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.