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History, 28.09.2019 05:50, TristonC1680

The war of 1812 was fought between the united states and great britain. there a few causes for this war. were being armed by the u. s.’s rival, mainly from weapons that were brought in from . this was alarming to the united states. another cause related to the open seas. british ships were capturing americans and forcing them to serve on their ships, a practice called . clearly this angered the u. s. government and american citizens. american political efforts to avoid war were not successful, in large part to a group of congressmen known as the , led by kentuckian . on june 18, 1812, the u. s. declared war on britain. in july of that year, the u. s. tried to invade the british territory of to cut off enemy supply lines. this was very unsuccessful. however, the u. s. did score a surprising victory with its new and inexperienced , the most famous incident involving the uss constitution, or as it was called. maybe the most stunning event happened in august of 1814. british forces invaded and burned many of the buildings. president escaped just prior to the invasion. but the war was not lost… but it was not really won, either. in december of 1814, the u. s. and britain agreed to the . this agreement ended the war and returned the colonies to their original prewar boundaries and owners. unfortunately, there was one more bloody battle that took place before word of the peace reached them. in early 1815, u. s. forces under the command of engaged the british in the city of . in all, nearly 400 soldiers lost their lives in a truly unnecessary battle.

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