The War of 1812 has always fascinated me. Why were the British unwilling to attend the mediation talks offered by Czar Alexander I in St. Petersburg? But then suddenly, they were willing to agree to mediation and a cease fire at Ghent?
I always thought that was bizarre, because there appeared to be no reason to suddenly capitulate after 3 years of stalling. I mean, its not like Belgium was such a great location. And the British loved the Russians at this point, as the Russians had just effectively neutered Napoleon.
It's an odd time in history and a question to which nobody ever provided me with a satisfactory answer.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Sadly I'm skeptical of all modern history sources. The opportunities for manipulation and outright lies grows with every passing year.
The War of 1812 has always fascinated me. Why were the British unwilling to attend the mediation talks offered by Czar Alexander I in St. Petersburg? But then suddenly, they were willing to agree to mediation and a cease fire at Ghent?
I always thought that was bizarre, because there appeared to be no reason to suddenly capitulate after 3 years of stalling. I mean, its not like Belgium was such a great location. And the British loved the Russians at this point, as the Russians had just effectively neutered Napoleon.
It's an odd time in history and a question to which nobody ever provided me with a satisfactory answer.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Sadly I'm skeptical of all modern history sources. The opportunities for manipulation and outright lies grows with every passing year.
I think because they owed the rothchilds bigly for the war with france