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War of 1812 Info

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War of 1812 Info

War of 1812 Info

Perrys Victory on Lake Erie, Fought Sept. 10th, 1813. Copy of lithograph by Napoleon Sarony after J.J. Barralet, published by N. Currier, ca. 1840s. (Army) NARA FILE : 111-SC-92653 WAR and CONFLICT BOOK : 82

The War of 1812 Summary Part 4 can be found below:

Chief among the American complaints was Britains refusal to surrender forts in the Northwest Territory suspicion that Britain was arming North American Indians in an ongoing battle for the West and President James Madisons desire to protect American ships and sailors from the British navy.

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