Timeline and Key Events

Battle of Tippecanoe

December 22, 1807 - Embargo Act passed by congress halting trade with foreign nations

November 7, 1811 - Indiana's territorial governor William Henry Harrison led U.S. troops to victory in the Battle of Tippecanoe

June 18, 1812 - the president signed a declaration of war against Britain

April 27, 1813 - American soldiers burn Toronto, Canada

September 10, 1813 - Battle of Lake Erie

August 24, 1814 - British forces raided Washington, D.C. and burned government buildings including the Capitol building and the White House

February 17, 1815 - The ratification of the Treaty of Ghent

January 8, 1815 - Battle of New Orleans final major battle that happen even after the treaty was signed

Battle of Lake Erie

Battle of New Orleans