Most Forgotten or Over Looked Wars in History

[Kafka2]

Yeap there are dozens of gureillia wars being fought around the globe. Or the new correct term is "low intensity conflict"

From Neaple to Aceh
From Sudan to Congo

If that's the case, it's actually World War 1, and it's been going on for about 10,000 years.

 

[Yom]

Everyone seems to know about the modern ones, so how about an ancient one (that I'm sure somebody knows): the Ethiopian invasion of Yemen around 520 A.D.

 

[YNCS]

The Bangladeshi War of Independence (1971).

 

[Jack the Ripper]

The 6-day war, not forgotten but overlooked.

 

[privatehudson]

In what way?

 

[Volstag]

Most of the conflicts mentioned are rather well known. If you want to get mega-obscure, look no further than: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars.

-V

 

[Harbringer]

That one war that the brits just fought to stop some revolution in some place like the philipenes or something. I cant remeber really but i think it was in 1993.

 

[Dann]

1993? Don't think so. Last time the Brits were in the Philippines was in the 18th century, during the 7 Years War in Europe. They successfully took Manila, but returned it to Spain after the peace negotiations.

 

[Winner]

It's not exactly and independent war, but Czechoslovak legionaires in Russia took over entire Trans-siberian railway during civil war in Russia at the end of WW1 - this helped the anti-bolshevik forces very much, but unfortunately, the West has never sent enough forces to Russia to destroy the Reds.

After that, they fought some minor wars with Hungary (under communist rule) and Poland (after it invaded Tesin).

 

[silver 2039]

The Bangladeshi War of Independence (1971).

Not forgeotten or overlookd by over 1 billion people.

(pouplation of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh)

 

[sydhe]

I think America tends to forget the Philippine insurrection (read war of independence) from 1898 - 1902. I bet the Filipinos haven't.

 

[Harbringer]

either when the brits went to put down the inhabitants on the Falkalnd islands in 84(i think) or the Panamaian incursion of 89, i swear nobody ever remembers that one.

actually i cahnge my mind, i think that one war(even i can never remember the name of it) betwen like 1939 to 1945 was kindov a gem, i think it had something to do with some guy conquering the world or some crap like that i can never remeber.

 

[robertoross24]

put down the inhabitants...........the brits were saving them from an argentine invasion.....i thought everyone new about the falklands war....

 

[Dann]

I think America tends to forget the Philippine insurrection (read war of independence) from 1898 - 1902. I bet the Filipinos haven't.

Of course not. We felt betrayed for that. America offered to help the rebels then fighting the Spanish for independence since 1896. The rebel leader Aguinaldo naively accepted. The be fair, US troops did fight side by side with the Filipinos at first (the US navy even sunk what's left of the Spanish navy), but imagine the rebels' chagrin when they found out they've just traded one colonial master for another one. Thus 3 more years of fighting...

America became an OK colonial master though. Really educating and taking care of their constituents, unlike the Spanish. By the 1920s, the Philippine economy was booming, and life was good. No more massacres and razing of villages like during the war. Filipinos became generally cooperative with the US colonial authorities in building their country, lobbying for eventual independence only through legal means. Thus, by the time the Japanese invaded during WW2, Filipinos remained loyal to the US, and took to the hills as guerillas wholesale, unlike other people throughout Southeast Asia who were only too glad to see their colonial masters driven off.

We remember it as a part of history but harbor no grudges.

 

[YNCS]

The Bangladeshi War of Independence (1971)

Not forgeotten or overlookd by over 1 billion people.

(pouplation of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh)

I think America tends to forget the Philippine insurrection (read war of independence) from 1898 - 1902. I bet the Filipinos haven't.

You tend to remember wars that take place in your backyard. However, if they take place a generation or more ago and half way around the world, you tend to forget them (or not know about them in the first place).

 

[temurleng]

(I was going to post this, but decided to flesh out some of the details I'd seen in an earlier post.) My offer for an overlooked war: the Axumite invasion of Arabia.
Axum (alternate spelling- Aksum) was a city-state that controlled roughly present-day Ethiopia. The kingdom converted to Christianity (coptic) and allied with the Byzantine Empire against the Persians. As part of the war, the Axumites invaded southern Arabia. They conquered rich southern Arabia (Yemen) and began to push into central Arabia (Mecca/Medina), bringing a large army with elephants. They ended up pulling back (whether because dificulties campaigning so far from home or new ruler back home, I don't remember). They retained control of Yemen and harassed Persian hold of eastern Arabia (Oman), forcing the Sassanids to stretch their resources.
It got more interesting when Muhammed came along. Initially, he didn't have alot of support in his home town (Mecca) and so he sent his relatives and followers away. He ended up at the Axumite king's court, requesting assitance. Nothing came of it, but just goes to show you the influence the Axumite kingdom had on the region.

(Commenting on some of the earlier stuff...) People seen to forget that the United States was one of the states that invaded Russia in support of the White Russians. I think (though I admit, I don’t know) the reason is that every other state (Poland, Britian, France) invaded the western side, but the United States invaded Siberia.

Also, I think any of the wars at the beginning of the 20th century that facilitated the breakup of the Ottoman Empire would be something to focus on. Specifically, the exploits of the Yoguslav state, since it inflamed Pan-slavic nationalism, encouraging Russia's hostility with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and precipitating World War I.

 

[Birdjaguar]

The War of Jenkins Ear 1739-1743

 

[Harbringer]

not forgotten my friend, they taught that to us in our history class when i was either in seventh or eightth(cant remember which one). With a name like that we havent forgotten.

 

[antonio]

Dont forget the British war in malaya to stop it being taken over by the comunists it was like veitnam only we won.

 

[Nobody]

i once heard that there was some town in england who always declared war when ever britain did (E.g THe united kingdom declares war on german and so does the town of uglyshire) but after the crimean war they never made peace and up until like 1960 the town was offically at war with russia