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How a pig that loved potatoes brought England and U.S. to brink of war in 1859

Pigs, Potatoes and a War


Pigs, Potatoes and a War A porker loose in a potato patch and a pair of pig-headed leaders nearly provoked a war between Britain and the US. It was only diverted when less rambunctious admiral refused to "involve two great nations in a war over a squabble about a pig" The obscure squabble has gone down in history as 'The Pig and Potato War.' It commenced with what seemed at the time to finally settle the Canada, or British North America as it was then known, border with the United States. In 1846 the two nations signed the Oregon Treaty signed agreeing on the 49th parallel 'to the Pacific.' Once reaching the ocean, the treaty stated the border to run through 'the middle of the channel separating the continent from Vancouver's Island.'
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