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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The Old Guard engagement War of 1812
New York Naval Shipyard notableEra War of 1812
Old Fort Jackson usedDuring War of 1812
HMS Confiance conflict War of 1812
Lake Champlain campaign conflict War of 1812
Lake Champlain campaign partOf War of 1812
Robert Y. Hayne conflict War of 1812
York, Upper Canada war War of 1812
Battle of Moraviantown conflict War of 1812
Roger Hale Sheaffe conflict War of 1812
Jacob Brown conflict War of 1812
Jacob Brown was wounded in the battle conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Jacob Brown
Winfield Scott was wounded in the battle conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was wounded in the battle woundedIn War of 1812
subject surface form: Winfield Scott
Gordon Drummond was wounded in the battle conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Gordon Drummond
Robert Heriot Barclay commanded the British squadron conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Robert Heriot Barclay
HMS Queen Charlotte conflict War of 1812
Siege of Fort Erie conflict War of 1812
Edmund P. Gaines conflict War of 1812
Phineas Riall conflict War of 1812
Charles Morris conflict War of 1812
West Indies station conflictInvolvement War of 1812
subject surface form: West Indies Station
Fort Mississauga conflict War of 1812
Fort Mississauga builtDuring War of 1812
USS Constitution Museum focusesOn War of 1812
George Hamilton participatedIn War of 1812
Tarhe conflict War of 1812
Springfield Armory activeDuring War of 1812
Monroe historicalPeriod War of 1812
Robert Heriot Barclay conflict War of 1812
Portsmouth Harbor historicalEra War of 1812
USS Eagle conflict War of 1812
Eleazar W. Ripley conflict War of 1812
USS Ticonderoga conflict War of 1812
USS Preble conflict War of 1812
Fort Pike builtAfter War of 1812
Gordon Drummond conflict War of 1812
George Downie conflict War of 1812