This year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, one of whose epic battles inspired the United States national anthem. Although war—which featured the U.S. invasion of Ontario and the ...

Who Really Won the War of 1812? 🇺🇸🇨🇦 A war with no clear victor — or was there? The answer might surprise you… and rewrite what you thought you knew about history.

In honor of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Georgetown University Library Associates and the Lecture Fund invited archivist David Ferriero to speak on the history of the National Archives in ...

This is true for soldiers in any war, including “good” ones. In his essay “Looking Back on the Spanish War,” George Orwell, who fought in Spain against fascism, wrote: “A soldier ...

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.

Mar 01, 2024 — About a hundred history enthusiasts took muskets, cannons and uniforms to the streets of Ogdensburg on Feb. 17 to reenact the battle fought there during the War of 1812.

A Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied a traditional military honor will be memorialized in a Frederick cemetery this weekend, Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 73°F.

A Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812 and was long denied the military recognition most soldiers in his situation were granted has been declared a veteran of t… ...

Residents of Gales Ferry, Connecticut, are worried that Mount Decatur, a historic site from the War of 1812, could be wiped from the history book. A developer, Cashman Inc., ...

War of 1812 (1812-1815) — 2,260 deaths. National Archives. National Archives "The Battle of New Orleans" by artist Herbert Morton Stoops.