How long did the 100 year war last? (hint: it wasn't 100 years)

The 100 years war was actually a series of conflict between france and england that began in 1337 and ended in 1453.  

Explanation:

(116 years)

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”

the carthaginian general hannibal