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War of 1812

1812–1815 North America Status: ended Casualties: ~20,000

American invasions of Canada failed; British forces burned Washington (1814). Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans (Jan 1815) came two weeks after peace was signed at Ghent. Set the US–Canada border for good.

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Belligerents

  • United States
  • Britain
  • Tecumseh's Confederacy

Casualties

~20,000

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.