A Bloodless War is generally a small conflict, crisis, or dispute between rival groups that is resolved without death or injury, although the threat of violence usually seem very likely but never happens. Typically these events are recorded in history as wars even though the term "war" generally implies violence. Therefore, the term "bloodless war" is some what of an oxymoron. Nevertheless, there have been many conflicts throughout history labeled as such. Look up war in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... -1...

List of Bloodless Wars

• McGowan's War
• Aroostook War
• Pig War
• Dodge City War
• Red River Bridge War
• Cod War

McGowans War, also known as Ned McGowans War, was an episode during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush which precipitated a political and military crisis with the potential to foment annexation of the newborn Crown Colony of British Columbia to the United States. ... Combatants United States of America British Empire/British North America Strength 3,000–10,000 3,000–10,000 Casualties 38 incidental deaths The Aroostook War, also called the Pork and Beans War,the Lumberjacks War or the Northeastern Boundary Dispute, was an undeclared confrontation in 1838-39 between... Combatants United States United Kingdom Strength 461 soldiers 2,140 soldiers Casualties None None The Pig War (also called the Pig Episode, the San Juan Boundary Dispute or the Northwestern Boundary Dispute) was a confrontation in 1859 between American and British authorities, resulting from a dispute over the boundary between... The Dodge City War was a bloodless conflict that took place in 1883 in Dodge City, Kansas. ... Bridge closed by a Texas Ranger The Bridge War, also called the Red River Bridge War or the Toll Bridge War, was a 1931 bloodless boundary conflict between the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas over an existing toll bridge and a new free bridge crossing the Red River. ... The Cod Wars (also called the Iceland Cod Wars) were a series of confrontations between the United Kingdom and Iceland over Icelands claims of authority over tracts of ocean off their coastline as being their exclusive fishery zone. ...

List of Wars Often Incorrectly Labeled as Bloodless

• Cold War
• Toledo War

For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Combatants Michigan Territory militia and citizens Ohio militia and citizens Commanders Acting Governor Stevens T. Mason, Militia Brigadier-General Joseph W. Brown Governor Robert Lucas, Militia General John Bell Casualties 1 wounded none The Toledo War (1835–1836; also known as the Ohio-Michigan War) was the largely bloodless outcome...

See Also

• Non-violent revolution