WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO NOVEMBER 1812
Find out what all happened March to November 1812

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

War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian. (25. October 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)

Hugh McGary Jr. establishes what is now Evansville, Indiana on a bend in the Ohio River. (27. March 1812)

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

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

The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana. (30. April 1812)

War of 1812: 17 Indiana Rangers are killed at the Battle of Wild Cat Creek. (22. November 1812)

Following Louisiana's admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory. (4. June 1812)

War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Wayne begins when Chief Winamac's forces attack two soldiers returning from the fort's outhouses. (5. September 1812)

A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection. (26. March 1812)

24 settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana. (3. September 1812)

Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz. (24. August 1812)

The Treaties of Orebro ends both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars. (18. July 1812)

War of 1812: the United States invades Canada at Windsor, Ontario. (12. July 1812)

The French army under Napoleon reaches the Kremlin in Moscow. (15. September 1812)

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

War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides". (19. August 1812)

Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman River beginning the invasion of Russia. (24. June 1812)

War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire. (4. September 1812)

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