War of 1812 Timeline

By Josh Rabourn

  • Capture of Fort Niagara

    Soldiers crossed Lake Champlain at dawn, surprising and capturing the still-sleeping British garrison at Fort Ticonderoga

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Victory of a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison over Shawnee Indians.

  • U.S. Declares War on Great Britain.

    Britain refused to stop seizing American Ships that traded with France

  • Fort Michilimackinac surrenders to the British

    At 10:00 AM, Robert and his men sent Hanks a note demanding to they would surrender Fort Mackinac to save the effusion of blood (To save the troops).

  • Battle of River Raisin

    British and Indians prepared a counterattack across the Lake Erie ice at Fort Malden

  • Siege of Fort Meigs

    The battle took place in northwestern Ohio

  • Battle at Sackets Harbor

    A British force was transported across Lake Ontario and attempted to capture the town, which was the principal dockyard and base for the American naval squadron on the lake.

  • Battle of Queenston of the Thames

    Celebration of the victory over British and Indian forces.

  • Battle of Thames

    American victory in the War of 1812 against Tecumseh's Confederacy and their British allies.

  • Battle of Lundy’s Lane

    Was also known as the battle of Niagara

  • Battle of Bladensburg

    The Battle of Bladensburg was a battle of the Chesapeake campaign of the War of 1812

  • Burning of Washington D.C

    People protested and burned down the white house

  • Bombardment of Fort McHenry

    This battle was fought on land and sea and was fighting against the British and Americans.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    Was a peace treaty that had ended the war between the British and Americans.

  • The Battle of New Orleans

    United States achieved its greatest battlefield victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. And the British try to gain control again