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James Madison
James Madison was the architect of the United States Constitution, the Secretary of State under President Thomas Jefferson, and the fourth president of the United States. When James Madison was president of the United States from 1809 to 1817, he supported threating trades against the British and also asked for adec;ararion of war against Great Britain in 1812. During the War of 1812, Madison recieved many disloyal opposition from merchants in New England but he did not declare any martial law. -
John Armstrong Jr.
John Armstrong Jr. was the Secretary of War in the United States of America under President James Madison during the war of 1812. During the American Revolution, John Armstrong served in the Continental Army force. During the War of 1812, Armstrong Jr. was blamed for his actions although the failures of the war were not completely his fault. He had to handle many services of the government such as the army and the police. Most of the time, Armstrong left Washington D.C poorly defended. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was a Major General in the American Army at the time of when the War of 1812 was going on. Later on he was the seventh president of the United States of America. During the War of 1812 though, he was sent to New Orleans to prepare some sort of defenses against an approching attack from the British. Andrew's army of 7500 Tennessee and Kentucky volunteers defeated the British attack and also made them surrender and retreat from that region. In 1845, Andrew Jackson passed away. -
Tecumseh
Tecumseh was born in the March of 1768. He was the Shawnee leader of a Pan Indian tribe from the year of 1807 to 1813. Tecumseh's father was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. Later on, Tecumsenh was in alliance with the British forces in the War of 1812. In the Battle of the Thames in 1813, the British and Indian forces were defeated by the American forces and as a result of them being defeated, Tecumseh was killed. All the left over Indians left the British alliance after that. -
How the War Started
This war lasted from June18th, 1812 to February 18th, 1815. The official reason of why the war started was because the United States of America's declaration of war to Great Britain was the Impression Issue that was made by the British Government. The Impression Issue was the act where men were forced by the government to join military sevices. -
The Battle for Queenston Heights (1)
This battle was both a victory and a tragedy for the the Canadian and British when the invading American Army was against them. After Major General Isaac Brock's remarkable victory against the US forces in Detroit, both US and British agreed to stop fighting for a short period of time. On the night of October 12, 1812 the New York Malitia dispatched it's invasion along thetreacherous Niagara currents. Brock thought that they would go down to the river at Fort George but it was poorly organized. -
(2) Continuation of The Battle for Queenston Heights
On the morning of October 13, 1812, the Americans discovered a hidden path to the top of the Niagara escarpment. They had been able to seize a redan from which a gun had been hampering the amount of reinforcements across the river and gain control of the battle. In this battle, Major General Isaac Brock died and the Americans were defeated. -
Battle of Mississinewa River (1)
The Battle of Mississinewa River started on December 17th, 2012. This war only lasted 1 day (till December 18th, 2012). The US William Henry Harrison (commander of the Northwestern army of America) thought that it was time to pick a fight with the Natives on their own grounds. Harrison ordered lieutenant (leftenant) Colonel John B. Campbell to go with the journey into Mississinewa. -
(2) Continuation of Battle of Mississinewa River
Harrison thought that Mississinewa was a place where Aboriginals supplied ammunition and other goods for attacks further down in Ohio betweeen St. Mary's and the Miami Rapids.The orders from Harrison to lieutenant Campbell was also to not hurt any of the Aboriginal leaders on the Mississinewa grounds. Afinal order from Harisson to Campbell was to save the women and children and bring them to Ohio where they could live normally again. Campbell did as he was told. -
(3) The Battle of Mississinewa River
After Harrison and Campbell gathered together their troops (about 600 soldiers), they set out on their expedition. They reached the village of Silver Heel (ruled by an Aboriginal) along the banks of the Mississinewa River. The Americans were then spotted by the Aboriginals before they could make their suprise attack. Many Americans were killed after that because they tried to run away but the Aboriginals shot them down.
