For all its sobering lessons, the War of 1812 also offers cause for celebration apart from “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Americans, having fought a mighty foe to a draw—and even bested the fearsome ...

This year marks the 200 th 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 ...

The USS Enterprise and HMS Boxer have at it during the War of 1812 (although their clash occurred on Sept. 5, 1813)wiki There’s going to be a raft of books on the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, ...

LEWISTON – Cannon fire will thunder across the lower Niagara River against a background of dramatic martial music and fireworks in the world’s largest binational observance of the War of 1812, ...

MONROE, MI — The University of Michigan-Dearborn has received a grant to aid an archeology project at the River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Monroe. The National Park Service awarded the ...

Our Nov. 20 Niagara Weekend story on War of 1812 heroine Betsy Doyle struck a nerve across the border. We reported on Niagara County Historian Catherine L. Emerson's research into the story of 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 the ...

Historian Douglas Brinkley is driving the initiative to create the museum in Erie. A separate plan to recreate early forts is also moving forward.

The vengeful Raisin battle cry was the precursor of “Remember the Alamo!” and “ Remember the Maine! ” Bitterness over River Raisin also contributed to the postwar expulsion of tribes living east of ...