Difference between revisions of "Proxy war"
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| − | The American [[Declaration of Independence]] charges [[King George III]] of [[Great Britain]] with using | + | The American [[Declaration of Independence]] charges [[King George III]] of [[Great Britain]] with using indigenous [[Native American]]s in a proxy war against the [[Thirteen Colonies]]: |
{{quotebox-float|"He has endeavoured to bring on the Inhabitants of our Frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known Rule of Warfare, is an undistinguished Destruction, of all Ages, Sexes and Conditions."}} | {{quotebox-float|"He has endeavoured to bring on the Inhabitants of our Frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known Rule of Warfare, is an undistinguished Destruction, of all Ages, Sexes and Conditions."}} | ||
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A Proxy war is a war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved. Governments sometimes wage proxy wars because they lack domestic and international legal authority to fight a direct conflict.[1]
Colonial America
The American Declaration of Independence charges King George III of Great Britain with using indigenous Native Americans in a proxy war against the Thirteen Colonies:
| "He has endeavoured to bring on the Inhabitants of our Frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known Rule of Warfare, is an undistinguished Destruction, of all Ages, Sexes and Conditions." |