The Pig War of 1859 - (Shorts & Facts #11)

Rindfleisch
Published on Mar 29, 2021
A border confrontation between the USA and then British Canada. How did it almost come to a full out war between the USA and Great Britain, because of the shooting of a pig? The answer is really interesting, watch the video to fint out.

This video is a collaboration wtih Zepherus, watch his video on the war of the bucket here: https://youtu.be/JeLxPfl6kaM

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Links to resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_Island_National_Historical_Park

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_County,_Washington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_Island

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