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President Madison makes a Deal
This deal is with France and Great Britain that if they agree to cease attacks on US ships, they would stop trading with their enemy -
The battle of Tippecanoe Creek
General William Henry Harrison leads a force of 1000 men against an Indian encampment on the Tippecanoe River in Indiana Territory. -
The date the U.S naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry captured a British fleet
This happened during the Battle of Lake Erie, which lasted only 10 hours -
Battle of Thames river
Tecumseh is killed in this battle -
Napoleon is defeated in Europe
In Europe, Napoleon's French army is crushed at the Battle of Leipzig. -
British attack D.C.
British forces capture Washington, D.C. The White House, the Capitol, and executive department offices are burned. -
British attack Baltimore
The British attack on Baltimore, initiated on September 14th, is repelled after three days of fighting -
Battle of New Orleans
Two weeks after negotiators in Europe reach agreement on a peace treaty to end the War of 1812.