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The British clearly dominated in the Atlantic theatre with the use of amphibious operations. For the purpose of this article, discussion and analysis will be limited to the Atlantic and Great Lakes Basin theatres of operations. This article will demonstrate that amphibious operations were a solution: (a) to overcome the natural obstacles of the wilderness, (b) to break the stalemate on land, (c) to provide commanders operational mobility and flexibility, and (d) to attempt to generate a psychological advantage. Why was amphibious warfare used so extensively? Why would the operational commanders decide to conduct amphibious operations when they had easy access by land to the enemy’s territory? To answer these questions, these operations must be put into context. Furthermore, both sides conducted many amphibious raids throughout the war.īritish and American Diplomats Signing the Treaty of Ghent, 24 December 1814, by Forestier In fact, many of the important battles were amphibious operations, including York, Chesapeake Bay, and New Orleans. Although this war has been exhaustively studied, one aspect that remains relatively unknown is the extensive use of amphibious warfare. The war continued for two-and-a-half years until the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 ended hostilities. The hardships of the Upper Canadian wilderness and the American Northwest demonstrated that winter and disease were as much the enemy as the opposing military. It has been suggested that the War of 1812 more closely resembled the First World War than its contemporary, the Napoleonic Wars. Yet, these famous engagements are only a small fraction of all the battles fought during the war. The War of 1812 is remembered for both its pitched land battles (i.e., Queenston Heights and New Orleans) and its famous sea battles between the Royal Navy ( RN) and the United States Navy ( USN). Onboard the Mistral -class amphibious assault ship Tonnerre. In 2010, Lieutenant Lebeau received theįrench Navy’s “Qualification aux opérations amphibies” while serving Lebeau is the Above Water Warfare Officer aboard HMCSVille de Québec, and he holds a BA in History from the Royal For more information on accessing this file, please visit our help page.