ZenOps
09-11-2009, 05:05 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31377630
Taken from the slightly skewed viewpoint of the US.
Should we be re-enacting all the battles? It is a strong part of Canadas' history, Louisiana is basically the way it is because of the Canadian British defeating and pushing all the French down into the lower US states.
There are some that say its best forgotten, and will only bring up anti-Canadian sentiment like the FLQ.
Fort Niagra is still an impressive building, you can see the ancient roman architecture in its courtyard design (and defendability) It wasn't all that long ago - that Calgary was "Fort Calgary" either.
"The acquisition of Canada this year, as far as the neighborhood of Quebec, will be a mere matter of marching, and will give us the experience for the attack on Halifax, the next and final expulsion of England from the American continent." - Thomas Jefferson 1812.
Taken from the slightly skewed viewpoint of the US.
Should we be re-enacting all the battles? It is a strong part of Canadas' history, Louisiana is basically the way it is because of the Canadian British defeating and pushing all the French down into the lower US states.
There are some that say its best forgotten, and will only bring up anti-Canadian sentiment like the FLQ.
Fort Niagra is still an impressive building, you can see the ancient roman architecture in its courtyard design (and defendability) It wasn't all that long ago - that Calgary was "Fort Calgary" either.
"The acquisition of Canada this year, as far as the neighborhood of Quebec, will be a mere matter of marching, and will give us the experience for the attack on Halifax, the next and final expulsion of England from the American continent." - Thomas Jefferson 1812.