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The so-called Pig War, a border dispute…
The so-called Pig War, a border dispute between the Americans and the British over the San Juan Islands, begins by the death of the namesake pig on June 15, 1859, by Lyman Cutlar, an American farmer who had moved onto San Juan Island claiming rights to live there under the Donation Land Claim Act.
The pig was owned by an Irishman, Charles Griffin, who is employed by the Hudson's Bay Company to run the sheep ranch.
Cutlar believes he should not have to pay for the pig because the pig had been trespassing on his land. When British authorities threatened to arrest Cutlar, American settlers had called for military protection.
The situation will continue to escalate.
The pig was owned by an Irishman, Charles Griffin, who is employed by the Hudson's Bay Company to run the sheep ranch.
Cutlar believes he should not have to pay for the pig because the pig had been trespassing on his land. When British authorities threatened to arrest Cutlar, American settlers had called for military protection.
The situation will continue to escalate.
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Northern Oceania
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Northern North America
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