when was the treaty of ghent signed

The Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent (then in the United Netherlands, now in Belgium).

It formally ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain, although news of the peace took weeks to cross the Atlantic, so a few battles—like the Battle of New Orleans—were fought after the signing but before the treaty took full effect.