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The United States launched the war of 1812 to invade and forcibly annex Canada, something Thomas Jefferson called "a mere matter of marching." He was wrong. Canadian militia and natives made up 75% of the defenders -- the remainder being British regulars -- and that greatly outnumbered force inflicted a series of decisive defeats on the invaders, who fled back over the border and beyond, surrendering Detroit, Buffalo, and Fort Dearborn (Chicago).
Canada was not yet a nation, but the territory had already been known as Canada for two centuries, so it's accurate to describe Canadians as combatants, as well as the British, and a very large number of natives, whose homeland was also in danger.
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∙ 8y agoCanada and the United Kingdom went to war with the US in 1812. It was a long, lengthy and bloody war. In the end, the US prevailed.
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Was the war of 1812 worth fighting?
The war of 1812 was worth fighting for because America was already independent.
What was the population in America when the war of 1812 occurred?
About 7,700,000 were living in North America but only 286,730 were fighting for America
Is there any wars that are similar to war of 1812?
it will be the mexican war because they both were fighting for land, and they were both fought in America...
Who were the Americans fighting against in the War of 1812?
The British
Where the fighting took place during the war of 1812?
In Europe
Was the war of 1812 worth fighting?
The war of 1812 was worth fighting for because America was already independent.
What was the population in America when the war of 1812 occurred?
About 7,700,000 were living in North America but only 286,730 were fighting for America
Is there any wars that are similar to war of 1812?
it will be the mexican war because they both were fighting for land, and they were both fought in America...
Fighting between the british and french that began in1754 in north America is known as?
French and Indian War
What did Sam Houston do when he was about 21?
He was fighting in the War of 1812
Who were the Americans fighting against in the War of 1812?
The British
Who was president when James Madison was fighting in war?
Madison did not do any fighting in any war. He was the President during the War of 1812.
Where the fighting took place during the war of 1812?
In Europe
What was America the last war against the British?
War of 1812 (June 1812 - February 1815)
Who were the belligerence of the war of 1812?
The United States of America was the 'belligerent' or aggressor in the War of 1812 in declaring war on the British Empire on June 18, 1812.
Did war of 1812 fight on land?
The war of 1812 was fought on land and water. America won their first navy victory during the war of 1812
Was the war 1812 the same as revoluationary war?
No. In the Revolutionary War we were fighting for our freedom. In the War of 1812 we were fighting because of British aggression towards US shipping and also because they provoked the Native Americans to attack our settlements in the west.
