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  conflict War of 1812
  caption The Burning Of Washington
  date June 18 1812February 18 1815
  place Eastern and Central North America, Gulf Coast, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
  result Treaty Of Ghent , '' Status Quo Ante Bellum ''
  combatant1 United States
  combatant2 <br> The Canadian Provinces <br>
  commander1 James Madison <br> Henry Dearborn <br> Jacob Brown <br> Winfield Scott <br> Andrew Jackson
  commander2 George Prevost <br> Isaac Brock †<br> Tecumseh
  strength1 •'''United States'''<br> '''Regular Army''': 35,800 <br> •'''Rangers''': 3,049 <br> •'''Militia''': 458,463 <br> •'''US Navy & US Marines''': (at start of war): <br>• Frigates :6 <br>•Other vessels: 14 <br> •'''Indigenous peoples''':
  strength2 •'''British & Provincial Regulars''': 5,000 (48,163 at wars end)<br> •'''Militia''': 4,000 <br> •'''Royal Navy & Royal Marines''': (by war's end): <br>•''': unknown <br> •'''Indigenous peoples''': 3,500
  casualties1 Killed or Wounded: 6,765 <br> Disease and other: 17,205 <br> Civilian: presumably 500
  casualties2 Killed or Wounded: 4,400 <br> Disease and other: unknown <br> Civilian: unknown