58: The British-US Pig War 1859

from The History Chap Podcast · host Chris Green

Send me a messageThe Pig War in 1859 is one of the most obscure and unusual events in Britain’s long and colourful history.In this forgotten moment, the United Kingdom and the United States almost went to war…and all because of a dead pig!In a tense stand off 400 US soldiers faced 5 Royal Navy warships on a tiny island between Vancouver and Seattle.Sign up for my newsletterSupport the show

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