Lt. Worf, son of Mogh@lemmy.ca to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoI'm sure it was just created as an exercise, right?lemmy.caimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageI'm sure it was just created as an exercise, right?lemmy.caLt. Worf, son of Mogh@lemmy.ca to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareErtebolle@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat was more than 200 years ago - 2/3 of the states didn’t exist yet - and it ended in a mostly pointless stalemate.
minus-squarenicktron@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIs this the war of 1812 where Canada burned down your first White House? That pointless stalemate?
minus-squarepimento64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoBritish troops did that, specifically British troops who had never set foot in British North America, let alone Canada, which didn’t exist. And yes, any war that ends in status que ante bellum is pointless.
That was more than 200 years ago - 2/3 of the states didn’t exist yet - and it ended in a mostly pointless stalemate.
Is this the war of 1812 where Canada burned down your first White House? That pointless stalemate?
British troops did that, specifically British troops who had never set foot in British North America, let alone Canada, which didn’t exist. And yes, any war that ends in status que ante bellum is pointless.