Submitted by NotThenNotNowNever t3_ytmbff in todayilearned
It did not go well for us. But we got a cool ass song about using alligators as cannons out of it.
That's some Ghost Army shit right there
I love that we've departed from the war time necessity of marco polo to conduct battles.
Oh, but they do cause they somehow convinced themselves that they won the war.
Remember, the US have never lost a war!
Pacifist war tactics seem pretty on-brand for Canada.
I actually agree, you can kill Americans and still be a pacifist.
You can win a battle through taking prisoners.
There's sure been a few that we "won" quite badly
The south will rise again!
You can get some great Poutine in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC
Mainly because Canada claims to have done things that British regulars did.
> Oh, but they do cause they somehow convinced themselves that they won the war.
No, we acknowledge that it was a white peace, because it was. And Sir Arthur Wellesley agreed with that.
Neither side had a single campaign against the other side end in strategic success (save the US destroying the remnants of Tecumseh's Confederacy).
We don’t?
TIL nothing
Given the time, isn't he technically British?
We won the Pig War though.
Ok let's do part two tomorrow. Meet us by north Dakota
3 times I had to read it before I understood it wasn't marching burglars that were playing everywhere
It's almost like you have no idea how other countries see the US
I'm confused. By Tecumseh, did you mean General William Tecumseh Sherman? He destroyed the South with a system of raids and starvation. I'm sure you understand he used fire to his advantage.
4d chess.
Why would I bring up a Civil War general?
You mean South Manitoba?
I'm pretty sure they meant Cheif Tecumseh. From the Great Lakes region. He fought with the British in the war of 1812. He started a Native American Confederacy to unite the tribes as well. You didn't pay much attention in US history did you?
Yes, we never confederated until well over 50 years after that war, and even that was a weird complicated deal regarding whether we were still quasi British subjects until about 1982
I found the guy that doesn't know shit about Canada or it's military history.
I’m just saying this seems in line with all the tropes about Canada and ultra-civility. I said it was ‘on brand’ not ‘true to form’. Seems people don’t understand the difference between concept and actuality.
That was the Battle of New Orleans.
This was 41 years before the March to the Sea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh_Confederacy
Huh?
Did USA try to take over Canada too?
I wasn't sure. Thanks for the clarification.
I don't know. I kind of liked Chief Tecumseh and his Civil War namesake.
Yes. They tried during the War of 1812 but failed.
During the War of 1812, the US attempted to seize Canada in order to put pressure on the UK over the latter impounding American ships that might be outfitted for Napoleon.
It was an utter calamity, the British commanders in Canada were some of the UK’s best (including Isaac Brock who is second only perhaps to the Duke Of Wellington). American forces got smashed.
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