Wars We Have Never Heard Of...

Started by Duke Speedy of Leighton, 12 August 2018, 09:19:20 PM

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I like a little buttered lobster, but I find I feel very sorry for them these days.

They're too cute!
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Cute!? Dude, they're a cross between a spider and a backhoe!  :D
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toxicpixie

But the little feely antenna and the moogly eyes!
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Techno

This must be the only miniatures forum that can ask about wars we have never heard of......and end up talking about tasty crustaceans.

OK...I'll join in....Only eaten lobster once....It was very nice.
Crab meat.....Love the taste....But I must be somewhat 'allergic' to it.

Both times I've eaten crab, I've thoroughly enjoyed the taste....BUT.....You don't want to know.
I'll never eat crab again.

Cheers - Phil

Big Insect

Not quite as obscure as it sounds ... The War of Jenkin's Ear : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Jenkins%27_Ear
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steve_holmes_11

Quote from: mad lemmey on 12 November 2019, 06:59:53 PM
The Lobster War
No casualties, a perfect war?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster_War

South American wars have the best names:

War of the Pacific.
Football War.
Guano War.

and my personal favourite, the Ragamuffin War.

FierceKitty

Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 13 November 2019, 07:56:20 PM
South American wars have the best names:

War of the Pacific.
Football War.
Guano War.

and my personal favourite, the Ragamuffin War.

You'll have to give us the stories that go with the titles now.
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steve_holmes_11

Quote from: FierceKitty on 14 November 2019, 12:31:30 AM
You'll have to give us the stories that go with the titles now.

OK...

Saltpetre War - War of the Pacific: 1879 - 84

Chile Vs Peru + Bolivia
Chile grabbed a nitrate rich portion of the Atacama Desert.

Chincha Islands War - Guano War 1864-66

Spain Vs Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia.
A Spanish Naval force fails to annex the bird-poop rich Chincha Islands


Football War -Soccer War for those North of the Rio Grande: 1969
El Salvador Vs Honduras.
Tensions that date back to the Banana Wars erupt after an ill tempered World Cup Qualifying game.
Scenes that make Luton Vs Millwall fixtures look like a Vicar's tea party.
Also known as the 100 hours war.

Ragamuffin War 1835-45

Republican uprising of 2 "Gaucho" states in Brazil.
Ragamuffin (Which I through was a Jamaican word) refers to the fringed leather capes worn by the Gaucho/Vaquero rebels.
Rebel leaders included Guiseppe Garibaldi.