The Wakarusa War was a skirmish that took place in Kansas Territory during November and December 1855 as part of the Bleeding Kansas violence. It centered around Lawrence, Kansas, and the Wakarusa River Valley.
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“Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.”
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