USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On January 8, 1815, a large British army attacked New Orleans and was decimated by an inferior American force under General Andrew Jackson in the most spectacular U.S. victory of the war.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ultimately, the War of 1812 ended in a draw on the battlefield, and the peace treaty reflected this. The Treaty of Ghent was signed in modern-day Belgium on December 24, 1814, and went into effect on February 17, 1815, after both sides had ratified it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Britain effectively won the War of 1812 by successfully defending its North American colonies. But for the British, the war with America had been a mere sideshow compared to its life-or-death struggle with Napoleon in Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Britain’s prime goals were to defeat Napoleon, to preserve British North America and to once again bring the United States to the negotiating table. The end result was: Napoleon was defeated; the Americans were at the negotiations; and British North America remained intact. Britain was a winner.

Detailed explanation-5: -The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida.