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William Eustis resigns as U.S. Secretary of War: 1812 Dec 3 home front James Monroe serves as U.S. Secretary of War 1812 Dec 18 Great Lakes region: Battle of the Mississinewa: Part of a U.S. expedition against Delaware and Miami villages where the Mississinewa River flows into the Wabash River near present-day Marion, Indiana. 1812 Dec 26 ...
This is a list of wars involving Germany from 962. It includes the Holy Roman Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, the German Confederation, the North German Confederation, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, the German Democratic Republic (DDR, "East Germany") and the present Federal Republic of Germany (BRD, until German reunification in 1990 known as "West Germany").
The war in Europe against the French Empire under Napoleon ensured that the British did not consider the War of 1812 against the United States as more than a sideshow. [283] Britain's blockade of French trade had worked and the Royal Navy was the world's dominant nautical power (and remained so for another century).
The timeline of wars has been split up in the following periods: List of wars: before 1000; List of wars: 1000–1499; List of wars: 1500–1799; List of wars: 1800–1899; List of wars: 1900–1944; List of wars: 1945–1989; List of wars: 1990–2002; List of wars: 2003–present
Members of the Sixth Coalition, including the German states of Austria and Prussia, plus Russia and Sweden, fought a series of battles in Germany against the French Emperor Napoleon, his marshals, and the armies of the Confederation of the Rhine – an alliance of most of the other German states –, which ended the domination of the First ...
In the War of the Sixth Coalition (French: Guerre de la Sixième Coalition) (December 1812 – May 1814), sometimes known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation (German: Befreiungskriege), a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Sardinia, and a number of German States defeated France and drove Napoleon into exile on Elba.
World War I: The United Kingdom declared war on Germany. Blockade of Germany: The United Kingdom established a blockade of war materiel and foodstuffs bound for Germany. 30 August: Battle of Tannenberg: The German 8th Army decisively defeated a Russian force near Olsztyn, practically destroying the Russian 2nd Army. 9 September
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the War of 1812 (1812–1815). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Media related to Battles of the War of 1812 at Wikimedia Commons