-
US Declares War
The US declares war on Britain. -
Battle of Sackets Harbor I
-
Battle of Queenston Heights
British General Isaac Brock is killed in this Canadian battle. -
Battle of Ogdensburg
-
Battle of York (Toronto)
US troops gain control of the Great Lakes and burn York. -
Battle of Sackets Harbor II
-
Battle of Stoney Creek
-
Battle of Beaver Dams
-
Battle of Lake Erie
US troops led by Captain Perry revert a British naval attack. -
Battle of the Chateaugay
-
Battle of Crysler's Farm
This battle is in Canada. -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson leads a huge victory over British forces on his way to the White House, neither present side in knowledge that the war was already over. -
Battle of Horeshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson, who later becomes the US president, defeats the Creek Indians in the Mississippi Territory. -
Battle of Lundy's Lane
Held in what is now Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada. -
Burning of Washington DC
The British, mainly in desperation, burnt down the US' already-evacuated capitol. -
Battle of Plattsburgh
The US has a victory over British troops at Lake Champlain and secures their northern borders. -
Battle of Fort McHenry (& Star-Spangled Banner)
The British make a desperate attempt to cause American surrender which fails and many American lives are lost for their country. Francis Scott Key writes "Star-Spangled Banner" after this event. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was sigh=nd and, by paperwork, the war was over.