War of 1812

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The War of 1812 was a military conflict between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815, marked by battles on land and sea, the burning of Washington, D.C., and a surge of American national identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century conflict
military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs America’s second war of independence
battle Battle of Bladensburg
Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of Lundy’s Lane
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Plattsburgh
Battle of Queenston Heights
Battle of the Thames
belligerent British North American colonies (except some territories)
surface form: British North America

Canada
surface form: Canada (as British colonies)

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

various Native American nations allied with Britain
various Native American nations allied with the United States
cause American desire to defend national honor
British impressment of American sailors
British support for Native American resistance to U.S. expansion
British trade restrictions against the United States
U.S. expansionist pressures against British North America
conflictBetween Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: United Kingdom

United States of America
surface form: United States
countryInvolved Dominion of Canada
surface form: Canada (British colonies)

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

various Native American nations
culturalImpact inspiration for the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
domesticImpact collapse of the Federalist Party in the United States
rise of American nationalism
stimulus to U.S. manufacturing and economic independence
endDate 1815-02-18
event British attack on Baltimore
bombardment of Fort McHenry
Burning of Washington
surface form: burning of Washington, D.C.
followedBy Early Republic of the United States
surface form: Era of Good Feelings in the United States
location North America
notableCommander Andrew Jackson
Isaac Brock
James Madison
Oliver Hazard Perry
Robert Ross
Stephen Decatur
Tecumseh
Thomas Macdonough
William Henry Harrison
partOf Napoleonic Wars
surface form: Napoleonic Wars era
precededBy period of maritime tensions between U.S. and Britain
result decline of Native American resistance in the Old Northwest
no territorial changes between United States and British North America
status quo ante bellum
strengthening of U.S. independence from Britain
surge in American national identity
startDate 1812-06-18
theater Southern United States
surface form: American South

Atlantic Ocean
Canadian frontier
Chesapeake Bay
surface form: Chesapeake Bay region

Great Lakes
surface form: Great Lakes region
timePeriod 19th century
treaty Treaty of Ghent
treatyEffectDate 1815-02-18
treatySigningDate 1814-12-24

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Tecumseh participantIn War of 1812
Thomas Macdonough conflict War of 1812
Thomas Macdonough participatedIn War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent endOfConflict War of 1812
Oliver Hazard Perry conflict War of 1812
William H. Winder conflict War of 1812
Isaac Brock conflict War of 1812
Isaac Brock opponent War of 1812
this entity surface form: United States in the War of 1812
Admiral David Farragut conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: David Farragut
Andrew Jackson participatedIn War of 1812
military governor Bennet C. Riley conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Bennet C. Riley
Makataimeshekiakiak conflict War of 1812
Kickapoo people notableConflict War of 1812
USS Constitution engagedIn War of 1812
Lord Liverpool ministry war War of 1812
Era of Good Feelings follows War of 1812
Antebellum period follows War of 1812
Tecumseh's War partOf War of 1812
this entity surface form: War of 1812 theater
Tecumseh's War relatedTo War of 1812
First Seminole War precededBy War of 1812
Battle of the Thames conflict War of 1812
Battle of Plattsburgh conflictIn War of 1812
Battle of Plattsburgh partOf War of 1812
Battle of Queenston Heights partOf War of 1812
Battle of Lundy’s Lane conflict War of 1812
Sauk involvedIn War of 1812
Battle of Lake Erie conflict War of 1812
Battle of Lake Erie partOf War of 1812
George C. Yount militaryConflict War of 1812
Fort Hawkins usedDuring War of 1812
Monroe, Michigan historicEra War of 1812
Ninian Edwards participatedIn War of 1812
this entity surface form: War of 1812 (as territorial leader)
Stephen W. Kearny conflict War of 1812
Panic of 1819 precededBy War of 1812
Treaty of St. Louis (1816) follows War of 1812
Dolley Madison warInvolved War of 1812
Maryland militia participatedIn War of 1812