{"id":437,"date":"2012-10-31T20:31:46","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T20:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2012-12-04T17:11:18","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T17:11:18","slug":"getting-into-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/explore-history\/the-british-war\/getting-into-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting into War"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Royal Navy and an economic blockade enforced by British warships formed two of Britain\u2019s most powerful weapons in the struggle against Napoleon. As the demand for skilled sailors increased, the Royal Navy ignored American sovereignty and citizenship by stopping American ships at sea and forcibly recruiting anyone considered to be a British subject. At the same time, British commercial regulations dictated the conditions under which Americans would be allowed to trade with Europe. Reacting to what Americans perceived as a long series of British provocations, the United States declared war on 18 June 1812.<\/p>\n

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\n\"The<\/a>

Britain\u2019s War with France<\/p>

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Painted by Jacques-Louis David, 1812\r\nNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"The<\/a>
The Need for Sailors<\/p>
The Ship Castor and Other Vessels in a Choppy Sea<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Painting by Thomas Luny, 1802\r\nNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich,\r\nUnited Kingdom, BHC 3251<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\"Deputation<\/a>
Contacts with Native Americans<\/p>
Deputation of Indians from the Mississippi Tribes to the Governor General of British North America, Sir George Prevost<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Painting by Rudolph von Steiger, 1814\r\nLibrary and Archives Canada, 1989-264-1<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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