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Battle of Tippecanoe
General William Henry Harrison and around 1000 soldiers marched to the Tecumseh and "The Prophet's", two Indian leaders who were also brothers, camp in Prophetstown, Indiana, where the Tippecanoe creek joins the Wabash. The Prophet ordered an attack on Harrison's camp outside of the village, but Harrison's men stood their ground. The Indians fell back and Harrison burned Prophetstown. -
US Declares War on Britain
War Hawks had already been mad about the impressment of American ships in the Atlantic by the British. They were pushed over the line when they began to believe the Canadians, at that time still British, were egging the Indians on to attack the people in the West. As a result, the US, the led by James Madison, declared war. -
Britain Repeals Orders of Council
The Orders of Council were a British policy of impressment upon sailors during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The United States' ships were most often the target of these laws. However, Britain fell into a depression in 1812, due to Napoleon's Continental System that was stopping trade to Britain. So, Britain repealed the Orders of Council, but it was too late as the US had already declared war. -
Attack on York
The Battle of York was fought on April 27, 1813. The fighting occurred in York (present day Toronto) and Upper Canada (present day Ontario.) 2,700 Americans stormed Fort York, defeating the 750 British and Ojibwa Natives defending the Canadian capital. -
Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie decided who would have control over the lake for the rest of the war. Fought on September 10, 1813, it was one of the biggest battles in the war. Nine vessels of the U.S Navy defeated the British Royal Navy's six vessels, resulting in American control over the lake and led to their possession of Detroit. -
Battle of Fort McHenry
After the British attempted to take and possibly burn Baltimore, they were turned and General Ross and his soldiers began to move towards Fort McHenry. Ross and his soldiers then began to attack Fort McHenry with its cannon, for over twenty five hours. During this bombardment, Francis Scott Key was observing from a British ship. In the morning, Key saw the American flag still flying above the fort. This inspired him to write the national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner". Britain soon withdrew. -
Napoleon Falls from Power
Napoleon fell from power because of a multiple reasons. In 1812, the emperor created a large army to invade Russia to win a quick victory. However, the weather and conditions of Russia were not kind to Napoleon's army. After suffering a massive defeat in Russia, other European powers began to band together and eventually sent him to exile in 1813. -
Attack on Washington
Britain attacked the capital in retaliation to the attack on York, Ontario. Great Britain stormed Washington D.C and burned the White House to the ground. The British also burned a number of other buildings, and ultimately won the battle. -
Treaty of Ghent is Signed
The Treaty of Ghent was a peace treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain in hopes of resolving the War of 1812. This treaty stated that everything would go back to the way it was before the war. This was the last peace treaty we've had to sign with Britain since. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was the last battle of the War of 1812. Though considered unnecessary by some, considering the Treaty of Ghent had already been signed when this battle happened, the Battle of New Orleans was significant because it gave rise to one of our nation's greatest war heroes and future president, Andrew Jackson.
