Timeline June 1812

Events in June 1812 2

• 1812 United States declares war on Britain US Congress votes for war, beginning the War of 1812 On 18 June 1812 the United States declared war on the United Kingdom over trade restrictions, the impressment of American sailors, and British support for Native American resistance on the frontier. The conflict was fought across the Great Lakes, the Atlantic seaboard, and the Gulf Coast until early 1815. It ended in a stalemate confirmed by the Treaty of Ghent, with no territorial changes.
• 1812 French invasion of Russia begins Napoleon's Grande Armee crosses the Niemen into Russian territory On 24 June 1812 Napoleon led an army of over 450,000 men across the Niemen River to invade Russia. The campaign became one of the costliest military disasters in history, with only a small fraction of the force surviving the retreat. It marked the beginning of the end of Napoleon's dominance in Europe.