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1814

April 20: H.M.S. "Orpheus" defeats U.S.S. "Frolic"

April 29: U.S.S. "Peacock" captures H.M.S. "Epervier"

June 28: U.S.S. "Wasp" defeats H.M.S. "Reindeer"

Fort Erie at dawn
Source: John Sek

July 3: U.S. Major General Jacob Brown, with Brigadier Generals Winfield Scott and Eleazar Ripley, invades Upper Canada and captures Fort Erie with a force of over 3500 regular troops and 600 Amerindians.

The Niagara Peninsula
Source: Team 22916

July 5: Mistaking the invading American regulars for militia, British Major General Phineas Riall attacks, starting the Battle of Chippawa. The British lose the fight and retreat.

Cavalry in battle
Source: J. T. Keigher

July 25: The American forces pursue the British after the Battle of Chippawa, and meet again at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane. Though losses on both sides are vast, the American army retreats.

August 13: Siege of Fort Erie begins, ending September 21.

Washington and Baltimore - raids
Source: Team 22916

August 19: The British land near Benedict, Maryland.

August 24: The British advance to the American capital and defeat American defenders at the Battle of Washington (Bladensburg).

The Burning of Washington
Source: The War of 1812, by Reginald Horsman

August 24-25: The British burn Washington.

September 1: U.S.S. "Wasp" sinks H.M.S. "Avon"

September 4: Armstrong resigns and James Monroe takes over as U.S. Secretary of War

September 12-14: British attack on Baltimore

September 13-14: Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, bombarded

September 14: British abandon all attempts to take Baltimore

November 22: American General Andrew Jackson leaves for New Orleans, where a British invasion from the sea is impending.

November 26: British fleet sails from Jamaica for New Orleans

December 23: British land their troops below New Orleans

Signing of the Treaty of Ghent
Source: The War of 1812, by Peter I. Bosco

December 24: Meanwhile, in Europe, the Peace Treaty of Ghent is signed by Britain in the United States. The news of peace, however, will not reach North America for some time, due to the slow travel time of ships, resulting in serious consequences.

1815

British troops assemble
Source: J. T. Keigher

January 8: Unaware that peace has recently been declared, the British and American force clash at the Battle of New Orleans

February 17: Ratifications of the Peace Treaty are exchanged and President Madison declares the war at an end. Border disputes and minor disagreements, will linger for years afterwards, but the War of 1812 is concluded, both in fact and in name.