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War of 1812 Portal

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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.

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The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.^[1] American forces under General Andrew Jackson defeated an invading British army intent on seizing New Orleans and America's vast western lands. The Treaty of Ghent had been signed on 24 December 1814, but news of the peace would not reach New Orleans until February.

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Did you know...?

... that to defend Indiana during the War of 1812, Governor Harrison (pictured) had to recruit militia from Kentucky as those from Indiana would not join the army?
... that during the War of 1812, Laura Secord went to DeCou House to warn James FitzGibbon and his British troops about the surprise American attack now known as the Battle of Beaver Dams?
... that during the War of 1812, Grenadier Island, Canada, housed a small military installation?
... that the War of 1812 battle Spur's Defeat was so named due to the survivors having to spur their horses in order to escape?
... that although composed in late 1812, the popular Canadian War of 1812 song The Bold Canadian was not published until 1907, and not fully until 1927?