Rush-Bagot Treaty: Great Lakes Become Peaceful Border
The United States and Britain signed the Rush–Bagot Treaty to strip naval armaments from the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain just six years after their last war. This agreement locked in a demilitarized boundary that allowed each side to keep only one small vessel on key waters, effectively ending decades of military tension along the border.
April 16, 1818
208 years ago
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