War Of 1812 timeline
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Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana... Read more
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War of 1812
The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire (particularly Great Britain and British North America), was fought... Read more
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Siege of Fort Meigs
On May 9, 1813, General William Henry Harrison turned back a siege of Fort Meigs by Shawnee military leader Tecumseh and British general Henry A.... Read more
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Old Fort Niagara Is Captured
In the final hours of December 18, 1813, approximately midway through the War of 1812, some 500 British soldiers (regulars) as well as some 500... Read more
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Major General Robert Ross And Rear Admiral George Cockburn Land At Benedict, Maryland
On August 19, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops under the command of Major General Robert Ross and Rear Admiral George Cockburn landed... Read more
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The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, in Ghent, currently in Belgium, was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the... Read more
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Battle of New Orleans
On January 8, 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly-equipped army to victory against eight thousand British troops at the Battle... Read more
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Missouri is the 24th State Admitted to the Union
On August 10, 1821, Missouri entered the Union as the twenty-fourth state. Named after the Native American people who originally inhabited the... Read more