I'm going to school again...since I was taught that the British burnt the
capitol! I suppose if the Canucks get a kick out of thinking that they did
it...fine. Was it a Canadian unit (conscripts, most likely) that was on the
ships that moved up the Potomac? Please educate this poor product of
Southern US public edumacation.
I understand the tactical portion, since at the time the Potomac was poorly
defended and said defense managed.
Is this a national pride thing they teach you Canadians? Is it as simple as
the flag game we played in camp? The war of 1812 was won by the US, was it
not? (The terms that ended that war were advantageous to only one side)
Burning D.C. was not a "win", and it's been thought of more than once, if
you get my drift....
Dan
born in Fairfax County,Va ...and obviously educationally disadvantaged
-----Original Message-----
From: John J. Peloquin <peloquin@mamba.bio.uci.edu>
To: WSpohn4@aol.com <WSpohn4@aol.com>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: Canada-US
>Dear Bill,
>
>When our capitol was burned, it was burned by the British, Canada was not
>an independent state at the time and the blame is therefore correctly laid
>at the feet of the English, as is proper.
>
> On Wed, 18 Feb 1998
>WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
>
>=%O<<Besides, there is no history of animosity between Canada and the US
>=%OUnliike France and Britain (rivals to the death for most of recorded
>=%Ohistory) >>
>=%O
>=%OWell, we did burn your capitol, so we are still one up on you there. But
no
>=%Ooffense, eh.
>=%O
>=%OBill S.
>=%O
>
>"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
>
>John J. Peloquin
>Molecular Biology &
> Biochemistry
>3205 BioSciences II
>UC IRVINE
>Irvine, CA 92697-3900
>jpeloqui@uci.edu
>
>
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