“This is the feel-good side of the War of 1812,” says Vince Vaise, Fort McHenry’s chief interpreter. “We won the battle here, we don’t hate the British anymore, and the flag and national ...

French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia.

In the immediate aftermath of the war, American commentators painted the battles of 1812-15 as part of a glorious “second war for independence.” As the 19th century progressed, this view ...

They wouldn’t even cross the river to fight at Queenston in 1812. Volunteer companies ... a roughly equal force in two years of war. As far as land battles were concerned, the Battle of Chippawa ...

York Militia, but few could boast the battlefield resumé that Shepard had already built, having borne witness to some of the most pivotal events in the opening stages of the War of 1812.

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 ...

The Annual Siege of Old Fort Erie Reenactment features countless reenactors who come together each year to properly demonstrate the War of 1812 battle that took place along the Niagara River.

The Middlesex Museum and Historical Society Inc. recently announced a May 18 program endorsed by the Middlesex County 250 Committee. A discussion of naval battles and British raiding parties on the ...

A discussion of naval battles and British raiding parties on the Rappahannock during the War of 1812 will take place on May ...

William Roe was one of the community’s earliest settlers, and the fur-trading post he ran built the economic foundation upon ...

A sword from the defense of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. A stopped wristwatch recovered from the wrecked E-Ring of the Pentagon on the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sherman tank that first broke ...