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1、OSPREY·MEN-AT-ARMSSERIES•emerrcanllr1812-1814TtxtbyPHILIPR.N.KATCHERColourplottSbyMICHAELYOENSME-AT-ARMSSERIESEDITOR:~·.IARTI~WINDROWALBANBOOKSERVICESe•mer/canfir1812-1814TextbyPHILIPR.N.KATCHERColou,plotesbyMICHAELyaUESOSPREYPUBLlSHI~CLIMITEDdeemedpresumptuouswhenIstateIverilyCJhe'Warbelievethatt
2、hemilitiaofKentuckyarealonecompetenttoplaceMontrealandt:pperCanadaTypicallytheUnitedStatesissaidtohaveatyourfeet.'Canada,then,wouldbethefirstdeelaredwaronGreatBritainin1812becauseoftargetandwouldbecapturedevenbeforeGreattheRoyalNavy'simpressmentofAmericansea•Britain,involvedinamajorwaralready,coul
3、dmenfromAmericanshipsandtheBritishdesiresendtroopstocaptureanyAmericantowns.tocreateanIndianbufferstalebetweentheConsideringitssize,CanadawasgarrisonedbygrowingexpansionoftheUnitedStatesandrelativelyfewtroops.Major-GeneralGeorgeCanada.Actually,anEnglishmanwhohadlivedGlasgowhad450gunnersinfourcompa
4、niesofintheUnitedStatesforeightyearsbeforethetheRoyalArtillery.Thetst/8th(King's),41st,war'soutbreak,WilliamCobbett,probablyde•49th,andloothRegimentsofFootwereinthescribedtherealcause.'Thereseemedtobecolony,aswellasthelothRoyalVeteranBatta•wantingJUStsuchawarasthjstocompletethelion.TheRoyalNewfoun
5、dlandRegimentofseparationofEnglandfromAmerica;andtomakeFencibleInfantryandotherCanadianfenciblesthelanerfeelthatshehadnosafetyagainstthehadbeenraisedlocally.TheEngineerDepart•formerbutinthearmsofherfreecitizens.'mentconsistedofalieutenant-colonelandfourRegardlessofthereasons,however,on4Junecaptain
6、s.Alltold,thiscametosome5,6001812,U.S.PresidentjamesMadison,askedeffectivesofwhich1,200wereinUpperCanada.Congresstodeclarewar.TheHouseofRepresen•tativesapprovedquickly,buttheSenateagreedonlyafterdebate,ont8june,andonlybysixvotes.ThefeelingswhichdividedtheSenatewerefeltthroughouttheentireAmericanpu
7、blic.War,itwas,regardlessofanyfeelings.AJthoughamaincausemayhavebeenmaritime,itwasobvioustothemostjingoisticofAmericanpoliti•ciansthatthesmallAmericanNavyhadnochanceofdefeatingHisMajesty'senormousfleets.Ontheothe