The War of 1812 was caused by repeated violations of ... So when the Madison-backed war resolution came up for a vote in Congress, not a single Federalist supported it. The measure passed anyway ...

In 1835, Anna was forced to beg President Andrew Jackson (another 1812 war hero ... the conditions that existed before the war began, with no official resolution to the problem of British ...

On this day in 1812, the House adopted a resolution declaring war against Great Britain, from which the United States had won its independence in 1783. Since the outbreak of war in Europe in 1803 ...

To commemorate the attack against the Lion of Baltimore, Hancock’s Resolution hosted a War of 1812 Remembrance on Aug. 23. The British burned the Lion after it was abandoned. “This event is a ...

Alexandria — To most Americans, the War of 1812 is the "forgotten war ... Alexandria's Common Council capitulated by formal resolution. The practical Scot merchants who had founded the town ...

Capt. A. T. Mahan of the United States Navy is preparing for publication in Scribner's Magazine for next year some articles on "The War of 1812." The series, it is said, will run through the year.

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 ...

A Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812 and was long denied the military recognition most soldiers in his situation were granted has been declared a veteran of ...