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6 mar 2012 · Learn about the military conflict between the United States and Great Britain that involved Canada as a colony of Britain. Explore the causes, campaigns, outcomes and legacy of the War of 1812.
Learn about the causes, events and outcomes of the War of 1812, a conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom and their allies over trade, territory and Native American resistance. The war involved battles at sea, on land and in the Old Northwest, and ended with the Treaty of Ghent in 1814.
Canada’s role in the War of 1812 from 1812 to 1815. Timelines, remembrance and archival records, as well as the people who fought.
As a colony of Great Britain, Canada was swept up in the War of 1812 and was invaded a number of times by the Americans. The war was fought in Upper Canada, Lower Canada, on the Great Lakes and the Atlantic, and in the United States.
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3 dni temu · Canada - War of 1812, British-American Conflict, Treaty of Ghent: The War of 1812 can largely be traced to the Anglo-U.S. rivalry in the fur trade. British traders and soldiers had supplied Native Americans and afforded them moral support in their contest with the advancing U.S. frontier.
The War of 1812 was the last conflict fought between the United States and Canada, and while it is often overshadowed by larger events in European history, it played a crucial role in shaping the future of North America.
Search for the names of Canadian men and women who served in the War of 1812 from various records held by Library and Archives Canada. Learn more about the war, its events and its impact on Canadian history.