"Shortest War in History --45 minutes " Topic

1896: The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted only 45 minutes, the shortest war in history

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A tongue-in-cheek one minute war (Key West, Florida…)

When the City Council's complaints went unanswered by the U.S. federal government and attempts to get an injunction against the roadblock failed in court, as a form of protest Mayor Dennis Wardlow and the Council declared Key West's independence on April 23, 1982. In the eyes of the Council, since the U.S. federal government had set up the equivalent of a border station as if they were a foreign nation, they might as well become one. As many of the local citizens were referred to as Conchs, the nation took the name of the Conch Republic.

As part of the protest, Mayor Wardlow was proclaimed Prime Minister of the Republic, which immediately declared war against the U.S. (symbolically breaking a loaf of stale Cuban bread over the head of a man dressed in a naval uniform), quickly surrendered after one minute (to the man in the uniform), and applied for one billion dollars in foreign aid.

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I played in a huge game of this war at Historicon several years ago and to everyone amazement Zanzibar won!!!

Tell us the details, Whakmole9 !

Hi

Well it started with the GM tell us Zanzibarian we had no hope of winning and best we could do is die quickly.

So I and a gentlemen from GA took over the Zanzibarian Marines and Drove the British Fleet crazy by capturing 2 gun boats. The Forces on land held the landing up. We finally broke their morale and we were declared the winners.

It was in WI #300 and was a wonderful layout.

The Royal Navy will never live down the infamy !!

I think they also sank one there own ship by mistaking it for a captured one.

After I read 'The Fort' by Bernard Cornwell I'll believe anything is possible.
Even Zanzibar winning that war or Operation Seelowe to succeed.