{"id":437,"date":"2012-10-31T20:31:46","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T20:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2012-11-15T16:23:59","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T16:23:59","slug":"getting-into-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museedelaguerre.ca\/guerre-de-1812\/explore-history\/the-british-war\/getting-into-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting into War"},"content":{"rendered":"

British policies of forcing American sailors to serve in the Royal Navy and attempting to control American overseas trade alienated Americans. Further, many Americans accused Britain of using Native Americans to wage a proxy war against the American frontier. Reacting to what Americans perceived as a long series of British provocations, the United States declared war on 18 June 1812.<\/p>\n

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\n\"The<\/a>

Britain\u2019s War with France<\/p>

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries<\/strong><\/p>

Painted by Jacques-Louis David, 1812\r\nNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"The<\/a>
The Need for Sailors<\/p>
The Ship Castor and Other Vessels in a Choppy Sea<\/strong><\/p>
Painting by Thomas Luny, 1802\r\nNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich,\r\nUnited Kingdom, BHC 3251<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\"Deputation<\/a>
Contacts with Native Americans<\/p>
Deputation of Indians from the Mississippi Tribes to the Governor General of British North America, Sir George Prevost<\/strong><\/p>
Painting by Rudolph von Steiger, 1814\r\nLibrary and Archives Canada, 1989-264-1<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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