Canada's Apology to the USA

**BC_MoM** · 11-17-2006, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Lady's Human

Canadians didn't burn the White House (Presidential house, as it was called at the time), it was British forces under Rear Admiral Cockburn, who was sent from the peninsular wars in Spain to invade the US.

Yes, but at the time Canada was still a child and still under control of the British, so when they went to war - we did too.

**king2005** · 11-17-2006, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by BC_MoM

Yes, but at the time Canada was still a child and still under control of the British, so when they went to war - we did too.

Thats pretty much what I was going to say.. At that time Canada & British army were pretty much the same people. If I recall correctly, it was lead from Montreal. Such a long trip to burn down a pink building lol