Lefthandofgod
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Jan 9, 2018 12:32 AM
Lefthandofgod
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nipplepanties
Whatever happened to york? Oh that's right. We burned the city to the ground then changed the name of our major city to NEW York. Zing
Vergenbuurg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0I6hBokUsw
IkeaSpotter
AND THE WHITE HOUSE BURNED BURNED BURNED! AND WE'RE THE ONES THAT DID IT!
Ghostshenanigans
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 for those wanting some knowledge on said was. It's rather interesting
IamMrGoodfellow
There is also a song that documents the tale by TDTIAB
photoleon
I’d say that was.
sparklemotiondoubtsyou
12rt2345g342563
Canada wasn't even a country yet. We fought the British.
BrokeMyFunnyBone
Not to mention the soldiers that fought in it came Directly from Britain. The Canadian militia did jack.
sugarlessgumybear
How to call USA?
Archer1551
LegenWaitForItDaryLegendary
Upvooote
Ahhh Robin sparkles. And to think merely 3 weeks ago I had no idea who you were
kallekaskas
And Canada is not even sorry
Lefthandofgod
Beware of the moose whisperers.
jackinthegreen
But my sister is a moose and sometimes I whisper to her...
StraightOuttaWiscompton
Double dip...
jesusisherelookbusy
A møøse once bit my sister.
circlebreaker
*quietly sips can of maple syrup*
thisistheguy
Canada wasn't even a country you bunch of hosers
ineedtotalkaboutsomethings
Mfw people debate politics a literally like a hundred or so years after it happened.
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Supermanty5
Military stalemate; both sides' invasion attempts repulsed. I believe we did are fair share of burning and looting. Remember York?
jcosmic
Literally no one in Canada cares about the War of 1812 except the Conservative Party.
ILoveSpicyPeople
I'm assuming they said sorry for all that?
TypicalCanadianThatLikesMapleSyrup
You assumed wrong
ILoveSpicyPeople
I don't blame you.
CommonCanuck
Lets not forget that after the war the US made GB pay 1.2million for liberating slaves during the war and refusing to return them
DukePhelan
While morally wrong, it was viewed as the theft of property. One of the reason for the revolution was soldiers taking whatever they wanted.
LincLoud
https://pics.onsizzle.com/daniel-tosh-people-pleaser-canada-has-the-greatest-fence-ever-2555222.png
Voxzorz
A quick summary of the War of 1812: The United States offered an invitation for Canada to join them as part of America. They were declined .
waterboulders
We had this house uncle beat back those sneaky Japanese, in the war of 1812
Jacax
The16thSockMonkey
Well, it's 1 of Canada's 5 military actions, so I can see why they wouldn't forget about it.
hawks88
"Ice Hockey"
DehydratedBoogers
"American Football" :O
LeFakeDonaldJTrump
liestheytell
I’m a Canadian who plays field hockey and even I don’t call it ice hockey. It’s just assumed it’s ice hockey unless otherwise specified.
Vixen03
CANADIA!!! BEATING AMERICAS ASS!!???? WHEN MOOSE FLY!
CommonCanuck
But we got stronger beer
SickOfThisCessPool
England burned the White House, Canada can F@$& off with their bullshit
DukePhelan
You would think they would crow more about kicking whole sale ass in WW2. But beat on the US ( before it became a juggernaut) is cool too.
ShorteningOfTheWay
Sorry you see it that way friend.
redtruck
I’m your friend, buddy!
HatredandVitriol
It's British troops, Canadian militia, AND NATIVE ALLIES. The 3rd part people seem to forget. Iroquois are fierce warriors.
rando84
Canadian militia weren’t involved in the capture of Washington though (or any real action outside of Canada). Troops from other British (1
rando84
colonies in the Caribbean & freed US slaves (the Royal Colonial Marines) did play a major role in the campaign. (2
SnickerDONTle
Canada forgetting about Native Americans? I'm shocked! Shocked!
desillama
Well not that shocked
eldarriath
Found the native. How's life on the rez?
PrincessWasabi
I do crossfit !
TaddyBojangleConnoisseur
And this is why high school history is biased. Never learned this
BrokeMyFunnyBone
Cause this isn't really true lol.
Valthorix
...Canada was involved in the war of 1812?
Skawomplious
No. Canada as a nation didn't exist in 1812.
glaug
Yes, a lot of it was fought in and around present-day Canada.
Valthorix
Yes, but I wasn't aware that they were 'Canada' at that point, I thought they were still brit territory
gbreezy
There was a Canada, and a lot was fought in or on the border with said land. But most of the non-US soldiers were solidly British.
glaug
It was technically part British North America, but the name "Canada" was already in official use to describe the relevant provinces.
ChuckWeiss
But it's kind of like Trump claiming that he's responsible for the things Obama did, just because they're both called "Mr. President." 1/
ChuckWeiss
I don't mean that to be political or to reference any real events; in just making an analogy. 2/2
BrokeMyFunnyBone
While true, the soldiers that fought in it were almost all British army regulars and not Canadian militia.
glaug
I'll let you tell the Canadians that—I'll stay here behind this plexiglass screen
glaug
From the Canadian citizenship test:
Mcmcman
If the US wanted there’s not a single country we couldn’t take over
fam19
inkpod
Solid burn
Pandameter
If that is a White House pun then nice!
Mumalot
USA attacked Canada!?
Skawomplious
No, Canada as a nation didn't exist. The US attacked England to try and "liberate" what is now Canada.
dilbobaggins
USA built a fort to defend themselves against Canadian aggression but accidentally built the fort in Canada
Teachertricks
British had been boarding American shipping and 'pressing' their crews into service of British navy. USA declared war on Britain.
Teachertricks
Canada was a nearby target of convenience, essentially. Note: I'm Canadian and prefer facts over blind/misplaced 'patriotism' :)
glaug
Yep
rocketturttle
sort of. fighting with British had been on and off w/out declaration of war. Some of the war took place in Canada, a British Colony
Niddhoger
The US wanted to "liberate" Canada from British rule. The invasion wasn't prepared for the Canadians taking a hard pass on that idea.
Askingforafriend37
Ok I’m probably crazy and thinking of the wrong war but didn’t America get partial control of trade routes from war of 1812?
glaug
Trade my routes daddy
ARandomHelljumper
America received uninterrupted control of trade routes, which had been suppressed by the British as they didn’t recognize US sovereignty.
dilbobaggins
They didn't recognize the right to pursue citizenship with other countries, like the USA. Eventually they stopped kidnapping sailors.
nolittleplans
It wasn't even Canada in the war of 1812, after we went north chasing brit then it became canada, we made you
glaug
I'm not Canadian. I'm from the best state.
nolittleplans
New York? That's were I'm from
glaug
Maryland, obvs
nolittleplans
Ahhh yes the land of Marys
Leegionnaire
While I love Canada as much as 90% of Americans, the US as we know it wasn't a superpower until after ww2.
Theverant
Wait... Canada is a super power?
KarateCanine
True. But being outnumbered 10 to 1 and winning is still something to be proud of
FullmetalEngineer
Eh, I'd pin that date on the post-ww1 era, but to each their own
wardenclyfe
Well from what I've learned ww1 pretty much set the stage, so as a US citizen thanks Germany for freaking out the surrounding Europeans
cyno01
The great depression?
ballsohard2202
That affected the whole world tho. The US was still a manufacturing giant after WW1.
NerdN1
Basically the European empires were on top, then they exploded each other... twice.
Fishthecoolkid
This sounds like its straight from the Bill Wurtz History of the world
TheWookersquatch
Bow chicka wow wow
Cloviz
Actually if i remember correctly ther US jumped from something like the 27th world power to 1st after the drop of the Abomb.
mirria
That's fairly easy when you're the only major industrialized country that didn't get its homeland wrecked by multiple major wars.
ducktape50
Can you name the 26 powers ahead of the US?
Cloviz
Im honestly not 100% sure my statement is right. I remember hearing that in a documentary. It might not have been 27th tbh
ChuckWeiss
In the wars we won before that, we either had strong allies or were up against a very minor power. Well, except that first one, kinda.
johnnyshitknucklez
Let’s not forget the time we as a nation punched ourselves in the balls and rightfully so
Imaybegotthis
Spain wasn't minor
PacificJesus
At that point in history, yeah they kinda were. Spain was already in rapid decline into nigh irrelevancy during the revolution.
DetectiveSloth
We were up against the sloppy seconds.
glaug
France was very helpful in that first one
ducktape50
So were the Dutch and the Spanish. Although history only credits the French.
glaug
Sure, but we didn't need tulips and tapas
ChuckWeiss
Yeah, I guess we had help from a major power even in the revolution.
glaug
Plus, 1812 would not have gone so well if France wasn't still tangling with Britain—the redcoats were fighting on two fronts