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The term status quo ante bellum is a Latin phrase meaning "the situation as it existed before the war". The term was originally used in treaties to refer to the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of prewar leadership.
The Treaty of Ghent (8 Stat. 218) was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, United Netherlands (now in Belgium ).
- February 17, 1815
- Bilateral peace treaty
- December 24, 1814
What does the phrase status quo ante bellum mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the phrase status quo ante bellum . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Status quo. After the Byzantine–Hungarian War between 1127 and 1129, relations between the two powers had stagnated but no direct confrontation occurred for twenty years. During the war, the Byzantines retained control of Braničevo (Barancs), Belgrade and Zemun, and recaptured the Sirmium region, which had been Hungarian since the 1060s.
- 1149–1155
- Status quo ante bellum, peace signed for 5 years, extended for another 5 years in 1161
- Southern Hungary, Balkans
Treaty of Ghent, (Dec. 24, 1814), agreement in Belgium between Great Britain and the United States to end the War of 1812 on the general basis of the status quo antebellum (maintaining the prewar conditions).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Status quo ante bellum is a Latin phrase which means "the condition before the war". It means that nothing has changed after a war. No side loses territory or power. Category: Latin phrases.
Status quo ante bellum sta´tūs kwō an´tā bāl´lūm . stâ´tus kwō ân´tē be´lum . n. “The condition in which before war.”The situation as it existed before an armed conflict occurred, usually with reference to the situation existing before one belligerent seized and occupied foreign or disputed territory. ... ...
