Hamilton should know, being among several Ross descendants participating in a unique conference in the home town of the British general who captured Washington ... the War of 1812, one joke ...

By June 1812, the U.S. has had enough. It declares war against Great ... Aug. 19, 1814 British troops land in Maryland and begin to march toward Washington. A feint to the Northeast gives U.S ...

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More than a century after it first arrived in London, a statue of George Washington is once again standing tall, newly ...

On the occasion of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, historian Anthony Pitch, author of The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814, discussed what happened when the British burned ...

These are familiar to most Americans, but as floating moments in time, ones they often can’t quite place in the War of 1812: The dastardly British burning of Washington. Quite a few folks think ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 2, 2014) -- The burning of federal buildings in the nation's capital 200 years ago this week was a psychological victory for the British, but little else ...

For people like me, who have got their flags and wars mixed up, I think it should be pointed out that there may have been only one War of 1812 ... British critics interpreted Washington’s ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 200 years ... In 1814, the Capitol was burned down in an attack by the British during the War of 1812 – until today, that was the last time the Capitol was breached.

World War II has spawned countless books and movies. The Civil War boasts costumed re-enactors and a signature chess set. And the War of 1812 ... 4,000 British troops marched into Washington ...

“The War of 1812” is an easy handle ... The Burning of Washington was Capital Payback To Americans, the burning of Washington by British troops was a shocking act by barbaric invaders.

While defending Washington on August 24, 1814, the officer and roughly 600 sailors and Marines attempted to repel British naval forces. Ultimately, Commodore Barney would hand over his sword in ...