On December 24, 1814, the Ghent Peace Treaty was signed by British and American representatives, ending the War of 1812. On September 11, 1814, the tide of the war turned when Thomas Macdonough’s American naval force won a decisive victory at the Battle of Plattsburg Bay on Lake Champlain. The British had suffered other losses and soon abandoned their plans to invade the U.S. This led to the signing of the peace treaty.
