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19 June 1812
Britain at war with US
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The United States declares war on Britain because of the harassment of
its shipping as the British try to enforce an embargo on trade with Napoleonic
Europe. It is only 30 years since the American War of Independence, and
hostility between Britain and its former colony still remains. The war
(later called 'the War of 1812' by the Americans) is inconclusive, despite
the British seizing Washington DC and burning the White House in August
1814. Britain's domination at sea remains unchanged. In general, the British
have been affected far less by Napoleon's Continental
System than has Napoleon by the British trade embargo.
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