War of 1812

  • Madison's Embargo

    President Madison offered France and Great Britain a deal: if the agree to cease attacks on American ships, the US will stop trading with their enemy.
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    The Prophet told his people to go ahead and fight, even though Tecumseh said to wait. The US came out with a victory.
  • Lake Erie Turnover

    A US Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry captured a British fleet on Lake Erie, turning over the control to the US.
  • Battle of Thames River

    The British and the Native Americans tried to pull back from the Detroit area but Harrison cut them off and Tecumseh was killed.
  • More British Troops

    In the other war that Great Britain was involved had finished with a British victory, allowing British forces to come to the US.
  • Attack on Washington D.C.

    The British attacked and burned the White House and the Capital building.
  • Attacks on Baltimore

    British move up from Washington D.C. to Baltimore. In the morning, Francis Scott Key was so moved by the sight of the American flag flying, he wrote a poem which later became our national anthem.
  • Battle of New Orleans

    British advance to New Orleans where Andrew Jackson and his soldiers were waiting. The US came out with the decisive victory.