Jackson actually spent most of the War of 1812 fighting not the British ... On the morning of January 8, 10,000 British troops attacked Chalmette, just outside of New Orleans.

In October 1813, American Gen. Wade Hampton marched his 2,000 soldiers along the banks of the Châteauguay River, part of a ...

During the War of 1812, hundreds of enslaved African Americans gained their ... After landing on the northern end of Cumberland Island, around 1,500 British troops marched south on the main road ...

The sacking of Washington, D.C. and the burning of the White House by British troops in 1814 remains ... cultural heart took place during the War of 1812 and was effectively a savage act of ...

During World War Two, Britain called on armed forces, workers and financial support from all over the British Empire. The troops were vital to the British war effort and Winston Churchill ...

British troops ... About 200 troops have been wrapping up their operations over the past couple of weeks following the staging of peaceful elections in the previously war-torn country.

In 1811, Tsar Alexander I, supposedly allied with Napoleon, refused to be part of the continental blockade of British ... a war but it’s very difficult to finish one." On June 24, 1812, ignoring ...

On June 18, 1812, American President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain. American and British officers ... Brock had only 1,600 troops to defend a 1,200 mile border.

Ukraine’s future may well have changed dramatically this week after the US held its first talks on ending the war with Russia ... key spots where British peacekeeping troops could be stationed.