To get back to the topic of the War of 1812 for a moment, I just want to say that I live on land that was invaded by the U.S. In fact I have a large rock that appears to have U.S carved on it. About 2 miles from me is a musium which has lots of interesting facts about the U.S. being stopped in their hopes of conquering Montreal. The French farmers, militia and the Mohawks sent the soldiers back across the border.
Kendall, you say there were no winners in the war of 1812. And I say you are right. There are no winners in war. But I do reside on land that is called "CANADA" and damn proud for what my ancestors did.
The Battle where I live that was fought was called "The Battle of the Chateauguay and actually took place in 1813. Here is a small cut and paste from Winki....
"The Battle of the Chateauguay was a battle of the War of 1812. On 26 October 1813, a force consisting of about 1,630 French Canadian regulars and militia and Mohawk warriors under Charles de Salaberry repulsed an American force of about 4,000 attempting to invade Canada.

The Battle of the Chateauguay was one of the two battles (the other being the Battle of Crysler's Farm) which caused the Americans to abandon the Saint Lawrence Campaign, their major strategic effort in the autumn of 1813."

Adrien