War of 1812 Timeline

Study the items on the timeline below and then try the game at the bottom of the page

War of 1812 Selected Dates

1812

• June 18 – United States declares war on Great Britain
• July 17 – Fort Mackinac, Michigan Territory, falls to the British
• August 15 – Fort Dearborn (present-day Chicago) captured
• August 16 – Americans surrender Detroit

1813

• Januuary 18-22 – American defeat at the Battle of the River Raisin, Frenchtown, Michigan Territory
• February 2 – Construction of Fort Meigs begins
• April 28 – May 9 – First Siege of Fort Meigs
• July 21-28 – Second Siege of Fort Meigs
• August 1-2 – British repulsed at Fort Stephenson, Lower Sandusky, Ohio
• September 5 – Fort Meigs reduced in size
• September 10 – American victory at the Battle of Lake Erie
• October 5 – Battle of the Thames, Upper Canada (Tecumseh killed)

1814

• August 24 – British capture and burn Washington D.C.
• September 12-13 – British attack Fort McHenry (Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled Banner)
• December 24 – Treaty of Ghent officially ends the War of 1812

1815

• January 8-9 – Battle of New Orleans, Lousinia
• May – Fort Meigs abandoned by the United States Government

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