War of 1812 Archives – Page 2 of 4

September 4 in U.S. military history

1812: A force of 500-600 Kickapoo, Wea, Potawatomi, Winnebago, Delaware and Shawnee warriors launch an attack on Fort Harrison. Captain

1814: Just ten miles northeast of Washington, D.C., British soldiers and Royal Marines clash with an American force of militia

1812: (Featured image) Near Bermuda, the frigate USS Essex fires a devastating broadside at the British sloop HMS Alert. In

1814: On the banks of the Niagara River in Upper Canada (modern-day Ontario), The United States Army proves that they

1815: While operating in the Sunda Straight, the American sloop-of-war USS Peacock spots the British cruiser HMS Nautilus, and orders