I'm not sure how historically accurate the history around this battle is but I'm loading the kids up and checking it out. An old Canadian friend who used to be my wife and mines history teacher portrays Johnny Appleseed (Chapman) at this and similar events. This reenactment is huge. They've been doing it for over 15 years. I've not been since the kids were little. Now their teens so I may be able to have some teachable moments. Battles at noon. Good thing the battlefield is just 10 minutes away. Will report back on my findings.
Well that was interesting. Lots old period dress and hand crafted things. I never realized how many Army's from different countries were involved in 1812. If the wagon train settled te West, The canoe definitely settled the Midwest and north. Canada had major trading companies during 1812 period. I want a real cannon! lol Saw a few reproduction peace pipes I'd like. Lots of cool iron works for campfires.
I didn't know the US invaded Canada a few times and got driven back. A small French Canadian force, who were outnumbered 5 to 1, drove the American forces back over the border. The War of 1812 was partly about the US trying to take over Canada from the British. They dont teach that in high school history! lol
I think that the War of 1812 was more of a war against British aggression on America. The U.S. took the war as an excuse to invade Canada. I don't think they would have if British aggression hadn't contributed so much to the war in the first place.
British aggression, huh? Dude ... we'd been engaged in all-out war against the French for something like 20 years (with a few short respites) and didn't have a whole lotta time, energy or armies to go getting aggressive towards a load of revolting colonials. But as I understand it, you guys thought that you should throw in your lot with the French rather than us Brits, and so invaded Canada to show support for them (a bit like the Kaiser tried to get Mexico to invade the US in 1917) ... only our boys whupped your asses, kicked you straight back out, and marched in and burned your capital to the ground. Well, that's MY understanding of the War of 1812, anyway ... (I don't count the Battle of New Orleans ... because that was fought two weeks AFTER the treaty ending the war had been signed ... so it doesn't count.)
Doesn't matter- we write our own history books, so we won! Booya! Of course... very few of us can actually read them...
That's why we put TV's in our kids rooms instead of books. Who needs books? We have the History Channel. lol
Well, see we all walk with kind of a gangsta limp anyway, so when we sit down we settle a little caddywampus.
It was 1812. The United States was no longer colonial. By British aggression I am referring to impressment, not to mention British incitement of Native Americans. It seems to me that the British were still bitter over losing their colony, which is why they engaged in these activities, which is why the war began.
I think I heard mention of this. Is impressement when the English would take Americans prisoner and make them sailors?
