THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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8, 000 men; 15 ships
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7, 000 men; 16 ships
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6, 540 men; 32.5 ships
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6000 men; 20 ships
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Detailed explanation-1: -7, 000 (at war’s start) 35, 800 (at war’s end)
Detailed explanation-2: -How many people fought in the War of 1812? Only 7, 000 men served in the United States military when the war broke out. By the end of the war, more than 35, 000 American regulars and 458, 000 militia-though many of these were only mustered in for local defense-were serving on land and sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -The War of 1812 pitted the young United States in a war against Great Britain, from whom the American colonies had won their independence in 1783. The conflict was a byproduct of the broader conflict between Great Britain and France over who would dominate Europe and the wider world.
Detailed explanation-4: -But the name is a misnomer that makes the conflict sound like a mere wisp of a war that began and ended the same year. In reality, it lasted 32 months following the U.S. declaration of war on Britain in June 1812.
Detailed explanation-5: -Many major battles took place along the Niagara River, as U.S. and Britain faced off for the vital transportation corridor.