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In 1812, with President Madison in office, Congress declared war against the British. The war began with an attack on Canada, both as an effort to gain land and to cut off British supply lines to Tecumseh's Indian confederation, which had long troubled the US. ... The US troops were badly routed.
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It started when the u.s attacked Canada and then the British came and burnt the white house.
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