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To: Hieronymus

When was the first time Canucks burned Washington to the ground?


44 posted on 03/22/2025 6:20:29 AM PDT by Mastador1
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To: Mastador1

War of 1812 (the claim that Canadians specifically burned the town is a little exaggerated by the Albertans who penned the Ballad—it was mostly the British Navy and Marines, but it was in retaliation for burning York, the town that became Toronto)


45 posted on 03/22/2025 9:27:37 AM PDT by Hieronymus ( )
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