The War of 1812, often overlooked in American ... including impressment of American sailors and British occupation of forts. Despite initial American military failures and a lack of preparation ...

As British soldiers took away his musket and uniform ... Ultimately, the escape of so many slaves to the British during the War of 1812 increased suspicion and resentment among Southern slaveholders ...

The first walk across Lake Erie from Erie to Canada was reported to be in 1912, when a 19-year-old North East man crossed the ...

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 ...

professional French Canadian soldiers, Canadian Fencibles, militiamen and several Kahnawake warriors, fighting for the first time in the War of 1812 without any British support. Two Canadians were ...

Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 Sonja Anderson How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry in ...

Born in Petersburg, Virginia, on June 13, 1786, Winfield Scott briefly studied law before joining the military. He first saw action in the War of 1812. Captured by the British during fighting ...