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Triatic said:
~sends out secret Canadian distress call...~
HHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!
Lasher99 said:We are one of only two countries on earth to successfully repel an American invasion.
If you're talking about the War of 1812, well then you're wrong. There was no Canada then, and the United States was once again fighting the British.
Actually, there was not one but two Canadas...Upper...and Lower. They are known better today as Ontario and Quebec, respectively. Technically, yes, we were British as were you during the Revolution. You didn't actually become Americans until you won, but prior to that you felt more American than British. Same thing for Canadians, we felt we were Canadians before we technically became such.
Fighting the British??? The Brits were rather preoccupied at the time fighting Napoleon and could spare few troops to defend their North American colonies. We were on our own. The British at the time thought we were lost and that it would be a waste of men and material to try and defend against such overwhelming American superiority. You outnumbered us 15-1.
What most forgot was that the American Revolution created not one but two countries. We were determined to keep it that way. That's why the war of 1812 is also known as Canada's war of Independence. The strategic objective of the U.S.A. at the outbreak of hostilities was to drive the British out of North America totally. Canada's strategic objective was never the conquest of the U.S. but rather the prevention of Canada being conquered by the Americans. When the final smoke cleared, Canada was still not part of the U.S.A. so clearly we achieved our strategic objective and you failed to attain yours. I'll let you draw the conclusions!
End of History lesson!!