THE WAH O 1812

  • CONGRESS CONVENES

    the congress convenes and the war is started
  • Fort dearborn massacre

    The engagement followed the evacuation of the fort as ordered by the U.S. General William Hull. Because a number of women and children were killed, this event is sometimes known as the Fort Dearborn Massacre.
  • fort erie

    americans attack outlying fort at for fort erie
  • britain takes terrotary

    Great Britain proclaims blockade of Chesapeake and Delaware Bays
  • Paul hamilton

    Paul hamilton resigns as secratary of the navy
  • Oliver Hazard Perry

    Oliver Hazard Perry arrives at Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, to assume responsibility for constructing a fleet on Lake Erie
  • Battle of lundys lane

    The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara Falls was a battle of the Anglo-American War of 1812, which took place on 25 July 1814, in present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the war, and one of the deadliest battles ever fought on Canadian soil
  • Peace treaty

    The Treaty of Ghent, signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The treaty largely restored relations between the two nations to status quo ante bellum. Because of the era's slow communications, it took weeks for news of the peace treaty to reach