The War of 1812 was a series of military disasters, and its greatest U.S. victory came in the Battle of New Orleans, fought on January 8, 1815, after the Treaty had been signed in Belgium.

Earlier this week, a commenter on Reddit pointed out that the URL on the bottom of the state's license plate commemorating the War of 1812 is no longer associated with the Star-Spangled 200, Inc ...

Violent protesters storming the US Capitol on Wednesday marked the first time that the building had been breached since the War of 1812. On Aug. 24, 1814, the British invaded Washington, D.C., and … ...

Ask Lou Giles about Samuel Neale, and the amateur historian will rattle off how Neale was one of the few Black men who served in the Maryland Militia during the War of 1812, helped tend to wounded ...

Recently we found ourselves discussing the War of 1812 because of a major similarity with the coup attempt of Jan. 6, 2021 — namely, a direct attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Monday marks the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812. Even though it's a conflict that inspired our national anthem and in which the British burned down the White House, the war ...

The War of 1812 in Michigan would decide who controlled the Northwestern Frontier. The frontier was a gateway to further western expansion; a Great Lakes highway to natural resources; and a ...

Contact Valerie Myers at vmyers@timesnews.com. This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: First walks across frozen Lake Erie may have been for reconnaissance during War of 1812 ...

After years of wrangling over trade and sovereignty issues, the United States declared war on the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on June 18, 1812. A significant factor driving the U.S ...

• Lieutenant Henry W. Downs (Civil War). Downs received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Army, Company I, 8th Vermont Infantry, for actions at Winchester, Virginia on Sept. 19, 1864.

OLIVIA HEWITT FOR THE HOYA Panelists discussed the War of 1812’s effect on Georgetown at an event Tuesday evening. In honor of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Georgetown University Library ...