What the records say
- When
- 15 Jun 1859 – Oct 1859
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 48.46° N, 123.01° W
- Description
- confrontation in 1859 between the United States and the British Empire
Pig War (1859)
United States–United Kingdom border dispute
The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the British–U.S. border in the San Juan Islands, between Vancouver Island and the Washington Territory. The Pig War, so called because it was triggered by the shooting of a pig, is also called the Pig Episode, the Pig and Potato War, the San Juan Boundary Dispute, and the Northwestern Boundary Dispute.
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