>>54697351I honestly don't get this meme. Canadians didn't burn down the White House, first off Canada didn't exist yet, secondly the soldiers who did burn down the White House were British, their commander was British, they were from Britain, they lived on an island in Europe.
As for the outcome of the war of 1812, I call it a stalemate, sure the White House was burned down, but nothing was really accomplished by either side, it was literally
>Brits were being dicks>We threaten war if the British don't stop being dicks>British stop being dicks>We declare war because information was slow before the telegraph>We burn down some important building invading Canada, get driven out>Britain burns down the White House>Agree to peace treaty>British force humiliated by a force of random pirates, indians, free blacks, and white trash because info travels slow>Jackson is the hero of the war for winning a battle after the war had endedStill isn't the dumbest event in the history of warfare, that goes to Allied commanders who continued attacking even after the armistice date and time were set in WW1 meaning that soldiers died literally minutes before the war ended and fighting ceased. Commanders staring at their watches "war will end in five minutes, better launch an attack."
