Portal:War of 1812
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Template:/box-header The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and ,Britain and its colonies, especially Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia and Bermuda. When the war had finished, 1,600 British and 2,260 American troops had died.The British and American forces also suffered 3,679 and 4,505 wounded, respectively it is noteworthy that these "official" figures do not include losses due to diseases and casualties among American or Canadian militia forces, or losses among allied native tribes. The war was fought from 1812 to 1815 and involved both land and naval engagements. Britain was at war with France. To impede American trade with France, it imposed a series of restrictions that the U.S. contested as illegal under international law. The Americans declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812 for a combination of reasons: outrage at the impressment of thousands of American sailors into the Royal Navy, frustration at British restraints on neutral trade, and anger at British military support for Native Americans defending their tribal lands from encroaching American settlers. Template:/box-footer Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. .jpg) Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (October 6, 1769 – October 13, 1812) was a British Army officer and administrator. His actions while stationed in the Canadian colonies earned him a knighthood, accolades, and the epithet: The Hero of Upper Canada. Brock was assigned to Canada in 1802, and became responsible for defending the Canadian borders from the United States during the War of 1812. While many in Canada and Britain believed war could be averted, he began readying the army and militia for what was to come. When war broke out, the populace was prepared — and quick victories at Fort Mackinac and Detroit crippled American invasion efforts. During Brock's time in Canada he faced desertions and near mutinies, but his actions earned him membership in the Order of the Bath, and he had the privilege of serving alongside Tecumseh. He died in the Battle of Queenston Heights. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.
Some new archives unearthed by historians show that Russia could’ve won the war months earlier, in October 1812, almost immediately after Napoleon withdrew from Moscow. The circumstances behind that hypothetical scenario had nothing to do with successes or defeats on the battlefield. It is no secret that the Russian Emperor Alexander I repeatedly rejected Napoleon’s offer to sign a peace treaty since he was all too well aware that it would actually mean capitulation for Russia. Nor did Napoleon have any presentiments of looming trouble. So what was it then that could have caused the war to end abruptly and triumphantly for Russia? Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.  
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