A Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812 and was long denied the military recognition most soldiers in his situation were granted has been declared a veteran of ...

which would come to be known as the War of 1812. The majority of the bloodshed and fighting took place along the Canadian border, and one of the most hotly contested areas was the Niagara Frontier ...

For the Americans, it was the lowest point of what would become known as the War of 1812. The young United States of America finds itself caught up in a war between Great Britain and France.