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The War of 1812 dragged on for months after peace was agreed
The War of 1812 continued after the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent until the US Senate ratified it in February 1815.
The War of 1812 was launched by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies, fought largely in North America and at sea during the wider Napoleonic Wars. The US declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812.
Although both sides agreed peace terms in the Treaty of Ghent in December 1814, the conflict did not formally end then. Fighting and the war's official status persisted until the US Senate ratified the treaty on 17 February 1815.
Why it mattersThe gap between signing peace and ratifying it shows how slow communication once kept wars alive after they were settled.
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