The war petered out because the United States completely failed in it's objectives, and the British had no intention of attempting to undo American independence, but it was not a war without winners and losers.
Britain was locked in a major war with Napoleon, in which both sides were blockading the other, which means stopping any ship that might be delivering goods to the other side. Ships from various nations, including the US, were boarded. The Royal Navy was also grabbing American sailors: many were, in fact, deserters from the Royal Navy. Some were not. In any case, Britain stopped impressment before the war began.
But the president and Congress were stampeded into war by a group of congressmen called the War Hawks. They were annoyed that American settlers swarming in Indian territory were being stopped, sometimes violently, by the natives whose homeland is was. The War Hawks were also annoyed that the British had good relations with the natives, which included trading with them.
The group argued that invading, and forcibly annexing Canada, would be. in Jefferson's words, "merely a matter of marching," given that the US population was then 20 times that of Canada. This was not all that popular: The New England states, amazed at the idea, started openly discussing seceding from the Union. There were anti-war riots in Boston.
And so, in June of 1812, the United States attacked its neighbour. Big mistake. Much larger American forces crossed into Upper and Lower Canada, which was defended by only 5200 British solders and roughly three times as many natives and Canadian militia. The invaders were decisively defeated in a series of battles, and retreated, not only back over the border, but beyond, surrendering Detroit, Buffalo, and Fort Dearborn (Chicago).
The British went on the offensive, taking Washington and burning the White House. However, at no time did they attempt to retake the United States. In fact, weary of war after defeating Napoleon, the British rather generously turned back all the American territory it had conquered and signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war.
It was a big victory for Canada. An American win would have ended any possibility of "Canada." Ironically, the American invasion, the second since an American army attacked Canada in 1775, brought English and French speaking Canadians together, and began talk of nationhood, which began a reality in 1867.
The War of 1812 ended when the Treaty of Peace and Amity was signed by the British and the United States on December 24th, 1814. The war started in 1812, but was not officially over until this treaty was signed and it took almost two years for both parties to do so.
1812-1814
yes the war of 1812 was 1812-1814 the Revolutionary war was from 1775 to 1783.
It began in 1812 and ended in 1814
(wikipedia.org) War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire (particularly Great Britain and British North America), lasted from 1812 to 1815. It was fought chiefly on the Atlantic Ocean and on the land, coasts and waterways of North America.
Hartford Convention
December 24, 1814
The war of 1812 ended on December 24, 1814 with the Treaty of Ghent.
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1812-1814
A war between Britain and the United States from 1812 to 1814.
yes the war of 1812 was 1812-1814 the Revolutionary war was from 1775 to 1783.
It began in 1812 and ended in 1814
It started in 1814.
They never did. They did try between 1812 and 1814 but were not successful. This is the known as the war of 1812-1814.
Revolutionary War (1775-1783) & War of 1812 (1812-1814). Revolutionary War (1775-1783) & War of 1812 (1812-1814).
(wikipedia.org) War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire (particularly Great Britain and British North America), lasted from 1812 to 1815. It was fought chiefly on the Atlantic Ocean and on the land, coasts and waterways of North America.