March 16: Congress establishes the West Point Military Academy in New York.
1804
February 16: Lt. Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia; which had been taken by pirates.
1812
June 18: The United States declares war against Great Britain, officially beginning the War of 1812. The cause of the
conflict...trade restrictions.
July 12: During the War of 1812, the United States forces, led by General Hull, invade Canada.
1813
July 31: The British invade Plattsburgh, New York.
August 14: The British warship Pelican attacks and captures the United States war brigantine Argus.
October 5: Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee Indians is killed at the Battle of Thames when American forces defeat the
British and the allied Indian warriors.
1814
July 3: Americans capture Fort Erie, Canada.
December 24: The War of 1812 is officially over with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
1815
January 11: The news of the Treaty of Ghent signing doesn't reach British troops in time to stop their attack on New
Orleans. General Andrew Jackson achieves victory over British troops at the Battle of New Orleans.
1817
March 22: Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Tennessee Army Commander, is born in Warrenton, North Carolina.
1819
February 22: Spain cedes Florida to the United States.
December 14: Alabama becomes the 22nd United State.
1820
November 18: United States Navy Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer discovers Antarctica.
1825
March 30: Confederate General Samuel Maxey, Indian Territory Commander, is born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky.
1835
February 15: Union General Alexander Stewart Webb, Congressional Medal of Honor awardee, is born in New York City, New
York.
1836
February 23: The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas.
March 2: Texas declares its independence from Mexico and an ad interim government is formed.
1846
May 8: The first major battle of the Mexican War is fought at Palo Alto, Texas, with a victory for General Zachary
Taylor's forces.
1847
February 22: During the Mexican-American War, Mexican General Santa Anna surrounds the outnumbered forces of U.S. General
Zachary Taylor at the Angostura Pass in Mexico, marking the beginning of the Battle of Buena Vista.
February 23: United States troops under General Zachary defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista in Mexico.
March 29: United States troops under General Winfield Scott take possession of the Mexican stronghold at Vera Cruz.
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