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The War of 1812 Clay Lane

In the year that Napoleon’s quest for European Empire faltered at Moscow, President Madison of the USA came to his aid.

In 1783, the American War of Independence ended with the creation of a new sovereign nation, the United States of America. Peace was short-lived, however, as zealous statesmen in Washington were itching to see revolution sweep on through Europe’s monarchies and across Britain’s Empire – especially Canada.

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