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- 1.War of 1812 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- This article is about the Anglo-American War of 1812 to 1815. ... The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire ...
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ar_of_1812
- 2.War of 1812
- The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain from June 1812 to the ... 1812, President James MADISON signed a declaration of war that ...
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Where could I find any I recently learned while
researching my family tree
that my gggg granfather was a
soldier in the war of 1812. He
was at Fort Malden and died in
1813 from an illness caused by
wounds he received in the
battle at River Raisin. All I
found was from Olive Tree.com
was that his wife received a
pension. His son was a soldier
in 1835.I can't find any
information about him. Any
suggestions? I'd like to find
where they were buried and any
other details about them.
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If you want to email his name to me, I have access to a Canadian military database which includes War of 1812 records. I'd be happy to run it and see what I can find for you. BTW, the odds of finding a burial place is slim. I'm about 45 minutes from the battle sight and there aren't any cemetaries in the area that hold bodies from 1812. A little more looking and I found this from Monroe County. It's a very sad aftermath. http://www.co.monroe.mi.us/mon roe/default.aspx?PageId=274 |
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Why is the war of 1812 so Why is the war of 1812 so
important in the building of
America?
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The real, real answer: The War of 1812 is also called America's Second War for Independence. Before the war most nations, including the British, believed that the US would some day be reconquered by Great Britain and brought back under the Union Jack. Thus many nations refused to sign treaties with the US in fear of angering Britain. Also, the British were NOT arming the natives to protect their rights. They were doing so because Great Britain wanted to regain control of the old Northwest Territories, especially Michigan (which had the wealthiest fur industry in the world and the cities of Mackinac and Detroit controlled the Great Lakes). If the Northwest Territories filled with American citizens, it would be nearly impossible to someday retake the area. By fighting to a standstill with the British (the world's most powerful nation), the US proved to the world that they were an independent nation. The war did lead to a sense of nationalism that remained until the Civil War. |
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Differences between the I'm curious. I'm not expert on
the War of 1812, and I am
wondering, what was the
difference in military
strategy? Did they still line
up and shoot at each other in
1812? Or did the tactics
change? What other differences
were there between the two
wars?
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In the War of 1812, the Americans actually fought in the water too. In the Revolutionary war, Americans didn't have the naval capabilities and relied on the French and the Spanish when they joined the war. This time though, they would fight in the water, taking over ships and doing hit-and-runs like bombarding vessels or stealing the British's "prizes." One problem the British had in the first one was, it had naval but not enough land people and 90% of that war was fought on land. In 1812, they were able to blockade goods coming to America but America still fought on even though they had no money for this war or the man power. |
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