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  • The peace agreement signed on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, modern-day Belgium, that formally concluded the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.

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On Dec. 24, 1814, the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 following ratification by both the British Parliament and the U.S.

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2020

Commissioners were sent to Washington from Connecticut and Massachusetts, but by the time they got there the news that the Treaty of Ghent had been negotiated had reached America, and the war was over.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2020

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Possible Synonyms

  • Anglo-American peace of 1814
  • War of 1812 Peace Accord
  • Peace of Ghent
  • The 1814 armistice

Possible Antonyms

  • Declaration of War (1812)
  • Commencement of hostilities
  • Start of the War of 1812

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