1812 United states: war

with Britain declared

BY ALMIGHTY REESE

Summary

The War of 1812 was an armed conflict between the United States and
the British Empire.

The British restricted the American trade since they feared it was
harmful for their war with France and they also wanted to set up an
Indian state in the Midwest in order to maintain their influence in the
region. Thats why 10,000 Native Americans fought on the side of the
British in this war.

Generals/Commanders

United States:

James Madison

Henry Dearborn

Jacob Brown

Winfield Scott

Andrew Scott,

Andrew Jackson

William Henry Harrison

William Hull

British Empire:

Lord Liverpool

George Pervost

Isaac Brock

Roger Hale Sheaffe

Gordon Drummond

Robert Ross

Edward Pakenham

Dates/Locations

June 18, 1812 February 18, 1815, they fought for 3 years.

Eastern and Central North America, Atlantic and Pacific

Important Events

This was the last time British Empire allowed privateering.

End of Tecumsehs Indian Confederacy

The end of British Empires policy of impressing American sailors into

the Royal Navy

Facts

Since Canada was a British colony back then, Canadians were also
British allies.

The Americans objected to the British Empire restricting their trade and
snatching their sailors to serve on British ships.

They were also eager to prove their independence from the British
Empire once and for all.

Major Events

During the war, both sides suffered many losses and even the White
House was burned down in 1814.

The British were quite defensive in the beginning, since they

concentrated their military efforts on Napoleonic Wars but after their
victory over France in 1814, they started to fight Americans more
aggressively.

American national pride was boosted by the victories in the Battle of

Baltimore in 1814 and the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Thanks to
those victories the Americans started to call this war a second war for
independence.

The Negotiated End Of the War Of

1812

The Treaty of Ghent was finally signed on December 24, 1814 and it
established the status quo ante bellum, which means that nobody lost
any territory in the war.

The war officially ended on February 17, 1815 when US Congress

ratified the treaty.

Soldiers Engaged/Casualties

United States: 35,000

British Empire: 48,000

United States: 2,200 battle deaths. 15,000 total casualties

British Empire: 1,600 battle deaths, 5,000 total casualties

The End/Outcome

No definitive victory

Source

History Today. Oct2012, Vol. 62 Issue 10, p10-12. 3p.

History Today. Aug2014, Vol. 64 Issue 8, p37-43. 7p.