Are there any major war battles named after food?

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Are there any major war battles named after food?

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Last updated Nov 02 2016.

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Battle of Pork Chop Hill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pork_Chop_Hill

This one is better: The Potato War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_War

Aug 31 2008, 5:36 PM

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maninmidohio

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Then there is the Battle of Hamburger Hill in the Viet Nam conflict

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hamburger_Hill

Aug 31 2008, 5:58 PM

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Yes. The Chicken War -- Chicken War (Polish: Wojna kokosza) is the colloquial name for a 1537 anti-royalist and anti-absolutist rokosz (rebellion) by the Polish nobility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_War

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Aug 31 2008, 6:59 PM

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And to take a flight of fancy in the opposite direction, let's not forget that Chicken Marengo was supposedly named after the Battle of Marengo. See below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marengo

By the way: does anyone remember the Butter Battle Book?

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Twodeez

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Twodeez

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The Fray Bentos battle, 1974 Argentina.

Aug 31 2008, 7:22 PM

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The Sandwich Wars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwEd_tcKBfU

Aug 31 2008, 8:04 PM

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The Cod Wars between the UK and Iceland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars

Sep 01 2008, 11:30 AM