What Caused the War of 1812? (Documentary)

Get Nebula with 50% off annual subscription with my link: https://go.nebula.tv/realtimehistory Watch History's Most Daring Raids on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/realtimehistory/historys-most-daring-raids The War of 1812 broke out after a series of escalations between Great Britain and the still young United States. The impressment of American sailors into the Royal Navy desperate to crew their ships in the ongoing war against Napoleon, the question if the US could trade with Britain and France at the same time and thus profit of the war, all came to a head after failed negotiations. » SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/realtimehistory https://nebula.tv/realtimehistory » THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS Mike Gloudemans, George Durrett, Luis Gonzalez, Mike Cumings, Jr., Charles Shananaquet II, Joel Sanchez, shane cawthon, Andrew Thomas Mooney, Chris Rohde, Bruce D, Jim Frame, Glenn Sugden, Lisa Anderson, George Haramundanis, G S, Kempf Mario, jhgBo8jigr hzufjkl, Gayle Elizabeth, Glenn G Webb, Stephen D Nugent PsyD, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Simen Røste, Amy Williams, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, Josh Bruder, Konstantin Bredyuk, Richard L Benkin, Matt, Rob Carle, Murray Godfrey, Jan, Gage Manthey, Theodore Patrick Shannon, Bruce G. Hearns, Stephanie Schindhelm, Paul Wilcox, Brad Durbin, Fogeltje, » SOURCES Benn, Carl. “The War of 1812”, Osprey Publishing, 2024 Bickham, Troy. “The Weight of Vengeance: The United States, The British Empire and the War of 1812”, Oxford University Press, 2017 Esarey, Logan. “Messages and Letters of William Henry Harrison: Volume 1, 1800-1811”, Indiana Historical Commission, 1922 Green, John Richard. “History of the English People – Volume 4”, MacMillan and Co., 1883 Latimer, Jon. “1812: War with America”, Belknap Press, 2010 Perkins, Bradford. “Prologue to War: England and the United States 1805-1812", The University of California Press, 1961 “The trial of John Wilson, alias Jenkin Ratford, for mutiny, desertion and contempt: to which are subjoined, a few cursory remarks”, John Howe and Son, 1807 Whickar, J. Wesley. “Shabonee’s Account of Tippecanoe” Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 17, No. 4, 1921 Woods, David. “Free Trade and Sailors’ Rights”, 1812-1815 »CREDITS Presented by: Jesse Alexander Written by: Mark Newton Director: Toni Steller Editing: Toni Steller Motion Design: Toni Steller Mixing, Mastering & Sound Design: http://above-zero.com Research by: Adam Franti, Mark Newton, Jesse Alexander Illustrator: Juan Gomez Cabello https://www.artstation.com/juangomezcabello Fact checking: Florian Wittig Executive Producer: Florian Wittig Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster Contains licensed material by getty images, picture alliance, and Reuters Maps: MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors & GEOlayers3 Music Library: Epidemic Sound All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. However, we may use AI tools to upscale or clean up certain assets without distorting or compromising the original image. All rights reserved - Real Time History GmbH 2026