Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

The War of 1812 is a mindbender among naval wars. Seldom does a society mistake defeat for victory and codify the loser strategy as the playbook for future conflicts. But so it was for the United ...

This frigate famously battled a Royal Navy ship during the War of 1812 and is still commissioned in the 21st century. By Chris Capelluto Updated on Nov 21, 2020 In this episode of Task & History ...

Naval History Magazine, August 2008 The War of 1812 was a conflict between two very different naval powers, a pattern… ...

Thomas Jefferson believed differently, however, and under his administration the navy floundered and remained largely unfunded. It was because of the War of 1812 and the extraordinary feats of ...

During the War of 1812, the island served as a garrison and POW camp. By 1861, the fort was decommissioned and replaced with a naval magazine. During the Civil War, it served as an ammunition ...