"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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I'm still bewildered at how many USian adults don't know that the US
tried to invade Canada during the Revolutionary War, and lost, and
tried
to invade Canada again during the the War of 1812 and lost,


What is the significance of that? Canada was not an independent nation at
those times,

Is it even completely independant today? I notice stuff I have from Canada
(maps, etc) have some gibbersih about "Her Majesty the Queen"...

it was part of the British empire and the US was at war with
Britain.

Quite. That's called "attacking the enemies rear".