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Posted by sdbain on July 06, 2004 at 14:36:01 from (66.48.151.159):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: O/T Canada Day posted by harley1983 on July 02, 2004 at 13:41:01:
Had it, as in "occupied Canada" - not likely. More like tried to take it, but failed. By congressional decree the US tried to "free" colonial subjects from "tyrany" and successfully "captured a couple of out-of-the-way forts" in 1812 then surrendered them (one without as much as a shot fired). Since British forces were busy dealing with Nepolian, our "Canadian" ancestors can easily take credit for marching on the American capital and torching the president's house ("white-washed" afterward to cover it's charred exterior walls). It seems that those colonial "subjects" didn't want to be "freed", especially the "British Empire Loyalists" who's new found freedom would have included a fair trial followed by a summary execution, had the invasion been succesful. Please visit any time, but leave all sidearms at the border.
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