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| 1809 | Madison, James |  |
| Washington Madison declares war on Britain, in an attempt to gain Canada from the British |
| 1811 | Madison, James | |
| 5th Nov Washington Madison recommends war against Britain in Congress |
| 1812 | Madison, James | |
| Washington America is subject to British coastal raids & the destruction of Washington |
| Washington Declares war on Britain |
| 1832 | Jackson, Andrew | |
| 6th April Illinois War begins when Sauks under Black Hawk recross the Mississippi & retake ceded land |
| 1846 | Polk, James Knox | |
| 13th May Formal declaration of war against Mexico |
| 1861 | Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 6th Nov Washington Presidential elections precipitate secession to preserve the southern slave economy |
| 1898 | McKinley, William | |
| 11th April Washington McKinley asks Congress for a declaration of war against Spain |
| 19th April Congress passes a resolution recognizing Cuban independence and demanding that Spain relinquish authority over Cuba, McKinley was also authorizes to use military force to put the resolution into effect |
| 20th April McKinley signs a congressional resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Spain & signs the Joint Resolution for War with Spain that authorizes USAmilitary intervention to Cuban independence |
| 25th April Washington Congress declares war against Spain |
| 1917 | Marshal, Thomas | |
| 6th April Signs the declaration of war against Germany |
| 1917 | Wilson, Thomas Woodrow | |
| 6th April Washington Declares war as an "associated power" giving the USAindependence from France & Britain |
| 6th April Washington Declares war on Germany after approval by the Senate & House of Representatives |
| 1941 | Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 8th Dec Washington The USA declares War on Japan |
| 11th Dec Romania declares war on the USA |
| 11th Dec Washington The USA declares war on Germany |
| 1991 | Bush, George Herbert Walker | |
| 12th Jan Washington Congress agrees the go-ahead for the war |
| 16th Jan Washington 1st day of the Gulf War, ends 28th Feb |
| 16th Jan Washington The UN deadline for the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait expires at 5 pm GMT |
| 2001 | Rumsfeld, Donald Henry | |
| 18th Sep Rumsfeld says preparations are being made against countries with terrorists |
| 2005 | Bush, George Walker | |
| 15th Dec Admits responsibility for going to war in Iraq on the basis of faulty intelligence |
