Fortunately for the United States, most of the victories in the War of 1812 were defensive ... Two percent of American soldiers were killed in combat, a greater percentage than in World War ...

Jackson actually spent most of the War of 1812 fighting not the British ... while the Americans suffered 250. As one American soldier later recalled, “When the smoke had cleared and we could ...

Some of these soldiers were freed African Americans ... The U.S. had declared war in June 1812, partially in response to the forced recruitment of American merchant sailors into the British Navy, ...

The War of 1812 produced its own Paul Revere ... the British and their Indian allies were able to ambush the American force, capturing 462 soldiers. Secord received no recognition or compensation ...

Recently we found ourselves discussing the War of 1812 because of a major similarity ... She had instilled in her son a deep love of American history and America's democratic institutions.

The president-elect did not campaign for the presidency on annexing Canada, but since winning the election, he has regularly ...