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Top 10 Forgotten Wars

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1st and 2nd Congo War (1996 - 1997; 1998 - 2003)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

It is the bloodiest war since World War II and yet it is ignored by major media. It began with an invasion by Rwanda to overthrow Mobutu Sese Seko and installed Laurent-Desire Kabila into power. Yet Kabila turned on Rwanda and Uganda leading to the 2nd war between 9 African countries. It also plays host to the infamous Rwandan Genocide

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War of 1812 (1812 - 1814)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

...terms in the peace treaty. "Alright, we'll call it a draw" - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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1st and 2nd Balkan Wars (1912 - 1913)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

...Bulgaria

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Livonian War (1558 - 1583)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

The Tsardom of Russia fought a coalition of nations for territory in Livonia. This coalition featured Sweeden, Poland - Lithuania and Denmark - Norway. The long war dragged on for years. Russia was on the losing side and rather than gaining territory lost it's territory on the Baltic Coast

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2nd Boer War (1899 - 1902)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

...destroyed Boer agriculure and detained Boer women and children in the first ever concentration camps. The Boers were starved into surrender

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Greek War of Independence (1821 - 1829)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

Greece didn't go alone when they fought the Ottoman Empire for their independence. Russia fought their arch rival to cripple their influence in the Balkans. This got Great Britain and France into the war on the side of Greece and Russia to check the power of Russia. When the Ottomans were defeated, it was all down hill in the Balkans from there

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Austro - Prussian War (1866)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

Prussia was seeking to unify Germany, but Austria had the same ambitions. Prussia needed to force Austria out of the picture. Prussia and its German allies fought Austria and their German allies. Italy sided with Prussia. A decisive Prussian victory at Sadova forced Austria to agree to a peace treaty and ended their involvement in unifying Germany

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1st Sino - Japanese War (1894 - 1895)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

...monarch and the rise of the Republic of China

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War of Austrian Succession (1740 - 1748)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

...the throne left with unfinished buisness with Prussia. This would lead to the better remembered Seven Years War

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1st and 2nd Chechen Wars (1994 - 1996; 1999 - 2009)

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Cameron Halas 8 years ago

Russia was determined to not allow any more former Soviet Republics to gain independence. Hence when Chechnya declared independence, Russia went to war. It first started as traditional engagement that evolved into an insurgency. Russia succeded in holding on to Chechnya, but lost billions of dollars and suffered huge casualties in the war

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