The War of 1812 involved victories by British and local Canadian militia over invading U.S. armies which resulted in a Canadian victory and the formation of Canadian national identity.
 As concerns a belligerent's losses in proportion to its prewar population, the most destructive war in modern history may have been the Paraguayan War (see Paraguayan War casualties)
 Of the 450,000 soldiers who crossed the Neman on 25 June 1812, less than 40,000 returned

