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patterson489 t1_iw636nm wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL of the Canadian commander Charles De Salaberry who defeated the American invasion of Montreal. Salaberry deployed marching buglers to play in all different directions, meaning his American opponents didn’t know how many men he had or what direction they were coming from. by NotThenNotNowNever

Oh, but they do cause they somehow convinced themselves that they won the war.

Remember, the US have never lost a war!

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BrokenEye3 t1_iw6i0ou wrote

There's sure been a few that we "won" quite badly

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Ameisen t1_iw70w9g wrote

> Oh, but they do cause they somehow convinced themselves that they won the war.

No, we acknowledge that it was a white peace, because it was. And Sir Arthur Wellesley agreed with that.

Neither side had a single campaign against the other side end in strategic success (save the US destroying the remnants of Tecumseh's Confederacy).

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dressageishard t1_iw7ypaj wrote

I'm confused. By Tecumseh, did you mean General William Tecumseh Sherman? He destroyed the South with a system of raids and starvation. I'm sure you understand he used fire to his advantage.

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Relative-Print-3997 t1_iw8xcyo wrote

I'm pretty sure they meant Cheif Tecumseh. From the Great Lakes region. He fought with the British in the war of 1812. He started a Native American Confederacy to unite the tribes as well. You didn't pay much attention in US history did you?

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Ameisen t1_iw8ojcq wrote

Why would I bring up a Civil War general?

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dressageishard t1_iw9mzkc wrote

I don't know. I kind of liked Chief Tecumseh and his Civil War namesake.

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