America went to war against Great Britain to assert its rights as an independent, sovereign nation, and to attempt the ...

Andrew Jackson had a long history with the Indians. During the War of 1812, he led militia forces in a war against Creek ...

Jay Newton-Small wonders why there isn’t more interest in commemorating the War of 1812: But even though the U.S. won it [bold mine-DL], the War of 1812 seems to be the buck-toothed stepsister ...

During the War of 1812, hundreds of enslaved African Americans gained their ... Many of these Black troops had already fought winning engagements against American forces, including the British attack ...

As people gather to remember those who fought and died to protect this country in past wars, a new poll suggests many Canadians know little about their country's history.

Thirty-four veterans buried at the Old Beaverdam Cemetery from the War of 1812, the Civil War and World War I were honored ...

A noted author will speak to The Villages SAR about War of 1812 on Saturday at Captiva Recreation Center. Visitors are ...

A soldier who was officially the only British woman to fight on the front line during World War One has been hailed as a ...

The poppy is a symbol for the sacrifices made by those who fought for the country ... Some of them served in the War of 1812.

Nearly 5,000 volunteers have transcribed roughly 100,000 pension documents from the Revolutionary War. With 2.4 million pages ...

O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

"Moreover, the only military unit that was commanded by an African-American before the Second World War", Domingo says. blacks, whites, Latinos and Jews fought together; there was no segregation.