5. THE TOLEDO WAR-- Holy Toledo!! The Toledo War was fought in 1835-1836 between the Territory of Michigan and the state of Ohio. Hundreds of men took up arms, but only one wounded and none died. It was over the strip of land from Toledo west to Indiana. In a compromise, Ohio got Toledo and Michigan got the Upper Peninsula. I'm sure Wisconsin was all happy about that one.
5A. THE HONEY WAR-- was an 1839 conflict between the territory of Iowa and state of Missouri as to how the border between the two was to be drawn. There were no casualties except for three trees containing bee hives cut down by Missouri tax agents.
6. THE PUNIC WARS-- Between Rome and Carthage from 264-146 BC (three of them) is quite famous among ancient wars, but not many know about them today, even with Hannibal and his elephants. However, they can claim the honor of being the longest-running war(s). The mayors of the two cities didn't sign a peace treaty until 1985, ending the 2,249-year-old conflict.
So, You Didn't Know. --Cooter
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