Timeline

1803-1811~ British begin to force American sailors to work on British ships

January 1806 ~ James Madison delivers a report

June 1807 ~ American ship, Chesapeake, is fired at by the British ship, Leonard, causing an international incident

December 1807 ~ Thomas Jefferson imposes a ban on trade on Great Britain but it results in economic disaster for American merchants

March 1809 ~ James Madison is inaugurated president of the U.S

June 1812 ~ America declares war on Great Britain

June-August ~ Riots break out in Baltimore in protest of the war

August 1812 ~ General William Hall surrenders to General Issac Brock at Detroit

January 1813 ~ British and Indian allies repel American troops at the Battle of Frenchtown

January 1813 ~ American survivors are killed in the Raisin River Massacre

April 1813 ~ U.S troops capture and burn the city of York

September 1813 ~ Captain Perry defeats the British at the Battle of Lake Erie

August 1814 ~ Peace negotiations begin in Ghent

August 24-25, 1814 ~ British burn Washington, D.C in retaliation for the burning of York

December 1814 ~ The treaty of Ghent

January 1815 ~ Andrew Jackson defeats the British at the Battle of New Orleans

February 1815 ~ Peace is ratified and President James Madison declares the war over