A recurrent character in TV documentaries, books and museum exhibits in the USA and Canada, Byfield has been celebrated as an ...

This feature-length documentary looks at the Canadian-British-American struggle for the Ohio valley during the War of 1812, and how it contributed to American and Canadian nationalism. It also ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrach Byfield, an English ...

History buffs are no doubt familiar with the story of Shadrack Byfield, a rank-and-file British redcoat who fought during the ...

Actor Chris McKay playing Shadrack Byfield (centre) in the 2011 PBS documentary 'The War of 1812'. This battle scene ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who ...

USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere During the War of 1812. Vintage etching circa late 19th century. (Getty Images) There are good reasons why the War of 1812 is largely a forgotten conflict; a cursory ...

“The War of 1812” is an easy handle for students who struggle with dates. But the name is a misnomer that makes the conflict sound like a mere wisp of a war that began and ended the same year. In ...