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Events from the year 1814 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government ... December 19 – Edwin Stanton, 27th United States Secretary of War (died 1869)
An 1814 watercolor and ink depiction of the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. Painting by George Munger. The United States Capitol was, according to some contemporary travelers, the only building in Washington "worthy to be noticed". [26]
1814 Creek War United States. Lower Creeks Cherokees Choctaws "Red Sticks" (Creek Indians) 1813 1813 Peoria War United States: Kickapoo Nation Potawatomi Nation: 1814 1814 Brazilian slave revolt of 1814: Colonial Brazil: Rebels 1814 1814 Swedish–Norwegian War Part of the Napoleonic Wars Sweden Norway: 1814 1816 Anglo-Nepalese War: British ...
This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) – The Convention of Moss is signed, ending the Swedish–Norwegian War. August 24 – War of 1812 – Burning of Washington : British troops, after defeating American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg , occupy Washington, D.C., setting numerous buildings on fire, including the Capitol and Presidential Mansion .
On 1 July 1814, Madison summoned his cabinet to discuss the increased threat to the United States' Atlantic coast, including Washington, although the Secretary of War, John Armstrong, insisted that the British would not attack Washington, since it was strategically unimportant.
In August 1814, Britain and the United States began negotiations to end the War of 1812. [10] The British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Henry Bathurst issued Pakenham's secret orders on October 24, 1814, commanding him to continue the war even if he heard rumors of peace.
The Secret Journal of the Hartford Convention, published 1823. The Hartford Convention was a series of meetings from December 15, 1814, to January 5, 1815, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, in which New England leaders of the Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power.