List of bloodless wars

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:

Name Location Start End Belligerents References
Huéscar-Danish War, as part of the Peninsular WarHuéscar 11 November 1809 11 November 1981 Huéscar municipality, Spain Denmark[1]
McGowan's WarYale, British Columbia 1858 Colony of British ColumbiaAmerican gold miners
Kettle WarRiver Scheldt 8 October 1784 Habsburg monarchy Dutch Republic
Aroostook WarMaineNew Brunswick border18381839 Maine[[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] New Brunswick
Dodge City WarDodge City, Kansas, United States June 1883Luke ShortMayor Lawrence E. Deger
Red River Bridge WarTexasOklahoma border 1931 Texas Oklahoma
Lobster WarWaters of Pernambuco, Brazil19611963 Fourth Brazilian Republic Fifth French Republic
Honey WarIowaMissouri border 1839 Iowa Territory Missouri
Anglo-Swedish War 17 November 1810 18 July 1812[[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] United Kingdom Sweden
Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War 30 March 1651 17 April 1986 Dutch Republic Isles of Scilly
Pig War (1859)San Juan Islands, United States 15 June 1859 October 1859 Washington Territory[[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Colony of Vancouver Island
Sumdorong Chu standoffSumdorong Chu valley1986 May 1987 India China
Turbot WarGrand Banks of Newfoundland; English Channel19941996 Canada Spain
Whisky WarHans Island19732022 Canada Denmark
The Great Emu War Australia 2 November 1932 10 December 1932 Australia

Incorrectly categorized wars

The following wars are often labelled incorrectly as bloodless wars:

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