did any campaign take place during this war?
Yes, to defend the Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Campaign
War of 1812
 Navy Department to build the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla, a squadron of twenty barges powered by small sails or oars (sweeps) to defend the Chesapeake Bay. 
who had a cousin who was a strong supporter for independence John C. Calhoun who is he? An American statesman and political theorist what was his role in the politics? He began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent of a strong national government and protective tariffs. was he involved in any war? Yes, the War of 1812 who was this war fought between? The United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies. when was this war declared? In June 1812 who declared it? The United States
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War of 1812 [SEP] Chesapeake campaign and "The Star-Spangled Banner"
The strategic location of the Chesapeake Bay near the Potomac River made it a prime target for the British. Starting in March 1813, a squadron under Rear Admiral George Cockburn started a blockade of the mouth of the Bay at Hampton Roads harbour and raided towns along the Bay from Norfolk, Virginia to Havre de Grace, Maryland. On 4 July 1813, Commodore Joshua Barney, a Revolutionary War naval hero, convinced the Navy Department to build the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla, a squadron of twenty barges powered by small sails or oars (sweeps) to defend the Chesapeake Bay. Launched in April 1814, the squadron was quickly cornered on the Patuxent River.