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Madison's Embargo
President Madison offered France and Great Britain a deal: if the agree to cease attacks on American ships, the US will stop trading with their enemy. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Prophet told his people to go ahead and fight, even though Tecumseh said to wait. The US came out with a victory. -
Lake Erie Turnover
A US Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry captured a British fleet on Lake Erie, turning over the control to the US. -
Battle of Thames River
The British and the Native Americans tried to pull back from the Detroit area but Harrison cut them off and Tecumseh was killed. -
More British Troops
In the other war that Great Britain was involved had finished with a British victory, allowing British forces to come to the US. -
Attack on Washington D.C.
The British attacked and burned the White House and the Capital building. -
Attacks on Baltimore
British move up from Washington D.C. to Baltimore. In the morning, Francis Scott Key was so moved by the sight of the American flag flying, he wrote a poem which later became our national anthem. -
Battle of New Orleans
British advance to New Orleans where Andrew Jackson and his soldiers were waiting. The US came out with the decisive victory.