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Treaty of Ghent

Peace Treaties and Territorial Settlements

The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent in the United Netherlands, and it took effect in February 1815 once ratified. The treaty restored relations between the two parties to status quo ante bellum, returning the pre-war borders of June 1812.

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Document Type
Bilateral peace treaty 1
Creation Year
1814 1
Origin Place
Ghent, United Netherlands (now Belgium) 1
Classification
Medium or Support
Parchment or Vellum 1
Document Type
Document Type (category)
Treaty 1
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1. Treaty of Ghent (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, type
    Bilateral peace treaty
  • Infobox, signed
    December 24, 1814
  • Infobox, location
    Ghent, Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, document type/medium described (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
    Infobox date: 1814-12-24
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Wikidata: Treaty of Ghent
Wikidata Q1324198, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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