Noun1.War of 1812- a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. ...
"Entangled in Napoleonic conflicts of the European continent, the impetus for fighting the War of 1812 grew hazy. The war deeply divided American sentiment, perhaps even more than Vietnam, and both the United States and Great Britain were mired in confusion until the conflict's inconclusive end...
Winfield Scott was an American army officer who held the rank of general in three wars and was the unsuccessful Whig candidate for president in 1852. He was the foremost American military figure between the Revolution and the Civil War. Scott was commiss
Treaty of Ghent, (Dec. 24, 1814), agreement in Belgium between Great Britain and the United States to end the War of 1812 on the general basis of the status quo antebellum (maintaining the prewar conditions). Because the military positions for each side
【题目】Passage 1The War of 1812 between the United States and Englandis one of the least-known in American history. Ironically,this war cemented America's independence in Europe's eyes.Although lacking a clear winner it proved to the Old Worldthat the United States could hold its own ...
Gould (bio) The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies . By Alan Taylor. (New York: Alfred A, Knopf, 2010. Pp. viii, 629. $40.00 cloth) With good reason, the War of 1812 is often referred to as the Second War of American Independence...
War of 1812 Leaders (1812-1815) American Leaders Includes Government, Militia, Frontier leaders, Army and Navy Officers British Leaders includes Government officials, Lieutenant and Major Generals, and Governors Back to top
The War of 1812 between American and British forces began on June 18, 1812. It is one of the largest and most pivotal wars in American history. The United States declared war on Britain in response to the impressment of American seamen, wherein they were forced to work for the British ...
James Lingan (1751–1812) and GeneralHenry "Light Horse Harry" Lee(1756–1818 and the father of Robert E. Lee), Hanson arrived back in Baltimore a month later, on July 26, 1812. Hanson and his associates moved into a brick house in the city. The men were armed, and they essentially ...
Poor military and political leadership during the first two years of the War of 1812 resulted in two failed attempts by American armies to invade Canada. These disasters prompted the purging of incompetent and aging Revolutionary War veterans from the upper echelons of the army and their replacement...