J. Kelly Robison

War of 1812

  1. Introduction
  2. Drift Towards War
    1. The Question of Neutral Rights
      1. Orders in Council
      2. Berlin and Milan Decrees
      3. The Chesapeake Affair
    2. Jefferson's Embargo
    3. Madison and the "War Hawks"
      1. Non-Intercourse Act
      2. Macon's Bill #2
  3. Declaration of War
    1. War of Oddities
    2. American Naval Victories
      1. Battle of Lake Erie
      2. Constitution
    3. American Land Defeats
      1. The Attempt at Canada
      2. Fighting in the Chesapeake
    4. Indians, the War and Westward Expansion
      1. Tecumseh and the Prophet
      2. The Battle of Tippecanoe
      3. The Red Sticks
    5. The Treaty of Ghent
    6. Addendum - The Battle of New Orleans
  4. Conclusions

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