War of 1812
conflict between the United States and the British Empire from 1812 to 1815
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Summary
War of 1812 is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,665 views/month, #5 of 968).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Continent: North America[4]
- Location: Atlantic Ocean[5], Pacific Ocean[6], North America[7]
- Part of: Sixty Years' War[8], United Kingdom–United States relations[9]
- Commons category: War of 1812[10]
- Start time: June 18, 1812[11]
- End time: February 18, 1815[12]
- Participant: The Canadas[13], United States[14], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15], Tecumseh's Confederacy[16], Choctaw[17], Cherokee[18], Shawnee[19], Muscogee[20], Ojibwe[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:War of 1812[22]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[24]
- Has effect: status quo ante bellum[25]
- Different from: War of 1812[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
Why It Matters
War of 1812 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]