When the blaze in Moscow subsided on September 18, 1812, the French—who had traveled hundreds of miles into Russia—were left ...

Explore Fort Malden National Historic Site by candlelight as sunset tours return for a limited time. Costumed interpreters ...

During the War of 1812 on August 24, 1814, British troops invaded Washington ... D.C. had been occupied by a foreign military. A look at the burning of the White House by British Troops on ...

The event honors the American troops that confronted a larger British army attempting to take control of the village of ...

Here's Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor's account of the looting, from his book The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects ... with the military and conservative ...

author of two books that deal with the War of 1812, says of the militiamen. “Whoever was elected captain would take them down to the local tavern and they’d get blasted.” The British fired ...

Wilcox Road is named for Amos Willcox, another militia veteran and local landowner. Unlike many members of the militia, Amos ...

Insights Some generals went on to become President of the United States.  All of the generals became well-known because of ...

American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific 25-hour British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

Wednesday marked the anniversary of the Battle of Plattsburgh, which saw American forces drive out British troops. Now, there ...

We now arrive at “Old Hickory” - Andrew Jackson. Prior to becoming the seventh president Jackson was the first man elected to ...

On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice of his closest advisors, Napoleon invaded Russia. Never in living memory had so large an army been assembled — Italians, Poles, German, French — more than ...