10 Forgotten Facts About the War of 1812

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10. The British Temporarily Took Washington And Burned Down The White House
9. It Started With The British Conscripting US Navy Soldiers And Creating New Resentment
8. The United States Destroyed The Parliament At York
7. The Story Of The Painting Of George Washington Leaves Out A Lot Of Details
6. Native Americans Played A Big Role On The Side Of The British
5. Apart From Impressment, The United States Was More The Aggressor At First
4. In Great Britain, The War Of 1812 Was Just Another Theater In The Napoleonic War
3. The 1812 Overture Has Absolutely No Connection To This War Whatsoever
2. The War Of 1812 Almost Bankrupted The US Government And Only Ended From Exhaustion
1. Much Has Been Forgotten About The True Story Of The Star-Spangled Banner

Source/Further reading:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-troops-set-fire-to-the-white-house
https://www.marinersmuseum.org/sites/micro/usnavy/08/08a.htm
https://www.history.com/news/the-british-burn-washington-d-c-200-years-ago
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2009/08/descendants_of_the_slave_who_s.html
http://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/essays/native-nations-perspective/
http://theweek.com/articles/473482/americas-invasion-canada-brief-history
http://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/essays/british-perspective/
https://youtu.be/VbxgYlcNxE8
http://nationalpost.com/news/tallying-the-winners-and-losers-of-the-war-of-1812
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-story-behind-the-star-spangled-banner-149220970/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:War_of_1812_Montage.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BurningofWashington1814.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warof1812.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burning_of_Washington_1814.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47I4CtYI2Tc
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/18778869069
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M_Dubourg,_Boarding_and_Taking_the_American_Ship_Chesapeake,_by_the_Officers_and_Crew_of_H.M._Ship_Shannon,_Commanded_by_Capt._Broke,_June_1813_(c._1813).jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXFy3g6oxAc
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_York_II.jpg
http://torontoplaques.com/Graphics/Second_Invasion_of_York_Plaque.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dolley_Madison.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Jennings.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gilbert_Stuart_Selfportrait.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_scene_on_the_frontiers_as_practiced_by_the_%22humane%22_British_and_their_%22worthy%22_allies_-_Wm._Charles,_del_et_sculp._LCCN2002708987.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tecumseh02.jpg

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