war 1812

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  • September 11, 1812

    September 11, 1812

    American naval forces defeated a British fleet in the Battle of Lake Champlain.

  • December 24, 1812

    The Americans and the British signed a peace treaty in Ghent, Belgium

  • October 13, 1812

    British forces won the Battle of Queenston Heights in Canada.
  • 1812

    1812

    In 1812, James Madison became the first U.S. president to ask Congress to declare war. Find out why he wanted to wage war