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Battle of Tippecanoe Creek
The battle of Tippecanoe was fought between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh. -
U.S. military crossed into Canada first time
June 18, 1812 the US declared war against Great Britain, and by extension Canada, in their desire to own the land. They thought they could capture and claim the British territory of Canada pretty easily, and they began attacking the country at three areas such as Lake Champlain, the Niagara Frontier, and Detroit. -
U.S. military crossed into Canada second time
American troops had captured and burned the city of York, which was the capital of Upper Canada, and by May 27th they had moved onto Fort George and easily captured it. British troops fought back, but they were outnumbered, and they were forced to retreat to the city of Hamilton. Fort George became the headquarters for US forces. Its location was good use as they utilized it to attack the rest of Upper Canada. Fort George was eventually reclaimed by the British in December of 1813 and it was occ -
Napoleon's defeat in Europe, allowing the British to commit more troops to the war in the U.S.
The Battle of Waterloo took place near the Waterloo, Belgium on June 18, 1815. In this battle, the forces of the French Empire under the leadership of Michael Ney and Napoleon Bonaparte were defeated by the Seventh Coalition and a Prussian Army, which was commanded by Gebhard Von Blucher. The forces were also defeated by an Anglo-Allied Army commanded by the Duke of Wellington. -
US Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry captured a British fleet on Lake Erie.
Description of event - what happened? Perry saw a fleet of British ships while sailing. He raised his attack flag and they began to attack each other. After a long fight Perry and the surviving crewmen fled to a different U.S ship nearby called the Niagara. They then began to restart the attack on the British fleets with a fresh ship and crew. Since the British fleet lacked a veteran officer, ( they were all killed in the fighting) they were almost immediately defeated. -
U.S. military crossed into Canada third time
In this event during the night by the Americans and the British, Canadian militia and the First Nations fighters fought. The British troops held their ground on the top of the high ridge that overlooked Lundy’s’ Lane and were able to fire on the Americans that kept on going with little resistance. The Americans attempted several volleys to take control of the road but the British held fast. It was not until the Americans advanced under heavy fire that they were able to seize the British’s cannon -
British attack Washington D.C. and burn the Capitol and White House.
With the defeat of Napoleon's armies in April 1814 Britain was able to turn its full attention to the war effort in North America. As large numbers of troops arrived, British forces raided the Chesapeake Bay and moved in on the U.S. capital, capturing Washington D.C on August 24, 1814, and burning government buildings including the Capitol and the White House. -
British attack Baltimore
On September 13, 1814, Baltimore's Fort McHenry withstood 25 hours of bombardment by the British Navy. -
Battle of New Orleans
The British were unaware that peace had been concluded, so they sent forces to execute a huge attack on New Orleans, only to meet with defeat at the hands of future U.S. president Andrew Jackson's army. News of the battle boosted sagging U.S. morale and left Americans with the taste of victory, despite the fact that the country had achieved none of its pre-war objectives.
