Visual Timeline: War of 1812

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1800 CE 1810 CE  
 
1807 CE: HMS Leopard fires at the USS Chesapeake off the coast of Virginia, killing 3 American sailors and wounding 18.
 
1812 CE: President Madison asks Congress for a declaration of war against the United Kingdom which is granted 17 days later.
 
1814 CE: The Treaty of Ghent is signed, bringing an end to the War of 1812 and restoring pre-war borders.
 
 
 
1800 CE 1810 CE