By June 1812, the U.S. has had ... experienced British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. The U.S. Senate — meeting in temporary quarters in Washington — ratifies the Treaty of Ghent.

The British then marched into Washington ... the feel-good side of the War of 1812,” says Vince Vaise, Fort McHenry’s chief interpreter. “We won the battle here, we don’t hate the British ...

The story of that epic night during the War of 1812 and the restoration that followed ... and near the Canadian border − including the Battle of York (now Toronto), where Americans plundered ...

In September 1814 on the waters of Lake Champlain, American sailors won an improbable victory that not only turned back the largest British invasion force of the War of 1812 but also helped secure ...

A Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied a traditional ... Samuel Neale, a native of Hagerstown in Washington County, was one of the roughly 1,500 African Americans who served white ...