War of 1812

By kylie175

  • United States declared war on Great Britain

  • British forces won the Battle of Queenston Heights in Canada

  • An American army advancing toward Detroit was defeated and captured at Frenchtown on the Raisin River

  • American forces captured York (now Toronto), the capital of Upper Canada. They later burned some public buildings

  • American naval forces under Master-Commander Oliver Hazard Perry won the Battle of Lake Erie

  • American forces under General William Henry Harrison won the Battle of the Thames River in Moraviantown, and Indian village in Canada

  • Battle of Thames

    Tecumseh killed in U.S. victory. NW Indians weakened by battle.

  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend

    Andrew Jackson defeated Creek Indians.

  • American forces under Major General Jacob Brown and Brigadier General Winfield Scott crossed the Niagara River from Buffalo and defeated the British at the Battle of Chippewa

  • British troops invaded Washington, DC, and burned the Capitol and the White House

  • American naval forces defeated a British fleet in the Battle of Lake Champlain

  • British forces crossed the Niagara River, captured Fort Niagara, and burned Buffalo and neighboring villages

  • Hartford Convention

    Group of Federalists discussed secession, propose 7 amendments to protect influence of Northeast states.

  • The Americans and the British signed a peace treaty in Ghent, Belgium

  • American forces under General Andrew Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans

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