Monument in Washington D.C.
The Rush-Bagot Treaty is a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom in which both countries declared the demarcation of the shared border on the Great Lakes and the Champlain lake largely. The treaty has been named after US Secretary of State Richard Rush and British Envoy Charles Bagot. It was signed on April 16, 1818.
The main provision of the treaty was the establishment of a maximum number of warships to be used on the lakes. At the Ontario, both countries could have one boat of up to 100 tons with one gun of 18 pounds. On the other Great Lakes, two boats were allowed with the same restrictions. Another boat was allowed on the Champlain lake which also had to meet the same requirements.
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