Officers To Build Ships

  Upper Canada Sundries : C-4543:

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Cross-posted at Detour Through History

Alexander A. Meek To General Gano

Alexander A. Meek To General John S. Gano 

Headquarters Upper Sandusky Jany 18th, 1813.

My worthy old friend

Genl. Harrison ordered us on here from Franklinton some time since of which I advised you. We left there on New Years day... .  Genl. Harrison & his suit left here this morning for Lower Sandusky. We march this day for the rapids of the Maumee ... .

There is now here about 2500 Men which I expect will follow us in a few days. This place & Delaware has been very sickly — three buried here yesterday.

I cannot help expressing my great pleasure at the beauties of this country, the plains of Sandusky are the most beautiful my eyes ever beheld, they are in every respect elegant.

Court Martials In Kingston

Proceedings of a Militia General Court Martial held at Kingston on Dec. 6, 1813, for the trial of Amos McIntyre. Upper Canada Sundries : C-4508, Image 490

Image 514 cost of court martial

Hints To Young Generals By Secretary Armstrong

Hints to young generals. by Secretary John Armstrong, written July 1, 1812:

Modified War of 1812 Timeline

(Modified) Timeline - War of 1812 

Original by Martin Kelly, About.com Guide (no longer online?)

• 1803-1812 - British impress approximately 10,000 Americans forcing them to work on British ships.
• 1806 - The British blockade France; American ships are caught in the middle and the British seize approximately 1000 US ships.
• June 1807 - The American ship Chesapeake is fired on by the British ship Leopard after refusing to be boarded. This creates an international incident.
• 1811 - Battle of Tippecanoe - Tecumseh's brother (the Prophet) leads attack on William Henry Harrison's army of 1000 men.
• June 18, 1812 - America declares war against the British. 
• August 16, 1812 - U.S. loses Ft. Mackinac as the British invade American territory.
• 1812 - Three attempts are made by the U.S. to invade Canada. They all end in failure.
• 1812 - The USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") defeats the HMS Guerriere.
• January 1813 - Battle of Frenchtown. The American survivors are killed in the Raisin River Massacre.
• April 1813 - Battle of York (Toronto). 
• September 1813 - Battle of Lake Erie. 
• October 1813 - Battle of Thames (Ontario, Canada). Tecumseh is killed in a US victory.
• March 27, 1814 - Battle of Horseshoe Bend (Mississippi Territory). 
• 1814 - The British plan a 3-part invasion of US: Chesapeake Bay, Lake Champlain, and the mouth of Mississippi River. The British are eventually turned back at Baltimore harbor. 
• August 24-25, 1814 - The British burn Washington, D.C. and Madison flees the White House.
• September 1814 - Battle of Plattsburgh (Lake Champlain).
• December 24, 1814 - Treaty of Ghent. The British and American diplomats agree to return to the status quo from before the war.
• January 1815 - Battle of New Orleans. Andrew Jackson scores a huge victory and paves the way to the White House.