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Speaking of history that tends to get buried, how many people know that the Canadians burned down the White House during the War of 1812?
by Natsu 11y ago
Speaking of history that tends to get buried, how many people know that the Canadians burned down the White House during the War of 1812?
- yarrel 11y agoThere's a song about that...
- refurb 11y agoCanadians? Or the British?
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoYes.
- sandworm101 11y agoThere is a story that the white house was actually burnt by some of the many former slaves who fought with the brits/canadians. It sounds too fanciful to be true, but freed slaves were there and would have participated in the burning/looting of DC.
- dagw 11y agoAnyone who has spent more than 5 minutes in the company of Canadians.
- ckozlowski 11y agoI don't think that's correct. British Regulars redeployed from the Napoleonic Wars burned down the White House. But if you're referring to the fact that it it was largely in retaliation for the sack of York (now Tornoto) by the Americans, then you'd be correct. That's not to diminish Canadian achievements in the war; they seriously mauled American attempts at invasion and held Detroit at once point. Canada was very much a British colony at this time, and was just beginning to form a sense of national identity (of which the was would play a large part.) Glad all that mess is behind us. =)
- Natsu 11y ago> and held Detroit at once point Too late to give it back? :)