Most historians judge his military policies a major disaster, for they failed badly when the [[War of 1812]] with Britain came three years after he left office.<ref>Peterson, ''Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation'' (1975) ch. 10</ref> | Most historians judge his military policies a major disaster, for they failed badly when the [[War of 1812]] with Britain came three years after he left office.<ref>Peterson, ''Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation'' (1975) ch. 10</ref> |