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The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812.
Wojna brytyjsko-amerykańska, zwana też wojną Jamesa Madisona lub wojną roku 1812 (ang. War of 1812) – wojna pomiędzy Stanami Zjednoczonymi a Wielką Brytanią rozpoczęta amerykańską deklaracją wypowiedzenia wojny 18 czerwca 1812 i formalnie zakończona traktatem gandawskim zawartym 24 grudnia 1814.
The War of 1812 bibliography is a selective, annotated bibliography using APA style citations of the many books related to the War of 1812. There are thousands of books and articles written about this topic. Only the most useful are presented.
Historians who hold that the war constituted a British victory and an American defeat argue that the British achieved their military objectives in 1812 by stopping the repeated American invasions of Canada and retaining their Canadian colonies.
He was a controversial general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, as a brigadier general, he led American troops in their disastrous defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg, which led to the Burning of Washington by British troops. Winder was court-martialed for his role in the battle, but acquitted of any wrongdoing.
The origins of the War of 1812 (1812-1815), between the United States and the British Empire and its First Nation allies, have been long debated. The War of 1812 was caused by multiple factors and ultimately led to the US declaration of war on Britain: [1]
William Hull (June 24, 1753 – November 29, 1825) was an American military officer and politician. He fought in the American Revolutionary War and served as governor of the Michigan Territory from 1805 to 1813, gaining large land cessions from several surrounding Native Americans / Indian tribes under the Treaty of Detroit of 1807. Hull is most widely remembered, however, as the general in ...
