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TOVisit reeaches for anythingTOVisitor said:
Agreed. Pretty lame. Does that mean anybody who exhales strongly at any time is a "chimp"?papasmerf said:TOVisit reeaches for anything
newguy27 said:Agreed. Pretty lame. Does that mean anybody who exhales strongly at any time is a "chimp"?
Naw. You did it twice. Still one to go.DonQuixote said:There, I corrected the spelling of "lose".
He'll be the third. Howcum Americans continue to forget about 1812, when us Canucks marched to Washington and burned down the White House?DonQuixote said:Being only the second POTUS to lose a war must be a very, very heavy burden.
Had to forget being so close to Old Fort Niagara.happygrump said:He'll be the third. Howcum Americans continue to forget about 1812, when us Canucks marched to Washington and burned down the White House?
Top or bottom, what ever the lady likes.DonQuixote said:Valid point. But then there was the success of Admiral Perry.
Lest I forget the War of 1812 when the Brits burned the Capital.
But, they where then defeated. The song "The Star Spangle Banner"
was the result of that battle. It's sad and amazing how nationalism
divides us. What's your position?
Help me out here. I'm aware of the battles between American troops and Canadian troops in Upper Canada. I have never read anything about Canucks burning the US Capitol. It was the Brits was it not?happygrump said:He'll be the third. Howcum Americans continue to forget about 1812, when us Canucks marched to Washington and burned down the White House?
At the time it was the same army, I believe.Cool Dude said:Help me out here. I'm aware of the battles between American troops and Canadian troops in Upper Canada. I have never read anything about Cannucks burning the US Capitol. It was the Brits was it not?
Figured ya might be able to add to thisDonQuixote said:Not true. The Brits attacked Baltimore. They were not comprised of
Canadian troops. Those British colonial sailors [Canadians] fought in
the Great Lakes. Those that burned the Capital were all British. Restrain
yourself, sir.
Eventually they were defeated after inflicting devastation on DC.
Its a sorely misunderstood history in British/American relations.
Don
By the way, the French loved the conflict.
But for Lafayette and the Statue of Liberty, who can say.
You’re right about it being British regulars that attacked Baltimore and Washington. However, technically I think that you're wrong about it being Canadian sailors that manned the ships on the great lakes. There were many members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment that manned these ships. However, not only did Newfoundland not become part of Canada until 1949 (even today, many Newfies would be offended at your lumping them in with Canadians ) but it was actually a British regular regiment. Where the Canadian militia did play an important role was in the defence of Upper and Lower Canada and the attacks launched from there into the U.S.DonQuixote said:Not true. The Brits attacked Baltimore. They were not comprised of
Canadian troops. Those British colonial sailors [Canadians] fought in
the Great Lakes. Those that burned the Capital were all British. Restrain
yourself, sir.
I assume that you’re talking about the Battle of New Orleans as the same troops were involved in both battles. However, I am sure that you know that the peace treaty had already been signed by then (the commanders forgot to check their e-mail that morning ) so while the battle was a defeat for the British, it changed nothing.DonQuixote said:Eventually they were defeated after inflicting devastation on DC.
Its a sorely misunderstood history in British/American relations.