Seven Days in September 1814: The Turning Points of the War of 1812
Seven Days in September 1814: The Turning Points of the War of 1812
The British demands in mid-1814 were fierce and would have reduced the United States in size and limited its potential for expansion. The United States had declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because the British were seizing American merchant ships and cargoes, taking crewmen into the Royal Navy involuntarily, and providing arms to Native […]