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Originally Posted by _Richard_
the correct history is simply that the british were already fighting a war against the french, and what set this off was the trade embargo that America felt was 'unjust' in the eyes of international law. Something funny, considering the whole flotilla fiasco recently. Further more, the 'impressement' issue was the british going after Royal Navy Veterans and Deserters, and getting them back on the new ships meant to take over the seas and eventually set the stage for victories during ww1 and ww2.
So while the term 'just defending yourselves' is a good one, it's more a "'we want to take out the northern territories 'Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin'", and from what i recall, it was all the southern states voting to have the war, and all the northern states voting against it
but i'm sure you forgive me for being canadian  |
Northern states were still selling us supplies during the war, when they were supposedly forbidden to. So how about all the Americans who kept us going? If America could have organized their shit eve half-assed, maybe they would have had a chance. It's not like we were a strong force to contend with, but our Brit leadership could at least keep their shit together. The Americans made no real lasting advance into Canadian territory because everything they did was a bumbling mess. Hell, even the French and the Indians took the British side. That is saying something.