The British-American War of 1812 - Explained in 13 Minutes

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The British-American War of 1812 - Explained in 13 Minutes

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#History #Documentary

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[tricksor]

UK: *burns Washington DC*
US: "Alright, we'll call it a draw"

[imlivingunderyourbed]

Kind of a plot twist that the British were actually holding back the whole time because Napoleon was keeping them busy back in Europe.

[blakesutherland]

Fun fact. Had Napoleon not sold Louisiana to the United States in 1803, Britain would've ended up with it after the Napoleonic Wars and modern day Canada would've stretched to the gulf of Mexico.

[madeyemoody]

US: Declares War

Britain: Repeals trade restrictions before receiving declaration.

US: Well this is awkward…

[mm-irii]

British :- its just a minor theatre of the Napoleonic wars
Americans :- it a war in its own right

[canagd]

It’s crazy. I live in Niagara Falls and a lot of these battles took place right near me. I live 30 seconds away from Lundy’s Lane. My public school growing up was called “battlefield”. It was the site of the battle of Lundy’s Lane. You could actually find musket balls in the field sometimes. And right next to our field was a cemetery where Laura Secord is buried. Cool stuff.

[rngrzulu]

Some of the most significant battles were excluded, notably the famous Battle of New Orleans. This took place after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent and launched Andrew Jackson towards national fame eventually leading to his presidency. The battle was the end of the Gulf Campaign, American forces were outnumbered by around 8, 000 to 5, 800. Yet the result was a staggering 2, 000 British casualties vs 71 Americans.

Also, an enduring motto of the US Navy “Don’t Give Up The Ship” came from the last orders of Captain Lawrence aboard the Chesapeake. His words were memorialized on Commodore Perry’s flag as a rallying cry hoist above his flagship Lawrence and later Niagara during the battle of Lake Erie.

[Baboonmomma]

USA's Mission: take Canada
UK's Mission: Keep Canada
*USA DOESNT TAKE CANADA*
*UK KEEPS CANADA*
USA: well i guess we won

[BrutusAlbion]

Americans: We won!
British: We won!
EU players: a white peace it is ...

[garolys]

Some say that the war still rages on in this very comment section...

[juliechs]

The Bank Of England's 1st 20 year central bank charter in the USA ended in 1811. The US was able to keep Britain from taking the Louisianan territory, but issued a 2nd, 20 year bank charter in 1816. After it's end in 1836 no other charter would be issued until December 23, 1913, when most of congress had left for holiday, the bankers created a perpetual charter whose shareholders are private.

[opticnerve]

It was not England as the act of union between Scotland and England was already in place, it was the United Kingdom of Great Britain 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[teviottilehurst]

Most of us in the UK have never heard of this war. We've had so many foreign wars that this war is just a footnote, if that.

[gerardeggenburger]

Canadians: we won!!
Americans: we won!
natives: we
British: what war?

[LFX]

The Americans were like “yeah we better begin peace talks now Napoleon is done for otherwise we’re next”😂😂😂

[yungstallion]

Most Brits forget it happened because it was so insignificant lmao

[Mlzn]

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[Giavani-wqgb]

Excellent video. Concise and informative.

[notapplicable]

For the record:
1. At the time of this war, Toronto didn't exist. The community that did exist was named York. You didn't mention that the Americans captured York, the capital of Upper Canada, and burned it to the ground. That was one reason the British burned Washington after they captured it. Payback.
2. For that matter, Ottawa didn't exist. However, in the aftermath of this war, it was decided to construct the Rideau Canal so as to expedite troop movements should a similar conflict arise again. The building of the canal (1826-1832) created a community at the northern end of the canal system known as Bytown, named after Lieutenant-Colonel John By, the person in charge of building the canal. It was only renamed Ottawa in 1855.
For someone dealing in History, a little more accuracy is in order.