Officially, the War of 1812 ended in a complete draw. The Treaty of Ghent set all territorial boundaries at status quo ante bellum, resetting borders to where they stood the day before the declaration ...

The War of 1812 is an often overlooked war in comparison to other conflicts in American history, but it was still an important one with numerous causes. The war, fought between the United States and ...

This year marks the 200 th 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 ...

General William Henry Harrison led a stunning victory over British forces and their Native allies in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813. The swift American victory in the ...

The USS Enterprise and HMS Boxer have at it during the War of 1812 (although their clash occurred on Sept. 5, 1813)wiki There’s going to be a raft of books on the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, ...

During the War of 1812, Britain considered using chemical weapons against the United States in what would likely have been ...

“The war was so ill conceived and ineptly run that the government wanted to forget the whole embarrassment almost from the moment it ended,” says Gordon Wood, a leading historian of the early United ...

For the past three years the United States has been commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812. It was a war that American popular history tells us the United States won, but historians are ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Sept. 20, 2023) -- Trading their rucksacks and combat boots for paddles and life vests, members of the 10th Mountain Division (LI) went back over two centuries in North Country ...

After wreaking havoc in the northern Chesapeake Bay area in May 1813, the British turned their attention to Norfolk, Va. Reinforcements from Great Britain allowed the British to plan larger raids, ...

Your average 69-year-old might be happy to ride out his golden years from a rocking chair, but not John Burns. These days, it’s hard to think of a veteran who could have served from World War II, ...

The vengeful Raisin battle cry was the precursor of “Remember the Alamo!” and “ Remember the Maine! ” Bitterness over River Raisin also contributed to the postwar expulsion of tribes living east of ...