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by matheusmoreira 72 days ago
It was fought on US soil but did they really get invaded in that war? They declared war on Great Britain. They even invaded Canada themselves. It just doesn't seem to match the conflicts the USA brings upon other nations.
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npongratz 72 days ago
It might be mere semantics, but the 1814 burning of Washington has been depicted as an invasion.

https://archive.org/details/burningofwashing00pitc

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dragonwriter 71 days ago
Yes, they got invaded. Just because it happened after they invaded someone else doesn't make it any less an invasion.
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