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Originally Posted by August
No, we won the war of 1812 by surviving it intact. We bloodied the nose of the premier military power of the age and we got away with it. We forced them to respect our flag and our sovereignty. That is victory.
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ex post facto rationalisations. Whatever grievances the US had against Britain, the US declared war and planned to seize Canada. Not only did they not succeed, they wound up fighting defensive battles just to avoid losing chunks of their own territory. Only Americans would see this as a victory.
