In 1859, a dispute over a dead pig between an American farmer and a British Hudson's Bay Company employee escalated into a 12-year diplomatic standoff between the United States and Great Britain, involving 2,600 soldiers and five warships, with Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany ultimately arbitrating the conflict and awarding the island to America without any shots being fired.
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The War That Almost Started Over A Dead Pig ⚔️🐷 #usarmy #british #history #pigAdded:
In 1859, two of the most powerful countries on Earth went to war because of a single dead pig. You see, a single dead pig had just put 2,600 soldiers [music] and five warships on a collision course. For 3 months, neither side fired a single shot. The standoff lasted 12 years [music] until Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany was called in to settle it. America won the island and the only casualty in 12 years was the pig.
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