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In 1859, a conflict emerged between the United States and Canada over the San Juan islands near Vancouver and a dead pig:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War

Now, in OTL the 461 American soldiers and the 5 British warships did not fire on each other despite goading (as they had been ordered not to fire the first shot). What if one rogue cannon operator fired, starting a battle that ended with a couple hundred casualties on both sides?
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