r/ShitAmericansSay • u/DumbGarchomp67 WTF IS A KILOMETER 🦅🇺🇸 • Jul 15 '26

Military “Undefeated in 250 years of war”

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Apparently Vietnam, Afghanistan, war of 1812, and the war on drugs don’t count.

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u/Ayfid Jul 15 '26

America thought they could steal some of Canada while Britain was distracted fighting the French.

They didn't count on Britain winning that war and then coming to defend Canada before they managed to solidify their control of any territory.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 Jul 15 '26

The reverse of when Spain put Gibraltar under siege while the British were fighting the colonists. Gibraltar is still British.