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<blockquote data-quote="DS" data-source="post: 984902" data-attributes="member: 556"><p>Not too many Americans know about the war of 1812.</p><p>Here's what happened in a nutshell.</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="color: #333333">A</span> <span style="color: #333333">war</span> <span style="color: #333333">between</span> </span></span></p><p><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Britain" target="_blank">Britain</a><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"> <span style="color: #333333">and</span> <span style="color: #333333">the</span> <span style="color: #333333">United</span> <span style="color: #333333">States,</span> fought between<span style="color: #333333">1812</span> <span style="color: #333333">and</span> 1815. The War of 1812 has <span style="color: #333333">also</span> <span style="color: #333333">been</span> <span style="color: #333333">called</span> <span style="color: #333333">the</span> second<span style="color: #333333">American</span> war for independence. It began over <span style="color: #333333">alleged</span> <span style="color: #333333">British</span><span style="color: #333333">violations</span> of American shipping rights, such as the <span style="color: #333333">impressment</span> ofseamen — the forcing of American merchant sailors to <span style="color: #333333">serve</span> onBritish ships. <span style="color: #333333">American</span> soldiers attacked </span></span></p><p><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Canada" target="_blank">Canada</a><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"> <span style="color: #333333">unsuccessfully</span> inthe war, and the <span style="color: #333333">British</span> <span style="color: #333333">retaliated</span> <span style="color: #333333">by</span> <span style="color: #333333">burning</span> the </span></span></p><p><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/White+House" target="_blank">White House</a><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"> and other <span style="color: #333333">buildings</span> <span style="color: #333333">in</span> </span></span></p><p><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Washington,+D.C" target="_blank">Washington, D.C</a><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">. American <span style="color: #333333">warships</span>frequently <span style="color: #333333">prevailed</span> <span style="color: #333333">over</span> British vessels ( </span></span></p><p><em>see “ <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/We+have+met+the+enemy,+and+they+are+ours" target="_blank">We have met the enemy, and they are ours</a>”). The <span style="color: #333333">greatest</span> victory for theAmericans came in the <span style="color: #333333">Battle</span> of <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/New+Orleans" target="_blank">New Orleans</a>, in which <span style="color: #333333">Andrew</span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Jackson" target="_blank">Jackson</a> was the commanding general — a battle fought,ironically, two weeks after <span style="color: #333333">the</span> peace treaty ending the war <span style="color: #333333">had</span>been signed, but before the armies <span style="color: #333333">could</span> be <span style="color: #333333">informed.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"></span></em><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">At this point, even with his American aboriginal allies, Brock was outnumbered approximately two to one. Brock thus decided to use a series of tricks to intimidate Hull. He dressed his militia contingent in worn-out uniforms discarded by his regulars, making it appear (at a distance) as if his force consisted entirely of British regular infantry. Brock then laid siege to </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Shelby_(Michigan)" target="_blank">Fort Detroit</a><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">, from established artillery positions across the river in Sandwich, and through a carefully crafted series of marches, made it appear he had far more natives with him than he actually did. He had Tecumseh's forces cross in front of the fort several times (doubling back under cover), intimidating Hull with the show of a large, raucous, barely controlled group of natives. Finally, he sent Hull a letter demanding his surrender, in which he stated, in part, "It is far from my inclination to join in a war of extermination, but you must be aware that the numerous body of Indians who have attached themselves to my troops will be beyond my control the moment the contest commences."</span></span>[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Brock#cite_note-34" target="_blank">[35]</a>[/SUP]<span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"> Brock then hammered the fort with cannon fire. On 16 August, the day after receiving Brock's letter, Hull surrendered. Hull, elderly and without recent military experience, was terrified that the civilian population of the fort, including his own daughter and grandson, would face torture at the hands of the natives</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"></span></span><em><span style="color: #333333"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333">dictionary.com and Wikki...</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333">I guess if you guys had won,things would be much different.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #333333"></span> </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DS, post: 984902, member: 556"] Not too many Americans know about the war of 1812. Here's what happened in a nutshell. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana][COLOR=#333333]A[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]war[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]between[/COLOR] [/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Britain"]Britain[/URL][LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana] [COLOR=#333333]and[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]the[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]United[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]States,[/COLOR] fought between[COLOR=#333333]1812[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]and[/COLOR] 1815. The War of 1812 has [COLOR=#333333]also[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]been[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]called[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]the[/COLOR] second[COLOR=#333333]American[/COLOR] war for independence. It began over [COLOR=#333333]alleged[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]British[/COLOR][COLOR=#333333]violations[/COLOR] of American shipping rights, such as the [COLOR=#333333]impressment[/COLOR] ofseamen — the forcing of American merchant sailors to [COLOR=#333333]serve[/COLOR] onBritish ships. [COLOR=#333333]American[/COLOR] soldiers attacked [/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Canada"]Canada[/URL][LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana] [COLOR=#333333]unsuccessfully[/COLOR] inthe war, and the [COLOR=#333333]British[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]retaliated[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]by[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]burning[/COLOR] the [/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/White+House"]White House[/URL][LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana] and other [COLOR=#333333]buildings[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]in[/COLOR] [/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Washington,+D.C"]Washington, D.C[/URL][LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=verdana]. American [COLOR=#333333]warships[/COLOR]frequently [COLOR=#333333]prevailed[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]over[/COLOR] British vessels ( [/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [I]see “ [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/We+have+met+the+enemy,+and+they+are+ours"]We have met the enemy, and they are ours[/URL]”). The [COLOR=#333333]greatest[/COLOR] victory for theAmericans came in the [COLOR=#333333]Battle[/COLOR] of [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/New+Orleans"]New Orleans[/URL], in which [COLOR=#333333]Andrew[/COLOR][URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Jackson"]Jackson[/URL] was the commanding general — a battle fought,ironically, two weeks after [COLOR=#333333]the[/COLOR] peace treaty ending the war [COLOR=#333333]had[/COLOR]been signed, but before the armies [COLOR=#333333]could[/COLOR] be [COLOR=#333333]informed. [/COLOR][/I][COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]At this point, even with his American aboriginal allies, Brock was outnumbered approximately two to one. Brock thus decided to use a series of tricks to intimidate Hull. He dressed his militia contingent in worn-out uniforms discarded by his regulars, making it appear (at a distance) as if his force consisted entirely of British regular infantry. Brock then laid siege to [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Shelby_(Michigan)"]Fort Detroit[/URL][COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif], from established artillery positions across the river in Sandwich, and through a carefully crafted series of marches, made it appear he had far more natives with him than he actually did. He had Tecumseh's forces cross in front of the fort several times (doubling back under cover), intimidating Hull with the show of a large, raucous, barely controlled group of natives. Finally, he sent Hull a letter demanding his surrender, in which he stated, in part, "It is far from my inclination to join in a war of extermination, but you must be aware that the numerous body of Indians who have attached themselves to my troops will be beyond my control the moment the contest commences."[/FONT][/COLOR][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Brock#cite_note-34"][35][/URL][/SUP][COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif] Brock then hammered the fort with cannon fire. On 16 August, the day after receiving Brock's letter, Hull surrendered. Hull, elderly and without recent military experience, was terrified that the civilian population of the fort, including his own daughter and grandson, would face torture at the hands of the natives [/FONT][/COLOR][I][COLOR=#333333] dictionary.com and Wikki... I guess if you guys had won,things would be much different. [/COLOR] [/I] [/QUOTE]
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