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First Invasion: The War of 1812 is a documentary produced by the History Channel which aired on September 11, 2004. The film was about the American War of 1812, when the Americans fought the British for the first time since the American Revolutionary War.
The War of 1812 marked a turning point in the history of the Old Northwest because it established United States authority over the British and Indians of that border region. [289] After the decisive defeat of the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, some Creek warriors escaped to join the Seminole in Florida.
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The attack left Chauncey with control of Lake Ontario and gave the United States its only important success since the war began, but this success was not followed up, and the defence of Kingston and the Royal George resulted in a strategic victory for the British that would be exploited with further victories in 1813.
With the outbreak of the War of 1812, commerce between New York and Upper Canada along the St. Lawrence River continued regularly, and besides the Battle of Matilda, there had been little military action. On September 21, 1812, American riflemen conducted the Raid on Gananoque, plundering the town before returning to New York. This raid enraged ...
The Battle of Lake Borgne was a coastal engagement between the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy in the American South theatre of the War of 1812. It occurred on December 14, 1814 on Lake Borgne . The British victory allowed them to disembark their troops unhindered nine days later [ 4 ] and to launch an offensive upon New Orleans on land.
The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final British invasion of the northern states of the United States during the War of 1812. Two British forces, an army under Lieutenant General Sir George Prévost and a naval squadron under Captain George Downie converged on the lakeside town of Plattsburgh, New ...
Don't Give Up the Ship! Myths of the War of 1812. Montreal: Robin Brass Studio Inc. ISBN 978 0 252 03179 3. James, William, and Chamier, Frederick (1837) The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV, Vol VI. Richard Bentley, London.