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War of 1812 Timeline 1811 November 7,1811 1812 June 18, 1812 June 23, 1812 June 23, 1812 July 2, 1812 July 4/5 1812 July 12, 1812 July 16, 1812 July 17, 1812: July 5, 1812 July 17, 1812 August 5, 1812 August 15, 1812 August 16, 1812 August 9, 1812 August 19, 1812 September 3, 1812 September 4, 1812 September 4-5, 1812 September 5-8, 1812 Sept. 1812 October 10, 1812 October 13, 1812 October 13 1812 December 17-18, 1812 1813 Jan. 18 & 22/23, 1813 March 10, 1813 April 27, 1813 April/May 9, 1813 May 25 - 27, 1813 May 29, 1813 June 6, 1813 July 1813 August 2, 1813 September 10, 1813 Battle of Tippecanoe (Prophetstown) President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Britain. USS President & USS Congress vs. HMS Belvidera (North Atlantic) Great Britain repeals Orders-in-Council British Capture of the Cuyahoga Packet on the Detroit River Fort Detroit cannons began shelling Sandwich (Windsor, Ontario) U.S. General William Hull invades Upper Canada Skirmish at Canard River, Upper Canada Two British soldiers are killed - the first casualties of the War of 1812. British & Native American forces capture Fort Mackinac in first battle on U.S. soil Bombardment of Sandwich British Capture Fort Mackinac Battle of Brownstown Fort Dearborn Massacre Detroit surrendered by William Hull to the British under Isaac Brock Battle of Maguaga (Michigan) USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere (North Atlantic) Pigeon Roost (Indiana,) Siege of Fort Wayne (Indiana) Siege of Fort Harrison (Indiana) Siege of Fort Madison (Iowa) Captain Zachary Taylor defends Fort Harrison, Indiana Territory Capture of PM Frig Detroit and PM Frig Caledonia (Niagara River, Ft. Erie) Battle of Queenston Heights, Upper Canada (Ontario) Artillery Duel, Fort Niagara vs. Fort George (Niagara River) Battle of the Mississinewa River, (Indiana) Battle of Frenchtown: & River Raisin Massacre First runaway slaves make it to Royal Navy, Chesapeake Bay Battle of York Siege of Fort Meigs by Henry Proctor & Tecumseh Capture of Fort George Battle of Sackets Harbor Battle of Stoney Creek, Second unsuccessful British siege of Fort Meigs Unsuccessful British attack on Fort Stephenson (Fremont, Ohio)) Battle of Lake Erie Perry wrote to General William Henry Harrison, Dear General: We have met the enemy and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop. Yours with great respect and esteem, O.H. Perry