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The conflict formally began when the then president James Madison signed the measure into law and proclaimed it the next day. This was the first time that the U.S. declared war on another nation.
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The terrified American General William Hull surrendered Fort Detroit along with his 2,500 men. It was a stunning victory for British General Isaac Brock and for Canada—and a shocking and humiliating loss for the Americans.
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Was the largest battle fought on Michigan soil. Americans were repelled by the British and native forces at french town. Surviving Americans got murdered because of this this event is also referred as "Raisin River Massacre" -
The Battle of York was fought in the present day city of Toronto. The American force defeated the defending British force and captured the town and dockyard. The Americans also carried out several acts of arson and loot from the town.
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This battle lasted a week in northwestern Ohio. A small British army with the help of the Indians defeated a pack of American troops. The British failed their attempt to capture the fort and therefore were forced to raise the siege.
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The Battle of Beaver Dams is an American defeat on the Niagra front. The battle of Fort George had forced the British to withdraw from the line of the Niagara River to a new position at the western end of Lake Ontario.
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Also known as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio.Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of Great Britain's Royal Navy. This ensured American control of the lake for the rest of the war.
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Americans found victory at The battle of Thames. This war meant alot to them it showed proof of being able to rebound aganist an advantaged opponent. Tecumseh got killed a leader of brithish allies and crushed the native forces. -
The Chateauguay was one of the two battles which caused the Americans to abandon the Saint Lawrence Campaign, their major strategic effort in the autumn of 1813. During this battle, the Brtish defeated the Americans with the help of Canadia militia and Indians.
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A British and Canadian force won a victory over an American force which greatly outnumbered them. The American defeat prompted them to abandon the St. Lawrence Campaign, their major strategic effort in the autumn of 1813.
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The Battle of Emuckfau was a battle between Gen. Andrew Jackson's forces and the Creek Indians, fought on January 27, near the Indian village of Imukfa. The failure of contractors and mutiny among American troops subjected them to numerous unnecessary trials and difficulties.
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The Battle of Chippawa was a victory for the United States Army in the War of 1812, during an invasion of Upper Canada along the Niagara River.
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Also known as the burning of Wahington, the defeat of the American forces there allowed the British to capture and burn the public buildings of Washington, D.C. It has been called "the greatest disgrace ever dealt to American arms.
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The Treaty of Ghent, signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent (modern day Belgium) was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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This was the final major battle in the War of 1812. The Americans defeated the BrItish in New Orleans and the victory is said to be the greatest American land defeat of the War of 1812.
