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 ...

Jay Newton-Small wonders why there isn’t more interest in commemorating the War of 1812 ... of the changes in British policy it set out to win, it failed to achieve its military objectives ...

Research finds brass bands were not all linked to industry - veterans of the Napoleonic Wars played an important role.

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 ...

During the War of 1812 ... by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. In 1794, Congress authorized upgrades to these earthenworks to prepare for a possible British or French invasion.

From the earliest settlers and the Revolutionary War, American soldiers have been a transformative force shaping history.

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 ...

As people gather to remember those who fought and died to protect this country in past wars, a new poll suggests many ...

The former colonies were struggling through a major economic depression and just beginning to understand how to operate outside the confines of British ... Ballard's last entry, in 1812, the ...

Published in two volumes in 1812 and 1815, this faux-medieval blend of peasant ... Its most notable exports were soldiers for ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, on Indigenous ...

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