War of 1812 Legros& Sammy

Timeline created by asaylor

	Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
	11/04/1811	November 4 War Congress convenes
	11/07/1811	November 7 Battle of Tippecanoe
	06/18/1812	June 18 United States declares war on Great Britain
	07/17/1812	July 17 Fort Michilimackinac surrenders to the British
	08/15/1812	August 15 Fort Dearborn massacre
	11/01/1812	November British blockade South Carolina and Georgia
	11/27/1812	November 27Americans attack outlying positions at Fort Erie
	12/26/1812	December 26 Great Britain proclaims blockade of Chesapeake and Delaware Bays
	12/29/1812	December 29 Paul Hamilton resigns as Secretary of the Navy
	01/23/1813	January 23 River Raisin massacre
	02/05/1813	February 5 John Armstrong becomes Secretary of War
	03/27/1813	March 27 Oliver Hazard Perry arrives at Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, to assume responsibility for constructing a fleet on Lake Erie
	03/30/1813	March 30 British blockade extended from Long Island to the Mississippi
	04/15/1813	April 15 Americans occupy part of west Florida
	04/27/1813	April 27 Americans capture York (Toronto)
	05/27/1813	May 27 Americans capture Fort George
	05/29/1813	May 29 British forces repulsed at Sackett's Harbor
	06/06/1813	June 6 Detachment of Americans defeated at Stoney Creek
	06/22/1813	June 22 Battle of Norfolk
	06/24/1813	June 24 Battle of Beaver Dams
	06/26/1813	June 26 British attack Hampton
	07/27/1813	July 27 Battle of Burnt Corn