War of 1812
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/War_of_1812_Montage.jpg/300px-War_of_1812_Montage.jpg) Clockwise from top: damage to the
US Capitol
after the
Burning of Washington
; the mortally wounded
Isaac Brock
spurs on the
York Volunteers
at the
battle of Queenston Heights
;
USS
Constitution
vs HMS
Guerriere
;
The death of
Tecumseh
in 1813 ends the Indian armed struggle in the American Midwest;
Andrew Jackson
defeats the
British assault on New Orleans
.
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Date
| June 18, 1812 ? ????? 18, 1815
(2 ??? ? 8 ?????)
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Location
| Eastern and Central North America, Atlantic and Pacific
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Result
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Status quo ante bellum
- Military stalemate
- Defeat of Tecumseh's Confederacy
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Belligerents
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U.S. and Allies
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British Empire
and Allies
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Commanders and leaders
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James Madison
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George, Prince Regent
Lord Liverpool
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Strength
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United States
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British Empire
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Casualties and losses
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2,200 killed in action
- 4,505 wounded
- 15,000 (est.) died from all causes
[a]
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1,600 killed in action
- 3,679 wounded
- 3,321 died from disease
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* Some militias operated in only their own regions.
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†
Killed in action
- ‡ A locally raised
coastal protection
and seminaval force on the
Great Lakes
.
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- ↑
All U.S. figures are from Donald Hickey
Hickey 2006
, p. 297
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help
)
- ↑
Battle of the Thames
,
Encyclopædia Britannica
,
Many British troops were captured and Tecumseh was killed, destroying his Indian alliance and breaking the Indian power in the Ohio and Indiana territories. After this battle, most of the tribes abandoned their association with the British.