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EMBARGO FOR 90 DAYS - was laid on all British shipping in the United States from April 4, 1812. |
MACKINAW SURRENDERED TO THE - British July 17, 1812. The garrison being small and ignorant of the war, was surprised. |
MAJOR VAN HORN - having been sent from Detroit by Hull to meet a supply party, was ambushed August 5, 1812, by a British and Indian force. Col. Miller, also sent out August 8, 1812, to relieve the supply party, met and defeated the British and Indians, and was recalled by Hull. |
FORT DEARBORN - situated on the present site of Chicago, was evacuated August 16, 1812, and the garrison massacred by a body of treacherous indians. |
GEN. WM. HENRY HARRISON - was appointed to command the Northwestern army, September 24, 1812. |
THE AMERICANS - captured a British force at St Regis, Oct. 22, 1812. |
DETROIT SURRENDERED - August 16, 1812, by General Hull to the British by General Hull, to the British under Brock, without a contest to the amazement of both friend and foe. The whole country was humiliated at this cowardly surrender. The United States government exchanged 30 prisoners for Hull and then court-martialed him on charges of treason and cowardice. He was convicted of the last and sentenced to be shot, but was saved by the clemency of President Madison. |
RUSSIA - offered to act as mediator between the United States and Great Britain in 1813. The former accepted, but the latter refused the offer. |
YORK - now Toronto, Canada, was captured by the Americans under Gen'l Zebulon M. Pike, April 17 1813. The British were driven out of their fort, but exploded the magazine with a slow match, just as the Americans entered, causing great loss among them. Gen. Pike was mortally wounded, but lived long enough to request that he might die with the captured flag under his head. |
FORT MEIGS BESEIGED - May 1, 1813, by British and Indians under Proctor and Tecumseh. Gen'l harrison, commanding, withstood the siege successfully. He was reinforced by 1,200 Kentuckians under Gen. Clay, who attacked the enemy, but lost a detachment by imprudent pursuit. The siege was renewed, but the desertion of his Indian allies compelled Proctor to withdraw to Malden. |
INVASION OF NORFOLK, VA - was attempted by the British, June 22, 1813. They were successfully repulsed. |
BEAVER DAM - was surrendered by the Americans June 24, 1813. A woman walked 19 miles and informed the British commander of the intended capture of this post by 600 Americans. Securing the aid of the Indians he turned the tables against the Americans and compelled them to surrender the post. |
NEWARK, CANADA - burned Dec. 10, 1813, by Americans. This cost Northern New York dearly. The British captured Fort Niagara, and burned Youngstown, Lewistown, Manchester, Black Rock and Buffalo. |
FORT ERIE, CANADA - surrendered to Generals Scott and Ripley, who crossed the Niagara river at night, July 3, 1814. |
FORT ERIE WAS BESIEGED - by the British August 4, 1814. On the 15th the British attempted to carry the works by assault, but failed, losing 962 men. The British again besieged the fort on September 17, 1814, but they were defeated and retired to Fort George. On November of the same year the Americans destroyed and abandoned the fort. |
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS - began August 1814, but were fruitless. |