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James Madison is Elected to his first term as President
James Madison won by vast majority against Charles Pickney with 122 to 47 electoral votes. He ran under the Democratic-Republican party, his opponent was a Federalist. Federalists strongly opposed the war with Britain. -
United States Declares War on Great Britain
Congress voted for war, but Federalists were anti-war so Congress was divided. British ships impressed the US and other nations and made them join their military pushing the US to declare war. -
Britain Suspends Order of the Council
On this day the British suspended the Order of the Council lessening their impressment and commercial war fare, but due to lack of Trans-Atlantic communication the US declared war five days later. -
The USS Constitution wins Naval Battle
Won the naval battle against the HMS Guerriere, in the Atlantic Ocean. Important victory for the American moral. -
The USS United States wins Naval Battle
Defeated the HMS Macedonian, in the Atlantic Ocean. Americans captured the ship and brought back to American ports and used as an American vessel. -
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry wins Battle of Lake Erie
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry sent carpenter to build nine vessels out numbering the British ships by three, allowing the Americans to win and weaken the British control over the Great Lakes region. -
General William Henry Harrison wins Battle of Thames
The Battle of Thames, General William A. Protector of Britain was forced to retreat after the Battle of Lake Erie he was pursued by William Henry Harrison and 3,500 American troops who crushed the 600 British regulars and 1000 Indian allies. Tecumseh was killed in this battle and ended the Native American alliance with the British. -
Britain burns Washington D.C.
General William H. Winder was commanding an army twice the size of the British army advancing on D.C, but he retreated without firing a shot leaving D.C defenseless. -
Francis Scott Key Writes "The Star Spangled Banner"
It was written after, Francis Scott Key, witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry and the American flag was still flying. -
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Hartford Convention
It was a meeting of Northern Federalists who disapproved of the war. To protest the war in a campaign to revise the Constitution. The war ended before this. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was signed by American and British representatives in Ghent, Belgium and officially ended the War of 1812. Established that no change in land between the British and American after the war, the land claims stayed the same, so the policy was "status quo ante bellum" meaning nothing had changed. -
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Battle of New Orleans
Trans-Atlantic communication was slow so the American troops commanded by Alexander Hamilton took on the British in New Orleans and this was a severe loss for both sides and was an uanessacry battle.
