After a second mock volley, the re-enactors retire to the parking lot of one of the bloodiest battlefields of the War of 1812 ... To President James Madison and “War Hawks” in Congress ...

James Madison ... As president, Madison helped establish the Democratic-Republican Party of Jeffersonian ideals. He asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812, and the war began so badly ...

Major Acts: British seizure of American seamen pushed James Madison to ask Congress for a declaration of war in June 1812. The United States entered the conflict without a strong military.

The Montpelier Foundation In the years leading up to America’s second war with Britain, President James Madison had been unable ... the conflict on June 18, 1812, with no Army worth mentioning ...

On June 18, 1812, American President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain. American and British officers were having dinner together at Fort George when news of the ...