Following is an interesting article from the London Free Press (that’s London in Canada) regarding a monument to honor Tecumseh’s battle against those pushy Americans during the War of 1812.
By DEBORA VAN BRENK, THE LONDON FREE PRESS
Two centuries after Tecumseh’s last stand in 1813, efforts are underway to build a better legacy to a...
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Another of the capable Royal Navy officers who made life difficult for Americans during the War of 1812 was Admiral Cochrane.
Fans of the popular seafaring novels written by the late Patrick O’Brian may know that the character of Jack Aubrey is based on the real-life Alexander Cochrane. Admiral Cochrane had overall command of British...
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Admiral Sir George Cockburn was a highly capable officer, but his treatment of Americans and Marylanders in particular makes unpopular nearly 200 years later.
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Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" poem that became the National Anthem after witnessing the Battle of Baltimore from aboard a British ship.
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Major George Armistead was the capable commander of Fort McHenry during the British attack on Baltimore.
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John Armstrong was the not very effective Secretary of War under President James Madison when British troops burned Washington in 1814.
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Gen. William H. Winder was the general who attempted to organize Maryland's defense during the War of 1812.
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Baltimore flag maker Mary Young Pickersgill, who sewed The Star-Spangled Banner flag, was the Betsy Ross of 1812.
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When compared to the bumbling actions of so many other citizen-soldiers during the War of 1812, the city of Baltimore was lucky to have Maj. Gen. Sam Smith. He was 63 in 1814 when the battle of Baltimore took place but he still had another good twenty-plus years ahead of him of public service...
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Born around 1768, Tecumseh was a charismatic Shawnee chief who was able to unite several Indian nations in opposition to expanding settlement of the Old Northwest. Tecumseh was an ally of the British, who had a vested interest in preventing expansion of the United States.
The fight against Tecumseh helped propel Gen. William Henry Harrison...
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