Reply With QuoteI don't know about the rest of the country, but in Indiana I know there are several large re-enactments taking place to commemorate several events of the 1812 war. Funny how this war is viewed as a victory by both the US and Canada/UK.
War of 1812 bicentennial sites
War of 1812 bicentennial sites, events all over US
More @ FoxNewsPity the War of 1812. Its bicentennial is at hand and events are planned for all over North America, from Canada and the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic and the South. But good luck finding someone who can explain in 10 words or less what the war was about.
Some historians see the war as a last gasp by England to control its former colonies, and it's sometimes called the Second War of Independence. At the time, Americans viewed the war "as an opportunity for us to throw off Britain once and for all," said Troy Bickham, author of a new book out in June called "The Weight of Vengeance: The United States, the British Empire and the War of 1812."
I don't know about the rest of the country, but in Indiana I know there are several large re-enactments taking place to commemorate several events of the 1812 war. Funny how this war is viewed as a victory by both the US and Canada/UK.
By the U.S.? Didn't we (Canada) burn down the white house?Originally Posted by mas-36
Personally I'd say it was a draw, or a British/Canadian victory. It depends on whether you see the continued status quo, with no major territorial changes as a draw, or as a successful defence of Canada from US invasion. Both sides achieved a few famous moral victories, but nothing really changed in the grand scheme of things.
Ultimately all three nations came out on top as it ushered in an age of peaceful mututally beneficial commerce
The British burned the goddamned White House, Canadians had f*ckall to do with it.
The Brits not only burned the White House, but all public buildings in DC, and no private buildings. That was a retaliation for the Yankees burning the Canadian parliament in York an year before.
And you yanks had to go and rebuld, didn't you?
We still have the silver
You mean like second place?We still have the silver
Should've taken the Toothbrushes instead.....We still have the silver
Not true, we were taught aboot it in school- Gordy, and Albert Pierre did it, while looking for some Moosehead for the Winnebago rfles
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I believe they did spare the Marine Barracks as an acknowledgement of the Marines being classier than the Army and not joining in the looting at York.
describe the war of 1812 in 10 words ?
US and British Empire fight to keep things the same ?
Not awar anyone really wanted apart from a few hawks. It screwed transatlantic trade for a decade afterwards.
I do believe that Brits left the Marines barracks untouched as a kind of mutual respect thing - wonder if the USMC brethren might know. If they did, it might explain why we identify more closely with them.
There's a great book on the War of 1812 called The Challenge by Andrew Lambert. I can't recommend it enough.
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