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10th Mountain Division explores War of 1812 battle, with focus on military leadership, battlefield tactics By Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs September 20, 2023 ...
The War of 1812, often overlooked in American history, was sparked by grievances against Great Britain, including impressment of American sailors and British occupation of forts. Despite initial ...
Genealogists researching ancestors from the War of 1812 or Mexican War can find valuable records in enlistment files, bounty ...
This story originally appeared in the July 2025 issue of Town&Gown magazine. The War of 1812 is often overlooked, especially ...
The U.S. declaration of war against Great Britain in 1812 capped off years of tensions, in part over seizures of American ships and sailors as Britain fought a string of wars with France.
But the first crossing actually seems to have been a century earlier. Daniel Dobbins and Jesse Elliott, key figures in the War of 1812, apparently crossed the frozen lake in the winter of 1813-14.
In this fascinating and richly drawn account of British warfare from the War of the Austrian Succession in the 1740s to the Crimean War just over a century later, Davies shows how armies can learn ...