War of 1812 Legros& Sammy

By asaylor

  • November 4 War Congress convenes

  • November 7 Battle of Tippecanoe

  • June 18 United States declares war on Great Britain

  • July 17 Fort Michilimackinac surrenders to the British

  • August 15 Fort Dearborn massacre

  • November British blockade South Carolina and Georgia

  • November 27Americans attack outlying positions at Fort Erie

  • December 26 Great Britain proclaims blockade of Chesapeake and Delaware Bays

  • December 29 Paul Hamilton resigns as Secretary of the Navy

  • January 23 River Raisin massacre

  • February 5 John Armstrong becomes Secretary of War

  • March 27 Oliver Hazard Perry arrives at Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, to assume responsibility for constructing a fleet on Lake Erie

  • March 30 British blockade extended from Long Island to the Mississippi

  • April 15 Americans occupy part of west Florida

  • April 27 Americans capture York (Toronto)

  • May 27 Americans capture Fort George

  • May 29 British forces repulsed at Sackett's Harbor

  • June 6 Detachment of Americans defeated at Stoney Creek

  • June 22 Battle of Norfolk

  • June 24 Battle of Beaver Dams

  • June 26 British attack Hampton

  • July 27 Battle of Burnt Corn