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Battle of Tippecanoe
The white men lost the battle because it was a surprise ambush from the Indians. -
Hulls Proclamtion
Brigadier General William Hull initiated the first military campaign of the War of 1812. Attempted an invasion in Canada, it failed. -
Fort Detroit
Hull is afraid of being attacked by Tecumseh's tribesmen, 500 frist nations warriors crossed the detroit river under the cover darkness and surond the for. As the day comes, the Americans realized that the warriors and 700 of Brock's (British) troops are ready to attack. Hull surrended leaving the British to take the fort with out a fight. British won. -
Canada Nearly Invaded
General Henry Dearborn, having advanced to the Canadian border in order to attack Montreal, retreats to Plattsburg, New York when the militia under his command refused to cross the border, claiming that they are only required to fight to defend American soil. -
Madison Reelected
James Madison is elected to a second term as president of the United States. He receives 128 votes in the Electoral College. De Witt Clinton, representing the Federalist Party and an anti-war faction within the Republican Party, receives 89 votes. Elbridge Gerry is elected vice-president. -
Battle of French Town
Also known as the battle of the river raisin. This was the largest battle fought on Michigan soil. America lost. -
Battle of York
The Americans themselves suffered heavy casualties including Brigadier General Zebulon PIke who was leading the troops when the retreating British blew up the forts magazine. -
Siege of Fort Meigs
When the British laid siege to fort Meigs, America held them off and kept Fort Meigs. -
St. Petersburg Delegation
An American delegation, consisting of Albert Gallatin, James Bayard, and John Quincy Adams, arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia at the invitation of Tsar Alexander I. Alexander, anxious to increase his influence in European affairs, has offered to mediate the Anglo-American war. But by the time the American delegation arrives, the British have decided not to participate. -
Fort Mims Massacre
the Indian tribe called the Creeks, led by Chief Red Eagle, captured Fort Mims. They massacred over 500 American men, women and children. -
Battle Of Lake Erie
The battle lasted for four hours of fighting, the battle resulted as an American victory. The British were forced to surrender six vessels. When the issue was no longer in doubt, perry transferred his flag back to the deck of his batttered flag ship, the Lawrence, and there accpected the surrender of the British. -
Tecumseh Killed
General William Henry Harrison leads a force of 4500 Americans across the recently secured Lake Erie in pursuit of British troops forced to abandon Detroit. On 5 October, Harrison will overtake the enemy at Moravian Town to defeat the British and their Indian allies in the Battle of the Thames. Tecumseh, the Shawnee leader of the Pan-Indian confederation earlier defeated at Tippecanoe, will be killed in the battle, leading many of Britain's Indian allies to abandon the alliance. -
Battle of Thames
British forces commanded by General Proctor were forced to withdraw. The American forces catch up with the surrendering British and Indians and decisively defeat them. Tecumseh, the Indian chief, was killed in the battle. -
Battle of Chryslers Farm
American forces were defeated by smaller numbers of British forces at the Battle of Chrysler Farm 100 miles from Montreal. -
Fort Niagara Captured
In response to the American burning of the Canadian city of Newark, the British attacked Ft Niagara. The Americans were unprepared for the attack. -
Ghent Begins
Direct talks between the United States and Great Britain, proposed by the British foreign minister, Lord Castlereagh, begin in Ghent. The American delegation consists of Albert Gallatin, James Bayard, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Jonathan Russell -
Battle Of Bladensburg
The defeat of the American forces there allowed the British to capture and burn the public buliding of Washington, D.C. It has been called "the greastest disgrace ever dealt to American arms." -
White House Burned
British forces capture Washington, D.C. The White House, the Capitol, and executive department offices are burned. Secretary of War John Armstrong, blamed for the poor planning and intelligence that left America's capital poorly defended, is forced to resign. -
Battle of Lake Champlain
American naval forces, under the comand of Commodore Macdonough, defeat a British fleet on Lake Champlain. The American naval victory forces the British to withdraw, and thus ends the British invasion. -
The Star Spangled Banner
The British attack on Baltimore, initiated on 14 September, is repelled after three days of fighting and the British begin their long retreat to their ships in the Chesapeake. The battle turns largely on the accuracy of the American artillery at Fort McHenry, which prevents the British fleet from entering the harbor. Francis Scott Key witnesses the battle, inspiring him to write "The Star Spangled Banner." -
Battle Of New Orrleans
American forces defeated the British forces as they tried to capture new orleans the battle ended the 1812-1814 war.
