Sustained honor: The Age of Liberty Established
HISTORICAL INDEX.
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Adams, John, first minister to Court of St. James
Adams' proposition of reciprocity rejected by England
Alabama and Arkansas organized as Territories and Alabama becomes a State
_Alert_ captured by the _Essex_
Alexandria plundered by British
Algerians force Americans to pay tribute
American army at Detroit
Americans attacked at River Raisin
Americans return to Detroit
Americans repulsed at La Colle
American troops at Bladensburg
Attack by British on Plattsburg fails
Bainbridge forced to convey the Algerine ambassador to Constantinople
Baltimore threatened by the enemy
Barclay, Commodore, defeated at Lake Erie
Barker, Mr., warns Mrs. Madison to fly
Barron, Commodore, suspended from the navy
Battle of Bladensburg
Battle of Chicago
Battle of Chippewa
Battle of Chrysler's Farm
Battle of Emucfau
Battle of Fort Stephenson
Battle of Horse-shoe Bend
Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of Lundy's Lane
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Queenstown
Battle of River Raisin
Battle of Sackett's Harbor
Battle of the Thames and death of Tecumseh
Battle of Tippecanoe
Black Partridge saves Mrs. Helm at Chicago
Blockades of French and English
Bonaparte conquers almost all of Europe
Boerstler, General, captured at Beaver's Dam
British agent at Pensacola offers Indians five dollars for each scalp
British arraigned by committee on foreign relations
British at Lake Borgne
British capture Washington, and burn Capitol
British discrimination in favor of New England States
British impressment of American seamen
British repulsed at Fort Erie
British instigate Indians to an uprising
Brock, General, proceeds to attack Detroit
Brown, General Jacob, at Kingston
Brown repulses Prevost at Sackett's Harbor
Brown, General, at Lundy's Lane
Burr's, Aaron, conspiracy
Calhoun, John C., in debate favors war
Camp meeting in the old pioneer days
Canada divided into Upper and Lower Canada
Canada, invasion of
Chandler and Winder, Generals, captured
Chauncey, Commodore, blockading British at Kingston
_Chesapeake_ attacked by _Leopard_
_Chesapeake_ captured by _Shannon_
Citizen Genet, insolence of
Clay, Henry, speaker of the house of representatives
_Clermont_, Fulton's first steamboat
Coffee, General, defeats Indians at Tallahatchee
Committee of Democrats inform Madison he must declare war
Contraband munitions of war
_Constitution_, the, captures _Guerriere_
_Constitution_, the, captures the _Java_
_Constitution_, February 28, 1815, captures two British vessels
Creek Indians in South attack Fort Mimms
Croghan, Major George, in command of Fort Stephenson
Dearborn commissioned major-general
Decatur, Stephen, destroys ship _Philadelphia_
Defeat of the prophet
Democratic party, how organized
Detroit besieged
Detroit surrendered by Hull
"Don't give up the ship"
Dudley, Colonel, mortally wounded near Fort Meigs
Effects of the Embargo Act
Embargo Act of 1807
Embargo laid on commerce for forty days before declaring war
Emigrants to the Ohio--the journey
Emperor of Russia offers himself as a mediator between the United States and Great Britain
England's idea of American independence of colonies
_Enterprise_, the, captures the British _Boxer_
_Essex_ captures the _Alert_ in a fight of eight minutes
_Essex_ captures twelve British whalers
_Essex_ captured by two British men-of-war
Federal party, how organized
Floyd, General, defeats Indians at Autossee
Fort Stephenson, British repulsed at
Fort George captured by General Scott and Commodore Perry
Fort Erie strengthened by General Ripley
Fort McHenry bombarded
Fort Bowyer, British repulsed at
"Free Trade and Sailors' Eights," motto of _Essex_
French Revolution, its effect on American politics
_Frolic_, British ship, captured by American _Wasp_
_Frolic_ captured by _Orpheus_
Great Britain holds her posts in violation of treaty
Greenville, the prophet at
_Guerriere_ captured by Hull
Hamilton, Alexander, leader of the Federalists
Hamilton, Alexander, murdered by Aaron Burr
Harrison, General W.H., invites Tecumseh and the prophet to a council at Vincennes
Harrison prepares to attack the prophet
Harrison at Tippecanoe
Harrison attacked at 4 o'clock A.M.
Harrison succeeds Hull
Harrison, General, at Fort Meigs
Harrison, offended at General Armstrong, the secretary of war, resigns
Heald, Captain, at Fort Dearborn, notified of the fall of Mackinaw
Heald attacked near Fort Dearborn or Chicago
Heald, Captain, and wife saved from massacre
Helm, Mrs., saved by Black Partridge
Henry, John, gets admission to Madison by a letter from Elbridge Gerry
Henry sells President Madison his papers
Houston's, Sam, General, victory at Horse-shoe Bend
_Hornet_ captures the _Peacock_
_Hornet_ captures the _Penguin_
Hull, Governor of Territory of Michigan
Hull in Washington, made Brigadier-General
Hull invades Canada; retreats
Hull at Detroit
Hull surrenders Detroit
Hull convicted of cowardice but pardoned
Hull, Captain, captures the _Guerriere_
Indians, treaty with, for Ohio lands
Indians, instigated by British to uprising
Indians plundering on the Wabash
Indiana and Illinois become Territories
Inhabitants of the Great West
Internal improvements after the war of 1812
Irish-American patriotism
Jackson, General Andrew, in command in the South
Jackson defeats Creeks at Emucfau
Jackson charging into Pensacola
Jackson at New Orleans
Jackson attacks the British camp
Jefferson, Thomas, founder of Democratic party, moved by French Revolution
Jefferson and Hamilton's opposing views on French Revolution
Jefferson, Thomas, elected President
Jefferson, description of; his policy
Jefferson's cabinet
Jefferson's ideas of peace and war
Johnson, R.M., Colonel, at the Thames
Keane, General, threatening New Orleans
Key, Mr. Francis S., the poet, composing the "Star Spangled Banner" while a prisoner
King George III. hopelessly insane; Prince of Wales ruler
Lafayette's, General, visit to America
Lafitte, Jean, pirate of the Gulf, offers his services to Jackson
Lake Erie, battle of
Lambert, General, retreats from New Orleans
Laulewasikaw, the prophet, Tecumseh'
s twin brother
Lawrence, Captain, death of
Legislatures by concurrent resolutions ask Congress to declare war
Lewistown, Delaware, bombarded
Louisiana purchased from France
Louisiana admitted to the union
Mackinaw captured
_Macedonian_ captured by Decatur
Madison, James, President; his cabinet
Madison's political changes
Madison's inaugural address makes him popular
Madison's message to Congress to declare war against Great Britain
Madison re-elected President of the United States
Madison's second inauguration
Madison and cabinet flying from Bladensburg
Madison, Mrs., saves Washington's picture and parchment of the Declaration of Independence
Maine becomes a State
Maiden captured by Americans
Marcy, Wm. L., captures first British colors
Massacre at River Raisin
Maumee Rapids, Harrison building Fort Meigs at
Measures taken to sustain the declaration of war
Miller defeats Indians
Miller, Colonel, at Lundy's Lane
Ministers of the Gospel on the frontier
Missouri Compromise
Monroe, James, elected President of United States
Monroe Doctrine
_Nautilus_ captured by _Peacock_, the last navalengagement of war
Naval forces on lakes
Napoleon, influence of, on United States gone
New England governors (Caleb Strong, William Plummer, and Roger Griswold) refuse their militia to serve the United States
New England coast threatened
New Orleans, Jackson at
New Orleans under martial law
Ohio valley opened up to settlers
Ohio becomes a State, in 1802
Ontario, naval force on
_Orpheus_ captured by _Frolic_
Oswego, New York, destroyed by British
Packenham, General, death of
_Peacock_ captures the _Nautilus_, the last naval engagement
_Peacock_ captures _Epervier_
Peace party
_Pelican_ captures _Argus_
People forcing the war on the leaders
Perry's victory on Lake Erie
Pioneer's home
Pike, General, death of
Pottawattomies attack Americans near Chicago
Pirates of the West Indies
Preparations for war made
_President_ and the _Little Belt_
_President_ captured by English vessels
Prevost, Sir George, repulsed at Sackett's Harbor
Proctor attacks General Winder at River Raisin
Questions of wrong reviewed in Madison's message
Queenstown, battle of
Raisin River, Americans at
Raisin River, Winchester attacked at
_Rattlesnake_ captured by a British man-of-war
Redoubts at New Orleans
Rial, General, defeated by General Scott
Ripley, General, in command at Lundy's Lane, retreats.
Rodgers, Commodore, insulted by _Little Belt_
Ross, General, and Cockburn, threaten Washington City
Ross, General, death of
Sackett's Harbor, siege of
Scott, Winfield, at Queenstown
Scott, General, at Lundy's Lane
Shawnees under Tecumseh roused
Short, Lieutenant-Colonel, killed at Fort Stephenson
Smythe, General, dismissed from service
"Star Spangled Banner," how composed
Stephenson, British repulsed at
Stonington, British repulsed at
Strong, Caleb, Governor of Massachusetts, refused to allow militia of his State to defend northern Territory against British
Tecumseh rousing Indians to resistance
Tecumseh opposing sale of lands
Tecumseh demands a return of lands
Tecumseh's speech to Proctor
Tecumseh and Proctor abandon Maiden
Tecumseh, death of
Treaty with Indians for Ohio valley lands
United States commerce a prey to British cruisers
United States offers to register seamen
Van Horne defeated
Van Rensselaer, Stephen, Brigadier-General New York militia
"Victor and spoils" theory inaugurated by Jefferson in 1801
_Vixen_, United States brig, captured by the _Southampton_
War declared by Congress
War of 1812 waged under difficulties
War with Algiers
Washington's wisdom and conservative policy
Washington, George, laying corner-stone of capitol building, 1793
Washington City, seat of government removed to
Washington City, threatened by British
Washington City, captured by British, pillaged and capitol building burned
_Wasp_ captures _Frolic_ and is captured
Wasp captures _Reindeer, Avon_ and three other prizes and mysteriously disappears
Whitney, Eli, inventor cotton gin
Winder, General, trying to raise troops to defend capitol
_Xenophon_, the, on the Maryland coast
Young members in Congress who favor war with England elect Henry Clay speaker
York, siege of
Zeal of Jefferson to aid French