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June 18, United States Declares War
on Great Britain.
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July 12, General Hull invades Upper
Canada at Sandwich (Detroit River)
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July 17, Captain Charles Roberts
captures Fort Michilimackinac from the United States
(Lake Huron)
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August 15, Americans evacuate Fort
Dearborn (Chicago), post destroyed by First Nations
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August 16, General Brock and Tecumseh
capture Detroit with combination of militia, First Nations
and British regulars
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September 21, Americans raid Gananoque
destroy military depot
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October 13, Americans defeated at
Queenston Heights (Niagara), Brock killed
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November, an American army approaches
Lower Canada from the south but withdraws without attempting
to capture the city or engage British troops.
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November 29, Americans cross Niagara
River at Frenchman's Creek, withdraw after counter attack
by British and militia.
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January 19, Battle of Frenchtown
- Colonel Proctor with mixed force of regulars, militia
and First Nations defeats U.S. General Winchester and
compels surrender
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February 22, Lieutenant-Colonel George
Macdonnel
raids Ogdensburg, New York
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April 27, Dearborn's forces raid
York (Toronto), British forces retreat on Kingston
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April 28-May 10, Siege of Fort Meigs
on the Maumee (Ohio) fails to capture the American post
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May 25-27, Dearborn captures Fort
George (Niagara), British forces under General Vincent
retreat to Burlington
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May 29, British raid on Sackets Harbor (Lake Ontario); fail to destroy American naval
base
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June 6, Battle of Stoney Creek, American
forces withdraw to Fort George
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June 24, Battle of Beaver Dams, American
detachment, surrounded by First Nation warriors, forced
to surrender to Colonel Fitzgibbon following warnings
by Laura Secord
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August 2, Attack on Fort Stephenson
on the Sandusky River (Ohio) repulsed with heavy losses,
Proctor retreats to Detroit
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September 10, Battle of Lake Erie,
British squadron captured. Proctor decides to evacuate
Detroit and eventually withdraws completely from the
area due to failing supplies
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October 5, Battle of the Thames,
British defeated, Tecumseh killed, General Proctor retreats
on Burlington
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October 26, Battle of Châteauguay
in Lower Canada, American army under Wade Hampton retreats
back over the border.
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November 11, Battle of Chrysler's
Farm, U.S. forces repulsed, American army retreats after
word of the defeat at Châteauguay in Lower Canada
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December 10, General McClure burns
Niagara and retreats to American side of the Niagara
River
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December 19, British Capture Fort
Niagara, destroy American settlements along the Niagara
in retaliation for Niagara
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March 4, Battle of Long Woods or
Battle Hill near Thamesville - American raiders from
Detroit repulse attack by British regulars and Upper
Canadian militia.
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Spring and Summer, Royal Navy raids
communities and shipping along Virginia and North Carolina
coastline. Economic blockade of the United States tightened.
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May 6, British capture Oswego, New
York, destroy depot
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May 23-June 21, Treason Trials at
Ancaster Upper Canada (Hamilton)
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July 3, General Jacob Brown captures
Fort Erie
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July 5, Battle of Chippewa, British
defeated under General Rial, retreat on Queenston
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July 25, Battle of Lundy's Lane,
British under General Drummond, Americans withdraw to
Fort Erie next day
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August 4-5, Successful British defence
of Michilimackinac
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August 12, British naval and army
personnel capture two American war vessels off Fort
Erie, the Ohio and the Sommers.
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August 14, British supply ship Nancy
destroyed in engagement in Nottawasaga Bay.
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August 15, British attack Fort Erie,
repulsed with heavy loss.
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August 24, Battle of Bladensburg,
British defeat U.S. forces and destroy part of Washington
in retaliation for York.
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August 31, Castine and other coastal
towns in Maine captured in joint action by British army
and Royal Navy.
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September 3, American war vessel
Tigress captured off Mackinaw Island by British gunboats
(renamed the Surprise)
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September 5, American war vessel
Scorpion captured by Tigress (renamed the Confiance)
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September 11, Battle of Lake Champlain,
British squadron defeated, General Prevost retreats
without attacking American garrison at Plattsburg
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September 17, Americans attack British
siege positions, destroy Battery
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October 19, Battle of Cooks Mills,
last fight in Upper Canada
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November 5, American forces evacuate
Niagara Peninsula
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December 25, Treaty of Ghent
signed ending the War of 1812
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January 8, Battle of New Orleans,
British defeated, two weeks after the preliminary terms
of the peace treaty were signed
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