Charles Griffin

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1859

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Charles Griffin, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Pig War begins on San Juan Island

   1859

   Role: British resident

   1. 11859 · San Juan IslandInitial American Military Deployment

      Captain George Pickett led 66 soldiers to San Juan Island to prevent British landings.

   2. 2June 15, 1859 · San Juan IslandShooting of the Pig

      Lyman Cutlar shot a pig eating his potatoes on San Juan Island, sparking the dispute.

   3. 3August 10, 1859 · San Juan IslandMilitary Standoff

      American forces expanded to 461 men facing a British naval flotilla by August 1859.

Sources

1. Pig War (1859) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02