WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1812
Find out what all happened February to December 1812

War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia. (9. October 1812)

War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights – As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock. (13. October 1812)

Work on London's Regent's Canal starts. (14. October 1812)

U.S. President James Madison enacts a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom. (4. April 1812)

Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War – Battle of Salamanca – British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) defeat French troops near Salamanca, Spain. (22. July 1812)

Napoleon I of France retreats from Moscow. (19. October 1812)

Claude François de Malet, a French general, begins a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon Bonaparte, claiming that the Emperor died in Russia and that he is now the commandant of Paris. (23. October 1812)

War of 1812: The U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. (1. June 1812)

Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma. (3. November 1812)

The Fire of Moscow begins shortly after midnight and destroys three quarters of the city days later. (16. September 1812)

The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three hour battle. (29. December 1812)

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow. (24. October 1812)

War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army. (16. August 1812)

Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Krasnoi ends in French defeat, but Marshal of France Michel Ney's leadership leads to him becoming known as "the bravest of the brave". (18. November 1812)

John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. (18. May 1812)

War of 1812: U.S. forces attack a friendly Lenape village in the Battle of the Mississinewa. (17. December 1812)

An earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela. (26. March 1812)

The Cádiz Cortes promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812. (19. March 1812)

War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. (15. September 1812)

Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry "gerrymanders" for the first time. (11. February 1812)