Key Events in the War of 1812

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
06/18/1812	US Declares war on Britain	The US Congress declared war (known as the War of 1812) on Great Britain. President Madison signed the declaration that day.
07/17/1812	Fort Michilimackinac Captured	About 600 British, Indian and Canadian soldiers captured Fort Michilimackinac from the Americans during the early stages of the War of 1812
08/16/1812	Brock captures Detroit	Some 2000 American defenders surrendered Detroit to General Brock and Shawnee chief Tecumseh.
04/27/1813	Americans Capture York	An American force of 1700 men captured York (Toronto), looted the town and burned down the Parliament building.
06/01/1813	Chesapeake vs Shannon	In a 15-minute action, experienced British gunners of HMS Shannon, with 38 guns, defeated the USS Chesapeake, also with 38 guns, off Boston. The American ship was taken as a prize into Halifax. The Americans lost 146 killed or wounded, the British 83.
06/05/1813	Battle of Stoney Creek	http://www.battlefieldhouse.ca/ Two brigades of Americans were defeated by Lt-Col John Harvey at Stoney Creek. The Americans withdrew to Fort George on the Niagara River.
06/22/1813	Laura Secord Warns British	Laura Secord Laura Secord overheard American officers talking about their plans of attack and walked 30 km to warn the British commander. Two days later Britain's Native allies ambushed the Americans at Beaver Dams.
06/24/1813	Battle of Beaver Dams	Caugnawaga and Mohawk warriors ambushed an American force at Beaver Dams. British general James Fitzgibbon persuaded the Americans to withdraw, though he had only 50 soldiers in the area.
09/10/1813	Battle of Put-in-Bay	American naval commander Oliver H. Perry defeated a British naval force at Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie.
10/26/1813	Battle of Châteauguay	An invading American army met a smaller Canadian force of the Voltigeurs under Lt-Col Charles de Salaberry along the Châteauguay River, south of Montréal. The Americans retreated.
11/11/1813	Battle of Crysler's Farm	The British won a resounding victory over the American invasion force, which was attempting to capture Montréal, at Crysler's Farm in one of the most decisive battles of the War of 1812.
12/16/1813	British Capture Fort Niagara	British troops captured Fort Niagara from the Americans and burned the village of Lewiston, NY.
07/25/1814	Battle of Lundy's Lane	The British held against concerted attacks by the Americans at Lundy's Lane, the most bitter battle of the War of 1812.
08/24/1814	British Burn Washington	British forces captured Washington, DC, during the War of 1812 and set fire to the White House.
09/11/1814	Battle of Lake Champlain	American naval commander Thomas Macdonough defeated the British fleet on Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. His success weakened the bargaining power of British negotiators at Ghent.
01/08/1815	Battle of New Orleans	Unaware that the Treaty of Ghent had ended the War of 1812 two weeks earlier, British and American troops fought the Battle of New Orleans.