The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and the British Empire, and its Native American allies, from 1812 to 1815. The United States declared war in June 1812, citing British restrictions on trade, the impressment of American sailors by the Royal Navy and British support for Native resistance on the frontier, and some Americans hoped to conquer Canada. Battles were fought on the Great Lakes, along the Canadian border, in the Chesapeake region, where British troops burned public buildings in Washington in 1814, and at New Orleans. The Treaty of Ghent, signed in December 1814, restored prewar boundaries, and was ratified in February 1815. The war strengthened a sense of national identity in both the United States and Canada.
Before and after
- from 7 January 1812 to 20 January 1812Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
- 7 February 1812Birth of Charles Dickens
- from 16 March 1812 to 6 April 1812Siege of Badajoz
- 28 May 1812Treaty of Bucharest
- from 18 June 1812 to 18 February 1815War of 1812
- from 24 June 1812 to 14 December 1812French invasion of Russia
- 2 July 1812Eruption of Tambora
- 21 July 1812Discovery of 12P/Pons–Brooks
- 22 July 1812Battle of Salamanca
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