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War of 1812
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War of 1812
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(Historical Terms) a war between Great Britain and the US, fought chiefly along the Canadian border (1812-14)
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Noun1.War of 1812 - a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France
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