title: Traumatic amputation of the external ear: the War of Jenkins' Ear and George Washington.
abstract: Given the right circumstances, a traumatically severed ear can now successfully be reimplanted. The career of George Washington was influenced by the involvement of his half brother Lawrence Washington in a war (1739 to 1742) fought between England and Spain on account of a severed ear. It was called The War of Jenkins' Ear.
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic; D004431:Ear, External / Q000293:injuries*; D005197:Famous Persons; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare