The United States had declared war on Great Britain back in June 1812, a few decades after winning independence in 1783. The U.S. aimed to stop the Royal Navy’s continued interference in ...

In the interwar years, the United States prepared for all kinds of future conflicts, including against its allies. Jonny ...

Some might wonder what would have happened if Porter had a couple of machine guns. Others might say that’s ridiculous, ...

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 ...

In 1811, Tsar Alexander I, supposedly allied with Napoleon, refused to be part of the continental blockade of British ... a war but it’s very difficult to finish one." On June 24, 1812, ignoring ...

If President Donald Trump's threat to tariff Canadian imports by 25% goes forward, 200 years of peaceful and profitable Great Lakes maritime trade will be at risk.

Madison brought a list of grievances against the English (including impressments) to Congress and the legislators voted to go to war against Great Britain on June 18, 1812. Planning to annex ...