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Originally posted by Fletch XXX
maybe you should check it too ;)
British soldiers were responsible for burning the capital, and Canadians were gunned down and did not even get past Chalmette in the end.
I grew up near the last battlefield, I assure you, what you were told as a kid about Canada doing this and that, ios lies.
No different then how they sugarcoat the white killing the natives here. ;)
My family fought in that last battle, and 3000 Brits died for no reason because the war was already over.
so basicaly you are bragging that communication was so bad, the war had ended for 3 months yet brits and canadians were still being gun down like nothing in the south?
i take great pride that my family held New Orleans from the brits and any lost canadian that made it down that far.
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Fletch is that history lesson from a Cereal Box? Maybe you should learn some world history and not some biased American History.
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the War of 1812, declared by the United States on Great Britain under President James Madison on 18 June 1812, is a source of pride to Canadians as many inhabitants, principally of Upper Canada, fought alongside the Regular British Army and Indian allies to thwart American plans to capture what were then the British colonies on their northern flank.
The war was primarily caused by the British Navy's boarding of American ships to forcibly enlist any sailors of British origin and its attempts to prevent the United States from trading with France. In addition, the Americans, who were encountering strong resistance from Indians in their push westward, believed that Great Britain was encouraging Indian opposition.
The United States planned to take over Upper Canada (the basis of modern-day Ontario) and Lower Canada (the basis of modern-day Québec) in a single mass attack. The invasion was to occur at four strategic locations: across from Detroit, in the Niagara area, at Kingston, and south of Montréal. If they succeeded, they would isolate and then capture the stronghold of Québec City, thereby cutting off any further British troop movement up the St Lawrence River and into the Great Lakes.
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In October 1813, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry and 460 troops, mostly French- Canadian voltigeurs (light infantry), turned back 4000 American invaders along the Châteauguay River, south of Montréal. British regulars defeated a second American column at Crysler?s Farm, in eastern Ontario.
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There was 4 seperate attacks on the border where the US troops tried to move in an invade (Uppercanada and Lower Canada) what is now Quebec and Ontario.
And after shutting down each of the US's 4 attempts we sent our soldiers south with the British Troops. The combination of BRIT and CAN troops made it as far south as Washington, where they lit the white house in flames.
Britian was under a "no occupation" of new territories order by there own government or Washington WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GIVEN BACK.
Whether it can be admitted to or not, your ass was handed to you.
On another note...IF the US ever tried to invade Canada, it would be the last thing they did as a Super Power. the UN would not allow it and we'd have the whole world backing us.
You guys have a military, but you dont have enough to fight the world. One button shuts off your whole Distant Early Warning system, you know the one that watches for incoming ICBM's, and has been protecting the US's skies for 30 yrs. That is completey owned and run by the Can Governent.