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    1 day ago · The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812.

  2. 1 day ago · Austrian corps. The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign (French: Campagne de Russie) and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 (Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized: Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to ...

  3. 23 hours ago · 1812: William Reid Clanny pioneered the invention of the safety lamp which he improved in later years. Safety lamps based on Clanny's improved design were used until the adoption of electric lamps.

  4. 3 days ago · As the Russian armies began to cross western frontiers in December 1812, the crucial question became what reception they would find among the rulers and the inhabitants of central Europe. The first state to cut its ties to Paris was Prussia .

  5. 2 days ago · On June 15, 1813, the British fleet attacked Charlotte for government supplies. When word of this incident reached Sodus Point, the militia was called up to defend the Wayne County village should the British continue moving eastward. For five days the village waited for British ships.

  6. 1 day ago · From 1812 onward Napoleon’s defeat was merely a matter of time. In June 1813 Wellington defeated the French army in Spain at Victoria . The forces of Austria, Sweden, Prussia, and Russia expelled the French from Germany in the Battle of Leipzig (October 1813).

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  8. 1 day ago · The War of 1812 grew out of British impressment of U.S. seamen and other grievances. The overwhelming size of the British navy made possible a damaging blockade of all principal U.S. ports. It also enabled the British to capture and burn Washington, D.C., and to attack Baltimore, Maryland, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and various coastal towns ...

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