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Last time was the war of 1812. Funnily enough the only war that does not have a more catchy name. Guess if you lose a war you don’t want to remember it really.
by christkv 3y ago
Last time was the war of 1812. Funnily enough the only war that does not have a more catchy name. Guess if you lose a war you don’t want to remember it really.
- brightball 3y agoIsn’t that where the national anthem came from?
- zmgsabst 3y agoI think the US suffered minor attacks on the mainland and invasion of Alaskan islands in WW2, in addition to the more well-known attacks at Pearl Harbor and Midway. Not sure if enough happened to count, though.
- silisili 3y agoNot sure it was a loss for USA as a country. The real losers of that war were all the indigenous who were involved, and perhaps Spain who'd lose Florida a short time later.
- AlbertCory 3y agoyeah, I actually read a book about that, which there aren't many of. The multiple half-assed "invasions" of Canada were a disaster for the US, as was the loss of Detroit and Michilimackinac Island. On the latter, the Brits had no reason to give it back, but they did. People like to remember the Battle of New Orleans, except the war was already over. Good thing the Brits were preoccupied with Napoleon.
- CapitalistCartr 3y agoAnd the pirates helped carry the day in that battle.