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Watching an American icon like Indiana Jones battle Nazis in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” it’s hard to believe that it was ...
The last battle of the War of 1812 wasn't the Battle of New Orleans. Instead, the last battle of the war involving significant British and American forces was fought in February 1815 in what is ...
General William Henry Harrison led Americans to victory in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813, routing the British and Native forces led by Shawnee chief Tecumseh.
The home of the general who burned the capital is rehabilitated in Northern Ireland.
The War of 1812 was a defining struggle for Canada, the United States, and Indigenous peoples across North America.
A Baltimore artist took the Battle of North Point from the War of 1812 and put it on canvas, figuring out how to get it in front of hundreds of school kids every day.
The naval Battle of Lake Champlain — and the concurrent land battle at Plattsburgh — transcended tactical brilliance. The two battles altered the course of the War of 1812, forestalled American ...
The British View the War of 1812 Quite Differently Than Americans Do The star-spangled war confirmed independence for the United States. But for Great Britain, it was a betrayal ...
The Battle of New Orleans was Britain’s last attempt to regain a stronghold in America. From that day on, Drez notes, the United States ascended on the world’s stage, while the British Empire ...
The American-British friendship has been close and special for generations. But 210 years ago this month, British troops set fire to the White House, gutting it from the inside − the last time ...
The Battle of Gettysburg: The untold story of the Pennsylvania Irish Brigade On July 1, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began. We remember the Irish Pennsylvania Fighting 69th who "put up a ...