![]() The troops assigned to North America were augmented by locally raised provincial units, long service militia and members of the sedentary militia. Personnel of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers were controlled by another organization called the Board of Ordnance, which was also responsible for all ordnance provided to the army and the Royal Navy. The British "army" of the time consisted of the infantry, cavalry, the Royal Waggon Train and the Royal Sappers and Miners. The British land forces that defended British North America during the War of 1812 were drawn from a number of organizations. At the end of the war, both sides occupied parts of the other's land, but these areas were restored by the Treaty of Ghent.Arms and the Men of 1812 British and Canadian Land Units Both sides invaded each other's territory, but these invasions were unsuccessful or temporary. The American South and Gulf Coast also saw major land battles in which the American forces defeated Britain's Indian allies and repulsed the main British invasion force at New Orleans. Both land and naval battles were fought on the American–Canadian frontier, which ran along the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River. and mounted large-scale raids in the later stages of the war. At sea, warships and privateers of both sides attacked each other's merchant ships the British blockaded the Atlantic coast of the U.S. The United States declared war on the British Empire in 1812 for several reasons including: trade restrictions brought about by Britain's ongoing war with France, the impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, British support of American Indian tribes, and possible American desire to annex Canada. ![]()
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