1814
April-- Napoleon abdicates. British blockade extended to New England.
August 24-25-- British burn Washington, DC..
July-September-- British occupy eastern Maine from Eastport to Bangor.
Autumn-- Thousands on Maine militiamen muster to defend Portland.
Dec. 24-- Diplomats sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the war.
1815
Jan. 8-- Battle of New Orleans
February 17-- President Madison declares the war officially over.
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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