war of 1812 timeline

  • battle of tippecanoe

    battle of tippecanoe
    The battle of tippecanoe was on Battle Ground, Indiana between American forces led by then Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory
  • U.S. declares war on Great Britain

    U.S. declares war on Great Britain
    President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812
  • Battle of Queenston Heights

    Battle of Queenston Heights
    The Battle of Queenston Heights was the first major battle in the War of 1812. Resulting in a British victory.
  • Battle of River Raisin

    Battle of River Raisin
    The Battle of the River Raisin and the River Raisin Massacre, was a series of conflicts in Michigan Territory.
  • Battle of York

    Battle of York
    The battle of York was fought in York, the capital of the colonial province of Upper Canada, during the War of 1812.
  • Siege of Fort Meigs

    Siege of Fort Meigs
    The Siege of Fort Meigs took place during the War of 1812, in northwestern Ohio. A small British army with support from Indians attempted to capture the recently constructed fort to forestall an American offensive against Detroit, which the British had captured the previous year.
  • Battle at Sackets Harbor

    Battle at Sackets Harbor
    The Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor or simply the Battle of Sacket's Harbor, took place on 29 May 1813, during the War of 1812. A British force was transported across Lake Ontario and attempted to capture the town, which was the principal dockyard and base for the American naval squadron on the lake.
  • Battle of the Thames

    Battle of the Thames
    The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was an American victory in the War of 1812 against Tecumseh's Confederacy and their British allies. It took place on October 5, 1813 in Upper Canada, near Chatham
  • Capture of Fort Niagara

    Capture of Fort Niagara
    The Capture of Fort Niagara took place late in 1813, during the War of 1812 between the United Kingdom and the United States. The American garrison was taken by surprise, and the fort was captured in a night assault by a select force of British regular infantry.
  • Battle of Lundy’s Lane

    Battle of Lundy’s Lane
    The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara Falls, was a battle fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army in present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario.
  • Burning of Washington D.C

    Burning of Washington D.C
    The Burning of Washington was a British invasion of Washington City, the capital of the United States, during the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812. To this date, it remains the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the capital of the United States.
  • Battle of Bladensburg

    Battle of Bladensburg
    The Battle of Bladensburg was a battle of the Chesapeake campaign of the War of 1812, fought on 24 August 1814 at Bladensburg, Maryland, 8.6 miles northeast of Washington, D.C.
  • Bombardment of Fort McHenry,

    Bombardment of Fort McHenry,
    The Battle of Baltimore was a sea/land battle fought between British invaders and American defenders in the War of 1812. American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces
  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent
    The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, United Netherlands.
  • The Battle of New Orleans.

    The Battle of New Orleans.
    The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana. This was the final major battle.
  • Fort Michilimackinac surrenders to the British

    Fort Michilimackinac surrenders to the British
    Only the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, restored peace to Mackinac. American soldiers took possession of Fort Mackinac from the British garrison on July 18, 1815, three years and one day after the post had been captured.