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The US Declares War on Britain
United States and Britain were getting closer to war. The warships of the British blockaded some American ports to prevent them from trading with France. On May 1811, near New York Harbor a battle broke out between American frigate and a British ship. The Americans cripple the British ship, they left thirty-two British men dead and some wounded. -
The Battle of the Thames
The Americans won a decisive victory at the Battle of Thames. Tecumseh died in the Battle of Thames. Without Tecumseh's leadership, the Indian confederation fell apart. -
Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson, a Tennessee officer, he took command of the American troops in Creek War. In 1814, with the help of the Cherokees Jackson won a crushing the Creek warriors. -
Washington D.C. Attacked and Burned
British ships sailed into Chesapeake Bay an invasion force about thirty miles from Washington D.C. President Madison watched the battle happen. The British marched to the capital and started setting fire to the buildings. -
Battle of Lake Erie
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry had no fleet, he designed and built his own ships. He sailed his little fleet against the British. The British battered Perry's own ship and left it helpless. -
Attack on Baltimore
From evening September 13 until dawn, September 14 British rockets bombarded the harbor. British troops Marched in capital, Madison gathered up important papers of George Washington. Dolly Madison fled the south, she did not see the British burn down the White House. -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key watched the attack, at dawn. Key saw the American flag still flying over the fort. On the back of an old envelope Key wrote a poem called (The Star Spangled Banner). The poem that Key wrote told the story of the nights watch, it became very popular. Then became a very popular song. -
Hartford Convention
Delegates from around New England met in Hartford, Connecticut. Most of them were Federalists. They disliked the Republican President and the war. While the delegates debated what to do, new of the peace treaty arrived. Hartford Convention ended very quickly The protest was meaningless with the war over. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was signed in the city of Ghent, Belgium on December 24,1814. Britain and the United States agreed to restore prewar conditions. John Quincy Adams, one of the Americans at Ghent, summed up the treaty in one sentence: "Nothing was dusted, nothing was settled". -
Battle of New Orleans
From New Orleans the British hoped to sail up the Mississippi. Andrew Jackson was waiting for the British. Jackson took Pensacola in Spanish, Florida to keep the British from using it as a base.
