What is the longest war to ever have took place?

Question

I have heard the Korean War (1950-53) is still ongoing due to it ending in a truce?

Answer 1

I came across this by chance, I dont think anyone can beat this

Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War (1651–1986)
(They formally declared peace in 1986, that makes it an official war)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hundred_and_Thirty_Five_Years'_War


Also heres the worlds shortest war, all of 45 min!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War

Answer 2

The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War (1651–1986) was a war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly (located off the southwest coast of the United Kingdom). It is said to have been extended by the lack of a peace treaty for 335 years without a single shot being fired, which would make it one of the world's longest wars and the war with the fewest casualties. Despite the uncertain validity of the declaration of war, peace was finally declared in 1986.

Answer 3

The Hundred Year war between England and France in the Middle Ages.

Answer 4

The one hundred years war, England v France.

Hundred Years' WarThat was really the end of the One Hundred Years war so far as England was concerned , though a formal treaty to end the war between England and France was ...
http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/100yearswar.htm

Hundred Years' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Hundred Years' War accelerated the process of transforming France from a feudal monarchy to a centralised state. The conflict became one of not just ...
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War

Answer 5

The longest continuous war was the THIRTY YEARS WAR (1618-1648), involving various European countries.
The HUNDRED YEARS WAR (between England and France) actually lasted 116 years--1337 to 1453.
The longest , most unpopular war for the USA was the VIET NAM WAR (1955-1973): the first US advisors sent to S. Viet Nam (to help support their government from collapsing) arrived in 1955; the first combat-ready troops arrived in 1965 and until Jan. 1973, when the cease-fire was signed, over 2 MILLION US troops served over there. Of these, some 58.226 troops were killed (their names are etched in the black granite wall in Washington DC, including my cousin's), another 304,000 were wounded, 3-4 million Vietnamese on either side were killed, 1.5 to 2 million Laotian and Cambodian troops were drawn into the "conflict" (as it was known), and the financial cost to the US alone was $150 BILLION. The last American to get out of VietNam before Hanoi's government took over occurred in April 1975. There were probably thousands of half-American children left behind over there because their fathers were either killed or they didn't care about them. Vietnam veterans are still fighting today to get the respect other US veterans got in other wars, as well as needed medical care, affordable housing, etc.

Answer 6

There is also the Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War, which lasted from 1651–1986 between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly (part of the UK).

It's technically considered a war, as war was declared, and it ended when peace was declared. (I think the parties involved forgot they were at war!)

Answer 7

1337-1450 England v France known as the Hundred Years War"

Answer 8

2 points

Answer 9

world war 2 only ended when the berlin wall came down (technically!) But I would say that he 100yr war was a little longer

Answer 10

The hundred years war between England and France,Agincourt and all that.