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@armyveteran101st Im not incorrect. One of James Monroe's demands at the beginning of the negotiations in Ghent in 1813 was the cession of all or part of Canada, he was rebuked.

The US demanded compensation for Naval damages, an end to Impressment, the cession of Canada, and a promise of no Bri...

@pinkymixology The United States was / is a hell of a lot more racist than Britain ever was.

@USMarineRifleman0311 Trololololololol....

Are you Private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket?

@Eddythebeast666 Hehe thought you might like it. It's on an essay about the Treaty of Ghent on the PBS War of 1812 website. Got some interesting stuff on there too.

@CodArk2 Crimea was the first modern war. 10 years before the Civil War.

@TheSlasher3095 You only have to look at the characters of the men involved to find who the good guys and bad guys were.

We had Isaac Brock and Tecumseh - Noble men of honour and dignity who fought and died for just causes.

You had Andrew Jackson and Jean Lafitte - One was a murderous, hate ...

@USMarineRifleman0311 You know why the British casualties at New Orleans were so high?

Because they kept on trying, they fought on even as their lines were decimated by artillery they couldn't even see. Every man in that army would have fought and died to achieve their objective had Lambert not ...

@Jamahran And losers too apparently...

Because the Americans did not win.

@sean0sly No, it's not even showing my comment at the top.

@MrZambology Im from the North of England. I didn't vote Tory either. On the contrary I hate the bastards.

But Alex Salmond's reasoning for independence is confusing. He says he wants Scotland to follow it's own path, yet is prepared to eventually join the European Union - in which Scotland wil...

@exarmydoc The objective at New Orleans was to gain control of the Mouth of the Mississipi to use as leverage, not the entirety of Louisiana. British Officials sent letters to the Spanish saying that even if they were victorious they would probably not be able to return Louisiana to Spain.

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@TheImperialistStates "Americans have characteristically judged their wars on the basis of their success. The best-known wars – the Revolution, the Civil War, and World War II – were all clear-cut successes. Although many people remembered the War of 1812 as a success, it was in a very real sens...