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Originally posted by JohnnyCanuck
Sorry, our defence was made up of British regulars, Canadian militias and First Nations. It was Upper and Lower Canada at the time. Just so's you know, a lot of our Canadian militias were made up of former Americans who declined your invitation of Manifest Destiny.
Originally posted by superman2012
Whoever tells you it was Canadians doesn't know that Canada wasn't a country until 1867. The British did it, not Canadians.
And no, we won't apologise for the White House until y'all apologise for burning down York.
Originally posted by Ben81
Dont mess with Canadians
especially French Canadians
we have been in North America for 400 yrs
we own the entire north american continent
the US is just a canadian colony lol
Actually, I'd say they came here for a life of peace and harmony. That 'boot licking' seems to have manifested itself as arse kicking when Thomas Jefferson declared that an invasion was 'a mere matter of marching'. You'll note that up here in the Colonies, we rack up that little exercise of yours as a victory for us.
Originally posted by Logarock
Heck no Nuck, those were americans that had developed a taste for licking boots in the kneeling position.
Originally posted by JohnnyCanuck
Just so's you know, a lot of our Canadian militias were made up of former Americans who declined your invitation of Manifest Destiny.
Originally posted by FrankLY
Originally posted by Ben81
Dont mess with Canadians
especially French Canadians
we have been in North America for 400 yrs
we own the entire north american continent
the US is just a canadian colony lol
Yeah, it's because of the French Frogs that Canada/Britain won most "wars" back then...
Read up on the "Frogs" ;-)
French Canadians Kick *ss
Originally posted by Logarock
Originally posted by winterkill
This one makes me laugh every time. How many out there were ever taught this piece of history while in school?
The Burning of Washington in 1814 was an incident during the War of 1812 between the forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and those of the United States of America. On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings. The facilities of the U.S. government, including the White House and U.S. Capitol, were largely destroyed.[3] The British commander's orders to burn only public buildings and strict discipline among the British troops are credited with preserving the city's private buildings.
This was the only time since the Revolutionary War that a foreign power captured and occupied the United States capital.[4]
en.wikipedia.org...
I cant believe the Irish would have anything to do with it. Maybe North Irish.....but their not really Irish.
Let's not forget the fact that the Americans were annoyed at the Brits for stopping their ships and yoinking Royal Navy deserters. Lot's of contributing factors, but it was the outcome that mattered. Canada stood undefeated.
Originally posted by JDmOKI
reply to post by winterkill
In short, the British hated the fact that we would not stop trading with the French.
Extensive research since then has uncovered the following:
1.) The unlawful removal of a ratified 13th Amendment from the US Constitution.
2.) The Amendment had been printed in at least 18 separate publications by 11 different states and territories from 1819 to 1868.
3.) The Amendment was secretly removed from documents by a group of lawyers and bankers. In its place was entered the slave Amendment, which was the 14th amendment, which was changed to the 13th Amendment. All of this occurred during the turmoil of the civil war.
4.) Since the Amendment was not lawfully repealed, it is still the law of the land.
5.) Colorado printed the correct 13th Amendment in 1668. [This probably should read 1868.]
The following is why the Amendment was written and what the meaning is: (Keep in mind we had just fought the Revolutionary War.) The "title of nobility" and words such as "nobility," "honour," "emperor," "king," "esquire" and "prince" normally would lead you, today, to dismiss this Amendment.