War of 1812

By Mcramer37
  • Nov 7, 1011

    The Battle of Tippecanoe

    William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory, attacked Tecumseh's Western Confederacy at the Shawnee village of Prophetstown, Indiana. Angered, Tecumseh entered an alliance with Britain as a means to counter American expansion into their lands.

  • Battle of Trafalgar

    The Royal Navy defeated the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, thwarting Napoleon’s invasion of Great Britain.

  • Madison Inaugurated President

    James Madison was inaugurated as President of the United States. The War of 1812 would become known as "Mr. Madison's War."

  • Americans Burn Prophetstown

    After the Battle of Tippecanoe a force of US regulars and militia led by Governor William Henry Harrison burned the First Nations community of Prophetstown.