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The War Begins
United States declares war on Great Britain. america tried avoiding war but the british didnt give them a choice. -
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The War of 1812
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Battle of Queenston Heights
British forces won the Battle of Queenston Heights in Canada. General Isaac Brock is killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights. -
Frenchtown
An American army advancing toward Detroit was defeated and captured at Frenchtown on the Raisin River. British and Indian allies repel American troops at the Battle of Frenchtown (present-day Michigan). American survivors are killed the following day in the Raisin River Massacre (present-day Michigan). -
The capturing of "York"
American forcess captured York (now Toronto), the capital of Upper Canada. They later burned some public buildings.
U.S. troops capture and burn the city of York (present-day Toronto). -
Battle of Lake Erie
American naval forces under Master-Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry won the Battle of Lake Erie. -
Battle of Thames River
American forces under General William Henry Harrison won the Battle of the Thames River in Moraviantown, an Indian village in Canada. The warrior Tecumseh is killed. -
Battle of Chippewa
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 -
The burning of the white house
British troops invaded Washington, D.C., and burned the Capitol and the White House in retaliation for the burning of York.
President James Madison flees the Capital.
During August:Peace negotiations begin in Ghent -
Battle of Lake Champlain
American naval forces defeated a British fleet in the Battle of Lake Champlain.
The Battle of Plattsburg on Lake Champlain is a major American victory, securing its northern border. September,1814
The Battle of Baltimore takes place at Fort McHenry, where Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner.
Peace negotiations begin in Ghent -
Niagara
December 1814 British forces crossed the Niagara River, captured Fort Niagara, and burned Buffalo and neighboring villages. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Americans and the British signed a peace treaty in Ghent, Belgium. Americans and British diplomats agree to the terms of a treaty and return to the status quo from before the war. -
Battle of New Orleans
January 8, 1815 American forces under General Andrew Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans. the treaty of ghent was already passed but the message has gotten to jackson so he continued to attack the british and he defeated them claim technical victory of the war though some people may call it a draw.
