History of War

TIMELINE OF THE... WAR OF 1812

1803–1812

FROM PRESS GANGS TO WAR

Tensions build between Britain and the USA for almost a decade. The British forcibly impress American sailors to serve in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, which the US government strenuously objects to. After naval incidents and

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