The importance of brevity.

[polyfrog]

William Henry Harrison was a great man of his day. Both in battles against the Indians (most notably the battle of Tippecanoe, which gave him his nickname) and against the British and Canadians in the war of 1812 (while America lost the war, all of the battles commanded by general Harrison were American victories

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[redbird]

Brevity, or the sense to listen to one's mother and wear a coat on cold winter days.

[kuroshii]

my thought exactly!

[polyfrog]

The United States tried to annex Canada and drive the British Empire from North America. At the end of the war, the border between the United States and Canada was exactly the same. The United States had completely failed to achieve the goal.

If the British had not been preoccupied with Napoleon when the US started the invasion -- and thus unable to devote sufficient naval and ground resources to defending Canada -- they would have kicked our ass instead of merely repulsing us at basically every attempt. Except for Napoleon, this would all be Canada now.

[tigertoy]

We didn't win the war, but if we'd really lost, we would be British subjects today.

[jcw_da_dmg]

Except for Napoleon, this would all be Canada now.

Or Mexico.