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war of 1812

cuteroid · 2021-01-20T21:01:50.468694-08:00

on june 1, 1812, president `james madison` asked congress to declare war against `britain`. with a navy of only 16 ships and a 7,000-man army, the `united states` was in no position to fight. "war hawks" were eager to conquer `canada`, however, and organized an invasion. the mission failed. when, in 1814, napoleon was defeated in `europe`, battle-hardened british troops became available to send to `america`. one regiment sailed up the chesapeake river in august, defeated the militia, and marched into `washington`. as first lady `dolley madison` fled with a portrait of `george washington`, the british torched the `white house`, the capitol, and other buildings, then moved on to fort mchenry.

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