The War of 1812 lasted from 1812 to 1815 between the United States and Great Britain over maritime rights violations. Britain had more troops in Canada, while the U.S. army was small and inexperienced. The war included many battles in Canada and the Great Lakes region, with victories and defeats on both sides. The Treaty of Ghent in 1815 ended the war and restored conquered lands to their original owners without resolving the original trade issues.

2. THE WAR OF 1812 LASTED
FROM JUNE 18TH 1812 TO
FEBRUARY 17TH 1815 AND WAS
DUE TO A CONFLICT BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT
BRITAIN OVER BRITISH
VIOLATIONS OF U.S MARITIME
RIGHTS.

3. BRITAIN WAS STILL INVOLVED IN THE
NAPOLEONIC WARS.
6034 BRITISH TROOPS IN CANADA
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR GEORGE PRE’VOST
WAS URGED TO MAINTAIN A DEFENSIVE
STRATEGY

4. THE U.S. REGULAR ARMY CONSISTED OF 12,000 MEN
CONGRESS AUTHORIZED TO EXPAND TO 35,000 MEN BUT THE SERVICE
WAS VOLUNTARY AND UNPOPULAR
THE WAS OFFERED POOR PAY AND THEY WERE VERY INEXPERIENCED
THERE WERE MANY ANTI-WAR SPEAKERS ESPECIALLY IN NEW ENGLAND
U.S. HAD DIFFICULTY FINANCING THE WAR

5. THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE WAR OF 1812 IS CONSIDERED THE
BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE (INDIANA)
FOUGHT BETWEEN U.S. FORCES LED BY GOVERNOR WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON OF THE INDIANA TERRITORY AND NATIVE
AMERICAN WARRIORS WITH THE SHAWNEE LEADER TECUMSEH

6. AMERICA DECLARES WAR ON GREAT
BRITAIN
JUNE – AUGUST: PROTESTERS IN
BALTIMORE RESULT IN RIOTS
BREAKING OUT

7. GENERAL WILLIAM HULL ENTERS CANADA. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE
FAILED ATTEMPTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO INVADE CANADA
THE BRITISH SUCCEED WITH THE SURRENDER OF FORT MICHILIMACKINAC
(MICHIGAN)

8. IN DETROIT, GENERAL WILLIAM HULL
SURRENDERS TO GENERAL ISAAC BROCK
AT DETROIT ALSO KNOW AS THE SIEGE OF
DETROIT
THIS WAS A SHOCKING LOSS FOR THE
AMERICANS

9. MILITIA FORCES REFUSED TO CROSS THE NIAGARA RIVER
GENERAL ISAAC BROCK IS KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF QUEENSTON HEIGHTS
(CANADA)
CONSIDERED THE FIRST MAJOR LAND BATTLE THAT TOOK PLACE ON
OCTOBER 13TH

10. BRITISH AND INDIAN ALLIES AID
AMERICAN TROOPS AT THE BATTLE OF
FRENCHTOWN (MICHIGAN)
THE AMERICAN SURVIVORS ARE KILLED
THE FOLLOWING DAY IN THE RAISIN
RIVER MASSACRE

11. APRIL 27TH AMERICAN FORCE SUPPORTED BY A NAVAL FLOTILLA LANDED ON
THE LAKE SHORE TO THE WEST AND ENTERED THE TOWN
THE AMERICAN TROOPS CAPTURE AND BURN THE CITY OF YORK (TORONTO)

12. THE SIEGE OF FORT MEIGS (OHIO)
AMERICAN FORCES SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED
THE FORT BUT THE BRITISH DECIDED TO
ABANDON THEIR SIEGE AND MOVE ON

13. NINE VESSELS OF THE U.S. NAVY
CAPTURE SIX VESSELS OF THE BRITISH
ROYAL NAVY
CAPTAIN PERRY DEFEATS THE BRITISH AT
THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE

14. THE WARRIOR TECUMSEH IS KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF THE THAMES
(CANADA)
THIS WAS DECISIVE VICTORY AGAINST BRITAIN AND ITS INDIAN ALIES

15. THE BATTLE OF CRYSLER’S FARM (CANADA)
FOUGHT ON NOVEMBER 11TH AND WON BY THE BRITISH AND CANADIAN
FORCES
THE U.S. WAS GREATLY OUTNUMBERED

16. THE BATTLE OF CHIPPAWA (CANADA)- A VICTORY FOR THE U.S WITH THE
INVASION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRES COLONY OF UPPER CANADA
THE BATTLE OF LUNDY’S LANE (NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA)- ONE
OF THE BLOODIEST BATTLES OF THE WAR AND EVERY FOUGHT BY CANADA

17. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN IN GHENT
AUGUST 24-25 THE BRITISH BURN WASHINGTON, DC IN RETALIATION FOR
THE BURNING OF YORK
PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON FLEES THE CAPITAL

18. THE BATTLE OF PLATTSBURG ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN IS A MAJOR AMERICAN
VICTORY SECURING ITS NORTHERN BORDER
THE BATTLE OF BALTIMORE TAKES PLACE AT FORT MCHENRY, WHERE
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WROTE THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

19. THE TREATY OF GHENT – AMERICANS AND BRITISH DIPLOMATS AGREE TO
THE TERMS OF A TREATY IN GHENT BELGIUM –TERMS STATED ALL
CONQUERED TERRITORY WAS TO BE RETURNED AND PLANNING TO SETTLE
THE BOUNDARIES OF THE U.S. AND CANADA

20. ANDREW JACKSON DEFEATS THE BRITISH AT THE BATTLE OF NEW
ORLEANS

21. THE PEACE TREATY IS RATIFIED AND PRESIDENT MADISON DECLARES WAR
IS OVER

22. “THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS” FOR A HALF DECADE – THERE WAS A
WORLD PEACE FEELING THAT HELPED TO START AN ECONOMIC REVIVAL AND
THE COLLAPSE OF THE FEDERALIST PARTY

23. STAR SPANGLED BANNER: THE EVENTS OF THE WAR HELPED TO INSPIRE
THE NATIONS MOST FAMOUS PATRIOTIC SONGS

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