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Before
the war: Nov. 7, 1811 Apr. 28, 1812 |
Battle of Tippecanoe (Shawnee defeated) Letter from Askin to Charles Askin |
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June 18 |
U.S. declares war on Great Britain |
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July 12 |
Hull's army invades Upper Canada at Sandwich Letter from Askin to McGill Map of campaign ![]() |
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July 16 | Skirmishes at River Canard | |
July 17 | Capture of Fort Mackinac (by British) | |
August 5 | Skirmish at Brownstown | |
Aug. 7 - 13 |
Charles Askin's diary - traveling with Brock to Amherstburg See map of Brock's trip ![]() |
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August 14 | Brock and Tecumseh meet | |
Aug. 15 & 16 |
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August 16 |
Brock crosses over to Detroit; Surrender of
Detroit Map of campaign ![]() |
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Sept. 6 | Fort Wayne attacked by Tecumseh | |
October 13 |
Battle of Queenston Heights (Brock killed)
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Jan. 22, 1813 | Battle of the River Raisin (Frenchtown) - Procter wins; natives massacre Americans | |
April 27 | Americans capture York | |
May 1 - 9 |
First siege of Fort Meigs by Procter (unsuccessful) |
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May 27 |
Americans capture Fort George British abandon Fort Erie |
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June 6 | Battle of Stoney Creek | |
June 9 | Americans abandon Fort Erie | |
June 22 | Laura Secord walks to Beaver Dams | |
June 24 | Battle of Beaver Dams | |
July 26 - 28 | Second siege of Fort Meigs | |
July 31 | Second occupation of York | |
Sept. 10 |
Battle of Lake Erie Map of battle ![]() |
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Sept. 27 |
Procter begins retreat from Fort Malden Map of retreat ![]() |
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Oct. 5 |
Battle of the Thames (Moraviantown)(Tecumseh
killed) Map of the Battle of the Thames ![]() |
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Oct. 25 | Battle of Chateauguay | |
Nov. 11 | Battle of Crysler's Farm | |
Nov. 12 | Conditions of the civilians after American victory: Letter from Askin to his children | |
Dec. 6 | Skirmish at the McCrae house | |
Dec. 10 | Burning of Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) | |
Dec. 19 |
Fort Niagara captured by British
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March 4 |
Battle of the Longwoods (Battle Hill) See a video of the re-enactment of the battle ![]() |
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March 27 | Battle of Horseshoe Bend | |
May 6 | British raid on Oswego, New York | |
July 5 | Battle of Chippawa | |
July 25 | Battle of Lundy's Lane | |
August 3 | Siege of Fort Erie begins | |
August 15 | Drummond fails in night assault on Fort Erie | |
Aug. 24 | Battle of Bladensburg/ entry into Washington (burn public buildings) | |
Sept. 11 | Battle of Plattsburg | |
Sept. 12 - 15 | British attack on Baltimore | |
Sept. 13 | Attack on Fort McHenry | |
Oct. 19 | Battle of Cook's Mills | |
Oct. 26 – Nov. 17 | McArthur's raid through the Thames valley | |
Nov. 5 | Americans destroy Fort Erie and retreat across river | |
Dec. 24 |
Treaty of Ghent signed (official end of the war)
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Jan. 8 |
Battle of New Orleans |