war of 1812

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe
    victory for the U.S. under William henry harrison over the Shawnee indians for there land. The indians were defeated under their leader Laulewasikau.
  • U.S. Declares War on Great Britain

    U.S. Declares War on Great Britain
    A declaration of war signed by James Madison towards Great Britain,starting the War of 1812. By december the war was declared over.
  • Battle of Queenston Heights

    Battle of Queenston Heights
    The Battle of Queenston Heights was a war were 1,000 americans were sent up into canada to fight the Battle of Queenston heights were they prevailed in war.
  • Battle of River Raisin

    Battle of River Raisin
    American forces faced british invaders and they ultimately surrender. After battle the native allies of the british massacred the wounded American soldiers under their care.
  • Siege of Fort Meigs

    Siege of Fort Meigs
    In northwestern Ohio a small british army with the help of natives tried to capture the newly built Fort Meigs. After the battle the british prevail over the americans and seize the fort.
  • Battle at sackets harbor

    Battle at sackets harbor
    it was a two part war. When the war started both the americans and british started building naval forces in the great lakes for sea combat over sackets harbor. After the war was finished the british retreated giving the americans the win.
  • Battle of the Thames

    Battle of the Thames
    in the War of 1812, U.S. victory over British and Indian forces in Ontario Canada allowed the United States to keep its control over the Northwest. It was an American victory in the War of 1812.
  • Capture of Fort Niagara

    Capture of Fort Niagara
    The British siege of Fort Niagara in July 1759 was part of a campaign to remove French control of the Great Lakes. The british had the big advantage here and after a while they prevaled capturing Fort Niagara.
  • Battle of Lundy’s Lane

    Battle of Lundy’s Lane
    At the Battle of Lundy's Lane the Americans and british fought a mile west of Niagara Falls, ending a U.S. invasion of Canada during the War of 1812.
  • Burning of Washington D.C.

    Burning of Washington D.C.
    After the british won the previous war they chose to burn the capitol building down. In doing this they destroyed the moral of the american people but not there pride. Many wars was yet to come.
  • Battle of Bladensburg

    Battle of Bladensburg
    At The Battle of Bladensburg was fought in Maryland and this British victory left Washington D.C. perilously open to British invasion. In this war the british clearly won leaving the state of washington open for them.
  • Bombardment of Fort McHenry

    Bombardment of Fort McHenry
    British warships under the command of Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane continuously bombarded Fort McHenry After a while A british ship received a direct hit from Fort henry leaving the british in a bit of a pickle.
  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent
    This treaty ended the war of 1812 between the americans and great britain.
  • The Battle of New Orleans

    The Battle of New Orleans
    The Battle of New Orleans was fought between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General over the land of New Orleans.
  • Fort Michilimackinac surrenders to the British

    Fort Michilimackinac surrenders to the British
    after the war of 1812 the peace was restored to Mackinac. American soldiers took possession of Fort Mackinac from the British but in a while forfeits the land due to the treaty of ghent and the war declared over.