EpisodeS2026E727 min2026-04-17
Real Time History
Why Did the US Declare war on Great Britain in 1812?
The War of 1812 broke out after a series of escalations between Great Britain and the still young United States. The impressment of American sailors into the Royal Navy desperate to crew their ships in the ongoing war against Napoleon, the question if the US could trade with Britain and France at the same time and thus profit of the war, all came to a head after failed negotiations.