DOWN WITH THE BRITISH!

[dales]

[wesw]

[Burning Petard]

Ah yes! One of the great ironies of military history, that the Battle of New Orleans happened after the disputing parties had agreed to end hostilities.

[Scooter]

A pointless victory to end a pointless war.

The most celebrated "victory" of that war (from the U.S. perspective) took place after the peace was signed.

And then, of course, there was the matter of waging a war only to negotiate a status quo ante peace.

Ironically it was the War of 1812 that doomed any hope that the United States had of acquiring the remaining British North American colonies, because the war caused the political developments of the next half century to be oriented towards avoiding annexation by the United States.

[dales]

To aid the easily-confused......I was speaking about our war for independence.

[Long Run]

It being the 4th of July and all, as I slurp a cup of hot tea on an unseasonably cool day.

[Scooter]

To aid the easily-confused......I was speaking about our war for independence.

And then wes chimed in with one of his signature non sequitur videos.

[dales]

I know, he might have been celebrating a might early?

[Gob]

[Guinevere]

Brexit #1!

[Crackpot]

Gob

It's only treason if you fail

[Bicycle Bill]

"Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers."

Tell me — what is the difference between what the colonials did, which you call "treason", and what you sods did to King John at Runnymede five centuries earlier?

As someone else once said, "History books are written by the victors".

-"BB"-

[Gob]

Tell me — what is the difference between what the colonials did, which you call "treason", and what you sods did to King John at Runnymede five centuries earlier?

No difference, all treason.

Mind you, it worked out better for us than you.

We get;

Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith, Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth, Baroness Greenwich, Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order, Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order, Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Sovereign of the Order of British India, Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Burma, Sovereign of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Sovereign of the Royal Family Order of King Edward VII, Sovereign of the Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.

You get;

[Bicycle Bill]

You get;

Not yet we don't!!
For God's sake, give us more credit than that!

-"BB"-

[Gob]

You will Oscar, you will.

[MajGenl.Meade]

It was one of Shaw's!

[rubato]

You get;

Is that a cricket 'hurler'?

yrs,
rubato

[dales]

No difference, all treason.

Mind you, it worked out better for us than you.

I beg to differ.....If it wasn't for the United States you'd be speaking Japanese.

[MajGenl.Meade]

So that worked out better for "us" then - just as Gob said.

[dales]

HUH?