Most of the time the US forces would cut and run after the first
couple of volleys were exchanged. A prime example was General Hull's
reaction to facing General Brock's mainly Canadian militia forces
during his attack on Detroit:
http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/brock_detroit.html
larry
>So your saying Canada had better fighters while America had better talkers,
>eh? ;)
>Or better yet, it was too cold up there for us to invade while the Canadians
>were coming south to get away from it all. It wasn't a war, it was a
>migration.
>
>> Hey if the Americans won the War of 1812 then how come Canada is
>> still around. And not under direct US control. Remember at the end of
>> that conflict Canada controlled more US territory than Americans
>> controlled Canadian territories. What was gained on the battlefield
>> was lost at the negotiating table.
>
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