ID: 901001618 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001618	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	War of 1812 (American and British history, 1812)

Note: War between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights.The war was fought in 3 major theaters; at sea, with warships and privateers of each side attacking each other's merchant ships, at the U.S.–Canadian frontier, and in the Southern United States and Gulf Coast. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent.

Display Date: 18 February 1812- 17 February 1815

Names:

	War of 1812 (American and British history, 1812) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............War of 1812 (American and British history, 1812) (P)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Creek War
	..........(Named Events, North and South American history, United States history, Creek War (American history, 1813-1814)) [901002313]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... war
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... America, North
	.....(North and Central America) (TGN)

	located in .... Atlantic Ocean
	.....(Oceans) (TGN)

	located in .... Pacific Ocean
	.....(Oceans) (TGN)

Sources:

	War of 1812 (American and British history, 1812)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "War of 1812," accessed 24 October 2016

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "War of 1812," accessed 24 October 2016