Eastern Theater of the War of 1812

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military campaign area theater of war

The Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 was the principal Atlantic coastal region of conflict between the United States and Britain, encompassing major land and naval operations including the defense of Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Bay campaigns.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Northern theater of the War of 1812	2
Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 canonical	1
North American theater of the War of 1812	1
U.S. forces defending Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign area ⓘ theater of war ⓘ
belligerent	British Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
characterizedBy	amphibious operations ⓘ coastal raids ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
countryInvolved	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
endTime	1815 ⓘ
includesOperation	Battle of Baltimore ⓘ Battle of Bladensburg ⓘ Battle of Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Battle of North Point Battle of Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Bombardment of Fort McHenry British blockade of the American coast ⓘ British coastal raids in New England ⓘ British coastal raids in the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ British coastal raids in the Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ Burning of Washington ⓘ surface form: British raid on Washington, D.C. Burning of Washington ⓘ Chesapeake campaign ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay campaign defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ naval actions off the American Atlantic coast ⓘ
location	Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States New England ⓘ Southern Atlantic seaboard of the United States ⓘ
notableEvent	Burning of Washington ⓘ surface form: British capture of Washington, D.C. defense of Baltimore ⓘ destruction of public buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ inspiration for "The Star-Spangled Banner" ⓘ
opponentForce	British Army ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
partOf	War of 1812 ⓘ
relatedTheater	Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ surface form: Canadian Theater of the War of 1812 Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ surface form: Western Theater of the War of 1812
startTime	1812 ⓘ
strategicObjective	British disruption of American commerce ⓘ British pressure on the United States government ⓘ defense of the American Atlantic seaboard ⓘ protection of major American ports ⓘ
theaterType	Atlantic coastal theater ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Bladensburg → theater → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ

William H. Winder → partOf → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. forces defending Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812

Battle of Plattsburgh → theater → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern theater of the War of 1812

British landing at Benedict, Maryland → partOf → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American theater of the War of 1812

Lake Champlain campaign → theaterOfWar → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern theater of the War of 1812