author of two books that deal with the War of 1812, says of the militiamen. “Whoever was elected captain would take them down to the local tavern and they’d get blasted.” The British fired ...

Here's Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor's account of the looting, from his book The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects ... with the military and conservative ...

During the War of 1812 on August 24, 1814, British troops invaded Washington ... D.C. had been occupied by a foreign military. A look at the burning of the White House by British Troops on ...

The event honors the American troops that confronted a larger British army attempting to take control of the village of ...

Wilcox Road is named for Amos Willcox, another militia veteran and local landowner. Unlike many members of the militia, Amos ...

No other conflict in our history found us so unready or ill-prepared as the War of 1812, argues Elting, who here presents the military side ... Perry's destruction of a British squadron on Lake ...

Insights Some generals went on to become President of the United States.  All of the generals became well-known because of ...

During the War of 1812, hundreds of enslaved African Americans ... originally purchased by the British but eventually freed after their military service. Many of these Black troops had already fought ...

By early 1812, relations with Great Britain had deteriorated ... By the following morning the lookouts had determined they were a British squadron that had sighted Constitution and were giving ...

On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice of his closest advisors, Napoleon invaded Russia. Never in living memory had so large an army been assembled — Italians, Poles, German, French — more than ...

During the War of 1812, British forces sailed to Baltimore ... Following the Battle of Baltimore, Fort McHenry remained an active military site for more than 100 years. During the Civil War, the fort ...

Explore Fort Malden National Historic Site by candlelight as sunset tours return for a limited time. Costumed interpreters ...