The War of 1812 is an often overlooked war in comparison to other conflicts in American history, but it was still an important one with numerous causes. The war, fought between the United States and ...

“The War of 1812” is an easy handle for students who struggle with dates. But the name is a misnomer that makes the conflict sound like a mere wisp of a war that began and ended the same year. In ...

The War of 1812 was the closing fight of the American Revolution and the first war that declared a brand new nation, setting ...

The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but actually a Russia battle repelling an invasion by Emperor Napoleon.

Two 19th Century wars are often overshadowed by the Civil War when many Americans think of U.S. history. The War of 1812 occurred in 1812-15 and was fought with Great Britain and indigenous allies.

At this time, 211 years ago, our area was on the frontlines of the United States’ second conflict with Great Britain, which would come to be known as the War of 1812. The majority of the bloodshed and ...

More than 200 years after his death in the War of 1812, Lt. Henry Hobart of Gardiner was honored Sunday with a stone placed next to his mother’s at St. Ann’s Burying Ground. A marker has been placed ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On September 13, 1814 British forces bombarded Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. American lawyer, author and amateur poet Francis Scott Key watched from a distance. As the sun ...