“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 ...

The first walk across Lake Erie from Erie to Canada was reported to be in 1912, when a 19-year-old North East man crossed the ...

Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 Sonja Anderson How the flag that flew proudly over Fort McHenry in ...

The Battle of Salamanca in 1812 was a decisive clash that shifted the momentum against Napoleon’s forces in Spain. With swift tactics and bold maneuvers, the British under Wellington delivered a ...

He first saw action in the War of 1812. Captured by the British during fighting along the Niagara frontier, Scott was later released. His performance at the battles of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane in ...