But for the rest of the world at the time, inconsequential. and most historians will tell you it was an embarrassment.
Maybe the first really good propaganda war. I could agree with that. All of the reasons for the war were over the year the war started.
England at the time was fighting the Napoleonic wars, so we were just a sideshow(A small, small sideshow). If they had really dropped the hammer on us, we wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
I guess you forgot about the burning of the capital, or the invasion of Canada, which led to the loss of american territory? Canada celebrated the war of 1812. Why didn't we?
Seriously, you're the one that sounds like a "right winger" puffing yourself up over a war. Kinda like the invasion of Grenada. "A great victory for the pride of United States!"
1812 wasn't even the high point of the British empire. That wouldn't be for 50+ more years.
Where were we while Britain was REALLY dominating the globe?
Ever hear the phase "the sun never sets on the ____ empire?" here's a hint, it wasn't us.
The start of our "dominance" in the world. Sounds like "right winger" points.
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