The USS Constitution had three distinguished visitors during the War of Independence in 1827 -Kolokotronis, Canaris and Lord ...

During the War of 1812, the United States navy defeated the British navy in the Battle of Lake Erie. Commodore Oliver Hazard ...

The USNS Harvey Milk, named for the openly gay Navy veteran who served in the Korean War, is making headlines. This ...

On July 23, 1814, Alexandrians read in the Alexandria Gazette that British ships ... Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1732” by Alan Taylor; “The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History ...

The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence has appointed a controversial former special forces general as the new head of the country’s navy. Gwyn Jenkins was named on Thursday as First Sea Lord and ...

when voyageurs cleaned deer skins while Indigenous warriors and British solders fended off American invaders. The 15 th annual ‘Essex County in the War of 1812’ event in Lakeshore saw costumed ...

From crumbling fortresses and mountain battlefields to rusty gun emplacements and skeletal ships, there are ghostly reminders ...

Donald Hickey, author of The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict ... The Navy was just plain outmatched by the Royal Navy.” The British had been largely responsible for provoking hostilities.

In August 1814, amid the War of 1812, British troops burned the Executive Mansion, the Capitol — including the library — and other public buildings in Washington. The second-ever Librarian of ...

The American Navy carried the day. The War of 1812, it is said, ended in a kind of stalemate. The British, weary of war, never again interfered with the young republic. And the young Perry was ...

The War of 1812, more accurately described as the war ... there came fears that the cape would be drawn into war with the British Empire once more. A major catalyst for the war was the impressment ...

HMS Dragon’s advanced radar and missile systems showcased cutting-edge Royal Navy capabilities. Trump orders Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ and stop blaming his trade war for rising prices ...