DECEMBER 23RD:
U.S. forces attack the Muscogee (Creek) Nation village at Eccanachaca, Mississippi territory.
DECEMBER 25TH:
HMS Belvidera captures USS Vixen off coast of Delaware.
And that ends the first full year of warfare between the United States, Britain, Canada and the Indians. The war had been fought for a year and a half now and had one more year to go.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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