Pig War
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The Pig War was an 1859 border dispute between the United States and Great Britain over the San Juan Islands that is notable for having escalated from the shooting of a pig yet resulted in no human casualties.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pig War canonical | 2 |
| Anglo-American border disputes | 1 |
| Pig War (San Juan Islands) | 1 |
| U.S.–British border disputes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8446956 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Pig War Context triple: [San Juan Islands, disputedIn, Pig War]
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Toledo War
The Toledo War was a 19th-century boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Ohio and Michigan over control of the Toledo Strip, resolved largely through political negotiation rather than armed conflict.
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Aroostook War
The Aroostook War was a bloodless 19th-century border dispute between the United States and British North America over the Maine–New Brunswick boundary that was ultimately resolved through diplomacy.
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Yaqui Wars
The Yaqui Wars were a series of violent conflicts from the 16th to early 20th centuries between the Indigenous Yaqui people of northern Mexico and Spanish, then Mexican, authorities over land, autonomy, and resistance to colonization.
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Mariposa War
The Mariposa War was an 1850–1851 conflict in California between Native American groups, including the Ahwahnechee led by Chief Tenaya, and U.S. forces during the early Gold Rush era.
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Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pig War Target entity description: The Pig War was an 1859 border dispute between the United States and Great Britain over the San Juan Islands that is notable for having escalated from the shooting of a pig yet resulted in no human casualties.
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A.
Toledo War
The Toledo War was a 19th-century boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Ohio and Michigan over control of the Toledo Strip, resolved largely through political negotiation rather than armed conflict.
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B.
Aroostook War
The Aroostook War was a bloodless 19th-century border dispute between the United States and British North America over the Maine–New Brunswick boundary that was ultimately resolved through diplomacy.
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C.
Yaqui Wars
The Yaqui Wars were a series of violent conflicts from the 16th to early 20th centuries between the Indigenous Yaqui people of northern Mexico and Spanish, then Mexican, authorities over land, autonomy, and resistance to colonization.
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D.
Mariposa War
The Mariposa War was an 1850–1851 conflict in California between Native American groups, including the Ahwahnechee led by Chief Tenaya, and U.S. forces during the early Gold Rush era.
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E.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
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border dispute ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| arbitratedBy | German Emperor Wilhelm I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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United States Army ⓘ |
| cause |
ambiguous wording of the Oregon Treaty
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border dispute over the San Juan Islands ⓘ |
| conflictOf | United States–United Kingdom relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | bloodless war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United Kingdom
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1872 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1872 ⓘ |
| followedBy | formal demarcation of the U.S.–British Columbia border ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Pig Episode
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pig and Potato War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | no human casualties ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Geoffrey Phipps Hornby
NERFINISHED
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George E. Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Baynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | San Juan Island National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite |
American Camp
NERFINISHED
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English Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
maritime boundary delimitation
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territorial sovereignty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum period in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves | joint military occupation of San Juan Island ⓘ |
| location |
Pacific Northwest
NERFINISHED
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San Juan Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Island region NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryStandoff | yes ⓘ |
| notableFor | escalation from the shooting of a pig ⓘ |
| outcome | San Juan Islands awarded to the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | disputes over the Oregon boundary ⓘ |
| precededBy | Oregon boundary negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Oregon boundary dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToTreaty | Oregon Treaty of 1846 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
arbitration decision in favor of the United States
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peaceful resolution ⓘ |
| startTime | 1859 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of Canada–United States border
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history of United States expansion ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | killing of a pig by an American settler ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1859 ⓘ |
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Subject: Pig War Description of subject: The Pig War was an 1859 border dispute between the United States and Great Britain over the San Juan Islands that is notable for having escalated from the shooting of a pig yet resulted in no human casualties.
Referenced by (5)
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