Calling the War of 1812 a draw prompts a sharply qualified response. One participant accepts a draw only as a comparison of American and British willingness to fight, while describing other aspects as an American loss. Clarke adds the counterfactual that equal British willingness to fight would have created much greater problems for the United States. This is an interpretation of the two sides' commitment and unused capacity, rather than a survey of the peace settlement or each campaign.
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Was the War of 1812 a draw in willingness to keep fighting?
The claim that the War of 1812 was a draw is challenged by comparing American commitment with Britain's more limited willingness to fight in North America.