[afraidfortherepublic]

FTA: Six months later, the war ended in a virtual stalemate, and British leader George Cockburn returned home, where his portrait features Washington blazing in the background.

[kearnyirish2]

Did the Americans who burned York (Toronto) have similar paintings commissioned? That was the rationale for the burning of the White House.

[silverleaf]

It wasn’t a stalemate. The Brits failed to dominate us and control the sealanes. If it was a stalemate we’d all be speaking British driving on the left and drinking warm beer