1. Battles of the War of 1812

2. Fort Mackinac July 17, 1812 Location: Mackinac Island, Michigan
First battle of the war
British pointed their cannons at the fort and demanded their surrender
The Americans, unaware that they were at war, surrendered without a shot being fired

4. Fort Detroit August 15 – 16, 1812 Led by Isaac Brock
Brock gets top secret information from letters Hull (Commander of Detroit) had placed on a lightly armed boat in the middle of a lake he did not control
Cannons fired on the fort from across the river

5. Fort Detroit Brock leads a column around from the south
Convinces Hull that he has more men than he really does
Brock demands Hull’s surrender
Hull, over the objections of his officers, surrenders without firing a shot in return

7. Queenston Heights October 13, 1812
Americans attack the high ground at Queenston and take the guns
Brock hears the noise and charges to the battle, leaving orders for the rest of the army to follow at all haste
British are in retreat, Brock rallies them and charges the heights

8. Queenston Heights Brock is shot by an American sniper
Mohawk, who had been hiding in the woods, become enraged and charge
Across the river, the second wave of Americans hears the war cries of the Mohawk and decide that they cannot, constitutionally, be marched into a foreign country

9. Queenston Heights
Americans on the heights retreat to the river – no boats
Americans are forced to surrender

11. Battle of Chateauguay October 26, 1813
Canadian leader – Charles de Salaberry
Only battle in the entire war that did not include British soldiers
French-speaking Canadians
English-speaking Canadians
Mohawk warriors

12. Battle of Chateauguay
Canadian troops encountered American troops near Chrysler’s Farm near Montreal
American commander asked de Salaberry if he would like to surrender
De Salaberry is reported to have jumped onto a tree stump and shot the messenger dead
After fierce fighting the Americans were forced to surrender to the Canadians

14. Lundy’s Lane July 25, 1814 Niagara Falls Bloodiest battle of the war
Battle was so fierce, soldiers were confused and fired on their own men
Last invasionary battle to be fought on Canadian soil
Turning point in the war – now peace talks were taken seriously

16. Baltimore and Fort McHenry
September 12 – 15, 1814
British invade Washington D.C. and burn all but three federal buildings, including the White House
Revenge for the attack and burning of York
British then turn to Fort McHenry

17. Baltimore and Fort McHenry
Sail into the harbour, begin shelling the fort
Americans return fire, shelling continues all night
Francis Scott Key, a prisoner in the hold on a British ship watches the progress of the battle and writes a poem – The Star Spangled Banner
British retreat in the morning

19. New Orleans Jan 8, 1815 Chalmette, Louisiana
British attack in heavy fog, but the fog lifts just as they are crossing “no-man’s land”
Americans open fire
About 1500 British casualties to the American’s 60 casualties

20. New Orleans Emergence of Andrew Jackson as an American hero
Decisive American victory, and the basis for their claim to victory
Battle occurred after the Treaty of Ghent had been signed