When was the barbed wire invented?

"The greatest invention of all time. Lighter than wind, cheaper than dust, stronger than buffalo. ” The announcement of the new invention in 1875 (with minor modifications) sounded like crazy, but the invention of the barbed wire changed a lot.

US President Abraham Lincoln passed the Homestead Act in 1862. Any man or woman, any freed slave can settle up to 160 acres in the west of the United States. The problem was that these areas were high hard grasslands. Gypsies could live in it, not settlers. Here the cowboys roamed the plains grazing cattle.

The settlers needed a fence to protect their crops from these stray cattle. And there was no wood for that. Farmers tried to plant thorny bushes. But they grew slowly and were not flexible. Ordinary wires did not work. Cattle passed through them easily.

This problem needed to be solved. And it was barbed wire. Prior to his presence, the fields could not be demarcated and law enforcement was impossible. There is no point in private property if it could not be implemented.

Two straight wires wrapped around each other with pointed thorns at some distance. Thirty-two miles of wire was produced in the first year. He stopped filing the crops of cowboys grazing cattle, which could have led to farming in the American West. Its thorns prevented the animals from trying to push the wire. Being open, it did not fall in strong winds. This new invention soon became popular.

It created new controversies. Access to water was cut off for some. Who is responsible for the animal being injured or killed because of where the fence can be erected? Roads to pastures, rivers were blocked. This was bad news for cowboys, native animals, and Native Americans. It was called the "Devil's Rope." Armed men would cut it off and threaten to kill it if it was returned. There were many deaths in these battles. Cutting down the fence was found to be a crime. It took the land of Native Americans. Cowboy eliminated the need. Wild West culture is gone. The settlers and freed slaves won. The Red Indians and the Cowboys lost.

It soon spread around the world, sparking new debates about property rights. They result in the definition of private property rights, whether they be of a land, a house, or the use of a name or image.

Along with these discussions, six years after its invention, 263,000 miles of barbed wire was made in the Decallab factory. So long that it could circle ten times around the earth.

This invention of not allowing animals to cross the border has been used the most to keep humans away. To save ourselves and to keep human beings captive.

Barbed wire was an important weapon in wars. It didn't matter much about bombs, bullets and grenades. Where there was some damage, immediate repairs were easy. He played a key role in the Russian-Japanese War, the Portuguese War in Africa, and World War I. The arrival of tanks reduced its impact in the war, but it still plays a role on the military field.

This is one of the most important inventions in history.

Written by Vihara Ambakar