<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Pig War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Proposed boundaries : Through Haro Strait , favored by the US Through Rosario Strait , favored by Britain Through San Juan Channel , compromise proposal The lines are as shown on maps of the time . The modern boundary follows straight line segments and roughly follows the blue line . The modern eastern boundary of San Juan County roughly follows the red line . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> June 15 -- October 1859 ( troops stationed on San Juan Island until 1874 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> San Juan Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Bloodless war -- San Juan Islands awarded to the United States following third - party arbitration . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States , Washington Territory </Td> <Td> United Kingdom , Colony of Vancouver Island </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colonel Silas Casey , Captain George Pickett </Td> <Td> Rear Admiral R.L. Baynes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 461 combatants , 14 cannon </Td> <Td> 2,140 combatants ; 5 warships mounting 70 cannon </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Pig War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Proposed boundaries : Through Haro Strait , favored by the US Through Rosario Strait , favored by Britain Through San Juan Channel , compromise proposal The lines are as shown on maps of the time . The modern boundary follows straight line segments and roughly follows the blue line . The modern eastern boundary of San Juan County roughly follows the red line . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> June 15 -- October 1859 ( troops stationed on San Juan Island until 1874 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> San Juan Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Bloodless war -- San Juan Islands awarded to the United States following third - party arbitration . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States , Washington Territory </Td> <Td> United Kingdom , Colony of Vancouver Island </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colonel Silas Casey , Captain George Pickett </Td> <Td> Rear Admiral R.L. Baynes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 461 combatants , 14 cannon </Td> <Td> 2,140 combatants ; 5 warships mounting 70 cannon </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the us go to war over a pig
when did the us go to war over a pig
June 15 -- October 1859
June 15 -- October 1859