ICEMAN! Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) 203 years ago today Interesting video at the link https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/when-the-british-burned-the-white-house/ Edited August 24, 2017 by ICEMAN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 21 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: 203 years ago today Interesting video at the link https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/when-the-british-burned-the-white-house/ Time to tear down anything to do with Great Britain and send all Brits and people that are descended from GB back to the island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted August 24, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, T1R9sledder said: Time to tear down anything to do with Great Britain and send all Brits and people that are descended from GB back to the island. That would imply Canadians also right? Sort of guilty by association kind of thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted August 24, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, Skidooski said: That would imply Canadians also right? Sort of guilty by association kind of thing The Canadians had nothing to do with burning the white house, that was all British. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, Skidooski said: That would imply Canadians also right? Sort of guilty by association kind of thing They can stay, without Canadians I wouldn't have discovered poutine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted August 24, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 11 minutes ago, Kivalo said: The Canadians had nothing to do with burning the white house, that was all British. Ah so Canadians here jumping on the backs of the British when they say they burnt our White House down once before? 6 minutes ago, T1R9sledder said: They can stay, without Canadians I wouldn't have discovered poutine!! I've yet to have any that I liked. The stuff at Cicarelli's over here I had I wanted to give it back. I need to get back up into Canada and try it again which give me an excuse for a sled trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 18 minutes ago, Kivalo said: The Canadians had nothing to do with burning the white house, that was all British. Actually that is incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 27 minutes ago, Kivalo said: The Canadians had nothing to do with burning the white house, that was all British. Obviously. Canada wasn't even a country yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted August 24, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: Obviously. Canada wasn't even a country yet So the Brits were responsible then eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 17 minutes ago, Skidooski said: Ah so Canadians here jumping on the backs of the British when they say they burnt our White House down once before? I've yet to have any that I liked. The stuff at Cicarelli's over here I had I wanted to give it back. I need to get back up into Canada and try it again which give me an excuse for a sled trip There's some places in St John valley part of Maine that serve up good poutine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Skidooski said: So the Brits were responsible then eh? "Canadians" were British 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 11 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: Obviously. Canada wasn't even a country yet Upper Canada...Lower Canada? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted August 24, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, T1R9sledder said: There's some places in St John valley part of Maine that serve up good poutine. Maine...another place I have yet to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, FAT DAVE said: Upper Canada...Lower Canada? British colonies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1R9sledder Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, Skidooski said: Maine...another place I have yet to see Someday perhaps..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted August 24, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 22 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: Obviously. Canada wasn't even a country yet Canada's a country? I thought it was a British Commonwealth? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: British colonies Well sure...but natives fought the good fight as well as americans who wanted nothing to do with america. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, FAT DAVE said: Well sure...but natives fought the good fight as well as americans who wanted nothing to do with america. No argument there. Freed slaves too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 9 minutes ago, Highmark said: Canada's a country? I thought it was a British Commonwealth? A commonwealth is made up of member countries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted August 24, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: A commonwealth is made up of member countries Wiki says member "States." Just like flipping Nooks shit on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted August 24, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, FAT DAVE said: Actually that is incorrect. No, its not. They were British regulars. Edited August 24, 2017 by Kivalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Kivalo said: No, its not. They were British regulars. What about the natives? The freed blacks? The americans that didnt want to belong to america? You said only british....and that is incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usedtoskidoo Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 32 minutes ago, FAT DAVE said: What about the natives? The freed blacks? The americans that didnt want to belong to america? You said only british....and that is incorrect. I had to check since its been years since I studied History (ironic) but Kivalo is correct. While the natives, freed slaves and Upper and Lower Canadians were very active in the war, It was the British troops landed in Maryland that sacked and Burned the white house. Many said this was in retaliation for burning York (Toronto) but it was relatively unrelated except for the military command structure in place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted August 24, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 56 minutes ago, FAT DAVE said: What about the natives? The freed blacks? The americans that didnt want to belong to america? You said only british....and that is incorrect. Ahh ok, I see your point now. I assumed you meant to say it was Canadian forces. My bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted August 24, 2017 Gold Member Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Usedtoskidoo said: I had to check since its been years since I studied History (ironic) but Kivalo is correct. While the natives, freed slaves and Upper and Lower Canadians were very active in the war, It was the British troops landed in Maryland that sacked and Burned the white house. Many said this was in retaliation for burning York (Toronto) but it was relatively unrelated except for the military command structure in place. And York was burned by two Nook ExPats who were a little deranged. Edited August 24, 2017 by Kivalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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