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America declares war against Britain. This is important because this is the beginning of the war.
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Was the first battle of the war.
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Sacagawea died at age 24.
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Was a major battle fought on lake erie. Was one of the first major wins by the Americans.
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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend ended Creek resistance to American advances into the southeast, opening up the Mississippi Territory for pioneer settlement.
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The battle of Bladensburg, 24 August 1814, was a British victory during the War of 1812 that left Washington vulnerable to attack. The fall of Napoleon had allowed the British to move relatively large numbers of troops across the Atlantic.
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The Burning of Washington was a British invasion of Washington City, the capital of the United States, during the War of 1812.
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The Battle of Baltimore was a sea/land battle fought between British invaders and American defenders in the War of 1812. American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces.
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The treaty that ended the war.
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The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana.
