Army Captain George Pickett, who would later become the Confederate general during the Civil War, to come to the scene with reinforcements.
Upon arrival Pickett not only defended the farmer; he declared that the entire island was American property. Faced with the threat, the British sent a fleet of heavily armed naval vessels to shore.
The tension continued for weeks until the two nations negotiated an agreement that would allow the joint military occupation of the island, ending the conflict in 1859.
The Toledo War
When the state of Ohio was barely formed, in 1803, a heated debate arose with the state of Michigan, in the United States. This was because when Ohio became a state, it took a strip of land that contained the city of Toledo.
For this piece of land, Michigan laid claim to Ohio and started the Toledo War. Both sides were fighting for political control of the territory. In addition, to defend themselves against a possible invasion, they raised their militias, according to historical sources.
In 1835, President Andrew Jackson intervened in this conflict and made the decision that the Toledo strip belonged to Ohio and that Michigan would take a piece of land in the upper peninsula. Many people saw it as a great injustice, but in the end this conflict was ended.
The Pastry War
In 1828, Mexico City was in a military coup. During this, looting and robberies occurred in certain businesses.
One of the victims was a French pastry chef named Remontel, who complained to the Mexican government and asked for compensation for the thefts he suffered. Time passed and his complaints had not been heard, so he reported the situation of his pastry shop to the French government.
According to ‘History’, King Luis Felipe was already tired of Mexico not paying its debts, so they asked him to ‘catch up’. However, the Latin American country did not have enough capital and Luis Felipe decided to start the war.
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In October 1838, a French fleet reached the city of Veracruz and began to bombard the citadel of San Juan de Ulua. By December 1828, around 250 soldiers had died.
The fighting ended in 1839 when the British government helped broker a peace settlement. The Mexicans were forced to fork out the money they owed the pastry chef at the time.
Nika’s Mutiny
In 532 AD, in Constantinople, Emperor Justinian refused to release two sports fanatic street gang members from the most powerful groups known as the Blues and the Greens. At this time, chariot races became quite popular and had a great fan base.
These two gang members were sentenced to death. But supporters of the Blues and Greens rallied against that decision. Within days, they burned much of the city and almost overthrew the government of Emperor Justinian.
The emperor finally decided to put down the rebellion by force. At the end of the attack, there were some 30,000 dead on the racetrack grounds, according to the historical portal cited above.
The Stray Dog War
In the 1910s, Greece and Bulgaria were experiencing a period of tension as they disagreed over the Second Balkan War. However, this hostile environment intensified when, In October 1925, a Greek soldier crossed the border into Bulgaria in pursuit of his runaway dog.
According to the records of the time, for the Greeks, this act meant a war cry, so they decided to invade Bulgaria, causing the death of at least 50 people.
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When they were ready to bomb the city of Petrich, the League of Nations intervened and condemned the attack. Some time later, the international committee negotiated a ceasefire between these two nations.
Jenkins’ Ear War
According to historical portals, in 1738, the British found the perfect excuse to declare war on the Kingdom of Spain. Both countries already had tensions since the early 1700s, but the reason for their conflict was given thanks to an ear.
A British sailor named Robert Jenkins gave a moving testimony showing off his severed and decaying ear to members of parliament. The man claimed that a Spanish coastguard officer had taken it from him to punish him for smuggling.
The conflict was situated in Spanish Florida and British Georgian. Fighting began in 1739 and did not cease until the conflict merged with the War of the Austrian Succession in 1748.
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