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CHRONOLOGY of EVENTS LEADING to the WAR of 1812 |
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| 1803 | War resumes between England and France | |
| 1805 |
May 22: the Essex decision October 21: The Battle of Trafalgar |
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| 1806 |
April 18: Nonimportation Act (application delayed until December 14, 1807) November 21: Berlin Decree December 31: Monroe-Pinckney Treaty (rejected by Jefferson—Did not resolve matter of impressment) |
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| 1807 |
June 22: Clash between U.S.S.Chesapeake and H.M.S. Leopard November 11: British Orders in Council December 17: Milan Decree December 22: Embargo Act |
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| 1809 |
March 1: Nonintercourse Act March 4: Madison inaugurated April 18-19: Erskine Agreement (rejected by Great Britain) (Madison: "All issues settled") September 30: Indian land cession by Treaty of Fort Wayne |
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| 1810 |
May 1: Macon’s Bill #2 August 5: Cadore Letter (French Foreign Minister) |
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| 1811 |
February 2: Trade with Great Britain Closed November 4: Twelfth Congress convenes November 7: Battle of Tippecanoe |
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| 1812 |
April 4: American trade embargoed May 11: Spencer Percival (P.M.) assassinated June 1: Madison’s War Message June 18: U.S. Declaration of War June 23: Repeal of the Orders in Council |
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| 1815 | War ends with Treaty of Ghent, victory at New Orleans | |
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