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| Re: 1812 And On | |
| Posted By: Zoidberg | Date: 5/20/03 2:06 p.m. |
In Response To: 1812 And On (Pallor [subnova]) : When you say "we" you really mean Britain. Canada did not invade,
: On August 24, 1814, British soldiers sailed up the Potomac River and set fire
: Mrs. Madison stayed behind until the very last minute. She saved important
: The quick 1812 overview: 1803-1812 British impress approximately 10,000
: July 23, 1805 British decide in Essex case that American traders who travels
: January 25, 1806 James Madison delivers report concerning British
: August, 1806 American minister James Monroe and envoy William Pinkney are
: 1806 British blockade France; American ships are caught in the middle and the
: March 1807 Thomas Jefferson receives the Monroe-Pinkney treaty but does not
: June 1807 The American ship Chesapeake was fired on by the British ship
: December 1807 Thomas Jefferson attempts "peaceful coercion" of the
: 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe - Tecumseh's brother (the Prophet) led attack on
: June 18, 1812 America declares war against the British. This war is known as
: August 16, 1812 U.S. loses Ft. Mackinac as the British invade American
: 1812 Three attempts are made by the U.S. to invade Canada. They all end in
: 1812 The USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") defeats the HMS
: January 1813 Battle of Frenchtown. British and Indian allies repel Kentucky
: April 1813 Battle of York (Toronto). US troops take control of Great Lakes
: September 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. US forces under Captain Perry defeat a
: October 1813 Battle of Thames (Ontario, Canada). Tecumseh is killed in a US
: March 27, 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend (Mississippi Territory). Andrew
: 1814 The British plan a 3-part invasion of US: Chesapeake Bay, Lake
: August 24-25, 1814 The British burn Washington, D.C. and Madison flees the
: September 1814 Battle of Plattsburgh (Lake Champlain). The US secures its
: December 15,1814 The Hartford Convention occurs. A group of Federalists
: December 24, 1814 Treaty of Ghent. The British and American diplomats agree
: January 1815 Battle of New Orleans. Andrew Jackson scores a huge victory and
: Courtesy of about.com because my explanation was a lot longer and ful of
: -- Meg Its amazing how things change. Once we (Britain) had an sphere of influence around the world that still to this day has never been surpassed, even by you Americans. And now everyone blames us for their problems...alot of those in Africa...India and so on. Sure we conquered them, took their resources and played them for chumps, and then when we left we usually made sure we destroyed everything...but thats all in the past, quit living in the past. And now we are Americas little "bitch", sticking with you guys side by side, because we know if we don't all we've got left is Europe, and they hate us so much cuz we side with you Americans all the time. So we are in a lose, lose situation. Side with America and have little if any influence in the world, or turn to Europe and have the treacherous French tell us exactly what to do, which is what they are doing anyway by writing up a European constitution (written by a former French president, who is almost as bad as Hitler, and that's no exaggeration). They want to take away power from sovereign nations such as foreign policy - which they want to replace with a European foreign policy which will be 1000% totally opposite to Americas. I say Britain should never separate itself from America (which is what Winston Churchill said in his last address to parliament). I like the US. Sure I don't agree with everything that comes out of America, but your family. We understand each other (for the most part), we can count on each other for support (most of the time). Which is more that can be said for the French who WE (both the US and UK) had to save during WW2. British and American blood was spilt to save them and what do they do? 50 years on and they truly despise both of us. Anyway what was the point of this post? Oh yes.....how things have changed.
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