1812 was a failed war of US conquest. Madison's goal was the annexation of Canada including the final expulsion of all Brit presence from the continent. "Mere matter of marching" ring any bells? To be victorious, all we had to do was boot you out of Canada. This proved remarkably easy, even though we were horribly outnumbered & faced huge logistical barriers. It was NEVER GB's intention to retake her former 13 colonies, only to defeat Boney & defend Canada, hence our victory.
"In a relatively rare admission for an American scholar, a leading US historian who authored a provocative new tome about North American military conflicts states bluntly that Canada won the War of 1812.Johns Hopkins University professor E Cohen, a senior adviser to former US secretary of state C Rice, writes in his just-published book Conquered Into Liberty that, “ultimately, Canada and Canadians won the War of 1812.”
“If the conquest of Canada had not been an American objective when the war began, it surely had become such shortly after it opened,” Cohen argues in the book. “Not only did the colony remain intact: It had acquired heroes, British and French, and a narrative of plucky defence against foreign invasion, that helped carry it to nationhood.” - Eliot Cohen, eminent US historian.
The book also echoes a key message trumpeted by the fed Conservative government in recent weeks as it unveiled ambitious plans to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 over the next 3 years: that the successful fight by British, English, French-Canadian & First Nations allies to resist would-be American conquerors (battles such as Queenston Heights and Chateauguay) set the stage for the creation of a unified and independent Canada a half-century later.
Now, more than ever, even American historians (including D Hickey, E Cohen, P Wilder, J Eisenhower et al) are finally admitting what we've always known - the War of 1812 was nothing but an American debacle.
americans hid in trees and used ambush tactics in the war of 1812. i wouldnt call it a war either. 150 british soldiers vs an entire country and they call it a war. puh leez
10,000 British troops attempting to invade the US from the North failed at Plattsburgh alone. Facing them was a couple of USN schooners and 1,500 US regulars
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1812 was a failed war of US conquest. Madison's goal was the annexation of Canada including the final expulsion of all Brit presence from the continent. "Mere matter of marching" ring any bells? To be victorious, all we had to do was boot you out of Canada. This proved remarkably easy, even though we were horribly outnumbered & faced huge logistical barriers. It was NEVER GB's intention to retake her former 13 colonies, only to defeat Boney & defend Canada, hence our victory.
trouzerpants 2 hours ago
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CANADA WON WAR OF 1812 US HISTORIAN ADMITS
"In a relatively rare admission for an American scholar, a leading US historian who authored a provocative new tome about North American military conflicts states bluntly that Canada won the War of 1812.Johns Hopkins University professor E Cohen, a senior adviser to former US secretary of state C Rice, writes in his just-published book Conquered Into Liberty that, “ultimately, Canada and Canadians won the War of 1812.”
trouzerpants 2 hours ago
“If the conquest of Canada had not been an American objective when the war began, it surely had become such shortly after it opened,” Cohen argues in the book. “Not only did the colony remain intact: It had acquired heroes, British and French, and a narrative of plucky defence against foreign invasion, that helped carry it to nationhood.” - Eliot Cohen, eminent US historian.
trouzerpants 2 hours ago
The book also echoes a key message trumpeted by the fed Conservative government in recent weeks as it unveiled ambitious plans to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 over the next 3 years: that the successful fight by British, English, French-Canadian & First Nations allies to resist would-be American conquerors (battles such as Queenston Heights and Chateauguay) set the stage for the creation of a unified and independent Canada a half-century later.
trouzerpants 2 hours ago
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Now, more than ever, even American historians (including D Hickey, E Cohen, P Wilder, J Eisenhower et al) are finally admitting what we've always known - the War of 1812 was nothing but an American debacle.
trouzerpants 2 hours ago
Britain won the 1812 war
Knightrider9091 1 day ago
@Knightrider9091 nope lost
TheIceman567 20 hours ago
americans hid in trees and used ambush tactics in the war of 1812. i wouldnt call it a war either. 150 british soldiers vs an entire country and they call it a war. puh leez
british123able 2 months ago
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10,000 British troops attempting to invade the US from the North failed at Plattsburgh alone. Facing them was a couple of USN schooners and 1,500 US regulars
USMarineRifleman0311 1 day ago
Looks great. Though, as a reenactor, I found the woman's comments insulting.
uel1776 8 months ago
Very interesting. I like everything but the typeface. Too hard to read.
Dartmouth 9 months ago