England stared at the fallen nation before him. He'd been at war with America for two years now. So far he'd been somewhat successful and somewhat not. But today he'd accomplished a great victory, and the young nation he had raised was fallen before him. He wasn't really sure how that made him feel. At first it felt like the defeat of another nation and nothing more, but when he looked at America he felt awful. He couldn't help but see the young territory he'd found and raised, and that made him hurt emotionally in several ways. "America…" he said quietly.
A coughing sound from the ground surprised him. America's hand slowly moved and he began to push himself up. That couldn't be possible! England knew he had made a blow directly to his heart. The nations smoking capital proved it. He could feel his soldiers reveling in victory. So why was America still fighting? Whenever a war was going on and one nation made a major hit to another nation's heart, (one nation's soldiers capturing or majorly harming another one's capital) that was it, the war was over. But America was still moving.
"Britain dude," he coughed and worked his way into a kneeling position. England was too surprised to move. "Haven't you learned yet, that you shouldn't underestimate me?" He coughed again and stood up straight, a cocky smile on his face.
"H-how…it's not possible!" England exclaimed.
"Now, it's time we finish this." America cracked his knuckles and glared at England. This made England feel a little nervous. When the war had started, America wasn't so strong in the military area, and he had seemed unsure if he really wanted to fight or not, both of which gave England an advantage. But now it looked as if America was determined to drive England into the ground.
"Alright, that sounds good to me." England sighed inwardly. He'd had enough war lately and he could barely afford to keep fighting.
The two nations rushed at each other, feeling their soldiers fighting begin made both of them feel a strong fighting spirit of their own.
America stared at England. It had been several months since he had made that major hit on his heart. That hit actually was what finally motivated him to fight. All of his people, even the ones that had been opposed to the war became supporters. But now, he and his people were growing weary of war. It all had begun to seem so pointless. He looked up at the sky and sighed. Tomorrow would be Christmas. He'd missed the last two Christmas'. This year he just wanted to go to his church, eat his sweets, give presents to his bosses and get some from them.
"Hey England, let's stop."
"What?" Now England was confused.
"This whole thing is pointless, and I'm tired of fighting, so let's call it quits."
"Hmm. Okay that sounds good to me. If it's okay with our bosses, let's just return everything to the way it was before we started."
"Yeah, okay." England and America closed the space in between them and shook hands. The war was finally over.
So I know that the fighting didn't stop until two weeks later and there was the fighting in New Orleans but it just seemed like such a nice touch for it to stop on Christmas eve and so that's what I did.
In April of 1814, British ships sailed into Chesapeake Bay, landed in Maryland, and marched inland toward Washington, D.C. The 6,000 hastily-assembled American recruits were no match for the British troops, who marched unopposed into the city. President Madison and his wife, Dolley, hurriedly packed important government papers and a portrait of George Washington and Fled the White House. The British troops marching in and torched the Capitol, the White House, and other public buildings, then abandoned the city.
In the summer of 1814, an American delegation was sent to Ghent, Belgium to negotiate peace with England. The resultant treaty, signed on December 24, 1814 was nothing more than a cease-fire. NO territory was lost or gained, all boundaries were restored exactly as they were before war was declared, and neither the British impressments and blockades nor the British Orders in Council were addressed in the treaty. The two nations simply agreed to stop fighting.
