Why Did Britain Win The War Of 1812

Many historians have argued whether who was victorious in the War of 1812. Some claim Britain won, America lost and vice versa. In the Treaty of Ghent, ante bellum or the return to status quo meant Britain had won, but ultimately America was successful and gained long lasting benefits. Knowing the causes of the war and the events that went on can help give a clearer view on how America was the ultimate victor.
A great deal of pressing, or impressment, went on between the British and American Navy throughout the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Britain endured constant shortages of seamen due to a lack of qualification and low pay; when it actually came, and being at war with Napoleonic France required twelve thousand new sailors each year to
(2) to stop the British impressments of sailors from the American ships; and (3) to end British encouragement of Indian attacks on Americans living along the western and northern
Five months later, Commodore Perry made contact with a British fleet in Lake Erie. Hours after bombardment from the British, Perry abandoned his decimated flagship and rowed to another American vessel, continuing to carry the battle. After accepting surrender of the British squadron, America claimed control of Lake Erie. Having to evacuate, Britain was forced to give up Detroit and retreat. On October 5, General William Henry Harrison had eliminated the last of the British squadron and slain Tecumseh, taking his dream of Indian unity with him. “Perry’s victory on Lake Erie and Harrison’s defeat of Tecumseh enabled the Americans to recover control of Michigan and seize the Western District of Upper Canada.” Tecumseh played an important in the support of Indian allies, without his leadership, Indian resistance and warfare ended, Britain was now alone. Meanwhile at battle in Lake Champlain, where Commodore Thomas Macdonough had forced Britain to abandon their northern campaign, U.S. forces watched their capital burn. In retaliation of the burning of the Canadian capital in York, British soldiers seized and burned the White House, the Capital and the Library of Congress. Infuriated by the destruction Washington, D.C., at Fort McHenry, Americans held the fort refusing to surrender as fifty British warships ferociously bombarded the fort nightlong. The “spirit of the nation is aroused”, a Baltimore