rather blithe notions that visitors have about the War of 1812 as a whole. While Americans may dimly recall Key, the naval heroics of “Old Ironsides,” or Jackson’s triumph at the Battle of ...

This is part of a new series of essays entitled “Battle Studies,” which seeks, through the study of military history, to ...

For decades, the group has re-enacted crucial battles and moments from the War of 1812. The United States ... conscription of Americans into British naval service. During the war, the Americans ...

York Militia, but few could boast the battlefield resumé that Shepard had already built, having borne witness to some of the most pivotal events in the opening stages of the War of 1812.