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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century conflict
border dispute
historical event
arbitratedBy German Emperor Wilhelm I
belligerent British Army
United States Army
cause ambiguous wording of the Oregon Treaty
border dispute over the San Juan Islands
conflictOf United States–United Kingdom relations
conflictType bloodless war
countryInvolved United Kingdom
United States of America
decisionDate 1872
endTime 1872
followedBy formal demarcation of the U.S.–British Columbia border
hasAlternativeName Pig Episode
Pig and Potato War
linked to: Potato War
hasCasualties no human casualties
hasCommander Geoffrey Phipps Hornby
George E. Pickett
linked to: George Pickett

James Douglas
Robert Baynes
hasMemorial San Juan Island National Historical Park
hasSite American Camp
English Camp
hasTopic maritime boundary delimitation
territorial sovereignty
historicalPeriod Antebellum period in the United States
linked to: Antebellum period
involves joint military occupation of San Juan Island
location Pacific Northwest
San Juan Islands
Vancouver Island region
Washington Territory
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
relatedTo Oregon boundary dispute
relatedToTreaty Oregon Treaty of 1846
result arbitration decision in favor of the United States
peaceful resolution
startTime 1859
studiedIn history of Canada–United States border
history of United States expansion
triggeredBy killing of a pig by an American settler
yearOfEvent 1859

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San Juan Islands disputedIn Pig War
Haro Strait wasDisputedIn Pig War
Anglo-American wars hasPart Pig War (San Juan Islands)
linked to: Pig War
Caroline affair relatedTo U.S.–British border disputes
linked to: Pig War
Pork and Beans War partOf Anglo-American border disputes
linked to: Pig War
San Juan Island National Historical Park significantConflict San Juan Islands territorial dispute
linked to: Pig War
Cutlar associatedWith Pig War incident via Lyman Cutlar
linked to: Pig War