The Smithsonian’s collections speak to the resolve and ingenuity of America’s service members A chess set used during the ...

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 ...

A mass grave holding soldiers from Napoleon Bonaparte's French army reveals some of the diseases that killed the Grande Armée ...

In the winter of 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée met its most devastating enemy—not the Russian army, but biology itself. As ...

Members of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution gathered in Oak Grove Cemetery on Monday to mark what may be the ...

The retreat from Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Grande Armée in 1812 was a cataclysmic event that marked the beginning of the end for his empire and personal dominance in Europe, with ...

Each Memorial Day, Americans honor the service members who gave their lives for their country. From the nation's founding to its modern military operations overseas, hundreds of thousands of U.S.

BARRY, Ill. — A Saturday ceremony will honor a War of 1812 soldier with ties to Pike County. The Pinkerton Prairie Chapter of the National Society Daughters of 1812 will recognize David Denton Hull ...

Viral video just posted by a US rep shows a secret tunnel nestled under the floorboards of the US Capitol that, according to legend, was stormed by British soldiers in the War of 1812. Congressman Tim ...

The administration says the ruling, stemming from the seizure of an old mare, forbids judges from second-guessing his use of ...