War of 1812 Map

Walk the ground where the War of 1812 was fought — one battle, siege, and skirmish at a time. War of 1812 Map turns nearly 200 documented events from the war into an interactive map of North America. Tap a pin to read what happened, see where it happened, and browse period imagery and details pulled from Wikipedia. FEATURES • Interactive map — Nearly 200 battles, sieges, naval engagements, treaties, and designated historic sites, plotted at their real coordinates from Detroit to the Chesapeake to New Orleans, with additional sites across Upper and Lower Canada. • Timeline scrubber — Drag through June 1812 to June 1815 and watch the war unfold. Events appear on the map as their date arrives, so you can follow the conflict in the order it actually happened. • Color-coded event types — Land battles, naval battles, sieges, skirmishes, treaties, and historic sites each get their own icon and color, with a built-in legend so you can filter out the categories you don't want to see. • Search by event, person, or place — Look up a specific battle, a commander's name, or a city or river, and jump straight to it on the map. • Favorites — Star the events you care about most and find them again instantly. • Rich detail views — Every event includes a written summary, and where available, a swipeable photo gallery and background pulled live from Wikipedia. • On This Day — Open the app and see whether today's date matches a real moment from the war. • Share — Export a clean summary card for any event to share with friends, students, or fellow history buffs. SOURCED FROM AUTHORITATIVE HISTORY Event dates, locations, and descriptions are compiled and cross-checked against the U.S. National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program, Parks Canada, the U.S. Army Center of Military History, the U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command, the Library of Congress, Library and Archives Canada, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places. Whether you're a student, a historical reenactor, a genealogist tracing an ancestor's regiment, or just curious what happened near where you live two hundred years ago, War of 1812 Map puts the whole war on one screen.