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'''The War of 1812''' was fought in 1812-1815 between the [[United States]] and [[Britain]]. The U.S. declared war after a series of trade restrictions introduced by Britain to impede neutral trade with [[France]] whom Britain was also at war with. The U.S. considered these to be illegal under international as well as the impressment (forced recruitment) of U.S. citizens into the [[British Royal Navy]].

After two years of warfare, during which the major causes disappeared and neither side saw a reason to go on, peace was signaled when the [[Treaty of Ghent]] was signed on 24 December 1814. However news of the treaty arrived only after a U.S. victory at the [[Battle of New Orleans]]. This final victory produced a sense of euphoria regarding a "second war of independence." Meanwhile, the confederations of [[Indian]] tribes allied to the British had been broken.

While the British naval blockade of the U.S. coast was a success, the land warfare was a draw. The U.S. initially tried repeatedly to invade Upper [[Canada]] with no success; the British launched multiple invasions that were beaten back. At the end, the British held parts of [[Maine]] and some outposts in the west while the Americans held Canadian territory near [[Detroit]], but all occupied territories were restored at the end of the war.

==War of 1812 in [[Trail of Glory]]==
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