Treaty of Ghent

The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It was signed on 24 December 1814 in the Dutch (now Belgian) city of Ghent. The treaty restored the borders of the two countries where it had been when the war began.Robert V. Remini, The Battle of New Orleans (New York: Penguin Group, 1999), pp. 6-8

The treaty was ratified by Parliament on 30 December 1814. It was signed into law by the British Prince Regent (the future King George IV).  An American army under Andrew Jackson scored a major victory at the Battle of New Orleans in early January 1815. The treaty was not in effect after it was ratified by the US Senate (unanimously) in February 1815.

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