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Originally posted by Jacob
Did we?
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Near the end of the American War of Independence, Britain realised that it was losing. [No, hang on, I mean Britain realised it wanted to let the Americans win. Yeah, that sounds better...] In a fit of pique, Britain sent a small but well-trained army down from Canada, and burnt the White House to the ground. So far, we are the only nation in the world to have succeeded in doing that...