Mankind has always
had an urge to take up arms - and this lists the longest wars ever,
throughout history ...... lets hope this list never ever gets added
to ....
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10 LONGEST WARS
with the dates and
duration of war in years |
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1.
Hundred Years War - France v England
1338
- 1453 - 115 years |
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2.
Wars of the Roses - Lancaster v York
1455
- 1485 - 30 years |
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3.
Thirty Years War - Catholic v Protestant
1618 - 1648 - 30 years |
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4.
Peloponnesian War - Peloponnesian League v Delian
League
431 - 404BC - 27 years |
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5.
First Punic War - Rome v Carthage
264 -
241BC - 23 years |
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6.
Napoleonic Wars - France v other European countries
1792
- 1815 - 23 years |
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7.
Greco-Persian Wars - Greece v Persia
499
- 478BC - 21 years |
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8.
Second Great Northen War - Russia v Sweden and War
Baltic states
1700 - 1721 - 21 years |
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9.
Vietnam War - South Vietnam (with US support) v
North Vietnam
1957 - 1975 - 18 years |
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10.
Second Punic War - Rome v Carthage
218 -
201BC - 17 years |
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