War of 1812

The American War of 1812

Introduction

This describes the events led up to the war between United States and Great Britain in 1812 and lasted for three long years up to 1815 . An account of the most important battles and conflicts that took place between them and the effects the war had on the US

The war between the United States and Great Britain which is called the Second Independence ' took place from 1812-1815 on the land of North America , particularly along the b of Canada and at seas around the

world . There were some negotiations between the two parties involved that led to the signing and ratification of the treaty in Europe in December 1814

Causes of War

Most historians says that there were no single cause on United States-Great Britain war of 1812 , but there are several related causes This point out to the two main (1 ) the repeated violation of American sovereignty (2 ) the American expansionism

Violation on American Sovereignty

There are so many repeated violations of Great Britain against United States that lead the latter to declare war

The Chesapeake Incident (1807

Early in 1807 , English sailor deserted the HMS Melampus and allegedly enlisted in the American Navy . Due to this incident Admiral G . Berkeley ed all ships under his command to recover all the deserters outside the three mile limit

In June of 1807 , the United States frigate Chesapeake was traveling in international water just outside the three mile limit off of Virginia Captain James Baron found this ship to be the perfect target . The British warship Leopard approached and ed the captain of Chesapeake to allow them to search for British deserters . But the captain of Chesapeake refused . This lead to the open firing from the Leopard warship leading to the death of three Americans and eighteen casualties The British allegedly took four deserters

When the local people of Norfolk learned about the incident , they were enraged and swarmed out in rowboats to every vessel which came in from the Virginia Capes to question their crews and passengers . After seeing a vessel approaching , carrying wounded men from Chesapeake , all doubts were dispelled

Impressments Controversy

The impressments controversy of the early 1800 's grew from the British navy 's long standing practice of augmenting its crew 's with sailors forcibly taken from the coastal towns and merchant ships (Foner Garaty , 1991 ) This was done by the Royal Navy (RN , they did this to fill the ships in preparation in their war with France . They impressed men to join them Naturally many men fall into their trapped and was deserted by their false promises . Many sailors , those who were victim and those who volunteered for RN but who later lamented their decision fled to foreign ships including those including American ones , for asylum and employment (Benn , 2003

After the American Revolution the British stop sending press gangs to the American soil but still insist on their rights to search ships (including American ships ) for deserters...