1810-1820 1811 William Henry Harrison suffers 190 casualties, Nov 7, but repels Indians at Tippecanoe river, near West Lafayette, Indiana. Battle earned him nickname "Old Tippecanoe." 1812 Louisiana admitted as 18th state on Apr 30. 1812 War (of 1812) declared on England June 18, days after England repealed the law which caused the beef. 1812 Russians build Fort Rossiia (Ross) 90 miles north of San Francisco. 1813 James Madison takes oath on March 4 for second term of Presidency. 1813 Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry engages British on Lake Erie; Sep 10. 1813 Chief Tecumseh defeated and killed in battle near Detroit; Thames, Ontario. 1814 City of Washington captured and burned by British, August 24. Dolley Madison saves Stuart's portrait of Washington from White House fire. 1814 Francis Scott Key observes flag over Ft. McHenry at Baltimore, Sep 14, and pens a poem. 1814 Treaty of Ghent ends War of 1812 on Dec 24, but fighting goes on. 1815 Andrew Jackson defeats British at New Orleans Jan 8; after war ends. 1815 USS Constitution defeats two British ships off African coast; 20 Feb. 1815 Napoleon meets his "Waterloo" on June 18. 1816 American Colonization Society founded by bigots to return free blacks to Africa. 1816 Indiana admitted as 19th state on Dec 11. 1817 James Monroe takes oath on March 4 as 5th President. 1817 Mississippi admitted as 20th state on Dec 10. 1818 Congress fixes stripes in flag at 13 to honor original colonies, Apr 4. 1818 Anglo-American Convention fixes 49th parallel as border with Canada. 1818 Illinois admitted as 21st state on Dec 3. 1819 SS Savannah makes trans-Atlantic crossing under steam; a first. 1819 Florida ceded by Spain to the U.S., Feb 22: Not formalized until 1821. 1819 Treaty of Saginaw; Indians give up one-sixth of Michigan. 1819 Alabama admitted as 22nd state on Dec 14. 1820 Maine admitted as 23rd state on Mar 15. 1820 Missouri Compromise forbids slavery above 36º : 30' latitude. 1820 Federalist Party dissolves; with no opposition, Jefferson Democrats disband.