Episode 3 of 3
Military Standoff
- When
- August 10, 1859
- Where
- San Juan Island
American forces expanded to 461 men facing a British naval flotilla by August 1859.
By August 10, 1859, American forces on San Juan Island had grown to 461 men with 14 cannons under Colonel Silas Casey. They faced a British flotilla of five Royal Navy warships mounting 70 guns and carrying 2,140 men.
Sources
- Pig War (1859) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
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