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>>Or we could have the real history which is not the >>stereotypical version. I mean, what this book >>contains is common knowledge and is what the rest of >>the world outside the USA learns at school. The >>French bailed the yanks out big time, the British >>didn't send much of their actual army, largely >>conscripts and mercenaries and when they did grant the >>USA its independence they kept the land with the good >>resources (new foundland) themselves and left the >>states with pretty much barren and useless land, which >>fuelled the advance into the west. The only time >>America came close to going up against the actual >>professional British army, was during the war of 1812 >>after the British had defeated Napolean. At that >>point as the Napoleonic veterans headed over to >>America, the USA requested peace and lost the war, >>before even actually facing them. The historical >>scrore for US vs Britain is 1 all. And the US's >>victory was more Britain vs France anyway. > >The Americans did actually face the Napoleonic >veterans, at the battle of New Orleans, and they shot >the crap out of them. This was after the armistice was >signed though, so the battle had no effect on the >terms thereof. However, it was a HUGE propaganda coup >for the Americans, and it's why the war of 1812 is >generally considered to be more of a draw than a loss. > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Orlean >s">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Orleans</ >a>
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