“This is 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 anymore, and the flag and national ...

For people like me, who have got their flags and wars mixed up, I think it should be pointed out that there may have been only one War of 1812 ... engagement at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane ...

The Night Bivouac of Napoleon's Army during retreat from Russia in 1812 ... out of ammunition during a battle for a critical mountain pass. The clash was part of a war to drive the Ottomans ...

You know it’s easy to start a war but it’s very difficult to finish one." On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice ... force them to engage in battle and defeat them. "I know Alexander," Napoleon ...

During the War ... 1812, partially in response to the forced recruitment of American merchant sailors into the British Navy, which desperately sought manpower to enforce a blockade against Napoleonic ...