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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George Tyler Wood conflict War of 1812
Mendes J. Cohen participantIn War of 1812
Peter Early participatedIn War of 1812
this entity surface form: War of 1812 (as state executive)
Davy Crockett conflict War of 1812
Robert Lucas participatedIn War of 1812
Provincial Marine conflict War of 1812
Samuel Wilson associatedWith War of 1812
Peter B. Porter conflict War of 1812
Robert F. Stockton conflict War of 1812
1st Baron Seaton conflict War of 1812
John Stricker conflict War of 1812
Fort Dearborn conflict War of 1812
Chesapeake Bay Flotilla conflict War of 1812
William Hull conflict War of 1812
Fort Astoria conflict War of 1812
James Patton Preston conflict War of 1812
Morgan Lewis conflict War of 1812
175th Infantry Regiment conflict War of 1812
Richard Worsam Meade conflict War of 1812
Battle of Chateauguay conflict War of 1812
USS Chesapeake conflict War of 1812
USS Hornet conflict War of 1812
HMS Albion conflict War of 1812
HMS Peacock conflict War of 1812
Battle of Lake Borgne conflict War of 1812
James Callaway conflict War of 1812
James Lucas Yeo conflict War of 1812
Glengarry Light Infantry conflict War of 1812
Battle of Fort George conflict War of 1812
British forces conflict War of 1812
Royal Navy warships conflict War of 1812
Baltimore riot of 1812 conflict War of 1812
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Henry Beatty
Brigadier General Sir Thomas Sidney Beckwith conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Thomas Sidney Beckwith
Brigadier General Robert B. Taylor conflict War of 1812
subject surface form: Robert B. Taylor
Lalawethika conflict War of 1812