The War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a military conflict that lasted from June 1812 to February 1815, fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom, its North American colonies, and its Native American allies. Historians in the United States and Canada see it as a war in its own right, but the British often see it as a minor theatre of the Napoleonic Wars. By the war's end in early 1815, the key issues had been resolved and peace returned with no boundary changes.

This however is all an elaborate ruse. The war itself was just an excuse for the Americans and Britain to commit a mass genocide of The Alpha Centauri Crustaceans. America and Britain, while still not on friendly terms, did see a common threat in the form of this technologically superior race. Not wanting to deal with the political and war junk with a bunch of crabs with the mind of Einstein, they decided it would be best to destroy them before they destroy us. They decided to invite the sea-faring folk to the White-House under the ruse that it was a party and peace negotiation. However, unbeknownst to them, they were locked within the building and burnt it to a smoky crisp, leaving the crustaceans with their one weakness, fire and a smoky afterbirth.