War of 1812, 1812 to 1815



The War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain began formally on June 18, 1812 when the U.S. Congress ratified the declaration of war. After two and a half years of fighting, the treaty of Ghent was signed 24 December 1814. However another land battle was fought 8 January 1815 at New Orleans because neither side had heard the news of the peace treaty. The U.S. Congress ratified the treaty on 17 February 1815, formally ending the war. Two naval battles were fought afterwards, again because the news of the treaty had not reached all the combatants.

Countries Involved in the War
Click on a link below to find more resources about the War of 1812 for that location:
 * Canada
 * Great Britain
 * United States

How to Find Your War of 1812 Soldier

 * How to begin researching the War of 1812 - start here! includes resources and strategies for Canada, Great Britain, and the United States

Native Americans/First Nations

 * Indigenous Peoples of the United States - Native Americans in the War of 1812
 * Canadian Aboriginal Peoples - History of First Nations in the War of 1812

African Americans/African Canadians

 * African Americans - African Americans in the War of 1812
 * African Canadians - African Canadians in the War of 1812

French Canadians

 * French Canadians in the War of 1812

Timeline

 * War of 1812 Timeline - includes battles

Battles
Individual Battles
 * List of War of 1812 Battles on Wikipedia
 * Campaigns of the War of 1812-1815, against Great Britain, sketched and criticised; with brief biographies of the American engineers, George W. Cullum.
 * Battle of Queenston Heights, Queenston, Ontario (British victory) - 13 October 1812
 * The Canadian Encyclopedia
 * Wikipedia
 * American Battlefield Trust


 * Battle of Frenchtown(British victory) - 22 January 1813 at what is now Monroe, Michigan on the Raisin River
 * Battle of Lake Erie (Wikipedia) [[Image:Battle Lake Errie 1813.jpg|right|200px|Battle Lake Errie 1813.jpg]](United States naval victory) - 10 September 1813
 * Battle of the Thames (Wikipedia) (Both sides claimed victory) - 5 October 1813 at Moraviantown, on Thames River, Kent County, Ontario
 * Battle of Lundy's Lane (Both sides claimed victory) - 25 July 1814 about one mile from Niagara Falls
 * Battle of New Orleans (United States victory) (after peace treaty was signed) 8 January 1815

Additional Sources

 * William S. Dudley, editor, ... et. al, The Naval War of 1812 : a documentary history 3 volumes, Washington, D.C. : Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, 1985-2002 FHL 973 M3d
 * Timothy S. Good, American privateers in the War of 1812 : the vessels and their prizes as recorded in Niles' weekly register Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., c2012 FHL 973 B38g

Guides

 * A Guide to the War of 1812 at the Library of Congress - discusses and links to online collections related to the War of 1812 on the Library of Congress website
 * Military Resources: War of 1812 at the National Archives - online resources discussing the records of the War of 1812 at the National Archives