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The siege of Fort Meigs
Fort Meigs, named after then Governor of Ohio, Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr., was first built as a reaction to British attacks on American forts in the Northwest Territory during the War of 1812. It was built in what is now Perrysburg, Ohio, on a bluff overlooking the Maumee River rapids. -
Battle of Lake Erie
On September 10, 1813, nine small, outgunned ships defeated a Royal Navy fleet of six heavy vessels in the Battle of Lake Erie. That feat of courage proved to be yet another morale-building stepping stone for a U.S. military trying to put a successful end to the war of 1812. -
Battle of the Thames
Battle of the Thames, also called Battle of Moraviantown , (Oct. 5, 1813), in the War of 1812, decisive U.S. victory over British and Indian forces in Ontario, Canada, enabling the United States to consolidate its control over the Northwest. -
The Battle of Crysler's Farm
The Battle of Crysler's Farm National Historic Site commemorates a battle fought during the War of 1812 on the fields of farmer John Crysler on the banks of the St Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ont, on 11 November 1813. -
The Battle of Chippawa
The Battle of Chippawa, on 5 July 1814, was an American victory over British forces in the War of 1812. The principal American campaign for 1814 centered on sending Major-General Jacob Brown’s Left Division of the US Army into the Niagara Peninsula, where it would meet the American Lake Ontario squadron and then raid Burlington Bay, York or Kingston as circumstances allowed. -
The Battle of Lundy's Lane
Battle of Lundy's Lane, (July 25, 1814), engagement fought a mile west of Niagara Falls, ending a U.S. invasion of Canada during the War of 1812. After defeating the British in the Battle of Chippewa on July 5, 1814, U.S. troops under General Jacob Brown established themselves at Queenston. -
The Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain
In September 1814, the tide of the war turned when Thomas Macdonough’s American naval force won a decisive victory at the Battle of Plattsburg, New York. The American victory on Lake Champlain led to the conclusion of U.S.-British peace negotiations in Belgium, and on December 24, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent was signed, formally ending the War of 1812. -
The Battle of Baltimore
Historic American victory that produced America's national anthem. On September 12, 1814, British troops landed near Baltimore, fresh from their victory at Washington and the burning of the White House and other government buildings. Baltimore was better prepared than Washington had been, and the British bombardment of American positions, including Fort McHenry, did not result in an American surrender. Convinced that they didn't have the troops to take Baltimore, the British retreated. It was th -
Treaty of Ghent was sighed
Then later that year the war is officially over on December 24, 1814 when the Treaty of Ghent was sighed by a British and American representative at Ghent, Belgium. By the terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was be returned to the original owner and meetings were planned to settle the boundary of United States and Canada. -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson defeats the British at the Battle of New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans was known as the greatest U.S. victory in the War of 1812 and took place in 1815, a few weeks after a treaty was sighed to end the war. -
Peace Treaty is ratified
President Madison declares the war over.