us declared war on britain for the war of 1812 on october 5, 1813.
us declared war on britain for the war of 1812 on october 5, 1813.
when did the us declare war on britain for the war of 1812?
october 5, 1813
on june 1, 1812, president james madison sent a message to congress recounting american grievances against great britain, though not specifically calling for a declaration of war. the house of representatives then deliberated for four days behind closed doors before voting 79 to 49 (61%) in favor of the first declaration of war. the senate concurred in the declaration by a 19 to 13 (59%) vote in favour. the conflict began formally on june 18, 1812, when madison signed the measure into law and proclaimed it the next day. this was the first time that the united states had declared war on another nation, and the congressional vote was the closest vote in american history to formally declare war. the authorization for use of military force against iraq resolution of 1991 was a closer vote, but it was not a formal declaration of war. none of the 39 federalists in congress voted in favour of the war, and critics subsequently referred to it as "mr. madison's war",
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a small random element has been added to us-axis tensions and us-japanese tensions (but not russo-german tensions) so it is harder to keep the usa neutral by “gaming” the table. germany may declare war on the us, as in reality, for free, gaining a two-turn “happy time” for her u-boats. japan may declare war on the us for free, but if so must pay to declare war on britain (if she declares war on britain alone this sharply accelerates usjt and us mobilisation). the usa may declare war on japan for free, if allowed by us-japanese tensions - this puts britain at war with japan as well.
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