A 1912 article in the Erie Times-News reported the first walk across a frozen Lake Erie. But the first crossing actually seems to have been a century earlier. Daniel Dobbins and Jesse Elliott, key ...

Theodore Roosevelt, The history of naval war of 1812. Craig L. Simons, Decision at sea. Five naval battles that shaped American history. John R. Elting, Amateurs to arms: A military history of the War ...

The War of 1812 is a 19th-century version of Korea.” But he hopes the war’s 200th anniversary will finally bring a long overdue measure of respect. “The Civil War hit the big time with its ...

First walks across frozen Lake Erie may have been for reconnaissance during War of 1812 None of the men who walked across the lake were eager to do it again. "Not for the world," 19-year-old ...

They remember the War of 1812. It’s true, and you can even look it up: Once upon a time, the US and Canada fought a war. And the good ol’ red, white, and blue got absolutely wrecked. Back in 1812, we ...

Americans would not attempt another invasion of their northern neighbour until their next war with Britain, in 1812. The 19th century wars The 1812 invasion of Canada was a far more serious affair.

Toy Soldiers, a monument to the War of 1812 in Toronto, depicts a soldier successfully defending Canada from U.S. invasion, overlaid here atop a vintage map.