The War of 1812 is often referred to as the 'Forgotten American War'. However, it is a war that had a crucial meaning because it represented a threat to the very existence of very young United States. Just three decades after American troops defeated the British colonial powers in the Revolutionary War of Independence, the two sides clashed again. The American-English War, also known as the US Second War for Independence, ran from 1812-1815. The three main reasons for the entry of America into the war with Britain in 1812 are: the attempt by Great Britain to limit, that is, ban US trade with France; the capture of American sailors (by Britain) and their forcible sending to war with France; America's desire to expand its territory by annexing Canada.
The War of 1812 was an armed conflict that broke out between the relatively new and young nation of Americans who named their country the United States and the old colonial powers called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (England). The war was announced by the …show more content…
The war began with the US attack in Canada with the desire to conquer the territory, but also for the desire to end the British supply of the Indian conference supported by the British kingdom. The United States carried out the military invasion of Canada on July 12, 1812. The US Army, under the command of General William Hull, moved across the US-Canadian border and entered Canada's vicinity of today's Windsor city in the Province of Ontario. The US-Canadian border in that place was actually the River Detroit, so crossing the border meant the transshipment of troops from one side of the river. It is important to emphasize that Canada at that time was not yet an independent state, but a colonial possession of the United Kingdom. Similarly, the US area was only thirty years old before, but in the meantime the Americans managed to overcome their