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The US declares war on Britain.
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British General Isaac Brock is killed in this Canadian battle.
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US troops gain control of the Great Lakes and burn York.
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US troops led by Captain Perry revert a British naval attack.
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This battle is in Canada.
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Andrew Jackson leads a huge victory over British forces on his way to the White House, neither present side in knowledge that the war was already over.
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Andrew Jackson, who later becomes the US president, defeats the Creek Indians in the Mississippi Territory.
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Held in what is now Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada.
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The British, mainly in desperation, burnt down the US' already-evacuated capitol.
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The US has a victory over British troops at Lake Champlain and secures their northern borders.
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The British make a desperate attempt to cause American surrender which fails and many American lives are lost for their country. Francis Scott Key writes "Star-Spangled Banner" after this event.
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The Treaty of Ghent was sigh=nd and, by paperwork, the war was over.