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Battles of the War of 1812

This is a list of battles of the War of 1812 (between the Great Britain and the USA), organized in chronological order within each state or region. The original list was generated by the National Park Service, with the following information:

This list includes battles, occupations, withdrawals, evacuations, and other military actions of British and American forces and their allies during the War of 1812... This list is not comprehensive.
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Alabama

  • Spanish Fort, Mobile, AL 4/15/1813
  • Fort Mims, AL 8/30/1813
  • Burnt Cory Creek, AL N/D
  • Calebea Creek, AL N/D
  • Tallasehatchee, AL 11/3/1813
  • Talladega, AL 11/9/1813
  • Hillabeetowns, AL 11/18/1813
  • Antosse, AL 11/29/1813
  • Econochaca (Eccanachaca, Holy Ground), AL 12/23/1813
  • Enolachopea Creek, AL 1/24/1814
  • Camp Defiance, AL 1/27/1814
  • Horseshoe Bend (Sehopiska), AL 3/27/1814
  • Fort Bowyer, Mobile Bay, AL 9/15/1814
  • Fort Bowyer [Surrender of], AL 2/11/1815
  • Fort Mitchell, Russell County, AL ?

Canada

  • Gananoque, Upper Canada, 9/21/1812
  • Fort Erie (Capture of Redoubt and Caedonea), Canada, 10/9/1812
  • Queenston Heights, Canada, 10/13/1812
  • Elizabethtown, Upper Canada, 2/7/1813
  • York, Upper Canada, 4/27/1813
  • Fort George, Upper Canada, 5/27/1813
  • Stoney Creek, Upper Canada, 6/6/1813
  • Beaver Dams, Upper Canada, 6/24/1813
  • Fort George, Upper Canada, 7/8/1813
  • Fort George, Upper Canada, 8/24/1813
  • Chateaugay, Lower Canada, 10/1/1813
  • Chatham, Upper Canada, 10/4 or 14?/1813
  • Aux Camards River, Upper Canada, N/D
  • Thames River, Upper Canada, 10/5/1813
  • Massequoi Village, Lower Canada, 10/12/1813
  • Chateaugay, Lower Canada, 10/26/1813
  • Chrysler's Fields, Williamsburg, Upper Canada, 11/11/1813
  • La Cole Mill, Lower Canada, 3/30/1814
  • Odelltown, Lower Canada, 6/28/1814
  • Fort Erie (Surprise and capture of), Upper Canada, 7/3/1814
  • Chippawa, Upper Canada, 7/5/1814
  • Sturgeon's Creek (Point au Playe), Upper Canada, 7/16/1814
  • Lundy's Lane and Bridgewater, Upper Canada, 7/25/1814
  • Fort Erie (Seige of), Upper Canada, 7/27/1814-9/21/1814
  • Fort Erie (Assault on), Upper Canada, 8/15/1814
  • Fort Erie (Sortie from), Upper Canada, 9/17/1814
  • Chippawa, Upper Canada, 10/15/1814
  • Cook's Mill (Lyon's Creek), Upper Canada, 10/19/1814
  • Malcolm's Mills, Upper Canada, 11/6/1814
  • Fort Erie (Evacuation of), Upper Canada, 11/5/1814
  • Longwood, Upper Canada, 3/4/1814
  • Lyon's Creek, Lower Canada, 10/20/1814

Connecticut

  • Stonington, CT 8/9-11/1814

District of Columbia

Florida

  • Fernandina [Florida "Patriots" capture Spanish town], FL 3/17/1812
  • St. Augustine [American's besiege], FL 3/26 - 8/9/1812
  • Fort Mose (Old Fort Mose) [Spanish gunboat fires upon, then withdraws], FL 4/12/1812
  • American gunboat v. Fernando, FL 5/15/1812
  • Fort Mose (Old Fort Mose), FL 5/16/1812
  • Fort Stallings, FL 8/15/1812
  • Picolatti, FL 9/9/1812
  • Twelve Mile Swamp, FL 9/12/1812
  • Ft. Newnan, FL 9/27 - 10/4 or 5/1812
  • Paynes Town (Paine's Town) [American Encampment], FL 2/5-10/1813
  • Paynes Town (Paine's Town) [American's burn], FL 2/~15/1813
  • Bolegg's Town (Bowleg's Old Plantation, Bowlegs), FL 2/10/1813
  • Camp New Hope, FL ~9/30/1812 - 4/29/1813
  • Lodwick Ashley Plantation on the St. Mary's River, FL 8/8/1813
  • Pensacola, FL 11/7/1814
  • St. Mary's River, FL 2/24/1815
  • U.S. Gunboat 168 v. British Erebus [Naval], near Georgia/Florida border 3/16/1815

Georgia

  • Skin Cypress Pond, GA ?
  • Point Petre, GA 1/13/1815
  • Cumberland Island, GA ?/1815

Illinois

  • Fort Dearborn, Chicago, IL 8/15/1812
  • Fort Madison, Bellevue, IL 9/5-8/1812
  • Pimartam's Town [at head of Lake Peoria], IL 10/1-31/1812
  • Rapids of the Mississippi [near mouth of Rock River], IL 7/19/1814
  • Rock River, IL 9/5/1814

Indiana

Louisiana

  • Villere's Plantation [7 miles below New Orleans], LA 12/23/1814
  • Rodriquez Canal [5 miles below New Orleans], LA 1/1/1815
  • Chalmette (New Orleans), LA 1/8/1815
  • Fort St. Philip, LA 1/9-18/1815

Maine

  • Fort Sullivan [Surrender of], Eastport, ME 7/18/1814
  • Castine, ME 8/31/1814

Maryland

  • Frenchtown (Elkton?) [Skirmish], MD 4/29/1813
  • Havre de Grace [Skirmish and burning of], Harford County, MD 5/3/1813
  • Frederickstown (Georgetown? or Sassafras River) [Skirmish], MD 5/5/1813
  • Queenstown [Skirmish], MD 5/13/1813
  • Maddox Creek [Skirmish], MD 7/?/1813
  • St. Michael's [Naval skirmish], MD 8/10/1813
  • Blakeford [Skirmish], MD 8/13/1813
  • Centreville [Skirmish], MD 8/1813
  • Dares Beach [Skirmish], MD n/d/1814
  • Tracy's Landing [Skirmish], MD n/d/1814
  • Cedar Point (Chesapeake Bay) [Skirmish], MD 6/1/1814
  • St. Leonard's Creek (St. Leonard Creek)[naval], MD 6/8-10/1814
  • Hall's Creek [Skirmish], MD 6/16/1814
  • Benedict [Skirmish], MD 6/20/1814
  • St. Leonard's Creek (2nd St. Leonard's Creek, 2nd St. Leonard Creek), MD 6/26/1814
  • Queenstown [Skirmish], MD 8/7/1814
  • St. Michaels, Talbot County, MD 8/10/1814
  • Nottingham [Skirmish], MD 8/21/1814
  • Pig Point [Naval skirmish] (St. Leonard's Creek), MD 8/22/1814
  • Bladensburg, MD 8/24/1814
  • Bellair (Moor's field), MD 8/27/1814
  • Fort Warburton (Fort Washington) (Destruction by Garrison of), Prince Georges County, MD, 8/27/1814
  • Caulk's Field, Kent County, MD 8/30/1814
  • Indian Head [Naval skirmish], MD 9/?/1814
  • North Point, Baltimore County, MD 9/13/1814
  • Fort McHenry, Baltimore, MD 9/13-14/1814
  • Tobacco Stick [Skirmish], MD winter/1814
  • Taylor's Island (Battle of the Ice Mound), Dorchester County, MD 2/7/1815
  • USS CONSTELLATION, Baltimore, MD N/D

Michigan

  • Fort Mackinac, MI 7/1812
  • Aux Canards River, MI 7/15/1812
  • Fort Michilimackinac, MI 7/17/1812
  • Maguaga (Maguago, Brownstown), MI 8/9/1812
  • Detroit (Hull's surrender), MI 8/15/1812
  • Fort Wayne, MI 9/4/1812
  • Frenchtown, MI 1/18/1813
  • River Raisin (Frenchtown), MI 1/22/1813
  • Longwood, MI 3/7/1814
  • Fort Michilimackinac, MI 8/4/1814

New York

  • Sackets Harbor [Naval], NY 7/19/1812
  • Ogdensburg, NY 10/4/1812
  • Black Rock (British bombardment of), NY 10/13/1812
  • Fort Niagara, NY 11/21/1812
  • Black Rock [Affair opposite to], NY 11/28/1812
  • Ogdensburg, NY 2/22/1813
  • Sackett's Harbor, NY 5/28-29/1813
  • Black Rock, NY 7/11/1813
  • French Creek, NY 11/1-2/1813
  • Fort Niagara (Capture of) and Lewistown Heights, NY 12/19/1813
  • "The Burning", NY 12/20/1813-1/1/1814
  • Black Rock and Buffalo, NY 12/30/1813
  • Oswego (Fort Oswego), NY 5/5-6/1814
  • Sandy Creek, NY 5/29-30/1814
  • Champlain Village, NY 7/18-19/1814
  • Conjocta Creek [near Black Rock], NY 8/3/1814
  • Plattsburgh, NY 9/6-12/1814
  • Plattsburgh Bay, NY 9/11/1814

North Carolina

  • Ockacoke, [British Occupation], Hyde County, NC 7/12-16/1813
  • Portsmith, [British Occupation], Carteret County, NC 7/12-16/1813

Ohio

Virginia

  • Craney Island, VA 6/22/1813
  • Hampton (Burning of), VA 6/24/1813
  • White House, VA 9/1-6/1814

Wisconsin

  • Prairie du Chien [Surrender at], WI 7/20/1814
  • Fort Howard, WI 5/24/1815


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