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The United States declared war on Great Britain.
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Re-enactment of Battle of Queenston Heights British forces won the Battle of Queenston Heights in Canada.
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An American army advancing toward Detroit was defeated and captured at Frenchtown on the Raisin River.
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American forces captured York (now Toronto), the capital of Upper Canada. They later burned some public buildings.
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American naval forces under Master-Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry won the Battle of Lake Erie.
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American forces under General William Henry Harrison won the Battle of the Thames River in Moraviantown, an Indian village in Canada.
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American forces under Major General Jacob Brown and Brigadier General Winfield Scott crossed the Niagara River from Buffalo and defeated the British at the Battle of Chippewa.
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[ Burning of the White House](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LgV6KIDtoE)British troops invaded Washington, D.C., and burned the Capitol and the White House.
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American naval forces defeated a British fleet in the Battle of Lake Champlain.
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British forces crossed the Niagara River, captured Fort Niagara, and burned Buffalo and neighboring villages.
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The Americans and the British signed a peace treaty in Ghent, Belgium.
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Information from Robinson Library (Robinson Library) Pictures from Google Images Video Clip from Youtube
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