Talk:Patriot War

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So-called war

Okay, I'll bite. If this is a so-called war, why is the article entitled patriot war?" It it wasn't a war, then what should it be called in Wikipedia? Is "Patriot War" a purely American term? In that case, applying it would be US-centric.

The following sentence just doesn't sound genuine: "This so-called war was not a conflict between nations; it was a war of ideas fought by like-minded people against British forces, with the British eventually allying with the US government against the Patriots."

I suspect it is copied from a book. Would it be more accurate to ditch the rhetoric and say simply that bands of American raiders invaded Upper Canada but were defeated by the British army? If no one has a better idea, I will edit accordingly. Humpster (talk) 05:40, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed that the local description describes the article as:

"1837-38 raids by U.S.-based militias to assist Upper Canadian rebels" Humpster (talk) 09:33, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please feel free to edit. I've just removed "so-called". I also wonder if "Patriot War" is a US-centric term. Most of the participants listed in the article were Americans, but the lead is very vague on this point. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:28, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not necessarily Americans. The name "Patriot" reflects the rebels' affiliation with the Patriote movement of Lower Canada. And the article on the Hunters' Lodges indicates that they recruited members from the Canadian refugees who were living in the United States. Dimadick (talk) 09:25, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lodges in the United Stated recruiting Canadians makes it sound like an American movement. There were no Hunters Lodges in Upper or lower Canada, as far as I can tell from the article? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 13:02, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]