Lundy’s Lane was one of the most violent and bloody battles of the War of 1812. The clash involving about 3,000 troops took place on Canadian soil near what is today Niagara Falls, Ontario, on July 25, 1814. By the time the fighting was finished, more than 800 Americans and Canadians would be killed...
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The Battle of Caulk's Field on Maryland's Eastern Shore was a turning point for American fortunes on the Chesapeake Bay War of 1812 theater.
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British forces attacked and burned Frenchtown, a Chesapeake Bay port in Maryland. In 1999, researchers using sonar found evidence of the attack on the Elk River.
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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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Kitty Knight has become a legend in Maryland for standing up to British invaders who pillaged and burned her waterfront village.
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How a lone Irishman took on the Royal Navy
On a sunny May afternoon nearly 189 years to the day since it was sacked and burned by the British, the town of Havre de Grace was captured again.
“Die you English dogs!” shouted a soldier in an elegant blue uniform. His flintlock musket fired and white...
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