[mnehring]

..technically, Montreal was disputed territory between the British and French at the time. It wasn’t officially an incorporated British city until the 1830s and it was in mostly French controlled territory.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Well, that would be rather true, I suppose. Nonetheless, it was seen as British and therefore the object of their attacks.

Let’s just not forget Canada was a COLONY, no matter whose it was. They like to act like they were innocent victims of imperialist wars into “their country”, but they were not their own country, not for another 50 years (and that’s arguable even now). That’s the main point. ;-)