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Chesapeake-Leopard Encounter
In 1807, off the Virginia Coast, the USS Chesapeake was approached by a British vessel, the HMS Leopard, which asked to board and reclaim four deserters. When the Chesapeake refused, the British vessel opened fire, in violation of international law and outraging the entire United States.
Battle of Tippecanoe
November 7, 1811 victory by General William Henry Harrison, in which he destroyed the headquarters of Tecumseh’s Native American confederation in present day Battleground, Indiana. Although the US forces suffered heavy losses, Harrison was considered a victory hero, and the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!" was used in his succesful 1840 bid for the presidency.
Battle of the Thames
October 5, 1813 battle in which General Harrison won a decisive victory over the combined British and Native American forces in Ontario, Canada. Tecumseh was killed in this battle. This victory helped make Harrison even more popular after The Battle of Tippecanoe.
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Also called the Battle of Tohopeka, it took place on March 27, 1814 near present day Dadeville, Alabama. At the battle, Andrew Jackson crushed the Creek Indian resistance once and for all and became a national military hero.
Battle of Bladensberg
August 24, 1814 battle in which British (under Ross) routed the Americans (under Winder) so quickly that it came to be called the “Bladensburg Races.” This battle occurred at Bladensberg, Maryland, less than 10 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. The British victory opened the way for their march into Washington, which they burned the same night.
Burning of Washington
After the disasterous Battle of Bladensberg (which was dubbed the “Bladensburg Races” because the US forces retreated so quickly) on August 24, 1814 about 10 miles northeast of Washington, D.C., the British forces marched into Washington unopposed and proceeded to set fire to the Executive Mansion and many other government buildings.
Hartford Convention
Meeting in December 1814 of discontented New England Federalists to discuss their grievances with the War of 1812. Some members contemplated secession, but the Hartford Convention was generally more moderate than that. The Hartford Convention suggested to many that the Federalist Party was full of traitors, and the decline of the Federalist Party accelerated as a result.
Treaty of Ghent
Signed on December 24, 1814 in the city of Ghent in present-day Belguim, the Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812, returning the situation between the US and Britain to its status quo ante bellum (the way things were before the war). The treaty was ratified by the United States Senate on February 16,1815 after already having been appproved by the British Parliament.
Battle of New Orleans
Battle fought on January 8, 1815 in which the defending US forces under General Andrew Jackson soundly defeated the attacking British. The combatants were unaware at the time that the Treaty of Ghent had been signed in what is now Belgium about two weeks earlier. The victory gave a huge boost to the pride of the Americans as well as to the reputation of Jackson, who had defeated the Creek People in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in March of 1814 and would go on to be elected president in 1828.
