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The War of 1812

by Captivating History Book 13 in the U.S. Military History series.

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The War of 1812 recounts the conflict between the United States and Great Britain fought while Britain was also engaged in the Napoleonic Wars. It explains disputes over maritime rights, impressment, trade restrictions and American ambitions in Canada, then follows campaigns on the Canadian border, the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay and Gulf Coast. The book concludes with the Treaty of Ghent and examines how the war shaped national memory in the United States, Canada and Britain.

Historical Periods

War of 18121812–1815 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

James Madison1751–1836 Andrew Jackson

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