trysail
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We call it the War of 1812 too. Here it is considered to be an unnecessary and pointless war, a diversion when we were significantly engaged fighting Napoleon in Europe.
C S Forester's Hornblower was based on the naval officer, Rear Admiral George Cockburn, who burned Washington, but because Forester had a significant following in the US, he sent the fictional Hornblower elsewhere.
*grins*
We know Rear Admiral George Cockburn et al quite well in these parts.