1812: Why We Went to War

From the March 4th Niagara Gazette "Why we went to war in 1812" by Dan Glynn.

The war is sometimes called "The Second War of Independence."

The Niagara Frontier was a major scene of action during the War of 1812. It was one of three targets selected by President Madison to invade Canada, then called British North America.

There was an abortive attack on Queenstown.

Also, an attack on Upper Canada (Ontario) from Detroit and Lower Canada (Montreal and Quebec) were on the American agenda.

All three attacks failed due to incompetent generals, insubordination in the ranks and lack of communications among the generals.

Was This U.S. Vs. Canada? --DaCoot