![]() In my defense, I suspect I’m not the only one to make this mistake.įor people like me, who have got their flags and wars mixed up, I think it should be pointed out that there may have been only one War of 1812, but there are four distinct versions of it-the American, the British, the Canadian and the Native American. But for Great Britain, it was a betrayalĪs we look forward to celebrating the bicentennial of the “Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key, I have to admit, with deep shame and embarrassment, that until I left England and went to college in the U.S., I assumed the words referred to the War of Independence. ![]() The star-spangled war confirmed independence for the United States. The British View the War of 1812 Quite Differently Than Americans Do ![]()
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