Opposition to the War of 1812 in Britain off war to continue to make money. Movements, such as the Friends of Peace, sprung up to oppose the war with France and the war with America. The last major point of opposition against the War of 1812 came when the British burned the White House, along with other public buildings in Washington, D.C, in August of 1814. Many argued that America deserved to be treated with the same wartime respect that the European powers received, especially when a battle did not involve Native Americans or American militia forces. Other feared it might weaken Britain’s position at the Congress of
British Forces Aden Forces Arabian Peninsula. In 1959 Middle East Command was divided into two commands split by the Suez canal. The two parts were "British Forces Arabian Peninsular", which was based at Aden, and the rump of "Middle East Command" which was based in Cyprus and which on 1 March 1961 was renamed Near East Command. In 1961 the command was renamed, again, this time as Middle East Command (Aden). In 1967, following the British withdrawal from Aden at the end of the Emergency, the remaining British Forces in the Arabian Peninsula, including units at Salalah and Masirah, were reorganized under "Headquarters