TEN LONGEST WARS
01
Three hundred and Fifty Years’ War
Belligerents: Isles of scilly, netherlands 1651–1986 this ‘conflict’ started during the english civil War, when a Dutch fleet declared war on the royalist scilly isles. A peace treaty was finally signed in 1986.
02
Arauco War Belligerents: Colonial Spanish, Mapuche people 1536–1820s this clash between the indigenous people of chile and spanish colonists ended in native victory when chile won its independence in the 1820s.
03
Hundred Years’ War
Belligerents: england, France, Burgundy, Scotland 1337–1453 english attempts to seize the throne of france were foiled in this longrunning conflict that awakened french nationalism.
04
GrecoPersian War Belligerents: Greek city states, Persian empire 499–449BC the city states of Greece overcame seemingly impossible odds in repelling a series of invasions launched by the full might of the Persian empire.
05
Guatemalan Civil War Belligerents: guatemalan military, leftish rebels 1960–96 one of history’s longest civil wars was sparked when dissidents rebelled against Guatemala’s autocratic regime in 1960. it ended with a peace treaty in 1996.
06
Thirty Years’ War Belligerents: protestants and catholic nations across europe 1618–48 millions died and huge areas of central europe were laid to waste when europe’s Protestant and catholic states crossed swords.
07
Wars of the roses Belligerents: Houses of York and lancaster 1455–85 england’s ruling Plantagenet family tore itself apart in a bitter dynastic war that ended with richard iii’s death at the Battle of Bosworth.
08
Peloponnesian War
Belligerents: Athens, Sparta C 431–404BC sparta became the dominant force in the Greek world after triumphing over Athens in a series of clashes on land and sea.
09
Great Northern War Belligerents: swedish empire, a coalition led by russia 1700–21 sweden’s stranglehold on the areas around the Baltic sea was smashed by a coalition of nations including russia, Denmark-norway and saxony-Poland.
10
Vietnam War Belligerents:
Communist and anticommunist forces 1956–75 north Vietnam’s communist forces defeated their southern neighbours and dealt the united states a bloody nose in a cold War conflict that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
Three hundred and Fifty Years’ War
Belligerents: Isles of scilly, netherlands 1651–1986 this ‘conflict’ started during the english civil War, when a Dutch fleet declared war on the royalist scilly isles. A peace treaty was finally signed in 1986.
02
Arauco War Belligerents: Colonial Spanish, Mapuche people 1536–1820s this clash between the indigenous people of chile and spanish colonists ended in native victory when chile won its independence in the 1820s.
03
Hundred Years’ War
Belligerents: england, France, Burgundy, Scotland 1337–1453 english attempts to seize the throne of france were foiled in this longrunning conflict that awakened french nationalism.
04
GrecoPersian War Belligerents: Greek city states, Persian empire 499–449BC the city states of Greece overcame seemingly impossible odds in repelling a series of invasions launched by the full might of the Persian empire.
05
Guatemalan Civil War Belligerents: guatemalan military, leftish rebels 1960–96 one of history’s longest civil wars was sparked when dissidents rebelled against Guatemala’s autocratic regime in 1960. it ended with a peace treaty in 1996.
06
Thirty Years’ War Belligerents: protestants and catholic nations across europe 1618–48 millions died and huge areas of central europe were laid to waste when europe’s Protestant and catholic states crossed swords.
07
Wars of the roses Belligerents: Houses of York and lancaster 1455–85 england’s ruling Plantagenet family tore itself apart in a bitter dynastic war that ended with richard iii’s death at the Battle of Bosworth.
08
Peloponnesian War
Belligerents: Athens, Sparta C 431–404BC sparta became the dominant force in the Greek world after triumphing over Athens in a series of clashes on land and sea.
09
Great Northern War Belligerents: swedish empire, a coalition led by russia 1700–21 sweden’s stranglehold on the areas around the Baltic sea was smashed by a coalition of nations including russia, Denmark-norway and saxony-Poland.
10
Vietnam War Belligerents:
Communist and anticommunist forces 1956–75 north Vietnam’s communist forces defeated their southern neighbours and dealt the united states a bloody nose in a cold War conflict that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
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