Alt Text Map of the War of 1812 for Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial in Ohio. The map shows the United States and British North America from Louisiana on the southwest and the Great Lakes on the northwest, over to Nova Scotia in the northeast and Florida to the south. U.S. territory is beige, surrounding land is darker beige, and water is blue. Extended Description The map shows dozens of battles and skirmishes of the War of 1812, from Louisiana and Florida up to the Great Lakes, British North America, and Nova Scotia, with scores of British forts, United States forts, American Indian villages, and settlements throughout. The Battle of Lake Erie Perry’s Victory is on the lake, just north of the Ohio coast, and is surrounded by more than a dozen starbursts representing skirmishes. A red line representing the British blockade of United States Ports runs along the coast from Nova Scotia to the top of Florida. This description will start on the east coast and work north to south by region. North and New England Three starbursts are marked along the Penobscot River in Maine, along with two more at U.S. Forts Sullivan and O’Brien near the boundary with New Brunswick. Massachusetts has settlements at Boston and Providence, and there’s a battle in southeast Connecticut. Below settlements in New York City and Philadelphia, there are about two dozen battles from northern Maryland to Norfolk, Virginia, including the Battle of Baltimore at Fort McHenry, and the Battle of Washington, D.C. at Fort Warburton/Fort Washington. South Continuing south, there are settlements in Charleston and Savannah, and a settlement, battles, and U.S. Fort Peter in Saint Marys. Florida is administered by Spain and divided into east and west regions. The settlement/capital of Saint Augustine sits on the Atlantic coast. Continuing west is the settlement/capital of Pensacola, with battles nearby including at U.S. Fort Bowyer. Text above the West Florida boundary line reads, “Area disputed by United States and Spain.” Just above the boundary between Florida and Mississippi are battles around Fort Stoddert and Fort Mims. New Orleans has a cluster of battles, including the Battle of New Orleans Chalmette, near U.S. Fort Saint Philip. Another bunch of battles are clustered on the east side of the Mississippi Territory, including the Battle of Tohopeka/Horseshoe Bend, where there was also an American Indian village. U.S. forts in this territory include Deposit, Strother, Williams, Jackson, and Mitchell. Saint Lawrence River to the Great Lakes The settlement/capital of Quebec sits in Lower Canada, above Vermont along the Saint Lawrence River. Continuing down the river there is a cluster of battles along the border between New York and Vermont, including the Battle of Lake Champlain. There are also settlements at Montreal, Burlington, and Vergennes. Several more battles/skirmishes around Lake America, including at U.S. Fort Oswego and Fort Niagara, and British forts George and Erie. In Upper Canada, north of Lake Erie and near the Michigan Territory border, is the Battle of the Thames River, near U.S. Fort Detroit, British Fort Malden, and the American Indian village of Moraviantown. U.S. Fort Miami and Fort Meigs are near the Battle of River Raisin. Fort Stephenson and Fort Sandusky line the lower perimeter of Lake Erie around the site of the Battle of Lake Erie Perry’s Victory. Old Northwest Fort Defiance sits on the Maumee river in northwest Ohio, across the border from the Indiana Territory’s Fort Wayne. There are more battles in this area, around the U.S. Forts Harrison and Vallonia, the settlements Cincinnati and Vincennes, and American Indian village Prophetstown. Other battles are scattered around the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, from the western Illinois Territory into Michigan and around Lake Michigan, around forts Bellefontaine, Osage, Johnson, Dearborn, and Shelby/McKay, near Prairie du Chien. There’s also a battle at U.S. Fort Mackinac where Michigan’s two peninsulas meet between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, near British Fort Saint Joseph and the settlement of Sault Sainte Marie. Legend In the lower left corner, the legend has a scale to show distances of 100 and 200 miles and 100 and 200 kilometers, as well as the following symbols: Starburst for War of 1812 battle/skirmish, Red dot for British fort, Blue dot for United States Fort, Green dot for American Indian village, and Yellow dot for United States or British settlement.