The Birth of the American Military
Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...
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A French–Inspired Way of War: French Influence on the U.S. Army from 1812 to the Mexican War
“‘Dry Books of Tactics’: U.S. Infantry Manuals of the War of 1812 and After,” Military Collector and Historian 38 (1986): 58. 29. General Order, 27 Dec 1814, front matter, U.S. Army, Rules and ...
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An Unlikely Army of Militia and Pirates Shocked the World by Defeating the British Army at the Battle of New Orleans
The United States had declared war on Great Britain back in June 1812, a few decades after winning ... the future seventh president was serving in the U.S. Army. Born in 1767, he was a British ...
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The Russian Campaign, 1812
SOKHOLOV: The Russian army starts to concentrate ... You know it’s easy to start a war but it’s very difficult to finish one." On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice of his closest advisors ...