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James Madison makes a deal with Great Britian
President James Madison makes a deal with Great Britian to stop attacks against American Ships. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The attack was sudden and slow. -
On Canadian ground
The American military crossed over into Canada. -
On Canadian ground
The U.S. military crossed over into Canada. -
On Canadian Territory
The American military invade lower Canada -
Battle of Lake Erie
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry leads a group of ten ships against a British who havensix ships on Lake Erie. A long ten-hour battle ends with American defeat of the British, giving the United States control over Lake Erie for the rest of the war. -
The battle of Leipzig
In Europe, Napoleon's French army is crushed at the Battle of Leipzig. Napoleon, forced to retreat from Russia in 1812 after seeing 400,000 of his men killed and 100,000 captured in an ill-fated invasion, sends a new but untrained army into battle against European nations at Leipzig, suffering another defeat that forces his retreat back into France. -
Attack on Whasington D.C.
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. -
British attack on Baltimore
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." -
The battle of New Orleans
Europe reaches an agreement on a peace treaty to end the War of 1812, but a month before news of the treaty reaches North America, the United States wins its greatest military victory of the conflict.