War of 1812 RealTime

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(Pt4)All or nearly all British and American troops have now left each others’ territory and all pre-war possessions have been restored.

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(Pt3)The British decide to relocate their troops from Ft. Mackinac to a site on nearby Drummond Island where a new fort will be built.

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(Pt2)The British have lingered at Ft. Mackinac while deciding where to establish a new garrison in the region.

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(Pt1)The British garrison of Ft. Mackinac returns the post to American troops in accordance with the Treaty of Ghent.

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(Pt3) In October, 1815, the British transport Napoleon to the remote island of St. Helena where he lives in Longwood House until his death.

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(Pt2) Napoleon surrenders himself to Captain Maitland of HMS Bellerophon (74 guns) and is imprisoned.

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(Pt1) Napoleon has considered seeking asylum in the United States, but he finds British warships blocking his escape from France by sea.

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Lt. Worsley, the British hero of the actions on L. Huron in 1814, is promoted to the rank of Commander. He retires to England on half pay.

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With Paris safely occupied by Prussian troops, King Louis XVIII returns to the city and is restored to the French throne.

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Prussian soldiers occupy Paris. They are soon joined by British and other forces of the Seventh Coalition.

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(Pt3) Within days a few days prisoners are exchanged, captured Barbary ships are returned, and compensation is paid for captured US ships.

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(Pt2) Although nobody in the US is yet aware of it, a peace agreement ending the Second Barbary War is made on July 3, 1815.

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(Pt1) A US squadron led by USS Independence (90 guns) leaves Boston for the Mediterranean to participate in the Second Barbary War.

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(Pt3) The (Second) Treaty of Paris will be signed by France and Allies on November 20, 1815, formally ending the Napoleonic Wars.

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(Pt2) The Convention of St. Cloud ends hostilities between the French and the principal Allied armies led by Blucher and Wellington.

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(Pt1) Following the Prussian victory at the small Battle of Issy near Paris, the Commission governing France requests a ceasefire.

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US soldiers leave Amherstburg & Ft. Malden, Upp. Can. They were the last US troops in Canada. UK forces still remain at US Ft. Mackinac.

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(Pt5) When USS Peacock returns to New York in October, 1815, its captain is exonerated by a court of inquiry for his attack on the Nautilus.