First, some brief background. America -- deeply politically ... But the most storied moments in the War of 1812 -- the Battle of Baltimore and the penning of the National Anthem by Francis Scott ...

WASHINGTON — For a piece of history that gave us the rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air, the War of 1812 tends to evoke a collective “Huh?” on the U.S. side of the border with ...

Capt. A. T. Mahan of the United States Navy is preparing for publication in Scribner's Magazine for next year some articles on "The War of 1812." The series, it is said, will run through the year.

As we continue to celebrate the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the burning of Washington ... the exhibit offers background for people who don't know much about the importance of naval combat ...

In 1835, Anna was forced to beg President Andrew Jackson (another 1812 war hero) to spare the life ... lightly painted into a round frame in the background of Stuart’s picture of Anna.

Fort Jackson played key roles in the war of 1812 and the Civil War, but the story begins much earlier. During the American Revolution, soldiers constructed an earthen fortification to protect the ...

Hermann has an extensive background in Western European and American ... American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, and Colonial eras. The great great grandson of a Prussian Kürassier from ...

The chapter of that conflict that occurred in North America was between the United States, France's ally, and Canada, and is known in these parts as the War of 1812. The Desk will permit a brief ...

A Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812 and was long denied the military recognition most soldiers in his situation were granted has been declared a veteran of ...