Comparison of goals obtained or failed

Now since my blog is about the impact of the controversy of the War of 1812 I figured that I would do a comparison between the goals and objectives obtained and failed by the British/ Canadian side.

The British and Canadians went to war simply to hold the front against American soldiers wanting to take over Canada and make it a part of the United States. The battles were largely won by the British forces, but there were still many upsetting defeats. The British battalions had lost several well respected Generals during key battles. The most significant loss was that of General Brock in the battle of Queenstown Heights. The British allowed Americans to take control of 'upper Canada' and had decided they would try to take over American territory instead of protecting their own. So while Americans had torched the city of York the British had destroyed the nations capital of Washington. I believe that the British are neither winning nor losing the war, as much as they've lost they've also gained.

The Americans wanted to expand into Canada and be respected by Great-Britain. They did expand into a tiny chunk of Canadian territory but their argument for wanting respect was pointless. The British government had terminated the law imposing taxes on American vessels prior to the start of the War of 1812. For that reason I believe that the Americans are currently losing. Their main cause for war was already resolved making the death of the thousands of American men un-needed

 Above is a painting of General Brock and Chief Tecumseh, possibly the most powerful duo for the various battles in the War of 1812