Did the US have alot of military victories in the war of 1812? homework?

Answer 1

No, and the few victories were at sea. The US sank one, and captured two British war ships, (frigates) also a great number of British merchant and whaling ships were captured. Baltimore and New Orleans successfully defended themselves. (Our "Star Spangled Banner" described the shelling of fort McHenry in Baltimore)
Otherwise the British burned Washington and blockaded the east coast.

Answer 2

The US had virtually no military victories in the war of 1812. Got their butts kicked. The one major victory in New Orleans didn't really count as the war had already ended. It was an amazing victory over the british however.

Answer 3

By the way it was not the British, it was the Canadians. We were virtually fighting the war on our own. The British were too busy fighting Napolean (France). It wasn't until near the end of the war before Britain got seriously involved.

The Americans burned York (now Toronto), occupied portions of southern Ontario for a while, but were eventually pushed back across the border. Washington was razed as retribution for York.

We consider the war of 1812 as our war of independance from the Americans. They figured we would welcome the Americans with open arms and not put up much of a fight. They were quite surprised to learn that we did not want to become Americans.

Answer 4

The only significant win was the Battle of New Orleans, led by future president Andrew Jackson.