The Korean War is nicknamed "the Forgotten War," but the War of 1812 — fought between the United States and Great Britain just a few decades after America won its independence — certainly rivals it in terms of its lack of place in the collective national memory.

What Was the War of 1812?

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T he Korean War is nicknamed "the Forgotten War," but the War of 1812 — fought between the United States and Great Britain just a few decades after America won its independence — certainly rivals it in terms of its lack of place in the collective national memory. Asking the average American for details about the War of 1812 is likely to be met with a shrug. Let's make some sense of this obscure yet formative conflict.

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