阿那亚酒店预订:历史上最短暂的5次战争

War has been in every single human culture, and even a few animal ones. The longest wars can span up to 335 years, while others are over in less than an hour. Here are the 5 shortest wars:

战争是人类文化的一部分。动物之间也有过战争。最长的战争历时335年。最短的不到一小时。以下是五次时间最短的战争。

5. Georgian-Armenian War

Length: 24 days

历时： 24天

A border dispute between the Democratic Republic of Georgia and the Democratic Republic of Armenia in 1918 led to armed clashes. The British finally brokered a ceasefire where the two sides shared rule until Soviet rule in 1920.

1918年，乔治亚共和国与亚美尼亚共和国由于边界争执导致武装冲突。英国人从中调停达成停火，共治有争端部分。直到1920年前苏联吞并两小国。

4. Serbo-Bulgarian War

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Length: 14 days

历时： 14 天

A minor border dispute in 1885, known as the Bregovo Dispute, where the Bulgarians forcibly expelled Serbian troops led to both armies meeting. Bulgaria took the offensive and conquered the city of Pirot, when the Austro-Hungarian Empire stepped in and threatened to join the Serbians if Bulgaria did not step down.

事起一个小小的边界争执，常称为“布雷戈沃之争”。因保加利亚方面首先武力驱赶塞尔维亚军队，最后升级到交火。保加利亚展开进攻并占领皮罗市。最后当时的奥匈帝国出面，迫使保加利亚撤军。

3. Indo-Pakistani War

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Length: 13 days

历时： 13天

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a major conflict between India and Pakistan, caused by Pakistan’s pre-emptive strike on 11 Indian airbases in an attempt to conquer Western India. India responded fiercely, killing some 9,000 Pakistani soldiers and capturing almost 100,000. Pakistan would surrender in less than a fortnight.

1971年的印巴之争是两国之间的一个较大的冲突。巴基斯坦线企图占领印度西部而发制人，对印度的11个机场攻击。印度做出强硬回应，击毙9000名巴基斯坦士兵，俘虏10万。巴基斯坦不到两星期后投降。

2. 6 Day War

Length: 6 days

历时：6天

Egypt called for unified Arab action against Israel following Israeli threats to Syria. On June 5, 1967, Israel launched a massive attack on Egypt’s airforce, completely decimating it. Israel then attacked and conquered eastern Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the Golan Heights. About a million Arabs were captured under Israel’s new territory.

1967年，以色列图对叙利亚不利。埃及号召阿拉伯国家团结共同对付以色列。6月5日，以色列对埃及空军发起攻击，几乎毁灭整个埃及空军。以色列随后又攻击并占领耶路撒冷东，加沙地带，约旦河西岸，以及戈兰高地。战争中，近100万阿拉伯人被俘。

1. Anglo-Zanzibar War

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Length: 45 minutes

历时： 45分钟

Fought between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar in 1896, the war is the shortest in history. Following the death of the Sultan who had British sympathies, his nephew seized power through a coup. The British wanted another candidate to run Zanzibar, and demanded the nephew abdicate.

1896年，英国和桑给巴尔交战。是次战争是历史上最短的一次。桑给巴尔当时的一位亲英德苏丹王去世。他的侄子发动政变夺得王位。英国人心中另有人选，要求发动政变的侄子让位。

When the British’s demands were not met, they opened fired on the far weaker Zanzibar. The nephew fled the country almost immediately, and the British could claim victory.

英国的要求没人理，最后对弱小的桑给巴尔发起攻击。发动政变的侄子即时逃亡他国。英国人告胜。