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The War of 1812 (1809-1815)
Timeline
1804: Thomas Jefferson reelected
1806: British Orders in Council
1807: Chesapeake incident
late 1807: Embargo Act passed
March 1, 1809: Repeal of the Embargo Act
March 4, 1809: James Madison becomes President
1809: Non-Intercourse Act
1810: Macon's Bill No. 2 passed
November 1810: Madison announces Napoleon's compliance
with Macon's Bill No. 2
November 7, 1811: Tecumseh's headquarter destroyed at Tippecanoe
June 1812: Orders in Council Suspended
June 1812: War Hawks declare war on Britain
August 20, 1812: USS Constitution defeats the Guerriere
1812: 3-pronged US attack on Canada
September 1812: USS Wasp fights the Frolic
1813: Battle of the Thames, Tecumseh killed
September 9, 1813: Perry forces surrender of British fleet on Lake Erie
September 11, 1814: Thomas Macdonough defeats the British near Plattsburgh
in a naval battle
March 27, 1814: Battle of Horseshoe Bend
August 1814: 4,000 British land near Chesapeake Bay
August 24, 1814: Battle of Bladensburg: General Winder defeated
Dec 15, 1814: Hartford Convention begins
December 24, 1814: Treaty of Ghent officially ends War of 1812
January 5, 1815: Hartford Convention ends
January 8, 1815: Battle of New Orleans (Jackson crushes British)
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