By June 1812, the U.S. has had ... experienced British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. The U.S. Senate — meeting in temporary quarters in Washington — ratifies the Treaty of Ghent.

The British then marched into Washington ... the feel-good side of the War of 1812,” says Vince Vaise, Fort McHenry’s chief interpreter. “We won the battle here, we don’t hate the British ...

Napoleon Bonaparte transformed Europe through a series of bold military campaigns and strategic conquests that expanded the ...

The story of that epic night during the War of 1812 and the restoration that followed ... and near the Canadian border − including the Battle of York (now Toronto), where Americans plundered ...