Painting of the marine battle in the War of 1812 featuring the USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, and the British ship, HMS Guerrière, with its masts broken. Artist Thomas Chambers, 1845.

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 ...

OLIVIA HEWITT FOR THE HOYA Panelists discussed the War of 1812’s effect on Georgetown at an event Tuesday evening. In honor of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Georgetown University Library ...

An eight-day standoff began Sept. 5, 1812, in what is now Fort Wayne, lasting until the Native American forces retreated, according to the Old Fort’s website.

Late last year, art historian and advisor Martina Batovic joined the Artnet Auctions team as the Co-Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art.

Capture of H.B.M. Frigate Macedonian by U.S. Frigate United States, October 25, 1812, 1852. Artist Thomas Chambers.© Mario Tama/Chip Somodevilla/Heritage Art, Heritage Images/Getty Images ...

It's only natural that the War of 1812 should be on President Donald Trump's mind. It was during that conflict between an infant United States and its former colonial master Great Britain that ...

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… ...

He fought in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War and even tried to work as a supply driver for the Union Army. He was ultimately sent back to his home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, none too happy ...