2007-06-12 03:20:40 · 4 answers · asked by Paul L 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
May of 1814. General Ross under the command of Rear Admiral George Cockburn. The troops were British Regulars sent from the Napoleon Campaign. tTey were not Canadian.
2007-06-12 03:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
August 24, 1814. I believe they were British Troops stationed in the the Caribbean under the command of Major General Robert Ross and Rear Admiral George Cockburn, not Canadian.
Though as a Canadian, I know that most Canadians somehow got the idea that these troops were Canadian. To my knowledge, that's not the case, though I'd be happy to be proved wrong.
Some solace for my fellow Canadians, MG Robert Ross is buried in Halifax N.S. :
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12737478
2007-06-12 03:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by Rockin' Mel S 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Never, the British troops that burned the White House were British Regulars, not Canadian volunteers.
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2007-06-12 06:02:18 · answer #3 · answered by WilliamH10 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The British burned the White House during the War of 1812. No other foreign nation (including Canada) has ever done it.
2016-05-18 00:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋