Comments by "Stephen Hill" (@stephenhill545) on "The USA - British War of 1812 - A British Perspective" video.

  1. It was about the British blockade of France basically. The Americans didn't want to take part in it, and the British disagreed.
    1
  2. They don't teach messy wars in British schools. We might look at our history critically rather than growing up nationalists steeped in the names of Crecy, Agincourt and the dam busters.
    1
  3. Canada had 80,000 inhabitants in 1812. How did they raise an army?
    1
  4. It was quite mundane. The British and French both organised blockades against each other, and the Americans wanted free passage.
    1