American Revolution or War of 1812?
An interesting question that was posed on TMP got me thinking on this, so thought it a good topic for discussion. Now if one thinks in terms of only land engagements the AWI would probably be the preferred choice. Although, during the War of 1812 the U. S. actually attempted at least three separate invasions of both Lower and Upper Canada with each ending in favor of the British/Canadian forces. During the Revolution we only made one real attempt at invading with disastrous results.
Here I would propose thinking in only naval terms; and not with just SoG in mind, so if you could only choose one of them, which period would you choose to build forces for and game?