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British troops did that, specifically British troops who had never set foot in British North America, let alone Canada, which didn't exist. And yes, any war that ends in status que ante bellum is pointless.
Sorta... Wars can be about more than territory, which is all that term refers to.
America achieved all its stated goals for the war, which didn't include "Actually this is mostly just a war of conquest we hope you're too busy to defend against." It just conveniently doesn't mention a couple had already happened, and it would have been gauche to admit we really just wanted the territory.
https://youtu.be/WVC677-YmfM?si=qOz5jyikV3Qlb4cz