Battle Of Lake Champlain

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Wikipedia explanation of the Battle of Lake Champlain (or Plattsburgh) here.

First Siege Of Fort Madison Begins

5 September 1812  Fort Madison 

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Hawk Feather Gift From Tecumseh Descendant

Letter - Probable Detroit Spoils Of War

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Two Gunboats Lost In The Weeds

Swamp Near New Orleans, Louisiana

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Major Daniel Carmick's memorial at FindAGrave.

McArthur And Cass

On the 14th, Hull ordered McArthur and Cass to march with a considerable force to the River Raisin, by an inland trail running back from the border, by the way which has since been known as the Ypsilanti and Tecumseh trail, striking the Raisin some distance up, at Godfroy's trading post.

1826 Map Of Michigan Territory (LOC)
Ypsilanti at the top middle of map; River Raisin at the lower right of map

This road had been taken by General Wayne when he first came to Detroit. Captain Brush had been directed, on the 14th, to go up and meet them. On the 15th, Brock unmasked his battery, and sent over a demand for a surrender, coupled with the stereotyped threat, that if resisted, he could not control the Indians.  [Source]

The USS Essex Capturing The HMS Alert

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13 August 1812

Details from Wikipedia, including this quote:  With "so trifling a skirmish" Porter later said, Alert became the first American capture of the war.