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The battle took place in prophetstown, the indian capital on the Tippecanoe River.Harrison, who was on a mission to destroy the power of an intertribal defensive alliance being promoted by Tecumseh and his brother, repelled the Shawnee attack and burned the village.
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On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812 because they were frusterated with Britain's martime practices and support of Native American resistance to western expansion.
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The treaty of Ghent which ended the war of 1812, restored peace to Mackinac. American soldiers took possession of Fort Mackinac from the British garrison on July 18, 1815, three years and one day after the post had been captured.
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The Battle of Queenston Heights was one of the most famous battles. The Battle of Queenston Heights was the struggle for a portion of the Niagara escarpment overlooking Queenston, where more than 1,000 American soldiers crossed into Upper Canada
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The battle of River Raisin marked the culmination of the American campaign to take fort detroit and invade Canada. James Winchester surrendered, but after the battle, the Native American allies of the British massacred the wounded American soldiers under their care.
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This took place during the war of 1812 in Northwestern Ohio. A small British army with support from indians tried to capture the recently constructed fort to forestall an American offensive against Detroit which british had captured the previous year. An American sortie and relief attempt failed with heavy casualties, but the British failed to capture the fort and were forced to raise the siege.
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When war broke out between America and British, both sides began to build up their own naval forces on the Great lakes. After America forces on lake Ontario they go and attack a british shipyard at the small town of York. When the British received news that many of the American ships and soldiers had left port to attack a British fort, leaving Sackets Harbor vulnerable, they seized the chance to strike.
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Battle of the Thames, which was also called Battle of Moravaintown, was in the war of 1812 and took place in 1813, was a U.S. victory over British and Indian forces in Ontario and Canada enabling the United States to consolidate its control over the Northwest.
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The capture of Fort Niagara happened in December 19 1813 during the war of 1812 and was a British victory over the US. American troops had occupied Fort George the villiage of Niagara since may 1813, and the British had approached to retake the fort.
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Battle of Lundy's Lane was on July 25 1814, engagement fought a mile west of Niagara Falls, ending the U.S invasion of Canada during the war of 1812. On the night of July 24-25 a British force under General Phineas Riall moved forward to Lundy’s Lane and the battle started, but in the end neather side won.
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The British has set a plan to degrade American morale by attacking on costal lines such as Washington, Baltimore, Charleston and Savannah. William Winder thought that D.C and Baltimore would need defense and Bladensburg was key to both Washington and Baltimore’s defense. However the British won in the end
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As the war of 1812 went on, on August 24 1814, British troops marched into Washington and set fire to the capitol, the presidents mansion, Capitol's senate's wing and other landmarks, however only a torrential rainstorm saved the Capitol from complete destruction.
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The imposing fort McHenry at the mouth of the inner harbor provided the linchpin for the American defenses.General Ross landed his British forces east of the city in preparation for a land assault.John killed Ross in a late action that culminated with the Americans retreating back into the city. The fall of Fort McHenry was vital to the British plan, and the British Navy could not properly assist the land forces. However, Fort McHenry withstood the twenty-seven hours of bombardment.
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December 24 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives in GHent Belgium, ending the war of 1812. By the terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada.
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On January 8 1815, the US achieved their greatest battle victory in the war of 1812 at New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans prevented a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Major General Andrew Jackson to national fame.