Canadian War
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Canadian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
1804 1812–1815 1854–1856 |
1804 1854 | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
1804 |
1804 Benjamin Hughes Christopher Harris† Malik Thomson | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
180,000 (peak) | 196,000 (peak) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
42,000 | 158,000 |
The Canadian War (French: Guerre canadienne) was a military conflict between the British colony of Canada and the United States, it was mainly set off because of the southern states breakaway from the United States.
First years (1804-1808)
The first years were filled with chaos and destruction. There was great disorgansation in the American army but only one general scored any victories, Major General Horatio Dickson.