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Battle of Tippecanoe
The battle was between the United States forces and Indiana territory. The Natives fought early the next morning. The U.S. won. Tecumseh, attacked Indiana Territory Gov. William Henry Harrison’s source at dawn. After combat the Natives fled. -
US military crosses into Canada part 3
U.S. General Henry Dearborn marched with at least 6,000 troops that November from Albany to Plattsburgh, New York, on the shore of Lake Champlain. Their goal was to capture Montreal, but once again state militiamen refused to leave the United States. After some minor skirmishes, including one in which Americans accidentally fired on each other in the dark, the force retreated without ever entering Canada. -
US milirtary crosses into canada part 1
William Hull Hull took his men across the Detroit River and into Canada. The British captured Fort Dearborn in present-day Chicago, along with an American outpost on Mackinac Island between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Hull was later court-martialed and convicted of cowardice and neglect of duty. -
US military crosses into Canada part 2
Assault on Queenston Heights, located on the Canadian side of the Niagara River. Americans killed 100 british men and British klled 300 Americans -
US Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry captured a British fleet on Lake Erie
The US Navy defeated 9 British vessels and captured 6. The US Navy won. This ensured American control of the lake for the rest of the war, which in turn allowed the Americans to recover Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames -
British attack Washington D.C. and burn the Capitol and White House
The british burned the white house and many of many other important building or land makes which we important to the US. The British commander's orders to burn only public buildings and strict discipline among the British troops are credited with preserving the city's private buildings. -
British attack Baltimore
The British defeated an American force at North Point, however they made no further progress and later withdrew. The resistance of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry during bombardment by the Royal Navy inspired Francis Scott Key to compose the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" which later became the lyrics for "The Star-Spangled Banner," the national anthem of the United States of America. -
Battle of New Orleans
American forces, commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army intent on seizing New Orleans and the vast territory the United States had acquired with the Louisiana Purchase. Why is this event important?
Treaty of Ghent, having been signed on December 24, 1814, was ratified by the Prince Regent on December 30, 1814 and the United States Senate on February 16, 1815.American forces, commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army intent -
Napoleon's defeat in Europe, allowing the British to commit more troops to the war in the U.S.
Napoleon lead 72,000 men to battle in waterloo. The US captured 9,000 men and killed 25,000
