he was back in the military. Jackson actually spent most of the War of 1812 fighting not the British, but Native Americans. His infamous treatment of Indigenous peoples would tarnish his ...

Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 Sonja Anderson How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry in ...

During the War of 1812, British forces sailed to Baltimore ... Following the Battle of Baltimore, Fort McHenry remained an active military site for more than 100 years. During the Civil War, the fort ...

Born in Petersburg, Virginia, on June 13, 1786, Winfield Scott briefly studied law before joining the military. He first saw action in the War of 1812. Captured by the British during fighting ...