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William Eustis resigns as U.S. Secretary of War: 1812 Dec 3 home front James Monroe serves as U.S. Secretary of War 1812 Dec 18 Great Lakes region: Battle of the Mississinewa: Part of a U.S. expedition against Delaware and Miami villages where the Mississinewa River flows into the Wabash River near present-day Marion, Indiana. 1812 Dec 26 ...
Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is a historically important location in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The historic site is south of the Village of Sackets Harbor, bordering Lake Ontario in the Town of Hounsfield. Two battles were fought near this location during the War of 1812. [2]
Monument at the site of the Big Bottom massacre Plan of the Battle of Fort Meigs, 5 May, from Benson J. Lossing's Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812 Battle of Fort Stephenson depicted in 1912 history book Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
The British viewed the War of 1812 as a minor theatre that was overshadowed by key victories at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, leading to the Pax Britannica. In the United States and Upper Canada , nationalistic mythology around the war took hold following its conclusion.
The River Raisin National Battlefield Park preserves the site of the Battle of Frenchtown as the only national battlefield marking a site of the War of 1812.It was established as the 393rd unit of the United States National Park Service under Title VII of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which was signed into law on March 30, 2009.
Fort Meigs has reconstructed blockhouses on their interpretive site to show that soldiers needed shelters that could be used as observation points during the War of 1812. In the blockhouses, there are interpretive exhibits that detail the lives of soldiers during the War of 1812 and the siege that took place at Fort Meigs in 1813.
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the War of 1812 (1812–1815). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Media related to Battles of the War of 1812 at Wikimedia Commons
War of 1812 forts (106 P) L. Landmarks of the War of 1812 (13 P) Pages in category "War of 1812 sites" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.