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The War of Jenkins' Ear (Great Britain vs. Spain) 1739-1743

War was immediately declared after Captain Robert Jenkins appeared in Parliament, the governing body of Great Britain, holding the remains of his ear in his hand. 

He claimed that the Spanish had cut it off after boarding his ship in the West Indies, for they did not want English traders doing business in their American colonies. 

The war went on for four years, because of Jenkins and his ear. There was no clear winner; it ended in a draw.

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