ILLINOIS TERRITORY formed,--March 1.
JAMES MADISON inaugurated president,--March 4.
1810. BONAPARTE'S Ramboulliet decree; 132 American vessels seized and sold,--March 23.
1811. GEORGE, Prince of Wales, appointed regent of Great Britain,--Feb. 3.
BATTLE between the President and Little Belt, off Virginia,--May 16.
BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE, Ind.; Harrison defeats Indians,--Nov. 7.
1812. LOUISIANA admitted into the Union,--April 30.
WAR with Great Britain proclaimed by the United States,--June 19.
HULL'S EXPEDITION against Fort Maiden, Canada,--July.
FORT MACKINAW captured by British and Indians,--July 17.