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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Alexander Parris participatedIn War of 1812
Thomas Hart Benton (as senior political figure from Missouri in the Senate context) conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Thomas Hart Benton
HMS Surprise conflictContext War of 1812
this entity surface form: War of 1812 (in series timeline)
Battle of York conflict War of 1812
Willie Blount participatedIn War of 1812
Fort Mifflin usedDuringConflict War of 1812
Sir Provo Wallis conflict War of 1812
Macdonough conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Thomas Macdonough
Battle of Craney Island conflict War of 1812
Edward Pakenham conflict War of 1812
John Lambert participatedIn War of 1812
John Lambert militaryConflict War of 1812
Second Barbary War timeAfter War of 1812
Tenskwatawa conflict War of 1812
Prophetstown relatedTo War of 1812
Macdonough Monument in Plattsburgh, New York commemorates War of 1812
subject surface form: Macdonough Monument
Admiral James Gambier conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
Rush–Bagot Agreement follows War of 1812
Massachusetts regiments conflict War of 1812
Fort Mackinac significantEvent War of 1812
Hazard militaryConflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Oliver Hazard Perry
Hazard partOf War of 1812
subject surface form: Battle of Lake Erie
Matthew Calbraith Perry conflict War of 1812
brig Lawrence conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Brig Lawrence
brig Niagara conflict War of 1812
Hero of Lake Erie conflict War of 1812
Charles James Napier conflict War of 1812
James Wilkinson conflict War of 1812
Virginia militia usedInConflict War of 1812
Kentucky militia conflict War of 1812
Stephen conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Stephen Decatur
Peace of Ghent endedConflict War of 1812
James Gadsden conflict War of 1812
John Adair conflict War of 1812
James A. Bayard participatedIn War of 1812
Shawnee Nation conflict War of 1812
USS United States serviceEntryEra War of 1812
Sydney Smith Lee participantIn War of 1812
Brock conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Isaac Brock