Margret Ojo

Group 2

The War of 1812: Significant Battles

The Battle of Put-in-bay ensured American control of Lake Erie for the rest of the war. Allowed
the Americans to capture Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames. This battle was led by Oliver
Hazard Perry. September 10, 1813
Battle of the Thames- American forces cross into Canada through Lake Erie after the American
victory on the lake. British forces, under General Proctor, are forced to withdraw, with American
forces following closely. The American forces catch up with the British and Indians, and
decisively defeat them. Tecumseh, the Indian chief, is killed in the battle and led to the American
re- control of the North West Frontier. Oct 5, 1813
Battle of Horseshoe Bend- was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. On March 27,
1814, United States forces and Indian allies under General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red
Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe inspired by the Shawnee leader Tecumseh, effectively
ending the Creek War and opened up the possibility of settlement in the southwest. (American
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Battle of York (Toronto) - Word arrived in April 1813 that U.S. troops had seized the Canadian
city of York, which was the capital of Upper Canada (and is today known as Toronto). Defying
orders, U.S. troops looted private homes and other establishments. They even burned down
York's two parliamentary buildings, irritating Madison's new secretary of war, John Armstrong.
Nevertheless, the U.S. as a whole celebrated its troops' first major land victory of the War of
1812.
Battle of Plattsburgh- September 11, 1814, it became the most decisive engagement of the War of
1812, and it ended the final invasion of the northern states by the British during the War of 1812.
Battle of Fort McHenry- In the summer of 1814, two years into the War of 1812, the British went
on the offensive, advancing on the nation's capital in Washington, D.C. British troops burned the
Capitol Building and the White House, and then headed north to Baltimore, Maryland, where
they attempted to take Fort McHenry. The British bombarded the fort throughout the day and
night of September 13, but retreated the following day when the fort did not fall. After
witnessing this, Francis Key wrote the National Anthem of the U.S.
The Battle of New Orleans, fought in January 1815, became the war's most famous battle, mostly
for the extent to which the U.S. dominated. Final major battle of the War of 1812; Major General
Andrew Jackson and his American Forces defeated an invading British Army intent on seizing
New Orleans and the vast territory America had acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.