what have you sacrificed for your country in your life
ummm. I haven't committed mass murder in the name of god and country.
US Citizenship in Exchange for Military Service
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what have you sacrificed for your country in your life
ummm. I haven't committed mass murder in the name of god and country.
2003 there were 30,000 - 40,000 "Green Card Soldiers" 6 years later this an issue ?
Active duty
There are approximately 31,000 active-duty military personnel who are legal residents but not U.S. citizens. Branch of service:
Non-U.S. citizensSource: Defense Department
Percent of total
Navy
15,880
4.2%
Marine Corps
6,440
3.8%
Army
5,596
1.2%
Air Force
3,056
0.8%
2003
US Army Recruiting Office
As stated...it was the British... your site proves me correct from what I've read of it.
I thought you needed a legitimate source to back your claim. It's a gift. No thank-yous necessary.
The troops were Canadian. "The Empire" used who was handiest. Reality is much much broader than you think.
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They were not Canadian. The troops that burnt Washington were troops who had recently fought in the Penninsular War in Europe. They were dispatched from Bermuda to the Chesapeake. They did not stop off in Canada to pick up unneeded Canadians. They burnt Washington and were turned back when they tried to do the same to Baltimore. Of course that web site failed to add that the same British troops that burnt Washington were sent back to their ships in Baltimore.
Sorry to confuse you with facts.
First, there were no Canadian or Canadien troops in the attack on the City of Washington. Canadians in Upper Canada were mostly second and third generation exiles from the American War of Independance who had chosen to remain loyal to Britain. They had a hard life and were just interested in protecting what they had built themselves. The Canadiens were the original French Catholic settlers of Lower Canada who viewed the War of 1812 as a war between English Protestants and English Protestants. They didn't care who won as long as the victors would leave them alone. The war of 1812 started badly for the Americans as their attempts to invade Canada were repeatedly repulsed by General Isaac Brock commanding a small British force.
And in response to the Fenian Raids, among other reasons, including parliamentary deadlock in Canada after 1841.
The war of 1812 started badly for the Americans as their attempts to invade Canada were repeatedly repulsed by General Isaac Brock
...and ended badly in the Niagra region.
ps. Nice statue of Brock in the Brockville, Ont (my hometown
) town square
