At this time, 211 years ago, our area was on the frontlines of the United States’ second conflict with Great Britain, which would come to be known as the War of 1812. The majority of the bloodshed and ...

The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but actually a Russia battle repelling an invasion by Emperor Napoleon.

BATAVIA — The War of 1812 played a pivotal role in the development of Western New York, especially along the Niagara Frontier. However, it is a conflict that is often overlooked in our teaching of ...

The War of 1812 was a major conflict between the United States and Great Britain for control of the Northern Frontier. Often ...

About a hundred history enthusiasts took muskets, cannons and uniforms to the streets of Ogdensburg on Feb. 17 to reenact the battle fought there during the War of 1812. Lucy Grindon'We're a community ...

August 24, 1814, was one of the most shocking days in American history. It was when British forces marched into Washington, D.C. and set fire to the White House (then called the president's house), ...

This year marks the 200 th anniversary of the War of 1812, one of whose epic battles inspired the United States national anthem. Although war—which featured the U.S. invasion of Ontario and the ...

Key point: The young American republic did not fare well against the preeminent naval power of the day. Many popular American histories of the War of 1812 portray the conflict as a series of stunning ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

The War 1812 is a two-hour film history of a deeply significant event in North American and world history. The war shaped American, Canadian and British destiny in the most literal way possible: had ...