Canada at War: Part 1, the seven-year war and War of 1812
French Boats got lost in the fog on their way to Louisbourg (a French Fortress on Cape Breton) and were attacked by the British.
The War was official declared in 1756. In 1756 and 1757, the French were leading in the war as they captured important forts such as Fort Oswego and Fort William Henry. In 1758, the British started to win, they captured Louisbourg, stopping the French (from France) from getting to Quebec and gained control of Lake Ontario. In 1759, General Amherst destroyed many French forts. The French were still confident that the British wouldn't get to Quebec because of previous British failure to do so. But in September of 1769, General Wolfe defeated General Moncalm on the Plaines d'Abraham behind Quebec City. The two other big French cities that were remaining were Montreal and Detroit both fell to the British in 1760.
Another early war is the War of 1812, which is easier to consider a Canadian war. The war of 1812 is the defence of Canada from the Americans who tried to gain control of the whole American Continent. The War of 1812 lasted two years. Many events led up When Napoleon got Louisiana back from spain in 1802, the Americans were afraid that if the British beat the French in another European War, Louisiana would become British. So the Americans bought Louisiana without having to go to war. Napoleon, again, changed that when he told European countries to stop trade with Great Britain. The British stopped all merchandise to get anywhere and American Trade was hurt. Americans didn't start war then since most businesses had a good trade with Great Britain. They reason for war started when British searched American Ships for deserters. This bothered the Americans and Thomas Jefferson decided that rather to go to war with the British he would stop any trade with the British. This harmed the US more than it harmed GB. The act that stated this was repealed two years after being passed by congress (In 1809). With the new Elections Congress had a few people who wanted to go to war with Great Britain because they (the British) were threatening American Rights. They liked the looks of British North America too (that was what the British called Canada). So with War Hawks against the British, Indian Riots armed with guns traded with the British didn't help.
In 1811, The War Hawks in
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