TepanCH t1_jd9wy8v wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:46 PM Reply to comment by Sassy-irish-lassy in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse. Permalink Parent 4
TepanCH t1_jd9wy8v wrote
Reply to comment by Sassy-irish-lassy in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.