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MEaster t1_iy7wkub wrote

Reply to comment by Thoth_the_5th_of_Tho in TIL that after the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, the captain of the Constitution, Isaac Hull, refused the sword of surrender from the captain of the Guerriere, James Richard Dacre, saying he could not accept it from a man who fought so gallantly by alcapwnage0007

Well, to be fair to Canadians, one of the goals the USA had going into the war was to take Canadian territory. I'd say stopping an attacker from taking your shit counts as a victory.

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Thoth_the_5th_of_Tho t1_iy9uaf2 wrote

One of the goal they had going into the war was to push south and take control of the Midwest with Tecumseh, which ended in retreat, the annihilation of most of their native allies, and losing naval control of the Great Lakes forever.

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