Timeline Saturday 24 December 1814

Events on Saturday 24 December 1814 1

• 1814 Treaty of Ghent signed The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States ends British and American negotiators signed the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812 and restoring pre-war boundaries between the two nations. News traveled slowly, so fighting continued for weeks, including the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815. The treaty resolved none of the war's original grievances but ended hostilities.