War of 1812, a victory, 1; causes, 2-4; army, 5-8; "Mr. Madison's War," 8; navy, 8-9, 89 _et seq._; campaign in West, 11 _et seq._; Perry and Lake Erie, 46 _et seq._; the Northern Front, 64 _et seq._; victory on Lake Champlain, 166 _et seq._; peace with honor, 185 _et seq._; bibliography, 223-25 Warren, Admiral Sir J. B., 138, 185, 187 Warrington, Captain Lewis, of the _Peacock_, 144 Washington, George, on need of regular army, 6-7; and Hull, 11 Washington, Capitol burned, 73, 196; naval ball to celebrate capture of _Guerriere_, 116; British fleet causes consternation in, 187; British decide to attack, 189; capture of, 166, 190-96 _Wasp_ (sloop-of-war), 48; encounter with _Frolic_, 108-13; last cruise, 144-47; disappearance, 147 Wellfleet (Mass.), war levy, 188 Whinyates, Captain Thomas, of the _Frolic_, 109, 112 Wilkinson, James, succeeds Dearborn, 80; character, 80; Hampton and, 81, 84; and Armstrong, 81; campaign, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87; age, 117 Winchester, General James, as a leader, 24-25; at Raisin River, 25, 26-27, 28 Winder, General W. H., in Niagara campaign, 74, 75; at Washington, 190-91, 192 Wool, Captain J. E., at Queenston, 66 Yeo, Sir James, 49, 77 York (Toronto), plans to capture, 72, 73 capture, 73