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