war of 1812

  • The battle of detroit

    The battle of detroit
    American troops under William Hull demanded the surrender of the British troops.The troops refused to surrender while Hull waited they got a large number of reinforcement and seized some key spots.Eventually the massing of the British troops which included 400 soldiers and 600 first nations proved to much for Hull.So he surrendered his force and fort Detroit without a single shot being fired.
  • The battle of the queenston heights

    The battle of the queenston heights
    There were 1500 soldiers and 250 aboriginal allies.The first nations backed the latter at Queenston heights snipping at the Americans hill top positions so successfully the the invaders couldn't set up defences.So as a result General Van Rensselaer surrendered and 900 American troops were captured
  • The battle of the york

    The battle of the york
    There were 1700 soldiers.The American won the battle because recently before the battle the British fought the battle of guildford court before they fought the Americans so British were low on reinforcement.
  • The battle of the beaver dams

    The battle of the beaver dams
    Laura Secord overheard the american attack 300 Caughnawaga and 100 Mohawk warriors attacked the Americans.After 3 hours of firing the Americans surrendered.
  • The battle of the crysler's fam

    The battle of the crysler's fam
    About 200 Americans attacked the British force held firm,pouring valleys,of fire into the advancing Americans.Finally the Americans retreated across the border.
  • The battle of the lundy's lane

    The battle of the lundy's lane
    The British had 878 casualties,84 killed,the Americans had 853 casualties with 171 killed.The battle started from 6pm and continued for hours.By midnight the American troop were to exhausted to attack.The British troops in turn were to exhausted to attack.Neither sides won a decisive victory,but it was an British victory since less people were killed.