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.

(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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

(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.

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

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

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

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

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

(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.

(Pt4)When the British produce documentary evidence of the Treaty of Ghent, USS Peacock releases HMS Nautilus.