List of bloodless wars explained

A bloodless war is generally a small conflict, crisis, or dispute between rival groups that is resolved without human death or injury, although the threat of violence usually seems very likely at the time. Intentional property damage, however, may still occur. Typically, these events are recorded in history as wars even though the term "war" generally implies violence. Therefore, the term "bloodless war" is somewhat of an oxymoron. Nevertheless, there have been many conflicts throughout history labeled as such.

Bloodless wars

The following is a list of bloodless wars:

NameLocationStartEndBelligerentsReferences
Huéscardata-sort-value="1809-11-11"11 November 1809data-sort-value="1981-11-11"11 November 1981 [1]
Yale, British Columbia1858 American gold miners
River Scheldt8 October 1784
MaineNew Brunswick border 1838 1839
Dodge City, Kansas, United StatesJune 1883 Luke ShortMayor Lawrence E. Deger
TexasOklahoma border1931 Texas Oklahoma
Waters of Pernambuco, Brazil 1961 1963
IowaMissouri border1839
data-sort-value="1810-11-17"17 November 1810data-sort-value="1812-07-18"18 July 1812
data-sort-value="1651-03-30"30 March 1651data-sort-value="1986-04-17"17 April 1986
San Juan Islands, United Statesdata-sort-value="1859-06-15"15 June 1859data-sort-value="1859-10"October 1859
1986data-sort-value="1987-05"May 1987
Grand Banks of Newfoundland1994 1996
Hans Island1973[2] 2022

Incorrectly categorized wars

The following wars are often labelled incorrectly as bloodless wars:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Spanish town that was two centuries at war with Denmark .
  2. Web site: Whisky Wars: Denmark and Canada strike deal to end 50-year row over Arctic island. 26 May 2024. 14 June 2022. www.bbc.com. en.
  3. News: Gambia soldiers, regional forces clash outside Jammeh home. https://web.archive.org/web/20170421232928/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/gambia-soldiers-regional-forces-clash-outside-jammeh-home/2017/04/21/a79d5bd6-2697-11e7-928e-3624539060e8_story.html. dead. 2017-04-21. The Washington Post.
  4. Web site: Protest against ECOWAS forces in Jammeh's village claims one life. https://archive.today/20220314181227/https://www.africanews.com/2017/06/04/protest-against-ecowas-forces-in-jammeh-s-village-claims-one-life/. live. 2022-03-14. Africa News. 4 June 2017 .