David Burnett By contrast, the British historiography of the War of 1812 has generally consisted of short chapters squeezed between the grand sweeping narratives of the Napoleonic Wars.

Hobbyists re-enacting a 211-year-old War of 1812 battle nearLondon, Ont., say a lot can be learned from the last time Canada ...

On May 16, 1813, the War of 1812 reached Maryland when the British Navy entered the Patapsco River. After burning Frenchtown’s depot, they were repelled at Elkton. Dr. Julie Shively, Command Historian ...

OSWEGO – Join Fort Ontario State Historic Site as it kicks off its opening weekend with a War of 1812-era encampment! Enjoy historical demonstrations and learn more about the war and the fort’s ...

Meanwhile, the British were exhausted by more than a decade of war and eager to be done with it. With a treaty signed in Ghent, now part of Belgium, on Christmas Eve, 1814. It restored the prewar ...

During the War of 1812, townsfolk in the tiny fishing village hurled rocks at British soldiers using their stockings as slings. Now, they’re slinging trash bags and towels over the side mirrors ...

Toy Soldiers, a monument to the War of 1812 in Toronto ... The war came to a dramatic climax when British troops sailed up the Chesapeake, pushed into Washington, D.C., and stormed an abandoned ...

The Battle of North Bridge was no mere skirmish — it was a defiant stand by colonial minutemen, ordinary citizens who transformed into defenders of liberty against the might of British regulars.

On the evening of August 24, 1814, British troops torched ... years earlier to declare war on Britain—in a conflict that would come to be known as the War of 1812—seemed foolhardy and self ...

HOLLAND — Tall Ship Dockside Tours have been canceled for Tulip Time 2025. Tulip Time announced the cancellation Thursday, April 24, citing "unforeseen circumstances," and said ticket refunds ...

Built in the 1820s as a coastal defense system, Fort Jackson was designed to repel a foreign invasion like the country had suffered in the War of 1812. History had other ideas. Fort Jackson was ...

Friends Good Will was later used to transport military supplies to Fort Dearborn in what's now modern-day Chicago during the War of 1812. British forces captured the ship near Fort Mackinac in the ...