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Chapter 12 - The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism On to Canada over Land and Lakes Due to widespread disunity, the War of 1812 ranks as one of America?s worst fought wars. There was not burning national anger, like there was after the Chesapeake outrage; the regular army was very bad and scattered and had old, senile generals, and the offensive strategy against Canada was especially poorly conceived. Had the Americans captured Montreal, everything west would have wilted like a tree after its trunk has been severed, but the Americans instead focused a three-pronged attack that set out from Detroit, Niagara, and Lake Champlain, all of which were beaten back.
