Click here to see the greatest generals in American history. claudiodivizia / iStock / Getty Images Plus. 1. ... Harrison led troops against British-Native American alliances during the War of 1812.

Conflict: War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War Often overlooked by other names on this list, Winfield Scott is nothing less than one of the greatest generals in American history.

The War of 1812, often overlooked in American history, was sparked by grievances against Great Britain, including impressment of American sailors and British occupation of forts. Despite initial ...

CHERRY CREEK —The local Celea Sampson Cole Chapter 507 of the United States Daughters of 1812, will hold a War of 1812 cemetery marker ceremony for General Putnam Farrington. Farrington was originally ...

A Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied a traditional military honor due to protocols dating to the slavery era will be memorialized in a Frederick cemetery this weekend, though not by the ...