9. THE JAYBIRD-WOODPECKER WAR-- As a result of Reconstruction after the Civil War. In Fort Bend County, Texas, 1888-1889. Pitted two shite groups, the "Woodpeckers" who were allied with blacks and "Jaybirds" who were not. After a gun battle, the "Jaybirds" prevailed.
9A THE KIRK-HOLDEN WAR in North Carolina. In the counties of Alamance and Caswell, there were attacks by the Ku Klux Klan which prompted Governor W.W. Holden to declare martial law in 1870. He sent in militia under former Union Colonel George Kirk. This move was so controversial, Holden was impeached.
10. THE PASTRY WAR-- A French pastry chef in Mexico was annoyed that local soldiers had looted his shop and complained to France's King Louis-Phillippe. In 1838, the king demanded compensation and sent a fleet, which fought the Mexicans around Veracruz and won a promise of payment.
I Had Not Heard of Most of These Wars. --Cooter
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