Anglo-Russian War (1807–1812) Anglo-Russian War (1807–1812) During the Napoleonic Wars, the Anglo-Russian War (2 September 1807– 18 July 1812) was the phase of hostilities between the United Kingdom and Russia after the latter signed the Treaty of Tilsit that ended its war with France. Anglo-Russian hostilities were limited primarily to minor naval actions in the Baltic and Barents Seas. After Napoleon I defeated the Russians at the Battle of Friedland (14 June 1807), Tsar Alexander I of Russia signed a peace treaty, known as the Treaty of Tilsit. Although the treaty was quite unpopular within the Russian court, Russia had no alternative as
The Invasion of Canada The Invasion of Canada The Invasion of Canada: 1812–1813 is a 1980 book by Pierre Berton. The book is an account of the first year of the War of 1812 and the events leading up to it. Berton wrote that this history is neither military nor political. "This is, rather, a "social" history of the war, the first to be written by a Canadian." Details of the book were drawn from memoirs and diaries of common soldiers and commanding officers, as well as official military correspondence. The story of the war, to its conclusion, was continued in the follow-up book,