There are several claims of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity, often by a small country named in a declaration of war being accidentally omitted from the concluding peace treaty of a wider conflict. A declaration of war is a formal performative Speech act or signing of a document by an authorised party of a government in order to initate a state of War A peace treaty is an agreement between two hostile parties usually countries or governments that formally ends an armed conflict These alleged extended wars have only been "discovered" after the fact, and had no impact during the long period (often hundreds of years) they were supposedly de jure in force.
The "discovery" of an extended war is often an opportunity for a ceremonial peace to be contracted by local authorities.
Such a situation is to be distinguished from that of parties deliberately avoiding a peace treaty when political disputes outlive military conflict, as in the Kuril Islands dispute between Japan and Russia, or there being no formal peace treaty at the end of the Korean War (though it is worth noting that in October 2007, North Korea and South Korea agreed to seek a peace treaty[1]). The Kuril Island dispute ( Russian: Проблема принадлежности Курильских островов Japanese: 北方領土問題 Hoppō The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
Alleged extended wars
| Combatants | Historical conflict | Declaration of war | De facto peace | Ceremonial peace | Status of claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delian League vs Peloponnesian League | Peloponnesian War | 431 BC | 404 BC | 1994 | Although Athens and Sparta were allied in later conflicts, no peace treaty was ever signed. The Delian League was an association of approximately 150 5th-century BC Greek City-states under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue The Peloponnesian League was an alliance of states in the Peloponnese in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. |
| Roman Republic vs Carthage | Third Punic War | 149 BC | 146 BC | 1985[2] | There was a contract of surrender between the Roman and the Carthaginian commander. The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers The Third Punic War ( 149 BC to 146 BC) was the third and last of the Punic Wars fought between the former Phoenician colony of Carthage |
| San Marino vs Sweden | Thirty Years' War | 1614 | 1648 | Spurious reported date: 1996[3] | San Marino was never party to the war. The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. [4] |
| Isles of Scilly vs Dutch Republic | English Civil War | 1651 | 1651 | 1986 | Not clear that war was actually declared on Scilly, rather than its rebels. The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War (1651–1986 was a War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly (located off the southwest coast of The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed vs Russian Empire | Crimean War | 1853 | 1856 | 1966 | All legal references to "England" applied equally to Berwick by this time. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought |
| Principality of Montenegro vs Empire of Japan | Russo-Japanese War | 1904 | 1905 | 2006[5] | Montenegro declared war in support of Russia but this was merely a gesture as Montenegro lacked a navy or any other means to engage Japan. The Principality or Princedom of Montenegro was a principality in Southeastern Europe. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Also, Montenegro was a part of Serbia (1917-1918) and Yugoslavia (1918-2006). |
| Andorra vs German Empire | World War I | 1914 | 1918 | 1958[6] | Andorra was not invited to the Treaty of Versailles. Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra ( Catalan: Principat d'Andorra) is a small Landlocked country in western The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. |
| Costa Rica vs German Empire | World War I | 1918 | 1918 | 1945[7] | Due to a dispute over the legitimacy of the government of Federico Tinoco Granados, Costa Rica was not a party to the Treaty of Versailles. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. The technical state of war would have ended with Costa Rica signing a peace treaty with Germany after World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including |
| Allies of World War II vs Germany | World War II | 1939 | 1945 | 1990[8] | At the time World War II was declared over, there was no single German state that all occupying powers accepted as being the sole representative of the former Reich. The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Therefore the war technically did not finish until the country was reunified. German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany However, in 1949 some technicalities were modified in to soften the state of war between the U. S. and Germany. The state of war was retained since it provided the U. S. with a legal basis for keeping troops in Western Germany[1]. As a legal substitute for a peace treaty[2] the U. S. formally ended the state of war between the U. S. and Germany on October 19, 1951 at 5:45 p. m. According to the U. S. a formal peace treaty had been stalled by the Soviet Union[3] It was not until the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany was signed in 1990 that peace was formally established. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany, (or the Two Plus Four Agreement) was negotiated in 1990 between the Federal Republic of Germany |
See also
- Arauco War 1536–1881: another example of a very long war. The Arauco War was a long conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people of the region of Araucanía, of modern Chile. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
- Anglo-Zanzibar War: generally considered the world's shortest war.
Notes
- ^ Koreas seek formal end to Korean War Reuters. com, October 4th 2007
- ^ Saudi Aramco World, (bottom of page)
- ^ There was actually no such ceremony ever held as there was no historical conflict between the countries of any kind.
- ^ See Swedish historian Ulf Sundberg's debunking of the war.
- ^ Montenegro, Japan to declare truce. United Press International.
- ^ "World War I Ends in Andorra", UPI story in the New York Times, Sep 25, 1958. p. 66. A number of sources say 1939, but there is no period confirmation for this.
- ^ Inside Latin America, John Gunther, Harper and Brothers, 1941
- ^ "Series C, Episode 7". John Gunther ( August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with This is a list of episodes of QI, the BBC comedy Panel game Television show hosted by Stephen Fry. QI. 2005-11-11. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare No. 7, season C.
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