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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 ....
Top 10 LONGEST WARS
with the dates and duration of war in years
1. Hundred Years War - France v England
1338 - 1453 - 115 years
2. Wars of the Roses - Lancaster v York
1455 - 1485 - 30 years
3. Thirty Years War - Catholic v Protestant
1618 - 1648 - 30 years
4. Peloponnesian War - Peloponnesian League v Delian League
431 - 404BC - 27 years
5. First Punic War - Rome v Carthage
264 - 241BC - 23 years
6. Napoleonic Wars - France v other European countries
1792 - 1815 - 23 years
7. Greco-Persian Wars - Greece v Persia
499 - 478BC - 21 years
8. Second Great Northen War - Russia v Sweden and War Baltic states
1700 - 1721 - 21 years
9. Vietnam War - South Vietnam (with US support) v North Vietnam
1957 - 1975 - 18 years
10. Second Punic War - Rome v Carthage
218 - 201BC - 17 years