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 |
|---|---|
| Pig War canonical | 2 |
| Anglo-American border disputes | 1 |
| Pig War (San Juan Islands) | 1 |
| U.S.–British border disputes | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
ⓘ
border dispute ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| arbitratedBy | German Emperor Wilhelm I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| cause |
ambiguous wording of the Oregon Treaty
ⓘ
border dispute over the San Juan Islands ⓘ |
| conflictOf | United States–United Kingdom relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | bloodless war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
George E. Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Baynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | San Juan Island National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite |
American Camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
maritime boundary delimitation
ⓘ
territorial sovereignty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum period in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves | joint military occupation of San Juan Island ⓘ |
| location |
Pacific Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pig War (San Juan Islands)
this entity surface form:
U.S.–British border disputes
this entity surface form:
Anglo-American border disputes