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America declares war on Great Britain
The British continuously engaged in impressment and forced US citizens to serve in the Royal Navy.
The British also attacked the USS Chesapeake and this nearly caused a war two year earlier.
disputes continued with Great Britain over the Northwest Territories and the border with Canada.
Great Britain's blockade of France during the Napoleonic Wars served as a constant source of conflict with the United States. -
Surrendered at Detroit
August 1812 General William William Hull surrenders to General Isaac Brock at Detroit. -
The Battle of Queenston Heights
The Battle of Queenston Heights was the first major battle and resulted in a British victory. It took place on 13 October 1812, near Queenston. It was fought between United States regulars and New York militia forces. -
The Battle of Frenchtown
The Battle of Frenchtown, was a series of conflicts that took place from January 18–23, 1813 during the War of 1812. It was fought between the United States and a British and Native American alliance near the River Raisin in Frenchtown, Michigan Territory. -
The Burning of City of York
The Battle of York was fought on Tuesday, April 27, 1813, in York, the capital of the province of Upper Canada, between United States forces and the British defenders of York. U.S. forces under Zebulon Pike were able to defeat the defenders of York. -
The Battle of Thame
The Battle of the Thames, was a decisive United States victory. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada. It resulted in the death of the Shawnee chief Tecumseh and the destruction of the Native American coalition which he led. -
The Battle of Crysler's
The Battle of Crysler's Farm, also known as the Battle of Crysler's Field, was fought on 11 November 1813..A British and Canadian force won a victory over an American force which greatly outnumbered them. -
The Battle of Chippewa
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 on July 5, 1814. -
The British Burn Washington D.C.
The Burning of Washington in 1814 was an attack during the War of 1812 between British forces and those of the United States of America. On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington City and set fire the White House. -
The Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final invasion of the northern states of the United States during the War of 1812. -
The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore took place from September 12 to September 14, 1814, in Baltimore, Maryland, during the War of 1812 against Great Britain. -
The Treaty of Ghent
Dec.1814 Americans and British diplomat agree to the terms of a treaty and return to the status quo from before the war.