ch 11 section 4. the war of 1812.. battle strategy

CH 11 Section 4.

The War of 1812.

Battle Strategy

Fort DetroitThe British (with Tecumseh’s help) captured

the fort because state militias refused to fight on foreign soil.

Captain Oliver Hazard Perry

• Perry oversaw construction of small fleet to break British control of Lake Erie.

Battle of the ThamesHarrison ordered a cavalry charge through the

British lines, defeating them and their Indian allies.

• This weakened the British/Indian alliance around the Great Lakes.

The Creek War

• Andrew Jackson attacked Indian villages and made Chief Red Eagle surrender at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

• The US gained millions of acres of Creek land.

Mayhem!The British invaded DC and burnt

down the White House.

Dolly Madison saved a portrait of George Washington.

The Battle of New Orleans.

• The British attacked through morning fog.

• Andrew Jackson led troops that slaughtered 2000 British.

(A peace treaty had ended the war two weeks previously.)

The Star-Spangled Banner

• Francis Scott Key wrote this poem while trying to get his friend released from a British war ship in the Chesapeake bay.

The Treaty of Ghentended the War of 1812.

• The US escaped disaster. All territory was returned and all issues left unresolved.