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The Whisky War, also known as the Liquor Wars, [1] was a bloodless war and border dispute between the Kingdom of Denmark and Canada over Hans Island.Between 1973 and 2022, the island was under dispute between the two nations, although never amounting to direct conflict or violence.
Its location in the strait that separates Ellesmere Island of Canada from northern Greenland was for years a border dispute, the so-called Whisky War between the two countries of Canada and Denmark. Hans Island is the smallest of three islands in Kennedy Channel off the Washington Land coast; the others are Franklin Island and Crozier Island.
This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving the modern Kingdom of Denmark and predecessor states. Danish victory Danish defeat Another result * *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Denmark, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
The decision by Ottawa and Copenhagen to split tiny, uninhabited Hans Island means that the U.S. will no longer be the only country to border Canada. Canada and Denmark end their 49-year-old feud ...
It lists conflicts such as the Fenian Raids, Red River Rebellion, Mahdist War, Canada in World War I and Canada in World War II, detailing the combatants, results, and casualties for each event. Ongoing conflicts and military operations, such as the military intervention against the Islamic State and involvement in maritime security operations ...
The first treaty between Canada and Denmark was a visa requirements agreement, signed on 22 September and 14 October 1949. [7] Both countries signed an agreement concerning taxes in 1956. [8] Canada and Denmark agreed to cooperate with defence science in 1969. [9] In 1983, a marine environmental, social and economic agreement was signed in ...
See Canada–Denmark relations. Canada has an embassy in Copenhagen. [170] Denmark has an embassy in Ottawa and a consulate general in Toronto. [171] Both countries are full members of NATO and of the Arctic Council. There are more than 200,000 Canadians with Danish ancestry. Recent issues between Canada and Denmark involve the claim of Hans ...
1542 – War breaks out between France and the German Emperor. Emperor Charles V supports Frederick II, Elector Palatine for the Danish crown, and Denmark participates in the war on the side of France; 1543 – Denmark declares war on Netherlands, that are under the rule of Charles; 1544 – Denmark concludes the Treaty of Speyer with the ...