Britain didn't really win. British invasions were repulsed, in fairly bloody order in Maryland, Louisiana, and in Ohio Territory. Their navy was badly mauled by US Frigates, and was even badly harried off the coast of France thanks to John Paul Jones.
For the Americans, the internal division was quite bad, it destroyed the last of the Federalist party, and our 3 invasions of Canada were all rebuffed. Impressment stopped, but was also no longer necessary for the British Navy.
Canada has the only legit claim to victory here: in that it was their militia units that did most of the fighting in Canada, and preformed quite well given their lack of training (the US officer corps was a fucking joke). It became a bit of a shared national heritage event for a Canadian nation that was just beginning. They technically won, but it was because they basically lost nothing (and were seeking nothing); where everybody else gained nothing.
We could potentially lose a Kinetic war with Canada if they a) struck first and struck hard, b) defended well and the US gave up quickly. That's really the only circumstance, and a is less likely than b.
They have a bit of a point:
Britain didn't really win. British invasions were repulsed, in fairly bloody order in Maryland, Louisiana, and in Ohio Territory. Their navy was badly mauled by US Frigates, and was even badly harried off the coast of France thanks to John Paul Jones.
For the Americans, the internal division was quite bad, it destroyed the last of the Federalist party, and our 3 invasions of Canada were all rebuffed. Impressment stopped, but was also no longer necessary for the British Navy.
Canada has the only legit claim to victory here: in that it was their militia units that did most of the fighting in Canada, and preformed quite well given their lack of training (the US officer corps was a fucking joke). It became a bit of a shared national heritage event for a Canadian nation that was just beginning. They technically won, but it was because they basically lost nothing (and were seeking nothing); where everybody else gained nothing.
We could potentially lose a Kinetic war with Canada if they a) struck first and struck hard, b) defended well and the US gave up quickly. That's really the only circumstance, and a is less likely than b.