On May 16, 1813, the War of 1812 reached Maryland when the British Navy entered the Patapsco River. After burning Frenchtown’s depot, they were repelled at Elkton. Dr. Julie Shively, Command Historian ...

David Burnett By contrast, the British historiography of the War of 1812 has generally consisted of short chapters squeezed between the grand sweeping narratives of the Napoleonic Wars.

But ignorance of the War of 1812 lightens ... the first U.S. Army to march into Canada was so badly led that it promptly retreated and then surrendered, ceding Michigan to the British.

During the War of 1812, residents of Rockport, Massachusetts, hurled rocks at British soldiers using their stockings as slings ...

Understanding that mechanized warfare is very much still part of modern combat, the British Army has been working ... The ongoing war in Ukraine is a perfect example of the use of mines today.

At the time, the U.S. Army was a ramshackle force ... Meanwhile, the British were exhausted by more than a decade of war and eager to be done with it. With a treaty signed in Ghent, now part ...

The British army is testing an energy weapon based on ... equipped with explosive devices that are ubiquitous in the Ukraine war. Shooting them down with anti-aircraft missiles is often ...

and the first serving VC holder in the British Army since 1985. Grenada-born Beharry is still a serving soldier, although no longer on active duty. The IWM said its “continuing commitment to ...

The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution seems a good time to revisit the story of Fort Putnam and its role in ...

There's a cultural fight for the very liberties, ideals, mores, traditions and values that made this country great.

The residents of Rockport, Massachusetts, who during the War of 1812 hurled rocks at British soldiers using their stockings ...