Neither was war inevitable in 1812; it almost came in 1794 ... By its end the United States economy was grinding to a halt, the US Navy was blockaded in port, and the US Army faced increasingly ...

The U.S. unsuccessfully invaded Canada during the War of 1812, driven by frustration over the English Royal Navy’s actions to bring American sailors into their ships. Fears of annexation ...

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 ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Naval Action: Leopard Leopard is a beautiful fast 4th rate that served during French revolutionary wars, Napoleonic wars and the War of 1812 between ...

The British looted and burned it when they invaded Washington during the War of 1812, and it is still an important center of Navy operations today. My wife and I could feel its history and ...

During the War of 1812, the island served as a garrison and POW camp. By 1861, the fort was decommissioned and replaced with a naval magazine. During the Civil War, it served as an ammunition ...

Farragut was born on July 5, 1801, near Knoxville, Tennessee, and legend has it he entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman at the age of nine. He was captured by the British during the War of 1812, but ...