Editing Upper Canada (section)

===War of 1812 (1812–1815)===
[[File:Push on, brave York volunteers(large).jpg|thumb|Painting depicting the death of [[Isaac Brock]]]]
During the [[War of 1812]] with the United States, Upper Canada was the chief target of the Americans, since it was weakly defended and populated largely by American immigrants. However, division in the United States over the war, a lackluster American militia, the incompetence of American military commanders, and swift and decisive action by the British commander, Sir [[Isaac Brock]], kept Upper Canada part of British North America.

Detroit was captured by the British on 6 August 1812. The [[Michigan Territory]] was held under British control until it was abandoned in 1813. The Americans won the decisive [[Battle of Lake Erie]] (10 September 1813) and forced the British to retreat from the western areas. On the retreat they were intercepted at the [[Battle of the Thames]] (5 October 1813) and destroyed in a major American victory that killed [[Tecumseh]] and broke the power of Britain's Indian allies.<ref>Young, Bennett Henderson, ''The Battle of the Thames: In Which Kentuckians Defeated the British, French and Indians, 5 October 1813.'' Louisville, Ky.: Morton, 1903.</ref>

Major battles fought on territory in Upper Canada included:

*[[Battle of Queenston Heights]], 13 October 1812
*Burning and [[Battle of York]], 27 April 1813
*[[Battle of Fort George]], 27 May 1813
*[[Battle of Stoney Creek]], 5 June 1813
*[[Battle of Beaver Dams]], 24 June 1813
*[[Battle of Lake Erie]], 10 September 1813
*[[Battle of the Thames]], 5 October 1813
*[[Battle of Crysler's Farm]], 11 November 1813
*Burning of [[Niagara-on-the-Lake|Newark]], 10 December 1813
*[[Battle of Chippawa]], 5 July 1814
*[[Battle of Lundy's Lane]], 25 July 1814

Many other battles were fought in American territory bordering Upper Canada, including the [[Northwest Territory]] (most in modern-day Michigan), [[upstate New York]] and naval battles in the Great Lakes.

The [[Treaty of Ghent]] (ratified in 1815) ended the war and restored the [[status quo ante bellum]].