War of 1812
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- Multiple Miscalculations, July of 1812
- Battle of Lake Erie, September of 1813
- Battle of Horseshoe Bend, March of 1814
- War Hawks, a group of young Republican congressmen who supported increases in military spending, urged American denizens to enter a war with Britain, who at the time was abusing American trade. When the battle the War Hawks had been waiting for finally arrived, these men abandoned their hubris and realized they were vastly unprepared. America's army consisted of less than 12,000 poorly trained soldiers, 5,000 of which were new recruits.
- White House Scorched, August of 1814
- Oliver Hazard Perry, the American commander of the Lake Erie naval force, was instructed to seize the lake from Britain control. Perry´s venture resulted in success and the Americans eviscerated Britain's naval force as well as gained dominion over Lake Erie. Tecumseh, a significant Native American leader allied with Britain was killed in a later battle.
- Treaty of Ghent, December of 1814
- Andrew Jackson, a member of the U. S. militia, led America’s forces in an assault against the Creeks, a Native American tribe. Over 500 Creeks died in this battle, thus resulting in the Creek people involuntarily surrendering their land to the United States.
- Battle of New Orleans, January 8 of 1815
- The British sailed into Chesapeake Bay, easily overpowered American troops, and laid siege to Washington, D.C. As the British marched into the capital, they instantaneously began to ignite and eviscerate buildings, including that of the Capitol and the White House.
- American and British proxies finally met in Ghent, Belgium to sign a treaty. This agreement did not discuss the impressment of sailors, neutral rights, and the changing of existing borders.
- Before news of the treaty reached America, Britain and the U.S. engaged in a final battle. Andrew Jackson and his troops met the British in New Orleans. The Americans stood behind thick cotton bales and soon bested the British, who had lost hundreds of soldiers in this gruesome battle.
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