Well, sort of: from a geopolitical stand point, the War of 1812 was part of the Napoleonic Wars. Of course, having chosen to fight Britain rather than France over the impressment of American sailors (they were both doing it), we were effectively on the same side as France against Britain, Russia, and Austria, so it’s an odd choice for American patriotic celebrations, as it commemorates Napoleon’s defeat.
Of course there is a good excuse for playing Tsarist patriotic music on 4 July: 4 July is the Feast of the Royal-Passion Bearers of Russia, commemorating Nicholas II, Alexandra and the members of their family and household murdered by the Bolsheviks.
Our war with Britain was NEVER a Napoleonic war, and there was more to it than just the impressment of seamen. In fact, Brits still get unctuous about how dare we bother them with ANOTHER war when we Americans knew darn well they were already occupied! LOL. IOW, we have to wait until they are unoccupied.
Of course pretty early I learned the piece was about Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow. But I still like it for OUR 1812 purposes, even if in my mind it meshes best with events in 1814.