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General William Hull invaded Canada on July 12, 1812, with an army mainly composed of militiamen. British Major General Isaac Brock drove back the Americans and, with the aid of Tecumseh, forced Hull to surrender at Detroit on August 16.
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General William Henry Harrison defeats the Indians. We defeted the Idians, and then Harrison later became the 9th president. Also much of the Indain territory was lost.
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A detachment of Harrison's army was defeated at Frenchtown along the River Raisin, and 60 of them were taken prisoner. Then left in the hands of the Native Americans and were then exicuted at what was known as “The Rasin River Massacure.”
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An American flagship was badly damaged. So, Oliver Hazard Perry went on another ship and continued the fight until it was won.
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On Lake Erie, the American commander Captain Oliver Hazard Perry fought the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. His decisive victory ensured American control of the lake, improved American morale after a series of defeats, and compelled the British to fall back from Detroit. This paved the way for General Harrison to launch another invasion of Canada, which culminated in the U.S. victory at the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813, in which Tecumseh was killed. Tecumseh's death effecti
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American troops sucsessfuly defended the fort. Faransis Scottt Key witnessed the event and wrote a poem that later became the Star-Spangled Banner.
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Washington had little strategic value - the thriving port of Baltimore was much more important. However, as capital of the nation, the British hoped that its burning would have a psychological impact on the will of the Americans to continue the conflict.
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The battle took place two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent was signed in Europe. the treaty offically ended the war but a copy of the treaty was not brought to America till after the battle was fought.
