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British attack the chesapeake
With the defeat of Napoleon British launched a successful attack on Chesapeake bay -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Pitted the U.S. against assembled native warriors -
Jefferson passes the Embargo act
The Embargo act was passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by president Thomas Jefferson -
Battle of Lake Erie
Forced Britain to abandon Detroit ensuring U.S. control over Lake Erie -
America declares war on Britain
American troops were able to repulse British Invasions in New York on June 18, 1812 -
James Madison inaugurated president
James Madison arrived with an escort of Calvary and took the oath of office -
British burn Washington DC
British troops entered Washington, D.C. And burned the white house -
Battle of Baltimore
A sea/land battle fought by British and Americans forces in the war of 1812 -
Treaty of Ghent
An agreement ending the war of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain -
Battle of New Orleans
Last armed engagement between the U.S. and Britain