War of 1812 Bicentennial
Encyclopedia
The War of 1812 Bicentennial is a series of planned events to commemorate the War of 1812
in the United States
and Canada
during the war's bicentenary, 2012-2015. Included here is a list of planned commemorations and organizations.
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
during the war's bicentenary, 2012-2015. Included here is a list of planned commemorations and organizations.
Canada
The Canadian Government is marking the bi-centenial as a national eventOntario
United States
Currently the U.S. Government has no formal organization or committee to coordinate commemorations of the War of 1812; the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act failed to pass Congress in 2006.U.S. Military commemorations
- U.S. Navy Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner: ourflagwasstillthere.org
- Naval History and Heritage Command: history.navy.mil
- Preserve the Pensions! (A project to digitize all of the War of 1812 pension files by the end of the war's bicentennial)