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War of 1812 Portal

Template:/box-header The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and ,Britain and its colonies, especially Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia and Bermuda. When the war had finished, 1,600 British and 2,260 American troops had died.The British and American forces also suffered 3,679 and 4,505 wounded, respectively it is noteworthy that these "official" figures do not include losses due to diseases and casualties among American or Canadian militia forces, or losses among allied native tribes. The war was fought from 1812 to 1815 and involved both land and naval engagements. Britain was at war with France. To impede American trade with France, it imposed a series of restrictions that the U.S. contested as illegal under international law. The Americans declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812 for a combination of reasons: outrage at the impressment of thousands of American sailors into the Royal Navy, frustration at British restraints on neutral trade, and anger at British military support for Native Americans defending their tribal lands from encroaching American settlers. Template:/box-footer Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "Grand Old Man of the Army", he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history and most historians rate him the ablest American commander of his time. Over the course of his fifty-year career, he commanded forces in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War, and, briefly, the American Civil War, conceiving the Union strategy known as the Anaconda Plan that would be used to defeat the Confederacy 100px ...that the American merchant William Conner (pictured) helped maintain the Delaware's loyalty during the War of 1812 and identified the body of Tecumseh following the Battle of the Thames? ... that The Hunters of Kentucky, which commemorated the Battle of New Orleans, was used as Andrew Jackson's 1828 campaign song? ...that the Sauk and the British Army defeated the U.S. Army at Campbell's Island during the War of 1812? ...that Lucy Brewer claimed to have served in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812, but was probably an invention of an American writer? ...that although it is commonly referred to as Fort Detroit, the fort William Hull surrendered to the British without a fight during the War of 1812 was actually originally named Fort Lernoult? ... that Kentucky's Great Saltpetre Cave, which produced saltpetre for the War of 1812, was later used to film part of the 1997 Steven Seagal film Fire Down Below? Some new archives unearthed by historians show that Russia could’ve won the war months earlier, in October 1812, almost immediately after Napoleon withdrew from Moscow. The circumstances behind that hypothetical scenario had nothing to do with successes or defeats on the battlefield. It is no secret that the Russian Emperor Alexander I repeatedly rejected Napoleon’s offer to sign a peace treaty since he was all too well aware that it would actually mean capitulation for Russia. Nor did Napoleon have any presentiments of looming trouble. So what was it then that could have caused the war to end abruptly and triumphantly for Russia? 350px Painting credit: H.B. Hall Depiction of the Battle of New Orleans Join U.S. Task Force of the Military history WikiProject Return to Good article status. Andrew Jackson Bring following articles to Good article status. Alexander Macomb (General) Battle of New Orleans Fort McHenry Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Oliver Hazard Perry Create a requested article, especially: Maryland in the War of 1812 Michigan in the War of 1812 New York in the War of 1812 Obtain pictures for: Spur's Defeat Template:/box-header Canada United States United Kingdom History of Canada The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject:

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