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Asking to Declare War
President Madison asks Congress to declare war against Britain. -
Declaring War Against Britain
The United States declares war against Great Britain. -
The USS Constitution vs the Guerriere
Off of the coast of Nova Scotia the USS Constitution fights the British ship Guerriere. Shortly after the USS Constition wins one of the first battles of the War of 1812. -
Burning the Canadian Capital
American troops burn down the Canadian capital, York. -
The Battle of Lake Erie
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry sails to Lake Erie to break British control. There were heavy casualties on both sides, and the British surrrendered. -
Battle of the Thames
General William Henry Harrison's forces chased the British and their American Indian allies into Canada. They caught up to the British by the Thames River. The Americans break the British forces, but the American Indians who were led by Tecumseh kept fighting. Tecumseh later was killed in the battle and the Indians retreated. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
After General Andrew Jackson and his soldiers go South to fight the Creek Indians who were led by Chief Red Eagle. Andrew Jackson and his men attack the main Creek base on the Tallapaloosa River. A few days later Red Eagle surrenders. -
British Attack U.S. Capital
The British attacks the U.S. capital and burns down the White House in response to the U.S. troops burning York. This forced President Madison and his cabinet to escape but President Madison's wife, Dolly Madison, saved a famouse portrait of George Washington before she escaped. -
End of the War
The Treaty of Ghent is signed in Belgium ending the war. -
The Battle of New Orleans
In the morning the British march towards U.S. Defenses under the cover of heavy morning fog. As they got close the fog cleared and the British were exposed in an open field. The British suffered over 2000 casualties and the Americans only had about 70.
