02-24-2013, 02:07 PM
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Hey Sleazy, you need to study your history some.
But it was a good try 
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Originally Posted by Sleazebag's sig
For those Americans that think Canadians are pacifists, remember your history. On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a Canadian force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings. The facilities of the U.S. government, including the White House and U.S. Capitol, were largely destroyed....Canada, a British colony at the time, raised the union jack over Washington -From Wikipedia
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On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings. The facilities of the U.S. government, including the White House and U.S. Capitol, were largely destroyed........British raised their Union Flag over Washington
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3154827AApjCqY
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Contrary to popular belief, Canadian militia were not present at the burning of Washington; General Ross and over 4,000 British regulars landed on the eastern coast of Maryland and march inland. They were met by 6,000 American militia near Bladensburg. Although the Americans had more men, they weren't a match for the British regulars, and neither was their commander. The American army fled, and the redcoats marched into Washington.
So although the White House WAS burned down in the War of 1812, Canadians were not present in the battle; the victors were British regulars who crossed the Atlantic and landed in Maryland.
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Battle of Bladensburg - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_B…
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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...tml?c=y&page=2
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5. The Burning of Washington was Capital Payback
To Americans, the burning of Washington by British troops was a shocking act by barbaric invaders. But the burning was payback for a similar torching by American forces the year before. After defeating British troops at York (today’s Toronto), then the capital of Upper Canada, U.S. soldiers plundered the town and burned its parliament. The British exacted revenge in Aug. 1814 when they burned the White House, Congress, and other buildings.
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http://suite101.com/article/war-of-1...5-1814-a355698
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Canadians wanted revenge for outrages committed by the United States armies during 1813. After the Battle of York in April, American soldiers torched the Parliament and other government buildings of Upper Canada. In December, they burned the town of Newark to the ground. Sir George Prevost, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Canada, petitioned the British government for help. Their response was to send an invasion force of veteran soldiers to Washington, D.C.
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So, apparently Canadians did not invade Washington D.C. but the Canadian overlords (probably lizard people) did.
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