Canada burned down the White House 200yrs ago today

[daftandbarmy]

Jolly good show. No hard feelings old chap...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QET4x2CzDOQ

 

[Fishbone Jones]

IIRC, it was British Regulars that sacked and burned Washington. Not Canadians. Canadians did not officially become such until 1867.

 

[FSTO]

No we didn't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ross_(British_Army_officer)

 

[dimsum]

No we didn't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ross_(British_Army_officer)

Bob Ross burned down the White House? 

Happy trees, indeed.  >

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross

 

[jeffb]

IIRC the British Regulars that were involved in that raid had come from the Peninsula and had never even set foot in British North America and there were no Fencibles or Incorporate Militia on that raid.

But hey, sure, Wayne Gretzky, Celine Dion and Margaret Atwood burned down the White House.

 

[Altair]

I was going to mention that Canadians were nowhere close when that happened but I see that people with some semblance of historical knowledge beat me to it.

 

[cupper]

You are all a bunch of party poopers!  :cdnsalute:

Regardless, it still pisses 'murikins off when you point that out to them.  [

 

[FSTO]

Bob Ross burned down the White House? 

Happy trees, indeed.  >

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross

Bob just bored the White House enough to set itself on fire!

 

[cupper]

Bob just bored the White House enough to set itself on fire!

:rofl:

 

[PPCLI Guy]

except it was Aug 24th.....

 

[AbdullahD]

except it was Aug 24th.....

And wasn't the so called white house... pink...

Realy manly color that one

*I can be wrong... http://architecture.about.com/od/usa/tp/WhiteHouseFacts.htm and looks like i am*

 

[jeffb]

except it was Aug 24th.....

And while we are at it, 202 years ago. The war ended in 1814 and Washington was burned that year.

 

[Altair]

:arid rifleman: :soldier: :deadhorse: :fifty:

 

[Lightguns]

Bob Ross burned down the White House? 

Happy trees, indeed.  >

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross

When I go, it's a barrel of rum for me too. 

 

[tomahawk6]

Its a myth that Canada burned the White House and Washington.Rather it was General Ross with 4 brigades of Wellington's Army that arrived in Nova Scotia.Three brigades remianed in Canada and Ross took the fourth to Washington reinforced by a battalion at Bermuda bringing his force to 3400 men.But it really doesnt matter now as we are all friends today. :camo:

 

[The Bread Guy]

Bob Ross burned down the White House? 

Happy trees, indeed.  >

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross

Afros and ochre rule! :rofl:

 

[cupper]

Its a myth that Canada burned the White House and Washington.Rather it was General Ross with 4 brigades of Wellington's Army that arrived in Nova Scotia.Three brigades remianed in Canada and Ross took the fourth to Washington reinforced by a battalion at Bermuda bringing his force to 3400 men.But it really doesnt matter now as we are all friends today. :camo:

Just remember that when you decide to uproot when Queen Hillary assends to the US throne.  [

 

[daftandbarmy]

Just remember that when you decide to uproot when Queen Hillary assends to the US throne.  [

No, no, no... we'll need an in-country covert FOB for when we move in to reoccupy the illegally seized 13 colonies.

Given the way Russia's economy is going, I believe that we may be able to contract with Mr. Putin to pull a North American 'Crimea' for us.

 

[PuckChaser]

Given the way Russia's economy is going, I believe that we may be able to contract with Mr. Putin to pull a North American 'Crimea' for us.

Alaska???

 

[tomahawk6]

Considering Canada was not a country but a colony you have no claim to burning Washington anymore than OZ can,also a former colony.