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War of 1812
| June 22, 1807 | British ship Leopard fires upon the U. S. ship Chesapeake off the coast of Virginia, then boards her in search of British deserters. They remove 4 men. | |
| April 26, 1809 | Britain declares any country who trades with Napoleonic France to be non-neutral. | |
| January 11, 1812 | The Giles Bill is signed into law. It increases the sized of the Army and Navy to 25,000 men. | |
| May 22, 1812 | HMS Hornet arrives in Washington D. C. with a "last formal notice" from the English government. | |
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| June 1, 1812 | James Madison requests a declaration of War against Britain from the U. S. Congress. They begin meeting in private session. | |
| June 18, 1812 | Congress (79-49 in the House, 19-13 in the Senate) declares war on the empire of Great Britain. | |
| December 24, 1814 | Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 |
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