The War Of 1812

By rbolton

  • Presidents Madison makes deal

    Madison offers deal to both France and Great Britain that the U.S .would stop trading with your enemy, if you stop attacking our ships.

  • Battle of tippecanoe

    Although Tecumseh had warned his brother not to attack the white men until the confederation was strong and completely unified, the incensed Prophet lashed his men with all his strength.

  • The date that U.S. Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry captured a British fleet on Lake Erie.

    When the war broke out, the British immediately seized control of Lake Erie.

  • Battle of Thames River

    American infantry and cavalry under future president William Henry Harrison drove off the outnumbered British and then defeated the Native warriors, who were demoralized by Tecumseh's death in action.

  • British attacks Washington D.C. and burn the Capitol and White House

    British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1812.

  • British attack Baltimore

    American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces.

  • Battle of New Orleans

    Two weeks after the War of 1812 officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, U.S. General Andrew Jackson achieves the greatest American victory of the war at the Battle of New Orleans.

  • Napoleon's defeated in Europe, allowing the British to commit more troops to the war in the U.S.

    In repeated attacks, Napoleon failed to break the center of the allied center.