War of 1812

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Indiana between American forces was led by a governor and Harrison destroyed Prophetstown.
  • U.S. Declares War on Great Britain

    President James Madison declared a war on Great Britain marking the beginning of the war.
  • Battle of Queenston Heights

    This was the first major battle and the British won the victory.
  • Battle of River Raisin

    There was a series of conflicts in the Michigan territory.
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    Siege of Fort Meigs

    A small British Army with a little help from the Indians had attempted to the recently constructed fort to forestall an American offensive against Detroit.
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    Battle at Sackets Harbor

    A British force was transported across the great lakes in attempt to capture the town.
  • Battle of the Thames

    It was against Tecumseh's confederacy and there British Allies
  • Capture of Fort Niagara

    The fort was captured in a night assault by a British regular infantry.
  • Battle of Lundy’s Lane

    They were invading an American army and a British and Canadian army in present day Niagara Falls.
  • Battle of Bladensburg

    It was a battle of the chesapeake campaign of the war in Maryland.
  • Burning of Washington D.C.

    The British invaded the capital and they burned the white house down.
  • Bombardment of Fort McHenry

    They repulsed sea and land invasions off Baltimore and killed the commander of the invading British forces.
  • Treaty of Ghent

    It was the peace treaty that ended the war of 1812.
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    The Battle of New Orleans

    Between the British and American Armies 5 miles southeast of French Quarter New Orleans.
  • Fort Michilimackinac surrenders to the British

    The American soldiers took over Fort Mackinac from the British.