Comments on: The Second War the United States Lost https://www.isegoria.net/2016/04/the-second-war-the-united-states-lost/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Adar https://www.isegoria.net/2016/04/the-second-war-the-united-states-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-2465096 Adar Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:17:09 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=39980#comment-2465096 The Confederacy lost a war too. That was part of America whether the Southerners like to admit it or not. Yet one more loss for America at war?

1812 was more or less a draw, yes. The terms of peace as agreed in 1815 were more or less as what had been the conditions when the war began.

]]> By: Bruce https://www.isegoria.net/2016/04/the-second-war-the-united-states-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-2464995 Bruce Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:12:04 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=39980#comment-2464995 The Richmond Examiner spent the US Civil War reminding everyone how close New England came to seceding from the US in the War of 1812. On the other hand, Fletcher Pratt thought most of the privateers who really damaged British shipping came from New England.

]]> By: Joseph Moroco https://www.isegoria.net/2016/04/the-second-war-the-united-states-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-2464965 Joseph Moroco Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:14:43 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=39980#comment-2464965 Technically a draw as the agreement stipulated status quo ante. Mr. Tullock does not mention the two great lake victories that stopped the Brits short.

The US did get one big thing out of the peace. Despite Britain’s desire to do right by the Indians, they dropped all demands for a native state and the US became free to do with the Indians as they pleased.

All in all a waste of life and time as have been most if not all our wars.

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