The War o 1812 wis a militar conflict that lastit frae Juin 18, 1812, tae Februar 18, 1815, focht atween the Unitit States o Americae an the Unitit Kinrick, its North American colonies, an its North American Indian allies.
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War o 1812 |
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Clockwise frae tap: damage tae the U.S. Capitol efter the Burnin o Washington; the mortally woondit Isaac Brock spurs on the York Volunteers at the battle o Queenston Heights; USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere; The daith o Tecumseh in 1813 ends the Indian airmed struggle in the American Midwest; Andrew Jackson defeats the Breetish assault on New Orleans. |
Date | Juin 18, 1812 – Februar 18, 1815 (2 years and 8 months) |
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Location | Eastren an Central North Americae, Atlantic an Paceefic Oceans |
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Result |
Stalemate/Disputit victory
- Status quo ante bellum wi no boondary changes
- American invasions repulsed
- Breetish invasions repulsed
- Militar stalemate
- Defeat o Tecumseh's Confederacy
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Belligerents |
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U.S. and Allies
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Breetish Empire an Allies
- Unitit Kinrick
- The Canadas
- Tecumseh's Confederacy (till 1813)[1]
- Shawnee
- Creek Reid Sticks
- Ojibway
- Fox
- Iroquois
- Miami
- Mingo
- Ottawa
- Kickapoo
- Delaware (Lenape)
- Mascouten
- Potawatomi
- Sauk
- Wyandot
- Spain Brief participation in Florida theatre, never formally at war
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Commanders an leaders |
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James Madison
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George, Prince Regent Laird Liverpuil
- Sir George Prévost
- Sir Isaac Brock †
- Gordon Drummond
- Charles de Salaberry
- Robert Ross †
- Edward Pakenham †
- Tecumseh †
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Strenth |
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Unitit States
- U.S. Army:
-7,000 (at war's stairt); -35,800 (at war's end) -Rangers: 3,049 -Militia: 458,463*
- U.S. Marines
- U.S. Navy an Revenue Cutter
Service (at war's start): -Frigates: 6 -Ither vessels: 14
- Native allies:
-125 Choctaw, -(unkent ithers)
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Breetish Empire
- Breetish Airmy:
-5,200 (at war's stairt); -48,160 (at war's end) -Provincial regulars: 10,000 -Militia: 4,000
- Ryal Marines
- Ryal Navy:
-Ships o the line: 11 -Frigates: 34 -Ither vessels: 52 -Provincial Marine ‡ : (at war's stairt) -Ships: 9
- Native allies:
-10,000
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Casualties an losses |
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2,200 killed in action
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1,160 killed in action[4]
- 3,679 woondit
- 3,321 died frae disease
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* Some militias operatit in anly thair ain regions.
- † Killed in action
- ‡ A locally raised coastal pertection an seminaval force on the Great Lochs.
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