Yet the War of 1812 still struggles for notice ... sailors on American ships for service in the Royal Navy. To President James Madison and “War Hawks” in Congress, these acts violated U.S ...

11033220.3 I am pleased to contribute a foreword to Don’t Give Up the Ship!, Professor Donald Hickey’s study of the myths and misconceptions of the War of 1812. We are approaching the bicentennial of ...

The War of 1812 is one of our forgotten wars, skimmed over in school lessons and rarely the subject of movies. To the British ...

The British navy — the most powerful military force in the world — stops U.S. ships and forces ... By June 1812, the U.S. has had enough. It declares war against Great Britain.

A ship straight out of the history books is docked in Clayton for the night. The Pride of Baltimore II made a stop at Frink ...

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.

The USNS Harvey Milk, named for the openly gay Navy veteran who served in the Korean War, is making headlines. This replenishment oiler is in the news, not for a military-related reason, but due to ...

At this time, 211 years ago, our area was on the frontlines of the United States’ second conflict with Great Britain, which would come to be known as the War of 1812. The majority of the ...

Did you know that an esteemed Canadian warship was once a popular tourist attraction on Toronto's waterfront? Toronto has ...

But it is all largely forgotten. This week, the War of 1812 and the region's place in that war will be commemorated when the United States and Canada send emissaries here to mark the many local ...