In 1812 French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew the best troops for his invasion of Russia. Wellington saw an opportunity to strike. First he secured the strategic ...

Canada would not exist had the American invasions of 1812-1814 not been defeated,” said Lyle Williams, a spokesman for Niagara-on-the-Lake War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee.

The War of 1812 was a series of military disasters, and its greatest U.S. victory came in the Battle of New Orleans, fought on January 8, 1815, after the Treaty had been signed in Belgium.

Part one: "How the War of 1812 Eroded U.S. Liberalism" As the War of 1812 with Great Britain approached during the Republican administration of James Madison, the War Hawks saw silver linings ...

Upstart nation declares war on former colonial master, nearly gets blown off the map but rallies to squeak out a moral victory: Why does the War of 1812 get so little notice or respect?

We think of the War of 1812 as one of the nation’s lesser wars (2,260 U.S. KIA), perhaps on par – in our collective memory, at least – with the Spanish-American (385) and Mexican-American ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, one of whose epic battles inspired the United States national anthem. Although war—which featured the U.S. invasion of Ontario and the ...

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 ...