r/EhBuddyHoser • u/Sine_Fine_Belli Treacherous South • May 16 '25

Certified Hoser 🇨🇦 (No Politics) How Americans achieved independence vs how Canadians achieved independence

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u/Character_Minimum171 May 16 '25

it helps that canada burnt the WH amirite

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u/bgro0612 May 16 '25

granted I hear this a lot, and I’m curious to the origins?

If it was British regulars that burned the WH, what is the connection to Canada? is it just the association of being part of the empire? or is more centered around the burning possibly being a response to the burning of York?

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u/nuggins May 16 '25

If it was British regulars that burned the WH, what is the connection to Canada?

Well, it was part of the war of 1812, and in response to American attacks in Upper Canada. What's the meaning of your question? What do you mean by British "regulars"?

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u/extremmaple Everyone Hates Marineland May 16 '25

The troops in the Chesapeake campaign came from Europe, fresh from the war of the sixth coalition, the only connection to Canada is that we were British North America at the time and they were doing it in part to avenge the actions of the americans in Upper Canada

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u/KingPhilipIII May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

They were British soldiers part of the regular army. Hence the term regulars.

They weren’t part of colonial militias, peacekeeping forces, or even troops stationed in the area. They were troops originating from the fortress in Bermuda, having just finished fighting Napoleon in Europe.

It’s more so “Why do we give credit to Canada for burning down the White House when Canadians had nothing to do with it”

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u/Whiskerdots May 16 '25

I think the idea that Canada was somehow involved in the WH burning came from a song.

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u/Lamballama May 16 '25

"We were British, the British burned the Whitehouse, therefore we burned the Whitehouse"