United States military forces in the War of 1812

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The United States military forces in the War of 1812 were the land and naval forces of the young American republic that fought against the British Empire and its allies in a conflict over maritime rights, territorial expansion, and national sovereignty from 1812 to 1815.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical military formation ⓘ
military force ⓘ
casusBelli American desire for territorial expansion ⓘ
British impressment of American sailors ⓘ
British restrictions on American maritime trade ⓘ
defense of national sovereignty ⓘ
conflictWith British Empire ⓘ
British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

Indigenous allies of Britain ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
endTime 1815 ⓘ
engagedInBattle Battle of Bladensburg ⓘ
Battle of Chippewa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chippawa

Battle of Detroit ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Detroit

Battle of Fort McHenry ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Baltimore

Battle of Lake Champlain ⓘ
Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ
Battle of Lundy’s Lane ⓘ
Battle of New Orleans ⓘ
Battle of Plattsburgh ⓘ
Battle of Queenston Heights ⓘ
Battle of the Thames ⓘ
foughtFor United States of America ⓘ
hasPart United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
United States privateers ⓘ
state militias of the United States ⓘ
historicalPeriod early national period of United States history ⓘ
notableCommander Andrew Jackson ⓘ
Isaac Hull ⓘ
Jacob Brown ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ
James Monroe ⓘ
Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ
Stephen Decatur ⓘ
Thomas Macdonough ⓘ
William Bainbridge ⓘ
William Henry Harrison ⓘ
Winfield Scott ⓘ
participatedIn War of 1812 ⓘ
partOf United States ⓘ
result status quo ante bellum under Treaty of Ghent ⓘ
startTime 1812 ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Canadian–American border ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ
Great Lakes region ⓘ
Gulf Coast ⓘ
treatyConcluded Treaty of Ghent ⓘ
usedMilitaryBranch marines ⓘ
militia ⓘ
naval forces ⓘ
regular army ⓘ
volunteer units ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tobias Stansbury → movement → United States military forces in the War of 1812 ⓘ
Samuel Swartwout → militaryService → United States Army (War of 1812, associated family) ⓘ
linked to: United States military forces in the War of 1812
James Patton Preston → militaryService → United States Army in the War of 1812 ⓘ
linked to: United States military forces in the War of 1812
Julia Montaudevert Lawrence → spouseService → United States Navy during the War of 1812 ⓘ
linked to: United States military forces in the War of 1812
USS Hornet → service → United States Navy in the War of 1812 ⓘ
linked to: United States military forces in the War of 1812
Barataria privateers → supportedSide → United States in the War of 1812 ⓘ
linked to: United States military forces in the War of 1812