People of the UK...

How does the UK teach about your Wars against the USA? Like do they go in depth or gloss over it for the most part?

Then again, y'all probably have a lot more history to cover, as y'all go a lot further back in history than the USA.

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MartinII · 70-79, M

So far as I can recall, the UK has never been at war with the USA.

Viper · M

@MartinII It wasn't the UK then, but Great Britain, but the American revolution and war of 1812 (as we call it), though Great Britain called it part of the Napoleonic Wars, but the British ships tried to control American ships and we didn't like that and went to war.

Though once Great Britain won the Napoleonic War, they were tired of war and just gave up on the war to the west.

MartinII · 70-79, M

@Viper Well, not the UK as currently constituted. Nor of course was it the USA until after the American Revolution! But I’d forgotten about 1812. Thanks!

Viper · M

@MartinII Yeah the War of 1812 is an interesting one, as both Canada and USA claim victory, despite being on opposite sides, and they're both kinda right.

One could say North America won, needing less help from Europe and Europe countries lost, as they were so tired and defeated from a freaking long war, they just wanted to rest...