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disisdashiz t1_j7e32j2 wrote

I swear that I read as a kid that us soldiers fired on themselves in the wae of 1812. They thought they were each a British army. There was mist. Am I just imagining things.

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Forsaken_Champion722 t1_j7fp02o wrote

That's entirely possible. There is a story about colonial soldiers firing at each other in the Seven Years War. Apparently, George Washington rode out between them with his arms outstretched and got them to stop. I don't know if the story is entirely true, but it helped make Washington a hero throughout the 13 colonies.

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Forsaken_Champion722 t1_j7khe7i wrote

Now that I think about it, friendly fire incidents happen in most wars, so I am sure that the War of 1812 is no exception.

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