The War of 1812: Chronology of Major Events
| June 18, 1812 | The United States declared war on Great Britain. |
| October 13, 1812 | British forces won the Battle of Queenston Heights in Canada. |
| January 22, 1813 | An American army advancing toward Detroit was defeated and captured at Frenchtown on the Raisin River. |
| April 27, 1813 | American forcess captured York (now Toronto), the capital of Upper Canada. They later burned some public buildings. |
| September 10, 1813 | American naval forces under Master-Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry won the Battle of Lake Erie. |
| October 5, 1813 | American forces under General William Henry Harrison won the Battle of the Thames River in Moraviantown, an Indian village in Canada. |
| December 1814 | British forces crossed the Niagara River, captured Fort Niagara, and burned Buffalo and neighboring villages. |
| July 25, 1814 | American forces under Major General Jacob Brown and Brigadier General Winfield Scott crossed the Niagara River from Buffalo and defeated the British at the Battle of Chippewa. |
| August 24, 1814 | British troops invaded Washington, D.C., and burned the Capitol and the White House. |
| September 11, 1814 | American naval forces defeated a British fleet in the Battle of Lake Champlain. |
| December 24, 1814 | The Americans and the British signed a peace treaty in Ghent, Belgium. |
| January 8, 1815 | American forces under General Andrew Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans. |
Source: The Robinson Library Website
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