06-06-2018, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Canada
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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
Yes it did, it was a British Colony and we were a huge part of that war. Don't let Mark's ignorance lead you astray. We only united the three territories in 1867 which is when we celebrate Canada Day for some reason, but our nation predates this and the war of 1812.
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The Burning of Washington was a British invasion of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, during the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross burned down buildings including the White House (known as the Presidential Mansion), and the Capitol, as well as other facilities of the U.S. government.[2] The attack was in part a retaliation for the recent American destruction of Port Dover in Upper Canada. Throughout the history of the United States, the United Kingdom is the only country to have ever captured Washington, D.C.; the Burning of Washington also marks the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the United States capital.
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